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2 days ago · The Free Democratic Party (German: Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP, German pronunciation: [ɛfdeːˈpeː] ⓘ) is a liberal [3] [4] political party in Germany. The FDP was founded in 1948 by members of former liberal political parties which existed in Germany before World War II, namely the German Democratic Party and the German People's Party.
Jul 5, 2024 · Free Democratic Party, centrist German political party that advocates individualism, capitalism, and social reform. Although it has captured only a small percentage of the votes in national elections, it has often served as a kingmaker by forming coalitions with or withdrawing support from larger parties.
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2 days ago · In the 2009 federal election, the CDU obtained the largest share of the vote, and Merkel subsequently formed a coalition government with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), an alliance more favourable to the CDU than the grand coalition.
3 days ago · Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈkoːl] ⓘ; 3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1982 to 1990, Chancellor of Germany from 1990 to 1998 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998.
Jul 3, 2024 · The party: FDP Free Democratic Party of Germany. Established: 1948. Members: 72,000. MPs in the Bundestag in the period: 91 of 733 MPs in total. Historic figures: Theodor Heuss, first Federal President from 1949-1959 Walter Scheel, Foreign Minister (1969-1974) and Federal President (1974-1979)
Jul 17, 2024 · Government spokesperson in the GDR – during the peaceful revolution in the GDR, Angela Merkel joined the “Demokratischer Aufbruch” (DA, i.e. Democratic Beginning) party in 1989 and became the deputy government spokesperson in the first and indeed last freely elected government of the GDR in 1990.
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2 days ago · Recorded July 26, 2021. Kamala Devi Harris ( KAH-mə-lə; born October 20, 1964) [2] [3] is an American politician and attorney. Since 2021, she has been the 49th vice president of the United States under President Joe Biden. She is the first female ever in U.S. history elected to this office.
