The Free Democratic Party has played a key role in German politics for most of the postwar era, but a poor result in a state vote on Sunday could mean its demise.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Christian Duerr, former leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) parliamentary group, pictured at a press conference after the ...

Former Free Democratic Party's (FDP) chairman Christian Lindner (2nd L) congratulates the newly elected FDP Federal Chairman Christian Duerr at the 76th Ordinary Federal Party Conference of the FDP.

In Germany, for a party to gain seats in the Bundestag, it has to win more than 5% of total votes or at least three direct mandates in individual constituencies. For parties such as liberal Free ...

Immigration and the economy are the topics that dominate the political debate in the run-up to the general election on February 23. DW looks at the main parties' campaign platforms.Germany's ...

BERLIN, February 24. /TASS/. Chairman of Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) and ex-finance minister Christian Lindner said he would retire from politics after the party’s failure at the snap ...

Otto Fricke, member of the Bundestag for the FDP, discusses the upcoming German election and the economic picture in the country. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -- The leader of Germany's Free Democrats (FDP), Guido Westerwelle, has said he wants talks on the removal of the last remaining U.S. nuclear weapons in Germany. Westerwelle, tipped ...

German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday but may not have a new government for some time. Arduous coalition negotiations tend to drag on for weeks if not months in Germany, ...