Politics · Germany · 1 day ago
Kubicki makes economic growth the focus of the FDP’s restart
FDP leader Wolfgang Kubicki put economic growth at the center of the party’s restart at a congress in Berlin.
The party is trying to recover after it fell below the five-percent threshold in Germany’s 2025 federal election and lost seats in several state parliaments.
Kubicki named Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Bremen and Lower Saxony as states facing important elections next year.
The FDP is considering reforms, including a possible two-person leadership and clearer rules for choosing candidates.
Kubicki said Germany is losing 15,000 industrial jobs a month and warned that economic hardship could weaken faith in democracy.
He said he would quit if the party fails in the 2027 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein.
FDP leader Wolfgang Kubicki put economic growth at the centre of the party’s effort to make a political comeback.
He warned that economic weakness and financial worries could undermine voters’ faith in democracy.
The party is holding a federal convention in Berlin after failing to clear the five-percent threshold in the 2025 federal election.
The FDP is considering reforms including a possible leadership duo, greater transparency in candidate selection and more support for local volunteers.
Kubicki identified five state elections next year as crucial for the party.
- Who
- Wolfgang Kubicki, leader of the FDP, and the party’s delegates.
- What
- The FDP is seeking a political comeback, with Kubicki making economic growth a central priority.
- When
- At a federal party convention reported on 8 November 2026.
- Where
- Berlin, Germany.
- Why
- The party is trying to recover after losses in the 2025 federal election and several state parliaments, ahead of crucial state elections next year.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The FDP failed to clear the five-percent threshold and later lost representation in several state parliaments.
The FDP held a federal party convention in Berlin and discussed a political reset and party reforms.
The FDP faces state elections in Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Bremen and Lower Saxony.
Kubicki said he expected the party to succeed in the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein.
- Monthly industrial job losses
- Kubicki said Germany was losing 15,000 industrial jobs each month.
- Federal election
- FDP failed to clear the five-percent threshold in 2025.
- State elections
- Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland, Bremen and Lower Saxony
- State parliaments
- FDP currently represented in North Rhine-Westphalia, Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse and Bremen
- Party reform proposals
- Possible dual leadership, more transparency in candidate selection and support for local volunteers
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What people are saying
Deutschland verliert derzeit 15.000 Industriearbeitsplätze jeden Monat: Autoindustrie, Zulieferer, im Metallbau, im Maschinenbau, in der Chemie
Wenn wir hier nicht schnell umschwenken, werden wir mehr verlieren als nur Geld. Wir verlieren dann den Glauben daran, dass die Demokratie unsere Interessen am besten schützt.
Ran ans Werk, anschließend raus auf die Straße, hin zu den Menschen.
Falls das wider Erwarten nicht gelingt, höre ich auf. Das gilt auch für die FDP. Dann war es das.