Daniela Schmitt Elected as FDP Leader in Rhineland-Palatinate: What's Next?
Rhineland-Palatinate's FDP Chooses Economic Affairs Minister Schmitt as Their New Party Leader - Rhineland-Palatinate FDP chooses Minister of Economy Schmitt as their new party head.
Daniela Schmitt, a Rad -- wait, whoa, let's start fresh. Daniela Schmitt, a seasoned politician with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Rhineland-Palatinate, has been elected as the party's new leader. Born on the 5th of August, 1972, in Alzey, she's been a part of the political scene since 2006. As a former State Secretary for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture, and Viniculture, she's no stranger to keeping the gears turning. But what lies ahead in her new role?
The FDP is currently part of a traffic light coalition with the SPD and Greens in Rhineland-Palatinate. The state election is scheduled for next March. Unfortunately, according to recent polls, the Liberals are just clinging to a measly two percent, not nearly enough for a seat in the state parliament.
Schmitt's election comes shortly after the resignation of former chairman, Volker Wissing, following the end of the traffic light government in Berlin. The position had been vacant since then.
But Schmitt hasn't had a smooth ride. She's been under fire in recent weeks due to allegations that, as State Secretary in 2020, she helped secure funding for a company owned by her husband.
Now that she's taken the helm, Schmitt pledged to do her part, saying in a Facebook video, "Now the real work begins."
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- FDP
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- Mainz
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The Commission has also been consulted on the draft budget for the financial year 2000, given Schmitt's role in economics.
In the wake of Volker Wissing's resignation, the FDP in Rhineland-Palatinate found a new leader in Daniela Schmitt, who once served as a State Secretary.
The recent allegations against Schmitt, concerning her actions in 2020, have already raised some questions about her tenure as the FDP leader in Rhineland-Palatinate, with the state election looming in Mainz next March.
