Abdi ran for the Bundestag in 2021 in a district that historically supported the Social Democrats, but had been held by the
Christian Democrats since the
2013 German federal election. She defeated incumbent
Karsten Möring for the direct mandate. From 2022 to 2025, she was also a member of the Committee on Climate Protection and Energy and its Subcommittee on International Climate and Energy Policy. In 2025, she joined the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainable Development. In addition to her committee assignments, Abdi is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Maghreb States. Within her parliamentary group, Abdi belongs to the
Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement. In the negotiations to form a
Grand Coalition under the leadership of
Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (
CDU together with the Bavarian
CSU) and the SPD following the
2025 German elections, Abdi was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on foreign affairs, defense, development cooperation and human rights, led by
Johann Wadephul,
Florian Hahn and
Svenja Schulze. == Other activities ==