Freedom – Civil Rights Party for More Freedom and Democracy Die Freiheit – Bürgerrechtspartei für mehr Freiheit und Demokratie | |
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| Leader | Michael Stürzenberger |
| Chairman | Karl Schmitt |
| Vice-Chairman | Marc Doll |
| Founder | René Stadtkewitz |
| Founded | 28 October 2010 |
| Dissolved | 4 December 2016 |
| Split from | Christian Democratic Union of Germany |
| Merged into | Alternative for Germany (de facto) |
| Headquarters | Storkower Straße 158 10407 Berlin |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right[1] |
| International affiliation | International Freedom Alliance |
| Colours | Blue and orange |
Freedom – Civil Rights Party for More Freedom and Democracy (German: Die Freiheit – Bürgerrechtspartei für mehr Freiheit und Demokratie), known as The Freedom (German: Die Freiheit) for short, was a political party in Germany which identified as conservative-liberal[2] and classical liberal.[3] Described as right-wing populist,[4][5] the party was known for its criticism of Islam.[4][5]
The party was founded in October 2010 by Berlin city parliamentarian René Stadtkewitz who had been expelled from the centre-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) for inviting the Dutch politician Geert Wilders to Berlin. The party sought the implementation of a direct citizen democracy based on the Swiss model and extensive changes in immigration and integration policy.[6]
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Junge Freiheitwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ van Bebber, Werner (10 September 2010), ""Die Freiheit" soll rechts sein, liberal – und anders als andere", Der Tagesspiegel, retrieved 22 August 2011
- ^ a b Gutsch, Jochen-Martin (1 June 2011), "Riding the Wave of Islamophobia: The German Geert Wilders", Spiegel Online, retrieved 21 July 2011
- ^ a b "Rechtspopulismus: Keinen Fußbreit", Die Zeit (in German), retrieved 21 July 2011
- ^ Bielicki, Jan (February 2011), "Anti-Islam-Partei "Die Freiheit": Geert Wilders light", Süddeutsche Zeitung, retrieved 30 August 2011