German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Friday confirms he plans to run as the Green Party’s candidate for chancellor in the next national elections. “I am running as the Green candidate, for the people in Germany,” Habeck said in a video released on social media. The Greens are to nominate their candidate for the top job at the party’s national conference, which begins in the city of Wiesbaden next Friday. Habeck will need to secure the support of party members to be nominated. The date of the next national election, originally scheduled for September, is currently unclear following the coll…