Germany’s Greens flourish while mainstream rivals flounder

BERLIN (AP) — While other German mainstream parties struggle to answer a challenge from the far right, the country’s Greens have become a magnet for liberal-minded voters in the past year.
The party appears poised for an unprecedented second-place finish in traditionally conservative Bavaria’s state election on Sunday. It is polling strongly ahead in the election scheduled in neighboring Hesse two weeks later.
The Greens have clear policies on central issues, including an empha