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FDP (Free Democratic Party, Free Democrats)

Founded in 1948, the libertarian FDP was the junior coalition partner in German governments led by the CDU and the SPD.

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April 18, 2024

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Finance Minister Christian Lindner, Economy Minister Robert Habeck, and Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left to right)

Germany: What's holding Olaf Scholz's coalition together?

Germany: What's holding Olaf Scholz's coalition together?

The German government coalition parties are arguing about everything, including Ukraine, but above all about money.
PoliticsApril 3, 2024
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann speaks into a DW microphone

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP) on her EU ambitions

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP) on her EU ambitions

The German MP told DW that she won't run away from problems at home and wants to continue standing by Ukraine.
PoliticsMarch 20, 202403:29 min
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann among Bundeswehr soldiers returning from Mali in 2023

German defense hawk sets sights on EU job

German defense hawk sets sights on EU job

As chair of the defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann is one of Germany's most vocal supporters of Ukraine.
PoliticsMarch 12, 2024
Olaf Scholz (r) and Robert Habeck listening to the debate on the 2024 budget

Budget woes: What can Germany still afford?

Budget woes: What can Germany still afford?

The controversial budget for 2024 is being debated in parliament this week.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2024
woman gazing at a wall with historic election posters exhibited in the Museum of German History in Bonn

How to found a political party in Germany

How to found a political party in Germany

In theory, anyone in Germany can found a party, even foreigners. However, there are certain requirements.
PoliticsJanuary 27, 2024
Farmers protests in Berlin, with many people and tractors in the street. Berlin's Brandenburg Gate is visible in the Background

Germany in protest mode: From farmers to train drivers

Germany in protest mode: From farmers to train drivers

The country's been rocked by street demonstrations and strikes as frustration mounts. What is happening in Germany?
SocietyJanuary 14, 2024
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Different euro notes lie scattered on a table

Germany grapples with its 'debt brake'

The German government's choice: Declare an emergency and borrow more money, or cut spending until something breaks?
PoliticsNovember 25, 2023
A Black person holding Euro notes with a Sparkasse leaflet in the background

German government mulls limiting migrant remittances

Restricting remittances that migrants send back home would risk increasing poverty in poorer countries, experts warn.
SocietyOctober 25, 2023
Police officer holding up a stop sign as a small van approaches on the border from Poland

Germany: Growing dissatisfaction with migration policy

A majority of Germans want fewer refugees accepted into the country. That is according to the latest Deutschlandtrend.
PoliticsSeptember 29, 2023
People waiting for their turn in the citizens' office

Germans' trust in state institutions hits new low

Faith in state institutions has hit a low point, according to a major survey. And everyone's blaming bureaucracy.
SocietyAugust 18, 2023
olker Wissing (l) and Justice Miniser Marco Buschmann

Germany's Free Democrats are fighting for survival

The FDP is reeling from election defeats. Could it bring Germany's three-way coalition government down?
PoliticsMarch 3, 2023
Refugees rescused by aid organization Ocean Viking in a rubber boat

Germany mulls sending refugees to Africa

Germany now has a special representative to make deals with other countries to help with asylum procedures.
PoliticsFebruary 10, 2023