The Violets (political party)
Political party in Germany
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The Violets – for spiritual politics (German: Die Violetten – für spirituelle Politik) is a political party in Germany.
46049 Oberhausen
The Violets – for spiritual politics Die Violetten – für spirituelle Politik | |
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| Spokesperson | Irene Garcia Garcia, Michael Bentele |
| General secretary | Rainer Schäfer |
| Founded | 6 January 2001 |
| Headquarters | Ursulastraße 7 46049 Oberhausen |
| Membership (2013) | 704 |
| Ideology | Spiritual politics Direct democracy Environmentalism |
| Bundestag | 0 / 709 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 96 |
| Website | |
| die-violetten.de | |
History
Organisation
The party tries to form a dual leadership of a man and a woman at federal and state level. The Violets have three state branches: in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Schleswig-Holstein.[2]
Ideology
The members of the party see themselves as representatives of spiritual people. Accordingly, the "spirituality" occupies a central place in the party's views. In terms of content, it focuses on domestic issues, particularly in the areas of education, upbringing, business, finance, work and the environment.[3]
Nature conservation is one of the focal points. The party also rejects animal experiments and advocates forms of direct democracy. The violets also demand an unconditional basic income.[4][5] The main goal, according to the party, is to develop a society in which "everyone can think, feel and act from their level of consciousness and develop to a higher level of consciousness". The Violets also advocate the legalization of illegal drugs while strengthening education and addiction prevention and justify this with a right to self-determination.[6][7]