German Freedom Party
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Freedom – Civil Rights Party for More Freedom and Democracy
Die Freiheit – Bürgerrechtspartei für mehr Freiheit und Demokratie |
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| Leader | Michael Stürzenberger |
| Chairman | Karl Schmitt |
| Vice-Chairman | Marc Doll |
| Founded | 28 October 2010 |
| Headquarters | Storkower Straße 158 10407 Berlin |
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Classical liberalism Direct democracy Right-wing populism Anti-Islam |
| Political position | Right-wing to Far-right |
| Colours | Blue and orange |
| Website | |
| www.diefreiheit.org | |
Freedom – Civil Rights Party for More Freedom and Democracy (Die Freiheit – Bürgerrechtspartei für mehr Freiheit und Demokratie), also known as The Freedom (German: Die Freiheit), is a political party in Germany which identifies as conservative-liberal or classical liberal party; while the party has been described by German mainstream media as right-wing populist, and is known for its criticism of Islam.
It was founded in October 2010 by Berlin city parliamentarian René Stadtkewitz who had been expelled from the conservative CDU for inviting the Dutch politician and Islam critic Geert Wilders to Berlin. The party seeks the implementation of a direct citizen democracy based on the Swiss model and extensive changes in immigration and integration policy.
Freedom was founded in October 2010 by René Stadtkewitz in the wake of the immigration debate spurred by the then-member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank Thilo Sarrazin. The Berlin city parliamentarian Stadtkewitz was expelled from the Christian Democratic Union faction in 2010 after inviting Dutch politician Geert Wilders of the Party for Freedom to hold a speech in Berlin. A number of other politicians who left their respective parties joined Stadtkewitz, while prominent Islam and immigration critic Thilo Sarrazin refused participation in the new party, but fought to stay in his Social Democratic Party and stated that the immigration and integration issues had to be discussed inside the major parties. In June 2011, the party expanded, founding state associations in ten German states.
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