Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany

Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany
Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands
AbbreviationAPPD
LeaderSaskia "Omma" Schwabeland
Founded1981 (1981)
NewspaperArmes Deutschland
Youth wingAsocial Youth
IdeologyPolitical satire
Pogo-Anarchism
ColorsBlack & White
Website
appd.at

The Anarchistic Pogo Party of Germany (German: Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands, or 'APPD') is the self-declared party of the Pöbel (mob) and "social parasites". It was created in 1981 by two punks in Hannover and took part in the 1998 election to the Bundestag with the promise to pay the voters with free beer. The official communication organ is the paper Armes Deutschland ("Poor Germany"), formerly Asoziale Rundschau ("Asocial Review"). The name refers to the punk dance, the Pogo.

The party took part in the 2005 German federal election with their chancellor candidate Wolfgang Wendland, who is also the lead singer of the German punk-band "Die Kassierer" ("The Cashiers"). The party has also been barred from elections for formal reasons.[1]

  1. ^ "German communists, anarchists barred from September election – DW – 07/09/2021". dw.com. Retrieved 2022-11-29.