German People's Party Deutsche Volkspartei | |
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| Abbreviation | DVP |
| Chairman | Christian Lindner |
| General Secretary | Bijan Djir-Sarai |
| Parliamentary leader | Christian Dürr |
| Founded | 15 December 1918 |
| Preceded by | National Liberal Party Free Conservative Party (moderate elements) |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Newspaper | gvplus |
| Youth wing | Young Liberals |
| Women's wing | Liberal Women |
| Foundation | Friedrich Naumann Foundation |
| Paramilitary wing | Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold (1924–1986) |
| Membership | ▲ 734,000 (Sep 2021) |
| Ideology | Liberalism Liberal nationalism Third Way Egalitarianism Social liberalism Historical: Republicanism Liberal conservatism Nationalism Populism |
| Political position | Centre-left Historical: Center-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
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| Reichstag | 185 / 765 |
| Bundesrat | 7 / 75 |
| State Parliaments | 101 / 2,179 |
| Heads of State Governments | 5 / 24 |
The German People's Party (de: Deutsche Volkspartei, DVP) is a political party in Germany that was founded in 1918, it represents the interests of the middle class, industrialists, and liberal nationalists. The DVP is known for its economic liberalism, support for democracy, and opposition to socialist ideologies. Gustav Stresemann, a key figure in German politics, was associated with the party. During the military dictatorship, alongside the SPD and Zentrum formed the Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold, which aimed to safeguard democracy. By 1986, the historically liberal-conservative DVP would start to isolate it's conservative members, which would cause a major shift in politics.
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