Basic Income Alliance
German political party
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The Basic Income Alliance (German: Bündnis Grundeinkommen, abbreviated BGE) is a German single-issue political party that advocates for an unconditional basic income.[1] It was founded in September 2016 in Munich.[2] The Basic Income Alliance gained 97,539 votes at the German federal election 2017 and reached 0.2%.
Basic Income Alliance Bündnis Grundeinkommen | |
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| Abbreviation | BGE |
| Leader | Martin Sonnabend |
| Founded | 25 September 2016 |
| Headquarters | Driesener Straße 10 10439 Berlin, Germany |
| Ideology | Universal basic income |
| Website | |
| www.buendnis-grundeinkommen.de | |
Overview
The Basic Income Alliance sees an unconditional basic income as a central possibility to counteract what it sees as a widening income gap. Technical progress, the automation of production processes, the resulting unemployment and low-paid gainful employment lead to a division in society that must be overcome in order to maintain social peace.
Election results
| Election | Chamber | Votes | Vote % | Seats |
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| 2017 Saarland state election | State Landtag | 286 |  0.1% |
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| 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election | State Landtag | 5,260 | 0.1% |
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| 2017 German federal election | Bundestag | 97,539[3] | 0.2% |
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| 2017 Lower Saxony state election | State Landtag | 5,125 | 0.1% |
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| 2019 European Parliament election | European Parliament | 40,834[4] | 0.1% |
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| 2019 Bremen state election | Bürgerschaft of Bremen | 5,939[5] | 0.4% |
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| 2019 Thuringia state election | Landtag of Thuringia | 2,700 | 0.2% |
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Other "basic income parties"
There are a number of other political parties in other countries that are formed solely around a universal basic income proposal. These include:
- Basinkomstpartiet, Sweden
- The Basic Income Party, Korea (Korean: 기본소득당; Hanja: 基本所得黨)
- The Base (Dutch: De Basis)
Other political parties also include universal basic income among their policies but do not exclusively focus on it.