Greener On The Other Side

In Ireland, the Greens are in government both with Fianna Fáil (not for the first time) and with Fine Gael. In Austria, the Greens are in government with the ÖVP.

To define the ÖVP as Christian Democratic would be like defining the Conservative Party as Shire Tory. That is still there, especially at local level. But it is not what it was.

And what there is instead of it in Britain, there also is in Austria. And in Ireland. In coalition with the Greens. Given the opportunity, then the Greens would do the same here.