Party of Humanists

The Party of Humanists (German: Partei der Humanisten) is a minor political party in Germany that first participated in the 2017 federal election.[1]

Not to be confused with Humanist Party.

Party of Humanists
Partei der Humanisten
ChairpersonAlexander Mucha
General SecretaryDominic Ressel
Founded4 October 2014 (2014-10-04)
HeadquartersMainzer Straße 18, 10247 Berlin
Membership (2021) 2,000
IdeologySecular humanism
Secular liberalism
Social liberalism
Civil libertarianism
Progressivism
Colours  Black

  White   Light blue

  Magenta
Bundestag
0 / 630
State Parliaments
0 / 1,821
European Parliament
0 / 96
Website
diehumanisten.de

History

The party emerged from a Facebook group called "Initiative Humanismus" with over 700 members. One year after the decision to establish a party, the Party of Humanists was founded on 4 October 2014 in Berlin.[2][3] On 21 March 2017, the Party held a joint press conference along with the Pirate Party Germany, the Liberal Democrats, the New Liberals, the Transhuman Party Germany, and the youth organization of The Left to announce a "socialliberale proclamation" and better cooperation among the participating organizations.[4][5][6][7][8]

Party platform

The core themes of the Humanist Party are science and education, the right of self-determination of the individual, and secularization.[9] For example, the party supports the liberal and self-responsible use of drugs,[10] supports legal voluntary euthanasia[11][12] and is against circumcision of children.[13] The party also supports the implementation of universal basic income.[9]

Currently, the Party of Humanists is the only party in Germany that specifically targets non-religious people, freethinkers, and atheists as voters.[14]

Leadership

The current federal executive committee of the Party of Humanists consists of ten members:[15]

  • Alexander Mucha (Party Leader)
  • Maria Krause (Deputy Chair)
  • Dominic Ressel (General Secretary)
  • Rüdiger Gottschalk (Treasurer)
  • Philipp Beye
  • Andreas Blaschke
  • Axel Börold
  • Tim Ewert
  • Johannes Heym
  • Stephan Wiedenmann

Federal state parties
Federal state partyDate of FoundingChairmanElection participation
Baden-Württemberg 3 December 2016 Mario Caraggiu[16] 2019 European Parliament election
Bavaria 11 February 2017 David Goldbrunner 2018 Bavarian state election
Berlin,[17] 2 April 2017 Barend Wolf 2019 European Parliament election
Brandenburg 13 March 2021 Peter Likowski 2019 European Parliament election
Bremen[18] 9 June 2018 Julia Kreitz 2019 Bremen state election
Hamburg,[19] 1 October 2017 Michael Brandt 2020 Hamburg state election
Hesse,[20] 25 September 2016 Dennis Wörner 2018 Hessian state election
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 24 May 2021 Tom Kühnel 2019 European Parliament election
Lower Saxony[21] 25 November 2017 Rainer Rößler 2019 European Parliament election
North Rhine-Westphalia 22 October 2016 Leonard Niesik 2017 German federal election
Rhineland-Palatinate 15 April 2018 Holger Schlenger 2019 European Parliament election
Saarland[22] 20 November 2021 Fabian Grünewald 2019 European Parliament election
Saxony 7 January 2018 Jonas Lehn 2019 Saxony state election
Saxony-Anhalt 31 March 2018 Patrick Krause 2019 European Parliament election
Schleswig-Holstein 20 October 2018 Marvin Weidemeier 2019 European Parliament election
Thuringia 29 May 2021 Narek A. Avetisyan 2019 European Parliament election

References
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  2. ""Partei der Humanisten" gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. "Pressemitteilung zur Gründung – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ""Sozialliberale Offensive" in Berlin vorgestellt". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. "Die Humanisten starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  6. "die Sozialliberalen". Die-sozialliberalen.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. "Gemeinsame Erklärung: Sechs Parteien und Organisationen starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive › Piratenpartei Deutschland". Piratenpartei.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  8. "Live Pressekonferenz » Neue Liberale". Neueliberale.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  9. Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische. "Partei der Humanisten - bpb". Bpb.de.
  10. "Humanistischer Pressedienst - Legalize and Humanize it!". Hpd.de (in German). Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. Siegler, bitzinger GmbH - Tobias. "DGHS - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanes Sterben - Partei der Humanisten". Dghs.de.
  12. "Sterbehilfe – Das Recht auf das eigene Leben". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  13. "Weltweiter Tag der genitalen Selbstbestimmung". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  14. "Partei der Humanisten - "Politiker stellen sich gerne neben Religionsführer"". Deutschlandfunk.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  15. "Partei der Humanisten - Vorstand". Parteiderhumanisten.de (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. "https://twitter.com/pdh_bw/status/1462827074176135172". Twitter. Retrieved 9 December 2021. External link in |title= (help)
  17. "Landesverband der Partei der Humanisten gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  18. "Partei der Humanisten".
  19. "Partei der Humanisten gründet Hamburger Landesverband". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  20. "Landesverband in Hessen gegründet". Hpd.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  21. "Partei der Humanisten".
  22. "Hier kommt das Saarland (endlich)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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