ÖDP at a glance

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Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei

Ecological Democratic Party

Centre-right

Environment & climate
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EPP

Group in the European Parliament
The Ecological-Democratic Party (ÖDP) is a small German party that emerged from the ecological movement in 1981. It focuses on environmental and family policy, criticism of growth, and the promotion of direct democracy. The ÖDP rejects corporate donations and advocates for a sustainable economic approach. It is particularly active at the local level in Bavaria, where it was able to secure a mandate in the European Parliament for the first time in 2014.
Origin and Development of the ÖDP
The ÖDP was founded in 1981 and arose from the ecological movement. Its founder, Herbert Gruhl, was previously a member of the CDU and was involved in ecological issues. The party positions itself as ecologically value-conservative and sees itself as a value-oriented party of the political center.
Program and Goals
The ÖDP advocates for a sustainable economic approach and rejects the growth dogma. It demands a strengthening of democracy through referendums at all levels and a ban on corporate donations to parties. Moreover, it is committed to environmental protection and family-friendly policies.
Political Successes and Presence
The ÖDP is primarily active in Bavaria, where it holds the majority of its over 500 municipal mandates. It is also represented in numerous municipal parliaments in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. In 2014, the party won a mandate in the European elections for the first time.
Distancing from Extremism
The ÖDP firmly opposes any fascist tendencies and condemns all violence against foreign or Jewish fellow citizens or their institutions, as well as against minorities, in the strongest terms.
Political orientation
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Who votes for the party?

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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.
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The chart shows the self-assessment of a random sample of ÖDP voters from the PolitPro community.

Historical election results

ÖDP: Historical election results in Germany

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Sources of data and information

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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,”