FDP discusses cooperation with AfD at federal party conference

The FDP is discussing the firewall. There is a proposal for the extraordinary digital federal party conference on November 8th, according to which the Liberals will be able to form joint majorities under certain conditions in the future, even after prior agreements with the AfD. Joris Stietenroth, state chairman of the Young Liberals of Lower Saxony, supports the initiative, which has found fertile ground in the party leadership. “I share the intention of the motion to find a more pragmatic approach to the AfD,” party leader Wolfgang Kubicki told WELT.

However, there was clear criticism from the political competition. "Parties that fight against insignificance serve the AfD," criticized former Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach on Platform

Peter Altmaier, former Federal Environment and Economics Minister, then publicly addressed the FDP politician directly. “Dear Mr. Hagen, I have often said that a liberal party would be good for the Bundestag,” explained the CDU politician. "With this move you will lead the FDP to the breaking point and into insignificance. There can be no cooperation with an AfD that tolerates right-wing extremists."

Under the Altmaier post, Tim Drygala, lawyer and board member of “Team Freiheit”, reacted to the criticism: “Then the only thing left for you to do is to form an alliance with the left-wing extremists to prevent the right-wing extremists.” However, the CDU politician distanced himself from them in another article. “I expressed myself very clearly about the Left Party,” wrote the former head of the Federal Chancellery. "But there is no danger that the FDP will form a coalition/cooperate with them. The CDU will not cooperate with them either, especially not after Berlin."