The Party of Reason (, PdV) is a libertarian political party in Germany founded in May 2009 by Oliver Janich.Erben der FDP? , Telepolis, March 13, 2012.30. Mai im Hambacher Schloß: Partei der Vernunft wird gegründet , May 25, 2009.
The party's policies are based on the Austrian School of economics. It campaigns for libertarian positions, including a minimal state and free markets. It supports various positions such as not believing in anthropogenic global warming.
In September 2013, the PDV, together with libertarian parties from Spain (Party of Individual Freedom), France (Liberal Democratic Party) and the Netherlands (Libertarian Party) signed the Utrecht Declaration and Covenant of European Classical Liberal and Libertarian Parties, establishing the European Party for Individual Liberty (EPIL).The Utrecht Declaration and Covenant of European Classical Liberal and Libertarian Parties. Retrieved 2024-01-25
Elections
In 2011, the PDV participated in the local elections in Lower Saxony, winning one seat in the Flecken Harsefeld municipal council, two seats in the Samtgemeinde Harsefeld municipal council, and a further seat in the Bremervörde municipal council.Election results of the 2011 local elections in Lower Saxony – Fleckenrat Harsefeld – Samtgemeinderat Harsefeld , harsefeld.de, accessed on April 12, 2012.Election results of the 2011 local elections in Lower Saxony – Fleckenrat Harsefeld , harsefeld.de, accessed on April 12, 2012.Election results of the 2011 local elections in Lower Saxony – Stadtrat Bremervörde und Ortsräte in den einzelnen Ortsteilen, bremervoerde.de, accessed on April 18, 2012.
Harald Ebert, member of the City council of Erding, and former member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), joined the PDV in 2012.Das große Stühlerücken im Erdinger Stadtrat , Merkur online, September 30, 2011.Stadtrat , Stadt Erding, accessed on June 24, 2012.Landesvorstand Bayern , pdv, accessed on June 24, 2012.
The party's first participation in German state elections was in the 2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election on 13 May 2012, but it did not secure any seats in the Landtag.Parteien mit Landesliste im Überblick (3), WDR, accessed on April 19, 2012.Preliminary results of the 2012 North Rhine-Westphalia state election; accessed on May 13, 2012.
The PDV participated 2013 federal election on 22 September 2013, attaining ballot access in four states (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate), and winning almost 25,000 second votes (0.1%). The party also fielded a number of direct candidates.
Election results European Parliament Election List leader Votes % Seats +/– EP Group 2024 Dirk Hesse 29,508 0.07 (#30) New –
References
External links
Manifesto of the PDV Manifesto of the PDV