Die PARTEI at a glance

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Die PARTEI

THE PARTY
The PARTEI (Party for Work, Rule of Law, Animal Protection, Elite Promotion and Grassroots Democratic Initiative) is a small German party founded in 2004 by editors of the satirical magazine Titanic. It uses satirical means to criticize political grievances and raise awareness of social issues. Despite its satirical approach, it actively participates in elections and was able to win two seats in the European Parliament in the 2019 European elections. Its chairman is Martin Sonneborn.
Foundation and Background
The PARTEI was founded in 2004 by editors of the satirical magazine Titanic. Its full name is 'Party for Work, Rule of Law, Animal Protection, Elite Promotion and Grassroots Democratic Initiative', which results in the acronym 'PARTEI'. The founding idea was to combine political satire with active political engagement to draw attention to grievances and promote political awareness.
Satirical Approach and Political Goals
The PARTEI uses satire to comment on political and social issues. Its actions and programs are often provocative and humorously designed to criticize and stimulate discussions. For example, it calls in its program for the 2024 European elections for the abolition of privacy to promote the surveillance of politicians, which constitutes a satirical critique of state surveillance. Despite its satirical character, the PARTEI pursues serious political goals, such as the promotion of freedom of expression and combatting right-wing extremism.
Electoral Successes and Political Participation
Since its foundation, the PARTEI has regularly participated in elections. In the 2014 European elections, it won its first seat in the European Parliament, represented by Martin Sonneborn. In 2019, it was able to build on its success and received almost 900,000 votes, allowing it to secure two seats in the European Parliament. These were occupied by Martin Sonneborn and Nico Semsrott. In 2024, the PARTEI was able to maintain its two seats in the European Parliament, represented by Martin Sonneborn and Sibylle Berg.
Structure and Organization
The PARTEI is organized nationwide and has numerous state and local associations.

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Who votes for the party?

Party position (research)
Voters in the PolitPro community
Economy & state
Should income and wealth be redistributed?
Pro redistribution
Against redistribution
How should the state use a budget surplus?
Invest
Reduce debt and cut taxes
Should the local economy be protected?
Free global trade
Protect the local economy
Society & values
What matters more: freedom or security?
Maximum freedom
Security
What role should religion play in politics?
Separation of church and state
Close link between church and state
Should policy focus on cities or rural areas?
Focus on cities
Focus on rural areas
Environment & globalization
What matters more: the environment or the economy?
Environmental protection matters more than economic growth
Economic growth matters more than environmental protection
How close should cooperation with Russia be?
No cooperation
Close cooperation
How close should cooperation with China be?
No cooperation
Close cooperation
How close should cooperation with the USA be?
No cooperation
Close cooperation
Migration & integration
How should immigration policy be regulated?
Open
Strict
How should immigrant integration work?
Multicultural society
Homogeneous society
Should ethnic minorities have more rights?
More rights
Fewer rights
What role should nation-states play?
An open world without borders
Strong nation-states
Democracy & institutions
How should the state be organized: federal or centralized?
Federalism
Centralization
What do the charts show?
We asked voters of all parties in the PolitPro community about their positions on different political issues. The bars show the range of opinions among party supporters. The shorter the bar, the more similar the views of the party’s voters on that issue. If available, we also show the party’s position derived from research as a circle.
Where does the data come from?
The data is based on self-assessments from party supporters in the PolitPro community. It is not representative of the entire population, but it still gives a solid overview of which issues matter most to party supporters.
Voter profile
Conservative
Social
Market
Progressive
The chart shows the self-assessment of a random sample of Die PARTEI voters from the PolitPro community.

Historical election results

Die PARTEI: Historical election results in Germany

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Historical participation in government since 1945

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Sources of data and information

PolitPro

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

Long-running research data from the University of Bremen. It documents political parties and governments and enables systematic political comparison.
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Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

Europe’s most important expert survey on party positions. More than 400 political scientists from different countries assess party positions based on scientific criteria.
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Rovny, Jan, Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024,”