On 9 February, FDP held an extraordinary party Congress calling for optimism and strength in the final stretch of their federal election campaign.
Party members gathered in Potsdam as German voters prepare to head to the polls to elect the next 630 members of the 21st Bundestag on 23 February.
FDP leader Christian Lindner was full of fighting spirit when presenting the FDP’s election appeal, calling for a resolute defence of the political centre in Germany.
“The centre must not allow itself to be intimidated, the centre must not give way. If the centre gives way, our country will change. We have a state that is slowing down advancement and growth instead of fuelling it: everything can be changed, but we have to do it now," said Lindner.
Party members unanimously adopted the electoral manifesto entitled "We are changing politics so that the wrong people don't do it in 2029", calling for economic revitalisation, reduced bureaucracy, and migration control to safeguard Germany’s competitiveness and liberal democracy.
The document sets out nine clear guidelines with priorities including tax reform, education improvements, climate policies driven by innovation, and a stronger focus on security and defence.
“This party conference will send out a signal of a free democratic party that is cheerful, life-affirming, optimistic and ready to fight. If we straighten our backs, we can withstand any hostility from the left and the right,” added FDP’s deputy leader Wolfgang Kubicki.