Alliance of German Democrats

The Alliance of German Democrats (German: Allianz Deutscher Demokraten) is a minor party in Germany aimed primarily at immigrants of Turkish origin.^[2]

Alliance of German Democrats Allianz Deutscher Demokraten
Abbreviation	AD-D[1]
Leader	Ramazan Akbaş
General Secretary	Uğur Karadağ
Founded	2 June 2016; 8 years ago (2016-06-02)
Headquarters	Zebrafinkweg 8, 13129, Berlin, Germany
Membership	2,500
Ideology	German Turkish interests Erdoğanism
Colours	Blue
Bundestag	0 / 709
European Parliament	0 / 96
Website
ad-demokraten.de
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History

This party was founded by the entrepreneur Remzi Aru in Nuremberg^[3] directly after the resolution on the Armenian Genocide. According to him, no party is more eligible for (especially Turkish) migrants in Germany. Experts see a clear proximity to Erdogan and the AKP and a "narrow choice basis", as the party would appeal primarily to Turks - of which only half may vote in Germany.^[4][5][6] The Alternative for Germany (German: Alternative für Deutschland; AfD) filed a complaint against the abbreviation ADD and won in the first instance.^[7]

In mid-December 2017, a regional association of AD-D was founded in Bavaria. The first regional chairman is the industrial engineer Taner Kaplan.^[8]

Elections

The party ran for the first time in the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2017.^[9] It achieved 0.15% of the second votes cast.

The state list of the AD-D in North Rhine-Westphalia was approved for the 2017 federal election. During the election campaign, the party posted pictures of Erdogan with a Turkish slogan that translates as "Turkey friends - stand with them! Give them your votes! Grow with them!" Nationwide, it received 0.1 percent of the votes in NRW 0.4%. In a few cities, the party became the strongest party among those parties that did not reach the Bundestag, for example in Herne with 1.2%.^[10]

See also

• Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening
• Alliance for Innovation and Justice

References

1. "Was läuft eigentlich bei der "Allianz Deutscher Demokraten"?". Deutsch Türkisches Journal. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
2. Heller, Lukas. "Allianz Deutscher Demokraten (AD-Demokraten)" (in German). Federal Agency for Civic Education. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
3. "Bayern hat eine neue Partei" (in German). Bayerische Staatszeitung. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
4. Online, FOCUS (2016-11-30). "Vorsitzender ist Erdogan-Fan: Migrantenpartei will der CDU Wähler abjagen". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-11.
5. "Recep Tayyip Erdogan - "ADD"Allianz Deutscher Demokraten". der Freitag (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-11.
6. Dernbach, Andrea (2016-11-26). "Wie eine Ethnopartei Migranten umwirbt". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-11.
7. "AfD erwirkt vor Gericht einstweilige Verfügung gegen die "Allianz deutscher Demokraten"". AfD Kompakt (in German). 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
8. Schöne, Stefanie. "Erdoğan hat einen neuen Fanklub in Bayern" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
9. "Landeswahlausschuss lässt 31 Parteien zur Landtagswahl zu" (in German). Ministerium des Innern des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
10. "Ergebnisse BW 2017 und 2013" (PDF). Herne (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2021.