She is still a state farmer of the Bavarian Farmers’ Association and a district councilor in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but it is highly likely that she will soon be sitting in the European Parliament: Christine Singer is number one on the list of the Free Voters and therefore has a good chance of winning a seat in Strasbourg. The 58-year-old farmer does not see a conflict of interest in moving directly from the state board of the farmers’ association to the MEPs’ bench. „Anyone who knows me knows that I think outside the box, that I’m someone who talks to everyone“, she says.