Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany

The Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany (German: Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland, abbreviated German: dieBasis) is a political party in Germany. The declared aim of the party is to strengthen grassroots democracy in society and politics, as they consider that many areas of life are dominated by economic interests, profits, and fights for political power.^[3] Political scientists and media reports however generally identify the party as primarily a front for the "Querdenker" movement of lockdown opponents and anti-vaccination campaigners.^[4]

Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland
Leader	Sven Lingreen and Skadi Helmert[1]
Founded	4 July 2020 (4 years ago) (2020-07-04)
Headquarters	Berlin
Ideology	Anti-lockdown Anti-vaccination
Political position	Far-right[2]
Regional affiliation	Alliance for Thuringia (Thuringia)
Website
https://diebasis-partei.de
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The party cannot be easily placed on the political spectrum. According to an investigation by RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, however, its membership combines believers in alternative medicine and esotericism with far right conspiracy theorists such as Reichsbürger.^[5]

Election results

Federal Parliament

Election	Constituency		Party list		Seats	+/–	Government
	Votes	%	Votes	%
2021	735,451	1.59 (#9)	630,153	1.36 (#10)	0 / 735	0	Extra-parliamentary

European Parliament

Election	List leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	EP Group
2024	Ellèn Hölzer	99,502	0.25 (#22)	0 / 96	New	–

See also

• MFG – Austria People – Freedom – Fundamental Rights

References

1. "Bundesvorstand" [Federal Board]. diebasis-partei.de. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
2. Demata, Massimiliano; Knoblock, Natalia; Zummo, Marianna Lya (2022-04-07). "The Languages and Anti-Languages of Health Communication in the Age of Conspiracy Theories, Mis/Disinformation and Hate Speech". Lingue e Linguaggi. 47 (0): 262. doi:10.1285/i22390359v47. ISSN 2239-0359.
3. Wörz, Simon; Schlieben, Michael (25 September 2021). "Kleinparteien: Die Kleinen wollen groß rauskommen." [Small parties: The little ones want to make it big]. Zeit. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
4. Schrader, Hannes (4 May 2021). "Das steckt hinter der "Querdenker"-Partei, der Volker Bruch beitreten will" [That's behind the "Querdenker" party, which Volker Bruch wants to join]. Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
5. Sternberg, Jan; Huesmann, Felix (19 March 2021). "Die neue Parteienliebe der Querdenker-Szene" [The new party love of the lateral thinker scene]. RND. Retrieved 28 September 2021.