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Nuremberg Greens' City Council Faction Splits as Mletzko Leads 'Green‑Liberal' Breakaway

The rupture signals a push toward a centrist course with entry to a likely CSU–SPD deal.

Aufstellungsversammlung der Grünen im Marmorsaal des Gewerbemuseums für die Kommunalwahl 2026. Vorne von links Réka Lörincz, Britta Walthelm und Andrea Friedel, hinten von links: Claudia Hammerbacher, Sahin Cengiz, Alexander Kahl, Mike Bock, Marc Schüller, Natalie Keller und Achim Mletzko. Einige von ihnen wollen künftig ihre eigene Gruppierung bilden.
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Overview

  • The Greens' city-council bloc in Nuremberg, which fractured Wednesday, lost five members who formed a separate 'green-liberal' group.
  • The breakaway is led by longtime faction chair Achim Mletzko and includes Cengiz Şahin, Gabriele Klaßen, Marc Schüller and Maik Pflaum.
  • The new group says it will keep Green Party membership and seek a place in the expected governing cooperation between the CSU and SPD at city hall.
  • Green Youth leaders demanded the five give up their seats and warned of party expulsion proceedings, while local and state Green officials called the move damaging.
  • Party statements say the remaining Green faction will continue its work, and with CSU on 24 seats, SPD on 13, Greens on 10 and AfD on 8, the split is not expected to upend a CSU–SPD pact but could reshape talks and roles inside the council.