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Minor political party in Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Action Party for Animal Welfare (German: Aktion Partei für Tierschutz) is a minor political party in Germany.
Action Party for Animal Welfare Aktion Partei für Tierschutz | |
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Leader | Thomas Schwarz |
Founded | 28 February 2017 |
Membership | 35[1] |
Ideology | Animal welfare |
Political position | Single-issue |
Bundestag | 0 / 709
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Bundesrat | 0 / 69
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State Parliaments | 0 / 1,884
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European Parliament | 0 / 96
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Düsseldorf City Council | 1 / 90
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Website | |
https://www.tierschutz-hier.de | |
On 28 February 2017, the party was formed by independent candidates in the state of Düsseldorf under the name "Animal Protection List". The party leader is Thomas Schwarz, who was previously chairman of Human Environment Animal Protection.[2][3] The party participated in the 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, and received 0.7% of the vote [4][5]
The party ran for the 2019 European Elections where it received 0.3% of the vote.[6] In 2020, the party won a seat in the Düsseldorf City Council with 1.4% of the vote.[7]Also in 2020, the party would run a candidate for Mayor of Dusseldorf, receiving 1,939 votes and 0.8%.
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