The Blue Party (german: link=no, Die blaue Partei) was a minor political party in Germany that existed from 2017 to 2019. It was founded by

Frauke Petry Frauke Petry (; ; born 1 June 1975) is a German politician who chaired the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from July 2015 to September 2017. A chemist by training and with a professional background as a businesswoman, some political scientis ...

after resigning as leader of the

Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (german: link=no, Alternative für Deutschland, AfD; ) is a right-wing populist * * * * * * * political party in Germany. AfD is known for its opposition to the European Union, as well as immigration to Germany. I ...

party (AfD). It entered candidates in elections to German state parliaments, but received few votes. The party dissolved itself at the end of 2019.

History

The party was registered with the Federal Returning Officer in September 2017 and published its program in the following month. Its policies were intended to attract voters who believed that the

Christian Democratic Union of Germany The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (german: link=no, Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands ; CDU ) is a Christian democratic and liberal conservative political party in Germany. It is the major catch-all party of the centre-right ...

had become too liberal under

Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel (; ; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Oppo ...

and that the

had become too nationalist. The Blue Party first stood for election in the

2019 Saxony state election The 2019 Saxony state election was held on 1 September 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Saxony. The outgoing government was a Grand coalition (Germany), grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democrat ...

s with Petry as its lead candidate. The party received 7,786 votes, which corresponds to 0.4% of the valid votes. In the

2019 Thuringian state election The 2019 Thuringian state election was held on 27 October 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Thuringia. The outgoing government was a coalition consisting of The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Ministe ...

s, the party received 857 votes, 0.1% of all valid votes. Petry announced on 5 November 2019 that the party would dissolve by the end of the year due to its results in the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia. It formally ceased to exist from 31 December 2019.

References

External links

Official Webpage of "Bürgerforum Blaue Wende"
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