Frauke Petry establishes a new political party. - Politician Frauke Petry aims to establish a new political party.
🚀 Get ready for a fresh political breeze in Germany! Ex-AfD chairwoman, Frauke Petry, is planning to establish a revolutionary new party, aiming to hit the election scene as early as 2026 state elections.
🎉 Let's call it 'Team Freedom' for now, the party's official name remains a secret, but the ideological foundations are already in place. Petry asserts, "The void in the party system isn't between CDU and AfD, but in the gap for an anti-statist, libertarian offering." The party's manifesto will be a rejuvenation of cultural connections with the West and a pro-freedom, anti-statist alternative to the current political landscape.
💸 One of the party's ambitious goals is to slash the state quota - the percentage of GDP spent by the government - from around 50% to a staggering 25% within five years. "It's high time to breathe life back into our businesses and entrepreneurs," she claims. Petry maintains that no existing party shares this objective or is committed to protecting free speech as ardently as her new party.
From AfD to Independent and Back Again!
💰 Petry was instrumental in founding the AfD alongside Bernd Lucke and others, but left shortly after the 2017 federal election due to internal strife. She cited the escalating influence of the far-right faction around Thuringian AfD leader Björn Höcke as the primary reason for her exit.
🏛️ After departing the AfD, Petry continued as an independent member of parliament until 2021, during which time she also founded the Blue Party. However, unfortunately, the Blue Party disbanded at the end of 2019 following subpar election results in Saxony and Thuringia.
🌟 This time around, Petry is hopeful for a more successful fresh start. "We will contest the upcoming state elections, starting with Baden-Württemberg," she announced. The new party's unique selling proposition lies in attracting independent citizens and entrepreneurs as candidates. "Ninety-eight percent of citizens who are not part of any political party will now find representation," she assures.
A New Dawn for German Politics
💡 Petry's new party espouses an anti-statist, economically liberal, and culturally conservative ideology. It sees limited government as the key to economic growth, endorsing a lively business environment for entrepreneurs. The party will heavily prioritize free speech and relevance to Western values in its cultural policy.
🗳️ The party has already laid the groundwork with the establishment of Team Freiheit (Team Freedom), which includes Petry's husband Marcus Pretzell and several German entrepreneurs. The party aims to make their political debut in the state elections in both Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate by March 2026.
In essence, Petry's new party has set its sights on a German political realm dominated by big parties like the CDU and the AfD. With a strong anti-statist, pro-liberty, and pro-business stance, Petry aims to shake up the status quo and offer a genuinely distinct alternative to German voters. Let's wait and see if 'Team Freedom' can make its mark amidst the challenging landscape of German politics! 🤘🏼
Mrs Petry, formerly of the AfD, is spearheading a new libertarian party, dubbed 'Team Freedom', with a focus on policy-and-legislation that challenges the status quo in Germany's general-news landscape. The party aims to address the gap in the current political scene not between CDU and AfD, but for an anti-statist, libertarian offering.
