Overview

• FDP leader Christian Lindner, at a special party congress in Potsdam, framed the Greens as the primary adversary and ruled out any future coalition with them.
• Lindner emphasized economic growth and migration reform as central to the FDP's platform, criticizing the Greens' policies as detrimental to Germany's economy.
• The FDP is polling at 4%, below the 5% threshold required to re-enter the Bundestag, making the upcoming election critical for the party's survival.
• Lindner attacked both Green candidate Robert Habeck and CDU leader Friedrich Merz, accusing them of hindering economic progress and political unity respectively.
• The party adopted a nine-point electoral appeal, advocating tax reform, stricter migration policies, and a shift in climate goals as prerequisites for any coalition participation.