Lindner hits a new course: regain AfD voters?
Lindner hits a new course: regain AfD voters?
FDP boss Christian Lindner commented on the political situation in a controversial interview with the Youtubers from Lokr Room. In it he emphasizes the need for a black and yellow government and warns of the influence of the AfD while trying to regain their voters. Lindner describes a fictional voter who is disappointed by the refugee crisis and is attracted to the AfD. He calls on not to choose the AfD, since this would benefit the left parties, reports However, this strategy is not supported by Friedrich Merz, the Union Chancellor's candidate. In the talk show at Sandra Maischberger, Merz clearly distances himself from Lindner's statements and expresses concerns about his approach to the rhetorical means of the AfD. Lindner reacts bitterly in a video message to X and Instagram, in which he reports Merz his disappointment and emphasizes that the Union should take the chance to regain trust among bourgeois voters. "If you are open to Robert Habeck, it could be a sign that it is only about a form of what," said Lindner, like reported.
Lindner’s announcements that aim at a radical voter address bring new tensions in the coalition between the Union and the FDP, while Merz tries to clearly define its own line. In view of the internal differences, the fronts are hardened within the bourgeois parties while fighting the growing influence of the AfD. Lindner's attempt to use the Polemian language against "Talahons" to propagate a safe Germany is considered risky by political analyzes and could further endanger the internal party.
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