Values Union WerteUnion | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | WU |
| Chairperson | Hans-Georg Maaßen |
| Spokesperson | Martin Lohmann |
| Deputy chairs | Alexander Mitsch, Kay-Achim Schönbach, Albert Weiler |
| Founder | Alexander Mitsch |
| Founded | 24 March 2017 (association) 17 February 2024 (party) |
| Split from | CDU |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Youth wing | Junge Werteunion (until 2024) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Navy blue Orange |
| Bundestag | 0 / 736 |
| Bundesrat | 0 / 69 |
| State Parliaments | 0 / 1,898 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 96 |
| Heads of State Governments | 0 / 16 |
| Website | |
| partei-werteunion | |
The Values Union (German: WerteUnion, WU) is a German party founded on February 17, 2024 by transforming a seven-year-old registered association with the same name.[4] According to its own information, the Values Union had around 4,000 members in 2022; with about 3,000 also being the members of the CDU.[5]
- ^ ""Werteunion" in der Krise – DW – 11.07.2021". dw.com (in German). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Schultz, Tanjev (3 February 2021). Auf dem rechten Auge blind?: Rechtsextremismus in Deutschland (in German). Kohlhammer Verlag. ISBN 978-3-17-040065-8.
- ^ Götze, Susanne; Joeres, Annika (25 January 2020). "Koalition der Klimawandelleugner". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Unzufriedene CDU-Konservative: Was die Werteunion ist und was sie will, ZDF
- ^ deutschlandfunk.de. "Werteunion - Max Otte, die CDU und die AfD". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.