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The hinge party sits between the two major parties on the political spectrum while the wing party sits at one extreme. In the first instance, the hinge party determines who governs; in the second, the wing party's influence is at best confined to agenda setting and proposing policies which may be taken over by larger parties.
Under Habeck and Baerbock, the Greens have continued to develop into a progressive, centrist force and a flexible hinge-party: pragmatic, but committed to core issues.