Swing into State Election with Schmitt Leading the Rhineland-Palatinate FDP Charge
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Ready for a modern education policy and a kick-start in the construction industry? That's the message from Daniela Schmitt, the electrifying new head of the Rhineland-Palatinate FDP, appointed as the party's prime candidate for the state election on March 22, 2026. With a thumping 76% of the vote at the party's assembled delegates in Speyer, Schmitt, the Minister of Economics from Alzey, proved she's the liberal champion Rhineland-Palatinate needs.
In her rousing acceptance speech, Schmitt preached a vision of a dynamic construction sector and enlightened education policy, echoing the FDP's knack for courageous and innovative solutions. "Build, build, build," she emphasized, "so that dreams of streamlined housing can turn into reality."
Nine months before the big day, federal party leader Christian Dürr whipped the FDP into campaigning shape. "Liberals might stumble now and then," he acknowledged, "but we get back on our feet, because we're conviction politicians." Dürr recounted the role Biontech played during the pandemic - the FDP was a vital catalyst in securing the pharmaceutical giant's Mainz base. He pointed to the abundant challenges and expanding opportunities for liberal politics.
A Change at the Top
Recruited into the FDP state leadership in April, Schmitt ousted Volker Wissing, who exited after the dissolution of the traffic light coalition at the federal level. Schmitt secured a resounding 67.5% of the vote in her debut as chairwoman.
If the Liberals want to stay in power in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt after the next state election, they'll have their work cut out for them, with poll results leaving their presence in Mainz up in the air.
A star on the rise, Schmitt was endorsed as the FDP's top candidate for the 2021 state election with an impressive 95.2% of the votes, though the party fell short with a 5.5% tally.
- State Election
- Daniela Schmitt
- Rhineland-Palatinate FDP
- Speyer
- Mainz
- Alzey
- Christian Dürr
- Volker Wissing
- As the Rhineland-Palatinate FDP's prime candidate for the upcoming state election on March 22, 2026, Daniela Schmitt, the new head of the party, has outlined a vision that emphasizes innovation in education policy and the construction sector, aligning with the FDP's traditional approach to policy-and-legislation and politics.
- In the realm of EC countries, the free movement of workers and the freedom to provide services are crucial aspects that the Rhineland-Palatinate FDP, under the leadership of Daniela Schmitt, aims to address in their advocacy for a dynamic construction sector and enlightened education policy, ensuring a general news agenda that fosters growth and progress.
