Mieterpartei
{{Infobox political party
| name = Renters' Party
| native_name = Mieterpartei
| logo = Mieterpartei_Logo.jpg
| colorcode = #092A88
| leader = Anke Hahn
Hartmut Bräunlich
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2016|2|26|df=y}}, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
| ideology = Opposition to high rent
Progressivism
Multiculturalism
Environmentalism
| website = {{URL|www.mieterpartei-jetzt.de}}
| country = Germany
| abbreviation = MIETERPARTEI
| native_name_lang = de
| membership = 35
| membership_year = 2016
}}
The Renters' Party (German: Mieterpartei) is a minor political party in Germany. It was founded in Berlin in early 2016, which is also the state it is primarily active in, although regional sections for other cities, such as Mannheim, have also been founded.{{Cite web |last=CKI |date=2018-03-16 |title=Wer ist die Mieterpartei und was will sie? |url=https://www.neckarstadtblog.de/2018/03/16/wer-ist-die-mieterpartei-und-was-will-sie/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Neckarstadtblog |language=de-DE}}
Program
The party lists seven most essential points on its website, all related to their main topic - the opposition to high rents and how to combat them.{{Cite web |title=Grundsatzprogramm |url=https://mieterpartei-jetzt.de/index.php/grundsatzprogramm/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=MIETERPARTEI |language=de-DE}} The party suggests a stronger focus on the construction of social and middle class housing instead of luxury apartments, better protections for renters and expropriation in case of long-term vacant housing.{{Cite news |title=Berlin-Wahl: Kleinparteien haben wenig Chancen - dafür viele Visionen |language=de-DE |work=Der Tagesspiegel Online |url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/kleinparteien-haben-wenig-chancen-dafur-viele-visionen-7809247.html |access-date=2023-10-31 |issn=1865-2263}} It also wants to enshrine a right to housing in the constitution.{{Cite web |date=2016-09-13 |title=Berliner Mieterpartei: Wohnzimmer-Wahlkampf gegen die Verdrängung |url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berliner-mieterpartei-wohnzimmer-wahlkampf-gegen-die-verdraengung-li.25913 |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Berliner Zeitung |language=de}}
In their full party program of 78 pages, however, the party goes more in depth about their policies; these furthermore include anti-corruption, reform of the healthcare system, environmentalism, multiculturalism, a stop to privatization, and an endorsement of parliamentarianism.{{Cite web |title=Grundsatzprogramm MIETERPARTEI April 2016 |url=https://mieterpartei-jetzt.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Grundsatzprogramm-MIETERPARTEI-April-2016.pdf}}
Election results
= Federal elections =
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="2" |Party list ! colspan="2" |Constituency |
| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
|---|
| 2017{{Cite web |title=Endgültige Ergebnisse nach Wahlkreisen |url=https://www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/dam/jcr/3f3d42ab-faef-4553-bdf8-ac089b7de86a/btw17_heft3.pdf}}
| | |1,352 |0.0% |
= State elections =
= Local elections =
References
External links
- [https://mieterpartei-jetzt.de/ Official website]
Category:Political parties in Germany
Category:2016 establishments in Germany