Gr nen will have to show that they do not only succeed in West Germany. After the elections this fall in Hamburg the Greens hope to install one more coalition there. All major cities and a large majority of the existing municipalities have Green councilors. Gr nen consists of various social groups. The best results are gained among people between the age of 25 and 40 and the percentage among women is higher than among men.
Results are much higher in cities than in rural areas.
The majority of Green voters have a higher education level. There are still different strategic and political approaches within the party, but the effort of recent years has been to discuss them in a productive way and to put the emphasis on common goals. The role of the party within the political system in Germany has slightly changed. The focus now is on the national elections in 1998. Chancellor Kohl and his government have continually lost support due to their inability to solve problems and their policy of cutting social benefits instead of making true reforms.