Posted on 12/08/2013 1:44:14 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
According to pollsters, the FDP's demise was at least partly due to the rise of a new anti-euro party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD). But Lindner warned against resorting to euroscepticism in order to stage a revival.
"If we went even a centimetre in the direction of the euro-haters, we would lose our economic competence and, above all, our soul," he said, noting the FDP favoured "more Europe" in sectors such as energy, data protection and market regulation.
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National Sovereignty is considered a sin I guess
According to pollsters, the FDP's demise was at least partly due to the rise of a new anti-euro party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD). But Lindner warned... "If we went even a centimetre in the direction of the euro-haters..."Or, perhaps it wasn't due to anything easier to fix than the party leader's obnoxious and arrogant turns of phrase. Thanks Berlin_Freeper.
> Alternative for Germany (German: Alternative für Deutschland), abbreviated to AfD, is a conservative, euro-currency-sceptic German political party founded in 2013. The party states that it is anti-euro, but not anti-EU, and not against European unity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_for_Germany
> Despite falling short of the 5 percent hurdle required to enter parliament, the euroskeptic Alternative for Germany party performed surprisingly well in the German election. Experts say the party shouldn’t be underestimated.
> Anti-Euro Party Gaining Steam in Germany
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/world/europe/anti-euro-party-gaining-steam-in-germany.html?_r=0
> Germany’s FDP picks Lindner as new leader after election debacle — The pro-business Free Democrat party, or FDP, has chosen a new leader. Christian Lindner will be charged with picking the party back up after its worst ever election result, when it failed to win a place in parliament.
http://www.dw.de/germanys-fdp-picks-lindner-as-new-leader-after-election-debacle/a-17278366
> No other party in Germany has governed as long as the Free Democrats. The FDP - economically and socially liberal has been in government 52 of the 64 years since the war. Now they are out of parliament.
http://www.dw.de/fdp-a-post-war-fixture-is-out-of-parliament/a-17106509
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