Baum criticizes Lindner: Fear paralyzes the FDP discussions!

Gerhart Baum, former Federal Minister of the Interior and prominent member of the FDP, has recently had sharp criticism of Christian Lindner's leadership style. In an interview with "Zeit-Online", Baum said that internal party discussions under Lindner's direction were shaped by fear and warned that this endangered democracy. The 92-year-old emphasized that discourse was essential for a functioning democracy and that the party would look at without it.

These critical statements take place shortly before the traditional Epiphany meeting of the FDP, which will take place in Stuttgart on Monday. Baum was particularly concerned about Lindner's positive attitude towards Elon Musk, which he considered problematic. He described Lindner's rapprochement with Musk as "crazy" and expressed that Musk would make a campaign recommendation for the AfD, not for the FDP. In addition, Baum Lindner's focus on government expenditure reductions and government reductions criticized, which he described as "vulgar chainsaw ideology".

criticism of the party leadership and demand for diversity

In his comprehensive criticism, Baum also addressed the self -insulating of the FDP after returning to the Bundestag. He praised Lindner for having brought the party back to parliament, but the lack of diversity in the party leadership entailed his concerns. Baum demands that the FDP should not be reduced to a single leadership figure, but a broader diversity is necessary to preserve the party's credibility and relevance.

Furthermore, tree criticized the lack of visibility of Marie-Egnes Strack-Zimmermann, an FDP politician, in the field of foreign policy. He pointed out that a narrowing of party politics could lead to purely economic goals to impoverish liberalism. His concerns are therefore an urgent appeal to the FDP to allow more diversity and not to concentrate exclusively on economic questions in order to preserve their liberal values.

like Pfalz-Express , Baums statements are part of a larger debate about the direction in which the FDP under Lindner's leadership should develop. Similar points were also illuminated in an article on tixio , where the importance of a lively inner party discussion was also emphasized.