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Volt Germany

Volt Germany
Volt Deutschland
AbbreviationVolt
LeadersAnna Laura Tiessen
Tim Marton
Chairpersons
  • Kai Stricker
  • Leah Arlaud
  • Jeffrey Ludwig
  • Carolin Vogt
  • Nathalie Dworaczek (Treasurer)
Founded3 March 2018 (2018-03-03)
HeadquartersBerlin
Membership (January 2023)4,000+[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left
European affiliationVolt Europa
Colours  Purple
European Parliament
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Website
voltdeutschland.org Edit this at Wikidata
National sections of Volt Europa. The borders of the European Union are shown in red.

Volt Germany (German: Volt Deutschland, mostly known by the abbreviated name Volt) is a social-liberal[6] pro-European,[7] eurofederalist political party in Germany. It is the German branch of Volt Europa, a political movement that operates on a European level.

Italian Andrea Venzon, French Colombe Cahen-Salvador and German Damian Boeselager founded Volt Europa in 2017 as a counterpart to the rising nationalism and right-wing populism in Europe.[8]

The party has been classified as socially liberal and pro-European. The key topics are: reform of the European Union, tackling the climate crisis, a fair and sustainable economy, and digitalization. Volt has an evidence-based, scientific approach and is highly interested in introducing best practices.[9]

As there is no legal possibility to found a pan-European party, after the founding of the parent organisation Volt Europa A.I.S.B.L., national parties had to be founded to be able to participate in elections. On 3 March 2018, Volt Germany was founded as a party in Hamburg.[10] Volt Germany's first elections were the 2019 European elections and they were able to win one mandate, which Damian Boeselager holds in the European Parliament.[11] At the municipal level, Volt Germany is part of the city governments of Munich,[12] Cologne,[13] Frankfurt am Main,[14] and Wiesbaden[15] among others.

The party's name is derived from the international electrical unit Volt in order to have a uniform name that is understandable throughout Europe, symbolizing "new energy" for Europe.

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  6. ^ Maurer, Jakob (22 September 2021). "Volt im Bundestags-Wahlkampf: Angriff auf die Fünf-Prozent-Hürde". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. ^ Garbe, Sophie (24 September 2021). "International, großstädtisch, jung: Die Kleinpartei Volt sieht für sich einen historischen Auftrag". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Neue Partei Volt: Radikal europäisch". www.fr.de (in German). 7 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  9. ^ Germany, hessenschau de, Frankfurt (16 March 2021). "Jung und europäisch - Volt erobert die Stadtparlamente". hessenschau.de (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  11. ^ magazin, Arvid Kaiser, manager (29 May 2019). "Europawahl 2019: Volt-Gründer Damian Boeselager bekommt Sitz im Parlament". www.manager-magazin.de (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Effern, Heiner (27 April 2020). "München bekommt eine grün-rote Koalition im Stadtrat". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Klüngel statt Koalition im Kölner Rat". www.t-online.de (in German). 8 March 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  14. ^ Germany, hessenschau de, Frankfurt (20 May 2021). "Weniger Autos, mehr Sozialwohnungen: Koalitionsvertrag für Frankfurt steht". hessenschau.de (in German). Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Neue Kooperation vereinbart: Mitte-Links-Bündnis strebt klimaneutrales Wiesbaden bis 2035 an". www.hessenschau.de (in German). 5 July 2022.

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