By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Greens party can weather disapproval from its environmentalist base over its role in approving the demo.
For years, activists tried to save tiny Lützerath from being razed to make way for the expansion of an open-pit coal mine. This past week, the police moved them out.
Lützerath has become a battleground between activists and the government, with protesters angry over environmental policy. Economy Minister Robert Habeck from the Green Party has been criticized amid the dispute.