Libertas Germany () is a

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political party founded in 2009. It is a member of the pan-European movement

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established to impede the

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. In March 2009 the foundation of ''Libertas Germany'' was disclosed at a press conference in

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. Carlos A. Gebauer and Eva Schoeller were presented as candidates for chairperson.English translation
/ref> However, ''Libertas Germany'' failed to obtain 4.000 certified signatures by the end of March to register for the 2009 Euroelections. This failure was described by the

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as "a major blow to the organisation’s pan-European ambitions". Instead, the pan-European mother party ''Libertas.eu'' found by May 2009 a German affiliate in the small Christian conservative party AUF in order to pursue its pan-European ambitions for the 2009 European Elections. However, as ''AUF'' had already filed its electoral lists, the list name did not include the name ''Libertas'', unlike the affiliate lists in the other European countries.

External links

Libertas Partei Deutschland: official YouTube site

References

{{Libertas topics Political parties established in 2009 Libertas.eu Conservative parties in Germany 2009 establishments in Germany Germany and the European Union