FDP before decisive party congress: Fate in the choice is on the brink!

FDP before decisive party congress: Fate in the choice is on the brink!

On February 9, 2025, the FDP begins in Potsdam its extraordinary federal party conference, which takes place only two weeks before the decisive federal election. The party leadership under Christian Lindner has set itself the goal of adopting an election call to take responsibility for Germany. This step is necessary because the current surveys in which the FDP is only four percent threaten to question the move into the Bundestag. If there is any remaining in this low area, the party would again bite the teeth at the five percent hurdle, as in 2013.

Wolfgang Kubicki, the deputy chairman of the FDP, opened the party congress and was optimistic. He brought up that an approval of his party to seven percent would be quite possible if no further mistakes were made. After his motivating speech, Lindner is supposed to bring in the election call, while Marco Buschmann will speak the closing word. The FDP itself strives above all a black and yellow coalition with the Union under the leadership of Friedrich Merz.

election campaign and coalition plans

Friedrich Merz, the chairman of the CDU, warns that votes for the FDP could be “lost votes” because the current surveys show that a combination of the Union and FDP could not reach a majority in parliament. Nevertheless, the FDP remains in its position and excludes cooperation with the Greens in a new federal government. The party sees the reason for this decision in the fact that the Greens have blocked or delayed the Greens in the past.

Kubicki emphasizes that it could have devastating consequences if the FDP does not exceed the five percent hurdle. At the moment, almost 30 percent of voters are still undecided and do not know who they want to choose. The FDP underlines the importance of this choice by referring to it as a "directional decision" and indicating the need for an economic upswing. This could be crucial for the political future of voters, especially since they could otherwise turn to extreme alternatives.

political situation and outlook

The Bundestag election is pending on February 23 and represents a U -turn, especially after the traffic light coalition failed. Lindner, who was only released by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in early November, has now taken the voting preparations in hand. Despite the desired black and yellow coalition, according to the FDP calculations, there is an almost zero probability for its result.

In North Rhine-Westphalia, possible government coalitions are also considered, whereby the current coalition of the CDU and the Greens would have a majority if it remained in the same composition. These developments show how deeply the political changes intervene and that every voice is of great importance in the upcoming Bundestag election.