Jugend- und Entwicklungspartei Deutschlands

The Youth and Development Party of Germany (German: Jugend- und Entwicklungspartei Deutschlands) short-form: JED, was a minor political party in Germany. The party primarily focused on the interests of teenagers and young adults.

Youth and Development Party of Germany
Jugend- und Entwicklungspartei Deutschlands
AbbreviationJED
LeaderTill Müller, Lukas Ostermann[1]
FoundedFebruary 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
DissolvedNovember 9, 2019 (2019-11-09)
HeadquartersOffice Center Rheine,
Landersumer Weg 40,
48431 Rheine
Membership85[2]
IdeologyYouth interests
Social liberalism
Cannabis legalization
SloganNew beginning, now!
Neustart, jetzt!
Website
http://jed-bund.de/

History

The party was founded in 2017 by roughly 35 pupils from the Emsland Gymnasium in Rheine.[3][1][4] The party was founded due to the founders viewing all other parties as "unelectable", highlighting the average age of politicians in the major political parties.[5]

The JED was dissolved in November 2019.

Program

The JED wanted more funding for schools, a faster implementation of new media in the classroom, as well as a return to the G9 policy for gymnasiums. The party also wanted to raise HARZ IV and legalize the authorized distribution of recreational cannabis.[6][4]

One of the co-founders of the party proposed a voting age of 14 in a 2019 interview.[7]

Elections

The JED only ever participated in the 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, where it received 7,054 votes (0.1%).[8] It was also recognized as a political party for the 2017 federal election but did not contest.[9]

State elections
Year NW
2017 0.1% (7,054)

See also

References
  1. "JED Jugend- und Entwicklungspartei Deutschlands". www.parteienlexikon.de. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  2. "Statistiken". 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2023-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Rheiner Schüler gründen neue Partei". GN-Online (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  4. "Jugend- und Entwicklungspartei Deutschlands (JED) - bpb". Archived from the original on 2017-04-27.
  5. "18-Jähriger macht Kampfansage an Parteien: "Traue keinem Politiker über 30"".
  6. "JED - Parteiprogramm". 2017-02-02. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2023-01-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. WDR (2019-02-13). "Interview: Lukas Ostermann". www.planet-wissen.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  8. https://www.wahlergebnisse.nrw/landtagswahlen/2017/aktuell/pdf/a000lw17.pdf
  9. "Parties and candidates - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
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