FDP party conference 2020: Lindner warns of a second corona lockdown - "Must not repeat itself"

Most recently, Linda Teuteberg was a woman FDP general secretary.

At the weekend, a man should be in office again: The FDP members meet at the party congress in real life despite Corona.

• The

  FDP

  wants to position itself for the

  federal election in 2021 in

  terms of content and personnel.

• A new

  Secretary General is to be

  elected

  at their

  party congress in Berlin *

  on September 19

  .

• Unlike other parties, the FDP

  does not meet digitally

  in the

  corona pandemic

  .

Update from September 19, 11:59 a.m

.: At the start of the

in Berlin

message

, party leader

a social effort to prevent another

as a result of the

.

"A second lockdown this fall must not be repeated," said Lindner in Berlin.

"We need intelligent measures that combine health protection with the protection of freedom." This is where the "state community of responsibility is required".

Lindner called for

, accelerated digitization of the health system and a strengthening of research and vaccine development *.

said the FDP boss.

“In the end, the virus must not triumph over freedom.” Lindner called for an open

about the necessary

: “Even in times of the pandemic, there must be an openness to criticize government policy and propose alternatives.”

+

FDP boss Christian Lindner (archive photo) calls for "new intelligent test strategies" in the corona pandemic.

© Odd Andersen / AFP

Despite Corona: FDP comes together in a hotel - Lindner-Freund should heave party out of survey misery

Original message from September 18

: Berlin - The

has postponed its party conference for the first time.

The

want to hold theirs in November, but digitally.

The

different

despite

and the threat of a

on September 19, the

Liberals are

at their party congress in the Estrel hotel complex in

* - and want to take on a comprehensive, page-long

.

According to information from the

,

between 700 and

are

expected, and the party largely does without external guests.

Masks and distance rules should be standard - the

of party leader

is still well remembered

.

More on the subject in the video: Lindner apologizes for hugging in corona pandemic

What the FDP is about on this day: To reposition itself in terms of personnel.

The 50-year-old

is to be elected as future

- and give the party a boost after it has dangerously approached the five percent hurdle.

With a

, Wissing not only resembles his

, but also many other FDP members.

FDP party conference despite Corona: Wissing should replace Teuteberg

The circumstances of Wissing's appointment had provided a lot to talk about.

Because Lindner withdrew the incumbent

prematurely.

Teuteberg's

was seen as a signal that the FDP

wanted to win

more

and

for itself.

But now, a year before the

, Lindner is back to a

.

"The situation in the country has changed - that's why the @fdp team must also change. Today I suggested @Wissing, @harald_christ and @starkwatzinger for the Presidium," said @c_lindner.

"I thank @LindaTeuteberg for her work."

https://t.co/3zDb38NQVO

- FDP (@fdp) August 17, 2020

The doctor of

and trained

Wissing

came to the Bundestag for the first time in

after holding positions as a public prosecutor, university professor and judge

and stayed there until the FDP

return to parliament in

.

The married father of one daughter made a name for himself as a financial expert and was at times chairman of the finance committee.

FDP elects new general secretary at party congress: talk ready for printing like Lindner

Wissing is currently

part of a

with the

and the Greens

in

.

But he does not want this to be understood as a signal for the federal government - the FDP does not define itself via possible coalition partners, he emphasizes.

At the federal level, Wissing, who has been on the FDP executive board since 2007 and has also been on the presidium since 2013, took part in the ultimately failed Jamaica negotiations after the last federal election.

Similar to Lindner, Wissing can

formulate

- and sees the FDP as a "ruling party".

The next few months will show

whether voters appreciate the FDP's return to

. (

) The FDP experienced a scandal in the Bundestag - when a member of parliament received applause from the FDP, but not from his own party.