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Free Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei | |
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| Abbreviation | FDP |
| Leader | Christian Lindner |
| Founded | 11 December 1948 |
| Headquarters | Thomas-Dehler-Haus Reinhardtstraße 14 10117 Berlin |
| Ideology | Liberalism Classical liberalism Conservative liberalism[1][2][3] Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| European affiliation | European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| European Parliament group | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Colours | Blue, magenta and yellow |
| Website | |
| www.fdp.de | |
The Free Democratic Party or Freie Demokratische Partei, short FDP (from 1968 to 2001 F.D.P.) is a political party in Germany. The party advocates for a more free market economy. Although they agree to some aspects of the German welfare state, they want to see a reduction in government spending and a movement to privatization.
- ↑ Slomp, Hans (2000). European Politics into the Twenty-first Century: Integration and Division. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-275-96800-7.
- ↑ Slomp, Hans (2011). Europe, a Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 377. ISBN 978-0-313-39181-1.
- ↑ George, Stephen (1996). Politics and Policy in the European Union (3rd ed.). University Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-19-878190-5.