Party leadership
FDP leadership race: Kubicki candidacy gains momentum as Dürr withdraws support
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FDP vice-chairman Wolfgang Kubicki has launched his bid for party leadership, with incumbent chairman Christian Dürr withdrawing his own candidacy to back Kubicki and maintain unity. NRW leader Henning Höne remains a challenger ahead of the late-May congress.
Election defeats in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate have sparked a leadership debate in the FDP over replacing party leader Christian Dürr. Youth wing and regional politicians demand change. Five potential successors are in discussion.
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Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson told a Stockholm party meeting the cooperation deal with Sweden Democrats is not her preferred option but essential for survival, amid ongoing internal crisis over the March 13 pivot. She voiced empathy for critics ahead of Sunday's extraordinary congress.