After leaks to the media, the FDP party itself published the document on Thursday evening, from which it appears that the liberal party was working in a targeted manner, through provocations, to break up the coalition with its social partners – democrats and ecologists.
The revelation of a plan prepared by the liberals of the FDP party with a view to bringing down the coalition government of Olaf Scholz, in which they participated, created turmoil in Germany and further weakened this formation before the elections. On Friday, two FDP officials, including general secretary Bijan Djir-Sarai, announced their resignations, taking responsibility for the internal document affair «D-Day» in which the party constructed scenarios for the breakdown of the coalition, using warlike expressions like that of “battlefield”.
Those who use this term «D-Day»marking the landing of the Americans in Normandy on June 6, 1944 with the objective of fighting Nazi Germany, “out of context appear to be forgetful of history and cynical”judged the weekly The mirror. After leaks to the media in recent weeks, the FDP itself published the document on Thursday evening, from which it appears that the liberal party was working in a targeted manner, through provocations, to break up the coalition with its partners social democrats and ecologists.
4.5% in voting intentions
The government alliance finally shattered on November 6 with the unceremonious dismissal by Olaf Scholz of the leader of the liberal party Christian Lindner, then Minister of Finance. The latter is now weakened by recent revelations, while his party does not exceed 4.5% in voting intentions and may not have any deputies elected to the Bundestag during the elections on February 23.
Friday's resignations also deprive him of two central figures in the organization of the electoral campaign. Bijan Djir-Sarai reiterated Friday that he had no personal knowledge of the document «D-Day», “neither of its creation, nor of its orientation”. “For months we considered all options” including that of a breakdown of the coalition, for his part defended Christian Lindner in the newspaper Rhenish Post. “This will surprise no one given the disputes and rejection of this government”he added.
The implosion of Olaf Scholz's government, due to disagreements that have become insurmountable over budgetary and economic policy, will lead to early elections on February 23. According to the latest polls, the conservatives of the CDU/CSU are in the lead with 33% of voting intentions, ahead of the far-right AfD (Alternative for Germany) with 19% and Scholz's SPD with 15 %.
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