Economic Party (Germany)

Reich Party of the German Middle Class
Economic Party of the German Middle Class
Reichspartei des deutschen Mittelstandes
(Wirtschaftspartei)
Founded1920
Dissolved1932
Succeeded byUnion Deutscher Mittelstandsparteien (unofficial)
Economic Reconstruction Union (unofficial)
Wirtschaftliche Vereinigung des Mittelstandes (unofficial)
IdeologyConservatism (German)
Anti-communism
Corporatism
Political positionRight-wing
Colours  Black   White

The Reich Party of the German Middle Class (German: Reichspartei des deutschen Mittelstandes), known from 1920 to 1925 as the Economic Party of the German Middle Classes (German: Wirtschaftspartei des deutschen Mittelstandes), was a conservative[1] German political party during the Weimar Republic. It was commonly known as the Economic Party (German: Wirtschaftspartei, WP).

  1. ^ Stanley G. Payne, Fascism:Comparison and Definition, Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1983, p. 16