Alliance of German Democrats
The Alliance of German Democrats (German: Allianz Deutscher Demokraten) is a minor party in Germany aimed primarily at immigrants of Turkish origin.[2]
Alliance of German Democrats Allianz Deutscher Demokraten | |
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Abbreviation | AD-D[1] |
Leader | Ramazan Akbaş |
General Secretary | Uğur Karadağ |
Founded | 2 June 2016 |
Headquarters | Zebrafinkweg 8, 13129, Berlin |
Membership | 2,500 |
Ideology | Political Islam Conservatism Erdoganism |
Colours | Blue |
Bundestag | 0 / 709
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European Parliament | 0 / 96
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Website | |
ad-demokraten | |
History
This party was founded by the entrepreneur Remzi Aru in Nuremberg[3] directly after the resolution on the Armenian Genocide. According to him, no party is more eligible for (especially Turkish) migrants in Germany. Experts see a clear proximity to Erdogan and the AKP and a "narrow choice basis", as the party would appeal primarily to Turks - of which only half may vote in Germany.[4][5][6] The Alternative for Germany (German: Alternative für Deutschland; AfD) filed a complaint against the abbreviation ADD and won in the first instance.[7]
In mid-December 2017 a regional association of AD-D was founded in Bavaria. The first regional chairman is the industrial engineer Taner Kaplan.[8]
Elections
The party ran for the first time in the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2017.[9] It achieved 0.15% of the second votes cast.
The state list of the AD-D in North Rhine-Westphalia was approved for the 2017 federal election. During the election campaign, the party posted pictures of Erdogan with a Turkish slogan that translates as "Turkey friends - stand with them! Give them your votes! Grow with them!" Nationwide it received 0.1 percent of the votes in NRW 0.4%. In a few cities the party became the strongest party among those parties that did not reach the Bundestag, for example in Herne with 1.2%.[10]
References
- "Was läuft eigentlich bei der "Allianz Deutscher Demokraten"?". Deutsch Türkisches Journal. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- Heller, Lukas. "Allianz Deutscher Demokraten (AD-Demokraten)" (in German). Federal Agency for Civic Education. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- "Bayern hat eine neue Partei" (in German). Bayerische Staatszeitung. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- Online, FOCUS (2016-11-30). "Vorsitzender ist Erdogan-Fan: Migrantenpartei will der CDU Wähler abjagen". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- "Recep Tayyip Erdogan - "ADD"Allianz Deutscher Demokraten". der Freitag (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- Dernbach, Andrea (2016-11-26). "Wie eine Ethnopartei Migranten umwirbt". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- "AfD erwirkt vor Gericht einstweilige Verfügung gegen die "Allianz deutscher Demokraten"". AfD Kompakt (in German). 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- Schöne, Stefanie. "Erdoğan hat einen neuen Fanklub in Bayern" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Landeswahlausschuss lässt 31 Parteien zur Landtagswahl zu" (in German). Ministerium des Innern des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Ergebnisse BW 2017 und 2013" (PDF). Herne (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2021.