Renters' Party
Mieterpartei
AbbreviationMIETERPARTEI
LeaderAnke Hahn
Hartmut Bräunlich
Founded26 February 2016 (2016-02-26), Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
Membership (2016)35
IdeologyOpposition to high rent
Progressivism
Multiculturalism
Environmentalism
Website
www.mieterpartei-jetzt.de

The Renters' Party (German: Mieterpartei) is a minor political party in Germany. It was founded in Berlin in early 2016, which is also the state it is primarily active in, although regional sections for other cities, such as Mannheim, have also been founded.[1]

Program

The party lists seven most essential points on its website, all related to their main topic - the opposition to high rents and how to combat them.[2] The party suggests a stronger focus on the construction of social and middle class housing instead of luxury apartments, better protections for renters and expropriation in case of long-term vacant housing.[3] It also wants to enshrine a right to housing in the constitution.[4]

In their full party program of 78 pages however, the party goes more in depth about their policies; these furthermore include anti-corruption, reform of the healthcare system, environmentalism, multiculturalism, a stop to privatization, and a endorsement of parliamentarianism.[5]

Election results

Federal elections

Year Party list Constituency
Votes % Votes %
2017[6] 1,352 0.0%

State elections

Year BE
Party list Constituency
2016[7] 0.1% (941)
2021[8] 0.2% (4,261) 0.1% (1,079)
2023[9] 0.3% (3,902) 0.1% (973)

Local elections

Year Pankow
2016[10] 0.4% (234)

References

  1. ↑ CKI (2018-03-16). "Wer ist die Mieterpartei und was will sie?". Neckarstadtblog (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  2. ↑ "Grundsatzprogramm". MIETERPARTEI (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ↑ "Berlin-Wahl: Kleinparteien haben wenig Chancen - dafür viele Visionen". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Berliner Mieterpartei: Wohnzimmer-Wahlkampf gegen die Verdrängung". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ↑ "Grundsatzprogramm MIETERPARTEI April 2016" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Endgültige Ergebnisse nach Wahlkreisen" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Wahlen zum Abgeordnetenhaus 2016 - Berlin - Erststimmen". www.wahlen-berlin.de. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. ↑ "Ergebnisse". www.wahlen-berlin.de. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. ↑ "Ergebnisse Wiederholungswahl zum 19. Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin am Sonntag, dem 12. Februar 2023 (Hauptwahl vom 26.09.2021) in Berlin". wahlen-berlin.de. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  10. ↑ "Wahlen zum Abgeordnetenhaus 2016 - Pankow - Erststimmen". www.wahlen-berlin.de. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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