Overview

• Christian Dürr declared the FDP will position itself as the “radikale Mitte,” promising bold shifts on defence, pensions, AI policy, combustion‑engine rules and the Lieferkettengesetz.
• He argued Germany is overregulated and over‑subsidized, urging the repeal of the supply‑chain law and its EU directive to protect competitiveness and tech leadership.
• Dürr said he is spending far more time with citizens since leaving government, describing widespread job insecurity and frustration with bureaucratic inertia.
• Host Markus Lanz pressed him on whether the party had to be voted out to notice voters’ worries, prompting a sharp exchange that Dürr answered by saying the situation has changed.
• NZZ editor Marc Felix Serrao criticized the “radikale Mitte” label as incoherent and said the FDP should own a minority liberal program, while Dürr also called on CDU leader Friedrich Merz to use his influence against overregulation.