For many in the Greens party Annalena Baerbock represents a dynamic future for Germany.
Young and forthright, she appeals to a younger generation that is fired up by climate change and the need to find new clean energy solutions.
At one point this year, the Greens were topping some opinion polls but as election day draws near, hard questions have been posed about Baerbock’s suitability to lead her country.
Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports.

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