German FDP Leadership Resigns Following Poor Regional Election Performance
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The leadership of Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) announced its resignation following poor results in regional elections. The liberal party secured only 2.1 percent of votes in Sunday's state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate, losing its representation in the regional parliament after five years. The FDP, which serves as the junior partner in Germany's federal coalition government alongside the Social Democrats and Greens, will select new leadership at a party congress scheduled for May.