Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany

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Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany
Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland
Leader Sven Lingreen and Skadi Helmert [1]
Founded4 July 2020(4 years ago) (2020-07-04)
HeadquartersBerlin
Ideology Anti-lockdown
Anti-vaccination
Regional affiliation Alliance for Thuringia (Thuringia)
Website
diebasis-partei.de

The Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany (German : Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland, abbreviated German : dieBasis) is a political party in Germany. The declared aim of the party is to strengthen grassroots democracy in society and politics, as they consider that many areas of life are dominated by economic interests, profits, and fights for political power. [2] Political scientists and media reports however generally identify the party as primarily supported by lockdown opponents and anti-vaccination campaigners. [3]

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The party cannot be easily placed on the political spectrum. According to an investigation by RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, however, its membership combines believers in alternative medicine and esotericism with far right conspiracy theorists such as Reichsbürger. [4]

The party has never won any seats in the Bundestag, state Landtags or the European Parliament.

History

In the 2021 federal election, the party received 1.4% of the national vote (630,153 votes), winning more votes than other prominent minor German parties such as the Pirate Party and the National Democratic Party. [5]

In the 2024 European parliament elections, the party received 0.3% of the national vote (99,502 votes), failing to win any seats in the European Parliament. [6]

Election results

Federal Parliament

ElectionConstituencyParty listSeats+/–Government
Votes %Votes %
2021 735,4511.59 (#9)630,1531.36 (#10)
0 / 735
Steady2.svg 0Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament

ElectionList leaderVotes %Seats+/–EP Group
2024 Ellèn Hölzer99,5020.25 (#22)
0 / 96
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References

  1. "Bundesvorstand" [Federal Board]. diebasis-partei.de. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. Wörz, Simon; Schlieben, Michael (25 September 2021). "Kleinparteien: Die Kleinen wollen groß rauskommen." [Small parties: The little ones want to make it big]. Zeit . Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. Schrader, Hannes (4 May 2021). "Das steckt hinter der "Querdenker"-Partei, der Volker Bruch beitreten will" [That's behind the "Querdenker" party, which Volker Bruch wants to join]. Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. Sternberg, Jan; Huesmann, Felix (19 March 2021). "Die neue Parteienliebe der Querdenker-Szene" [The new party love of the lateral thinker scene]. RND. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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