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Paid articlePaywall Former Minister-President - | Kemmerich party below three per mille: Even in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Thuringia's former Minister-President Thomas ...
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Paid articlePaywall Thomas Kemmerich & Paul Bressel: “The firewall is a power instrument of the SPD, so that it can keep getting into government”
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Paid articlePaywall Kemmerich Election - | New chapter in Thuringia's most exciting political thriller?
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Paid articlePaywall Firewall Amnesia - | Kemmerich Reminds Merkel of Thuringia: Former Chancellor Angela Merkel distances herself from the firewall. Thuringia's former ...
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election: Thuringia's former Minister-President launches new party
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Paid articlePaywall FDP - | Former Prime Minister offers asylum to Kubicki's people: Thomas Kemmerich has left the FDP and congratulated Wolfgang Kubicki on his election ...
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Paid articlePaywall Wahl - Liberaler Ex-Ministerpräsident beerdigt die FDP: The Left Party received more votes than the FDP in Baden-Württemberg. Thomas Kemmerich sees this ...
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OpinionCommentary on exploratory talks between the SPD and CDU in Brandenburg: Humility before BSW voters
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Splinter party Team Freedom linked to falsified graphic: A party that has received little attention suddenly polls at five percent? That sounds unlikely. In fact ...
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Bodo Ramelow: "The service was very friendly" - | Left Party politician posts photo from the restaurant that turned Thomas Kemmerich away
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OpinionLeft-wing mockery: Ramelow's nasty restaurant post is unworthy of a Bundestag vice president
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Kemmerich thrown out of restaurant in Weimar: This is how the restaurant reacted: Thomas Kemmerich is currently causing a stir with a video from Weimar.
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Key FactsKemmerich reports being refused service in Weimar
Nov 11, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
- According to Kemmerich, when he asked why, he was told he would not be served because he was Thomas Kemmerich.
- He said he had planned to eat there privately and left the restaurant with his son.
- Kemmerich linked the incident to his political work and said similar experiences had occurred more often since his 2020 election with AfD votes.
- He also reported being criticized on a Berlin street by a passerby only recently because of the election.
“This has happened to me more often since the minister-president election.”— Thomas Kemmerich said this referring to similar incidents since his election as Thuringia’s minister-president in 2020.
Thomas Kemmerich in an interview: We live in a democracy with authoritarian tendencies
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Key FactsTeam Freedom’s Bold Challenge to Traditional Politics
Oct 26, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
- Thomas Kemmerich characterizes the political system as a democracy with authoritarian traits and criticizes the entrenched political elite.
- Team Freedom positions itself as an anti-party movement aiming to reintroduce expertise instead of party careers into politics.
- The movement’s 16-point agenda emphasizes freedom, responsibility, and drastically cutting bureaucratic overreach.
- Kemmerich opposes political barriers and advocates minority governments to solve issues across party lines.
Every crisis is also an opportunity to do better in the future.— Thomas Kemmerich talks about the possibility of learning from crises and achieving improvements.
Thomas Kemmerich in an interview: We live in a democracy with authoritarian tendencies
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Paid articlePaywall Before the award ceremony: Controversy surrounding Penzberg imam Benjamin Idriz: The Thomas Dehler Foundation, which is close to the FDP, plans to honor Benjamin ...
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Team Freedom reports a sensational coup: FDP state parliament member Sandy van Baal and FDP veteran Helge...
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With a recently founded “anti-party,” the two experienced politicians are making a new offer to liberal and conservative voters ... Show more
The new FDP? Kemmerich and Petry want to conquer the political center
The new FDP? Kemmerich and Petry want to conquer the political center
From liberal to rebel: Kemmerich backs the “anti-party party”: After leaving the FDP, Kemmerich is making a fresh start in politics with the Team Freedom ...
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Key FactsKemmerich's New Path with Team Freedom
Oct 1, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
- Thomas Kemmerich parts ways with the FDP after decades, describing it as a sinking ship.
- He collaborates with Frauke Petry to establish Team Freedom as an alternative to traditional parties.
- The movement emphasizes candidates with real-world experience and avoids typical party memberships.
- Team Freedom aims to participate in several state elections and focuses on the next federal election.
The party apparatus, as it is now, is sick. We all see that. Too much time is spent organizing and entertaining this apparatus.— Thomas Kemmerich expresses criticism about the functioning of established parties.
Key FactsKemmerich Blames FDP Cowardice for Party Exit
Sep 15, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Thomas Kemmerich attributed his FDP departure to the cowardice of several Bundestag members during the January vote on the migration restriction law.
- Twenty-three out of ninety FDP MPs voted against or abstained, causing the bill's failure despite party leadership support.
- Kemmerich believes the party missed a critical chance to change direction and expects market forces to determine its future.
- He served briefly as Thuringia’s minister-president in early 2020 and subsequently experienced strained relations with the federal FDP.
The final push came from the cowardice of a good dozen FDP Bundestag members during the vote at the end of January on the influx limitation law. This law also failed because of these cowardly actions.— Thomas Kemmerich comments on his departure from the FDP, criticizing the cowardice of his former party colleagues.
"Team Freedom": Thomas Kemmerich joins Frauke Petry's association: He will be remembered as the Thuringian Minister-President who was elected to office with ...
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Key FactsThomas Kemmerich Heads Frauke Petry’s Team Freiheit
Sep 18, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Thomas Kemmerich, former Thuringia premier, now leads the association behind Team Freiheit.
- Team Freiheit was established by Frauke Petry, aiming to present a new political option.
- Kemmerich announced his departure from the FDP about a week before taking the leadership role.
- His 2020 election as premier with support from CDU, AfD, and FDP caused a political crisis in Thuringia.
We want to present a completely new, previously missing political offer.— Thomas Kemmerich and Frauke Petry announce the goals of Team Freiheit.
OpinionThe situation this morning: Will the AfD be kicked out today?: The AfD is in a row with its landlord and faces eviction from its party headquarters ...
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New party? FDP leader Kemmerich called upon to resign after meeting with former AfD leader Petry
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FDP politician Thomas Kemmerich: "We're more or less at rock bottom": FDP state leader and entrepreneur Thomas Kemmerich is taking issue with Christian ...
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Key FactsFDP: Kemmerich Calls for Renewal and Topic Focus
Apr 20, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: wiwo.de
- Thomas Kemmerich, a prominent FDP politician, views the party as being at a low point post-election and advocates for a fresh start without quotas.
- He emphasizes the need for a new leadership team focused on themes like freedom, social market economy, and digitalization.
- Kemmerich criticizes bureaucracy and the established parties' failure to address voter concerns, which he believes contributes to the rise of the AfD.
- He calls for a clear commitment to the social market economy and a reduction of state interference in personal matters.
We have not yet recovered from the knockout in the federal election and are more or less on the ground.— Thomas Kemmerich on the current state of the FDP after the federal election.
Parties: Kemmerich does not rule out candidacy for FDP chairmanship: Erfurt - | Thuringia's former short-term Minister-President and FDP politician Thomas ...
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Lindner's successor? Wolfgang Kubicki and Agnes Strack-Zimmermann want to become FDP chairmen
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Paid articlePaywall Must Kemmerich go? Personnel debate reaches Thuringian FDP: Thomas Kemmerich Chairman of the Thuringian FDP.
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Election in Thuringia: Left party wants to help Mario Voigt into office: Mario Voigt wants to become the new Prime Minister of Thuringia. But even with his ...
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Key FactsMario Voigt Elected Thuringia's New Prime Minister
Dec 12, 2024 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Mario Voigt secured the position of Thuringia’s prime minister in the initial voting round despite lacking a coalition majority.
- A last-minute agreement with The Left ensured sufficient support and prevented reliance on far-right AfD votes.
- The coalition of CDU, SPD, and BSW formalized a parliamentary cooperation pact with The Left for this legislative period.
- Voigt, a native Thuringian and 15-year parliamentarian, marks the CDU’s return to leadership after a decade in opposition.
The AfD must not be given a platform.— Christian Schaft, leader of the Left Party faction in Thuringia, explaining the decision to support Mario Voigt.
Voigt is counting on the left: Thuringia's future prime minister fears Kemmerich moment
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