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The Blue Party () was a minor political party in Germany that existed from 2017 to 2019. It was founded by
Frauke Petry Frauke Petry (; ; born 1 June 1975) is a German politician who chaired the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from July 2015 to September 2017. A chemist by training and with a professional background as a businesswoman, some political scienti ...
after resigning as leader of the
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party (AfD). It entered candidates in elections to German state parliaments, but received few votes. The party dissolved itself at the end of 2019.


History

The party was registered with the Federal Returning Officer in September 2017 and published its program in the following month. Its policies were intended to attract voters who believed that the
Christian Democratic Union of Germany The Christian Democratic Union of Germany ( , CDU ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is the major party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 ...
had become too liberal under
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and that the
Alternative for Germany Alternative for Germany (, AfD, ) is a Far-right politics in Germany (1945–present), far-right,Far-right: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Right-wing populism, right-wing populist and National conservatism, national-conservative p ...
had become too nationalist. The Blue Party first stood for election in the
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s with Petry as its lead candidate. The party received 7,786 votes, which corresponds to 0.4% of the valid votes. In the
2019 Thuringian state election The 2019 Thuringian state election was held on 27 October 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Thuringia. The outgoing government was a coalition consisting of The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minis ...
s, the party received 857 votes, 0.1% of all valid votes. Petry announced on 5 November 2019 that the party would dissolve by the end of the year due to its results in the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia. It formally ceased to exist from 31 December 2019.


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Official Webpage of "Bürgerforum Blaue Wende"
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