The Family Party of Germany (german: Familienpartei Deutschlands) is a minor

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. It has elected members to several local councils in the state of

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. In the 2005 federal elections, the Family Party received 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. The party wants to introduce a right to vote for children carried out by the legal guardians. In the 2014 European parliament elections, the Family Party received 0.69% of the national vote (202,871 votes in total) and elected one

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- Arne Gericke, however he later went on to join

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in June 2017. In the

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, the Family Party slightly increased their vote share, reaching the threshold and electing lead candidate Helmut Geuking as an MEP.

Election results

Federal Parliament (''Bundestag'')

European Parliament

References

External links

www.familien-partei.de
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