FDP member survey: Narrow majority in favor of remaining in traffic light coalition
The deadline for taking part in the online survey, which was launched two weeks ago, ended on Monday afternoon. The survey was initiated by 598 party members who are dissatisfied with their participation in the traffic light coalition. The question was: "Should the FDP end the coalition with the SPD and Greens as part of the federal government?" Members were able to answer yes or no.
The FDP's constitution stipulates that 500 signatures from members are sufficient to hold a non-binding survey of the party's 72,000 members. The party leadership had campaigned for the FDP to remain in the coalition.
According to the party, all members of the FDP who were registered as members with an email address in the membership administration on December 14 at the latest were eligible to vote. According to the party, this applied to 65,900 members who were now allowed to take part in the survey.
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- The survey, which aimed to gauge the opinions of FDP members on their participation in the traffic light coalition, saw a narrow majority opting for remained in the coalition with SPD and Greens.
- Despite the fact that 598 FDP members initiated the survey, the constitution of the party required only 500 signatures from members to conduct a non-binding survey among its 72,000 members.
- The result of the survey showed that the majority of FDP members, out of the 65,900 eligible to vote, were in favor of the party remaining in the traffic light coalition with SPD and Greens.
- The party leadership had actively campaigned for the FDP to remain in the coalition, likely influenced by the fact that the question in the survey asked members if the FDP should end the coalition with SPD and Greens.
- Despite the survey results, FDP's participation in the coalition with SPD and Greens as part of the federal government will still need to be approved by the parliament, as the survey is non-binding and does not have legal implications for the party.
Source: www.stern.de
