Family Party of Germany
The Family Party of Germany (German: Familienpartei Deutschlands) is a minor conservative political party in Germany. It has elected members to several local councils in the state of Saarland. In the 2005 federal elections, the Family Party received 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. The party wants to introduce a right to vote for children carried out by the legal guardians.
Family Party of Germany Familienpartei Deutschlands | |
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| Leader | Helmut Geuking |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Ideology | Conservatism Familialism Social conservatism Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists (until 2021) European People's Party (since 2021) |
| Colours | Orange |
| Bundestag | 0 / 709
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| State Parliaments | 1 / 1,855
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| European Parliament | 1 / 96
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| http://www.familien-partei.de/ | |
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In the 2014 European parliament elections, the Family Party received 0.69% of the national vote (202,871 votes in total) and elected one Member of the European Parliament - Arne Gericke, however he later went on to join Freie Wähler in June 2017. In the 2019 European Parliament election, the Family Party slightly increased their vote share, reaching the threshold and electing lead candidate Helmut Geuking as an MEP.