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Party in Crisis - The FDP struggles to survive

April 20, 2012

The FDP is at a low point, with nationwide support hovering around 2 percent. And the prognosis isn’t good for the two forthcoming state elections either.

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In North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein, the Free Democrats’ top candidates will have to fight hard to re-enter parliament at all. For FDP leader Philipp Rösler, the elections are a litmus test.