East German Green Party

Summary

The Green Party (German: Grüne Partei) in East Germany was founded in February 1990. At the first free Volkskammer elections it stood with the Independent Women's Association (Unabhängige Frauenverband) and received 2.0% of the vote. They received 8 seats but could not resolve how to allocate them. The Women's Association pulled out and the Green Party formed a joint parliamentary group with Bündnis 90.[1][2]

Green Party
Grüne Partei
Founded9 February 1990
Dissolved3 December 1990
Merged intoAlliance 90/The Greens
HeadquartersEast Berlin, East Germany
IdeologyGreen politics
Political positionCentre-left

External links edit

  • Green Party of the GDR from Chronik der Wende

References edit

  1. ^ Arche Nova. Opposition in der DDR. Das „Grün-ökologische Netzwerk Arche“ 1988–1990. Herausgegeben von Carlo Jordan und Hans Michael Kloth, Basisdruck, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-86163-069-9.
  2. ^ Christoph Hohlfeld: Die Grünen in Ostdeutschland. In: Joachim Raschke; Gudrun Heinrich: Die Grünen. Wie sie wurden, was sie sind. Köln: Bund 1993, S. 395–416, ISBN 3-7663-2474-8.