German Forum Party
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German Forum Party Deutsche Forumpartei | |
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| File:DFP Logo.png | |
| Leader | Jürgen Schmieder |
| Founded | 27 January 1990 |
| Dissolved | 11 August 1990 |
| Merged into | Free Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| National affiliation | Association of Free Democrats |
The German Forum Party (German: Deutsche Forumpartei) was an opposition political party in East Germany. It was formed from the New Forum (Neues Forum) citizens' movement. It was founded in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz) on 27 January 1990. Its first chairman was Jürgen Schmieder. It described itself as being at the political centre.
It was invited to join the Christian Democrat-dominated Alliance for Germany coalition for the 1990 Volkskammer election but instead it joined the Association of Free Democrats on 12 February 1990.
See also
[edit | edit source]- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Germany
External links
[edit | edit source]- German Forum Party from Chronik der Wende Archived 2004-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
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