Free Democratic Party
Political party in Germany
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| 2025 | Christian Lindner continues to lead the Free Democratic Party (Germany) |
| March 6 2025 | As of the current date, FDP shows mixed electoral results, with percentages between 1.1% and 10.5% across German states. |
| January 2025 | In the subsequent snap election, FDP failed to reach the 5% threshold, losing all Bundestag seats. Christian Lindner and Wolfgang Kubicki resigned from party leadership. |
| 2024 | FDP experienced varied electoral performance, with results ranging from 0.8% to 10.5% in different states. |
| 2024 | In Thuringia, the FDP won 1.1% of votes and gained 5 seats. |
| 2024 | In Brandenburg, the FDP secured only 0.8% of votes and did not win any seats. |
| 2024 | The FDP transitions to opposition status from the governing coalition. |
| 2024 | Lost all 5 seats in the Thuringian state election, with Thomas Kemmerich losing party representation. |
| 2024 | In the Saxony state election, achieved less than 1% of the vote. |
| November 2024 | Christian Lindner was fired as Minister of Finance, leading to the collapse of the traffic light government and resignation of key ministers Marco Buschmann and Bettina Stark-Watzinger. |
| May 2024 | In the European Parliament elections, retained 5 seats, finishing sixth behind the newly formed BSW. |
| 2023 | In Bremen, the FDP secured 5.1% of votes but did not gain any seats in the parliament. |
| 2023 | In Hesse, the FDP received 5.0% of votes and won 3 seats in the opposition. |
| 2023 | Lost all 12 seats in the Berlin repeat state election and over half their seats in North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein. |
| 2023 | In the Bavarian state election, under Martin Hagen's leadership, the FDP lost all 11 seats. |
| 2022 | FDP continued to maintain relatively stable election results across various German states. |
| 2022 | In Schleswig-Holstein, the FDP obtained 6.4% of votes and won 4 seats in the opposition. |
| 2022 | In North Rhine-Westphalia, the FDP won 5.9% of votes and gained 16 seats in the opposition. |
| October 2022 | FDP lost all 11 of their seats in the Lower Saxony state parliament. |
| March 2022 | FDP failed to win any seats in the Saarland state election. |
| 2021 | Christian Dürr succeeds Christian Lindner as the Free Democratic Party leader in the Bundestag |
| 2021 | In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the FDP gained 5.8% of votes and secured 5 seats in the opposition. |
| 2021 | The Free Democratic Party (FDP) participated in state parliament elections in Baden-Württemberg, securing 10.5% of votes and 6 seats in the opposition. |
| 2021 | In Rhineland-Palatinate, the FDP won 5.5% of votes and participated in a coalition government with SPD and Greens. |
| 2021 | FDP became the second-most popular party among voters under age 30, winning 19% of the vote in this demographic. |
| 2021 | FDP returned to the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament after five years of absence, with mixed electoral performances across various German states. |
| November 24 2021 | FDP finalized a coalition agreement with SPD and Greens, securing four federal ministries in the Scholz cabinet: Finance, Justice, Digital and Transport, and Education and Research. |
| September 2021 | In the federal election, FDP increased its vote share to 11.5% and won 92 seats in the Bundestag. |
| 2020 | Free Democratic Party begins its mandate in the European Committee of the Regions with one full member in the Renew Europe CoR group for the 2020-2025 period. |
| February 2020 | Thomas Kemmerich was elected Minister-President of Thuringia with likely support from CDU and AfD, becoming the second FDP member to serve as a state head of government. He resigned the following day under intense political pressure. |
| 2019 | The party won 5.4% and 5 seats in the European election. |
| October 2019 | In the Thuringian state election, the FDP won seats in the Landtag for the first time since 2009, narrowly exceeding the 5% threshold by just 5 votes. |
| January 2019 | At its congress ahead of the European Parliament election, the FDP called for further EU reforms, including reducing the number of European Commissioners and ending the European Parliament's 'traveling circus'. |
| 2017 | Christian Lindner becomes the Free Democratic Party leader in the Bundestag |
| 2017 | FDP showed signs of recovery, achieving higher percentages in several states, with notable results like 12.6% in one region. |
| 2017 | During the federal election, the party proposed a Canada-style points-based immigration system, significant tax cuts, and increased defense spending. |
| 2017 | In the North Rhine-Westphalia state election, led by Christian Lindner, the party experienced a 4% swing, gaining 6 seats and entering a coalition with the CDU. |
| 2017 | In the Schleswig-Holstein state election, the party gained 3 seats and increased its vote share by 3.2%, with success often credited to state chairman Wolfgang Kubicki. |
| 2017 | The FDP regained its representation in the Bundestag, receiving 10.6% of the vote. |
| 2016 | The party successfully entered the Baden-Württemberg state parliament, gaining 3% of the vote and 12 seats, a five-seat improvement from previous results. |
| 2016 | In the Berlin state election, the FDP gained 4.9% of the vote and 12 seats, but remained in opposition. |
| 2016 | The party entered the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament, receiving 6.2% of the vote and 7 seats, and joined the government under a traffic light coalition. |
| 2015 | The Free Democratic Party entered the Bremen state parliament, receiving 6.5% of the vote and gaining 6 seats, though not entering the government. |
| 2014 | In the Saxony state election, the FDP suffered a 5.2% down-swing and lost all of its seats in the state parliament. |
| 2014 | In the Brandenburg state election, the FDP experienced a significant 5.8% down-swing and lost all of its representatives in the state parliament. |
| 2014 | In the European Parliament elections, the Free Democratic Party (FDP) received 3.4% of the national vote (986,253 votes) and secured 3 Members of European Parliament (MEPs). |
| 2014 | In the Thuringian state election, the FDP fell below the 5% threshold, experiencing a 5.1% drop in popular vote and losing all representation. |
| 2013 | FDP experienced significant electoral challenges, with results dropping to as low as 1.8% in some states. |
| 2013 | Philipp Rösler resigned as chairman of the party after the election failure. |
| 2013 | The FDP failed to win any directly elected seats in the Bundestag and did not meet the 5 percent threshold, losing its parliamentary representation for the first time in its history. |
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