Bündnis Deutschland
Alliance Germany Bündnis Deutschland | |
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| Abbreviation | BD |
| Leader | Steffen Grosse |
| Founded | November 2022 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right[3][4] to right-wing[5] |
| Regional affiliation | Alliance for Thuringia[6] (2024) |
| Slogan | Freiheit, Wohlstand, Sicherheit ('Freedom, Prosperity, Safety') |
| Bundestag | 1 / 733 |
| State Parliaments | 7 / 1,893 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 96 |
| Website | |
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Bündnis Deutschland (BD, lit. 'Alliance Germany')[3] is a minor German political party founded in November 2022. It is led by Steffen Grosse, the former leader of the Free Voters of Saxony and a former Christian Democratic Union member. It describes itself as politically between the Christian Democrats and the Alternative for Germany.[7][8]
History
[edit]Bündnis Deutschland was first formed in a party conference on November 20, 2022 in Fulda. Steffen Grosse would be elected as party leader.
In January 2023, member of the Bavarian Landtag Markus Plenk would join BD. Plenk was elected as an AfD member, but had left the party in 2019. Plenk would leave BD in October 2023.[9] Also in January 2023, a Member of the European Parliament Lars Patrick Berg left the Liberal Conservative Reformers party and joined Bündnis Deutschland.[10]
Grosse announced plans to run in the May 2023 state-level elections in Bremen,[1][11] but later decided to support the local Citizens in Rage party instead,[12] who in turn later merged into the former.[13] In 2024, both Wir Bürger[14] and Values Union started to discuss mergers with BD.[15]
The party first contested the 2024 European parliament election. It received 0.4% of the national vote (164,477 votes in total).[16] Former independent Bundestag member Uwe Witt, who was elected from the Alternative for Germany in 2017, joined BD in late December 2024, making him his new party's first federal legislator.[17]
In the 2025 federal election, BD will run in all federal states and candidates in 84 constituencies. The leading candidate for this election will be Kay-Achim Schönbach. [18]
Ideology and Platform
[edit]When BD was founded, the party declared that it would, among other things, support a social market economy, lower taxes and levies, and secure and affordable energy. In addition, according to its contract, it rules out a coalition with extremist parties.[19]
The party supports a more balanced, affordable energy mix that includes modern, safe nuclear energy as well as renewable energies and future technologies. They also call for more German energy independence. Furthermore, BD wants more local agriculture production.[20]
BD supports for the preservation of Germany's "Christian-Jewish" roots and strongly backs freedom of speech. The party also opposes cancel culture.[20]
BD supports greater resources for law enforcement, and believes that court rulings should occur faster.[20] They also calls for more direct democracy, including expanded opportunities for referendums. [19]
Relationship with the AfD
[edit]As it was co-founded by former AfD members, Alliance Germany is said to have a latent closeness to that party. Some top officials of Alliance Germany (as of August 2023) are former members, elected officials and officials of the AfD, including the party's only member of the Bundestag, Uwe Witt. [21][22]
On November 22, 2022, party leader Steffen Große stated that former AfD members can also be accepted if they meet the requirements for party membership. However, former members of the right-wing extremist wing are explicitly excluded.
Federal Executive Board member Jonathan Sieber distanced himself from the “populist and denigrating tone” of the AfD and made it clear that his party would not “denigrate or despise” any population groups.[23]Regarding the cordon sanitaire with the AfD, Steffen Große said that “bridges instead of firewalls” were needed.[24][25]
Election results
[edit]European Parliament
[edit]| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lars Patrick Berg | 164,477 | 0.41 (#18) | 0 / 96
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New | – |
State Parliaments
[edit]| State | Year | Votes | % | Seats | ± | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxony | 2024 | 6,718 | 0.29 (#13) | 0 / 120
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N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
| Thuringia | 2024 | 5,508 | 0.46 (#12) | 0 / 88
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N/A | Extra-parliamentary |
See also
[edit]- Conservatism in Germany
- List of political parties in Germany
- The Blue Party (Germany)
- Citizens for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Neue konservative Partei "Bündnis Deutschland" gegründet". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ deutschlandfunkkultur.de. ""Bündnis Deutschland": die neue Partei in der liberal-konservativen Mitte". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ a b sharon (2022-11-24). "New Center-Right Party Formed in Germany". europeanconservative.com. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Neue Partei „Bündnis Deutschland" - Bürgerlich, aber ohne Irre und Nazis". Cicero (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Welche Chancen die neue Partei "Bündnis Deutschland" hat". mdr (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Mut zur Gestaltung für Thüringen, Deutschland, unsere Heimat". Bündnis für Thüringen. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Bündnis Deutschland: Déjà-vu mit Früh-AfD". ZDF (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Sie werben um frustrierte Konservative: Was will die neue Partei "Bündnis Deutschland"?". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ dpa (2021-02-01). "Parteien: Steffen Große gründet neue Partei: Bürgerallianz Deutschland". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Lars Patrick BERG". European Parliament. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "Großes Presseecho bei Gründung des "Bündnis Deutschland"". Bündnis Deutschland (in German). 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
- ^ "Land Bremen: „Bürger in Wut" kooperiert mit „Bündnis Deutschland"". 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Bürger in Wut aus Bremen wird Bündnis Deutschland". FAZ.NET (in German). 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ "Mitglieder von BÜNDNIS DEUTSCHLAND und Wir Bürger signalisieren Zustimmung zur Verschmelzung beider Parteien". Bündnis Deutschland (in German). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Hans-Georg Maaßen [@HGMaassen] (20 June 2024). "Der Bundesvorstand der neuen freiheitlichen Partei #WerteUnion hat nach Vorgesprächen mit #Bündnis #Deutschland heute einstimmig beschlossen, einen Zusammenschluss mit BD anzustreben" (Tweet) (in German). Retrieved 20 June 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ergebnisse Deutschland". Die Bundeswahlleiterin. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Bündnis Deutschland sitzt jetzt im Bundestag" (Press release) (in German). Bündnis Deutschland. 23 December 2024.
- ^ "BÜNDNIS DEUTSCHLAND mit 16 Landeslisten und 84 Direktkandidaten - Vizeadmiral a.D. als Nr. 1". Bündnis Deutschland (in German). 2025-01-27. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ a b "Unser Vertrag mit den Bürgern". Bündnis Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ a b c "Unsere Kernpositionen". Bündnis Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ WDR (2022-11-18). "Bündnis Deutschland: Die nächste AfD-Abspaltung?". www1.wdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Unionsantrag zur Migration: So haben die Bundestagsabgeordneten abgestimmt". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Sie wirbt um frustrierte Konservative: Was will die neue Partei „Bündnis Deutschland"?". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Prominenter Neuzugang im Bundesvorstand von BÜNDNIS DEUTSCHLAND". Bündnis Deutschland (in German). 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Werteunion und Co.: „Nie wieder darf sich ein deutscher Konservativer als Kollaborateur hergeben" - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-03.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in German)
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