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FDP Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Loses Faction Status After MP Resignation

Sandy van Baal's exit leaves the party with only three MPs, triggering a leadership crisis and curtailing parliamentary privileges.

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Overview

  • Sandy van Baal has resigned from the FDP parliamentary group in the Schweriner Landtag, citing a loss of liberal values and stifling of critical thinking within the party.
  • Her departure reduces the group to three members, causing the FDP to lose its official faction status and associated parliamentary rights.
  • Party leader René Domke, re-elected with only 68% support at the Landesparteitag, faces growing dissent over his leadership and strategic direction.
  • The resignation follows a period of internal instability, including the earlier defection of Sabine Enseleit to the CDU in September 2024.
  • The FDP Mecklenburg-Vorpommern continues to struggle electorally, securing just 3.2% in the March 2025 federal election, below the national party's 4.3%.