It was backed by a vast majority of the population after the Fukushima desaster. Originally only the Greens were against nuclear power. Later even the conservat

It was backed by a vast majority of the population after the Fukushima desaster. Originally only the Greens were against nuclear power. Later even the conservatives under Merkel changed sides and finalized the decision. Not doing so would have been political suicide. Nuclear power is only (relatively) clean until something goes wrong. Edit: The party that has finalized the decision is widely predicted to win the upcoming election. The GP is wrong that it would kill them. The Green party might end up with poor a result, but they were not in power when the decision was made.