Wolfgang Kubicki
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- Oct 23
AfD lead over Union narrows as CDU/CSU gains two points in ZDF poll
The AfD stays ahead at 26 percent, while the CDU/CSU rises to 23 percent in the ZDF Politbarometer published on Friday, 23 October, with the gap between the two narrowing.
- Sep 12
German leaders consider Article 37 federal coercion over AfD in Saxony-Anhalt
Senior German politicians cited Article 37 of the Basic Law to enforce federal statutes if the Alternative for Germany forms a state government in Saxony-Anhalt.
- Jun 13
Schleswig-Holstein FDP elects Christopher Vogt as lead candidate for 2027 state vote, targets double-digit result
With 186 of 200 delegate votes, the Free Democrats in Schleswig-Holstein picked state chairman Christopher Vogt to lead the party into the April 2027 Landtag election, calling for a national comeback after recent defeats.
- May 30
FDP wählt Wolfgang Kubicki zum neuen Vorsitzenden – 74-Jähriger setzt sich in Kampfabstimmung gegen Strack-Zimmermann durch
Wolfgang Kubicki has been elected as the new federal chairman of Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP), defeating Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann in a surprise contested vote at the party's federal congress in Berlin.
