Party of Humanists

German political party

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

    Party platform

    The underlying ideology is evolutionary humanism.[2] The core themes of the Humanist Party are science and education, the right of self-determination of the individual, and secularization.[3] For example, the party supports the liberal and self-responsible use of drugs,[4] supports legal voluntary euthanasia[5][6] and is against circumcision of children.[7] The party also supports the implementation of universal basic income.[3]

    Currently, the Party of Humanists is the only party in Germany that specifically targets non-religious people, freethinkers, and atheists as voters.[8]

    Programme

    Health and science

    • Compulsory health insurance should only cover evidence based medicine, not pseudomedicine such as homeopathy
    • Legalization of active euthanasia under specific circumstances
    • Legalization of all drugs, but only for adults and with more prevention measures such as education, drug-checking, regulated production and sale[9]
    • Openness towards new technology and impartial assessment of the harms benefits, e. g. with respect to genome editing[10] and stem cell research
    • Reduction of antibiotic use in livestock farming in order to avoid emerging resistances
    • Funding for in-vitro-meat research

    EU and military

    • Founding of a united European Federal Republic. Today's national states shall be converted into strong sovereign regions.[11]
    • Rejection of a compulsory military service year for young adults
    • Establishing a united European military

    Economy

    • Simplification of the tax system by eliminating exemptions as well as cutback on unnecessary subsidies
    • Deregulation of shop opening hours on Sundays
    • Trialing and implementation of universal basic income

    Climate

    Social topics

    Freedom of speech and the Internet

    Religion

    • Complete separation of church and state
    • Introduction of unified ethics education instead of compulsory religious education in schools[12]
    • Removing references to god from the constitution and other laws
    • Prohibition of medically not-indicated religious circumcision in children unable to consent

    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.[13][14] 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.[15][16][17][18][19]

    Leadership

    The current federal executive committee of the Party of Humanists consists of eleven members:[20]

    • Lasse Schäfer (Party Leader)
    • Dominic Ressel (General Secretary)
    • Stephan Wiedenmann (Treasurer)
    • Axel Börold
    • Ole Teschke
    • Sascha Klughardt
    • Andreas Stirner
    • Josephine Keller
    • Felicitas Klings
    • Jochen Sieck
    • Maximilian Pindl
    • Ricardo Reitz

    Federal state parties

    Federal state party Date of Founding Chairman Last state election participation Last country-wide election participation
    Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg 3 December 2016 Mario Caraggiu[21] 2021 Baden-Württemberg state election 2021 German federal election
    Bayern Bavaria 11 February 2017 Frederic Forkel 2018 Bavarian state election 2021 German federal election
    Berlin Berlin[22] 2 April 2017 Barend Wolf 2021 Berlin state election 2021 German federal election
    Brandenburg Brandenburg 13 March 2021 Tim Ewert - 2021 German federal election
    Bremen Bremen[23] 9 June 2018 Julia Kreitz 2019 Bremen state election 2021 German federal election
    Hamburg Hamburg[24] 1 October 2017 Michael Brandt 2020 Hamburg state election 2021 German federal election
    Hessen Hesse[25] 25 September 2016 Dennis Wörner 2018 Hessian state election 2021 German federal election
    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 24 May 2021 Tom Kühnel 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election 2021 German federal election
    Niedersachsen Lower Saxony[26] 25 November 2017 Rainer Rößler - 2021 German federal election
    Nordrhein-Westfalen North Rhine-Westphalia 22 October 2016 Leonard Niesik - 2021 German federal election
    Rheinland-Pfalz Rhineland-Palatinate 15 April 2018 Tristan Marsell - 2021 German federal election
    Saarland Saarland[27] 20 November 2021 Fabian Grünewald - 2019 European Parliament election
    Sachsen Saxony 7 January 2018 Jonas Lehn 2019 Saxony state election 2021 German federal election
    Sachsen-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt 31 March 2018 Konstantin Zisiadis 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election 2021 German federal election
    Schleswig Holstein Schleswig-Holstein 20 October 2018 Marvin Weidemeier 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election 2021 German federal election
    Thüringen Thuringia 29 May 2021 Anthony Ramstedt - 2021 German federal election

    References

    1. ^ "Partei der Humanisten". Zdf.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    2. ^ "Mission Statement".
    3. ^ a b Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische. "Partei der Humanisten - bpb". Bpb.de.
    4. ^ "Humanistischer Pressedienst - Legalize and Humanize it!". Hpd.de (in German). 13 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
    5. ^ Siegler, bitzinger GmbH - Tobias. "DGHS - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Humanes Sterben - Partei der Humanisten". Dghs.de.
    6. ^ "Sterbehilfe – Das Recht auf das eigene Leben". Hpd.de. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    7. ^ "Weltweiter Tag der genitalen Selbstbestimmung". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    8. ^ "Partei der Humanisten - "Politiker stellen sich gerne neben Religionsführer"". Deutschlandfunk.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    9. ^ "Psychoaktive Substanzen (Themenabschnitt)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
    10. ^ "Gentechnik (Themenabschnitt)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 11 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
    11. ^ "Bundesrepublik Europa (Positionspapier)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
    12. ^ "Ethikunterricht (Themenabschnitt)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
    13. ^ ""Partei der Humanisten" gegründet". Hpd.de. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    14. ^ "Pressemitteilung zur Gründung – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    15. ^ ""Sozialliberale Offensive" in Berlin vorgestellt". Hpd.de. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    16. ^ "Die Humanisten starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive – Partei der Humanisten". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    17. ^ "die Sozialliberalen". Die-sozialliberalen.de. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    18. ^ "Gemeinsame Erklärung: Sechs Parteien und Organisationen starten bundesweite sozialliberale Offensive › Piratenpartei Deutschland". Piratenpartei.de. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    19. ^ "Live Pressekonferenz » Neue Liberale". Neueliberale.org. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    20. ^ "Partei der Humanisten - Team". diehumanisten.de (in German). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
    21. ^ @pdh_bw (22 November 2021). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    22. ^ "Landesverband der Partei der Humanisten gegründet". Hpd.de. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    23. ^ "Partei der Humanisten". 11 August 2023.
    24. ^ "Partei der Humanisten gründet Hamburger Landesverband". Parteiderhumanisten.de. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    25. ^ "Landesverband in Hessen gegründet". Hpd.de. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
    26. ^ "Partei der Humanisten". 11 August 2023.
    27. ^ "Hier kommt das Saarland (endlich)". Partei der Humanisten (in German). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.

    External links

    • Offizielle Website der Partei der Humanisten (Official website of the Party German)
    • Leitbild der Partei der Humanisten (Mission Statement of the Party German, English, Esperanto)
    • Grundsatzprogramm der Partei der Humanisten (Principle program of the Party German)
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