Christian Lindner, leader of Germany’s pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP), has announced his retirement from politics following the party’s devastating loss in the Bundestag elections.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!“The federal election brought a defeat for the FDP, but hopefully a new beginning for Germany. That was what I had fought for,” Lindner wrote on social media. “Now I am retiring from active politics.”
The FDP suffered a severe setback in the elections, securing only 4.7% of the vote, potentially failing to meet the parliamentary threshold. The loss marks a dramatic reversal for Lindner, who had previously positioned the FDP as a key player in Germany’s now-defunct traffic-light coalition alongside the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens.
Lindner’s departure signals further turbulence for the FDP as it struggles to redefine its political future amid a shifting German political landscape.
