Party of Humanists

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Not to be confused with Humanist Party.

Party of Humanists
Partei der Humanisten
ChairpersonAlexander Mucha
General SecretaryDominic Ressel
Founded4 October 2014; 6 years ago (2014-10-04)
HeadquartersMainzer Straße 18, 10247 Berlin
Membership (2021)Increase 2,000
IdeologySecular humanism
Secular liberalism
Social liberalism
Civil libertarianism
Progressivism
Colours  Black

  White   Light blue

  Magenta
Bundestag
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State Parliaments
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European Parliament
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Website
diehumanisten.de

The Party of Humanists (German: Partei der Humanisten) is a minor political party in Germany that first participated in the 2017 federal election.[1]

History[]

The party emerged from a Facebook group called "Initiative Humanismus" with over 700 members. One year after the decision to establish a party, the Party of Humanists was founded on 4 October 2014 in Berlin.[2][3] On 21 March 2017, the Party held a joint press conference along with the Pirate Party Germany, the Liberal Democrats, the New Liberals, the , and the youth organization of The Left to announce a "socialliberale proclamation" and better cooperation among the participating organizations.[4][5][6][7][8]

Party platform[]

The core themes of the Humanist Party are science and education, the right of self-determination of the individual, and secularization.[9] For example, the party supports the liberal and self-responsible use of drugs,[10] supports legal voluntary euthanasia[11][12] and is against circumcision of children.[13] The party also supports the implementation of universal basic income.[9]

Currently, the Party of Humanists is the only party in Germany that specifically targets non-religious people, freethinkers, and atheists as voters.[14]

Leadership[]

The current federal executive committee of the Party of Humanists consists of ten members:[15]

  • Alexander Mucha (Party Leader)
  • Maria Krause (Deputy Chair)
  • Dominic Ressel (General Secretary)
  • Rüdiger Gottschalk (Treasurer)
  • Philipp Beye
  • Andreas Blaschke
  • Axel Börold
  • Tim Ewert
  • Johannes Heym
  • Stephan Wiedenmann

Federal state parties[]

Federal state party Date of Founding Chairman Election participation
Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg 3 December 2016 Andreas Schäfer 2019 European Parliament election
Bayern Bavaria 11 February 2017 David Goldbrunner 2018 Bavarian state election
Berlin Berlin,[16] 2 April 2017 Barend Wolf 2019 European Parliament election
Brandenburg Brandenburg not founded yet - 2019 European Parliament election
Bremen Bremen[17] 9 June 2018 Julia Kreitz 2019 Bremen state election
Hamburg Hamburg,[18] 1 October 2017 Michael Brandt 2020 Hamburg state election
Hessen Hesse,[19] 25 September 2016 Dennis Wörner 2018 Hessian state election
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern not founded yet - 2019 European Parliament election
Niedersachsen Lower Saxony[20] 25 November 2017 Sara Pfeil 2019 European Parliament election
Nordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia 22 October 2016 Leonard Niesik 2017 German federal election
Rheinland-Pfalz Rhineland-Palatinate 15 April 2018 Holger Schlenger 2019 European Parliament election
Saarland Saarland not founded yet - 2019 European Parliament election
Sachsen Saxony 7 January 2018 Dominic Eberle 2019 Saxony state election
Sachsen-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt 31 March 2018 Patrick Krause 2019 European Parliament election
Schleswig Holstein Schleswig-Holstein 20 October 2018 Alexander Eddelbüttel 2019 European Parliament election
Thüringen Thuringia not founded yet - 2019 European Parliament election

References[]

  1. ^ "Partei der Humanisten". Zdf.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ ""Partei der Humanisten" gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Pressemitteilung zur Gründung – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ^ ""Sozialliberale Offensive" in Berlin vorgestellt". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Die Humanisten starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. ^ "die Sozialliberalen". Die-sozialliberalen.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Gemeinsame Erklärung: Sechs Parteien und Organisationen starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive › Piratenpartei Deutschland". Piratenpartei.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Live Pressekonferenz » Neue Liberale". Neueliberale.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische. "Partei der Humanisten - bpb". Bpb.de.
  10. ^ "Humanistischer Pressedienst - Legalize and Humanize it!". Hpd.de (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ^ Siegler, bitzinger GmbH - Tobias. "DGHS - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanes Sterben - Partei der Humanisten". Dghs.de.
  12. ^ "Sterbehilfe – Das Recht auf das eigene Leben". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Weltweiter Tag der genitalen Selbstbestimmung". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Partei der Humanisten - "Politiker stellen sich gerne neben Religionsführer"". Deutschlandfunk.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Partei der Humanisten - Vorstand". Parteiderhumanisten.de (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Landesverband der Partei der Humanisten gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Partei der Humanisten".
  18. ^ "Partei der Humanisten gründet Hamburger Landesverband". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Landesverband in Hessen gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Partei der Humanisten".

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