V-Partei³, known officially as V-Partei³ – Change. Diversity. Vegan. (), is a German political party that was founded in April 2016 in

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, Bavaria. The principal focus of the party is animal rights and environmentalism. It is the sole political party in Germany devoted to encouraging the adoption of a

plant-based diet A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods. It encompasses a wide range of dietary patterns that contain low amounts of animal products and high amounts of fiber-rich plant products such as vegetables ...

. The party took part in the North Rhine-Westphalia state elections in 2017, and received 10,013 votes or 0.12% of the vote, far below the 5% threshold required to enter the State Landtag. Notable members of the party were actress Barbara Rütting and Axel Ritt, guitarist of the band Grave Digger, who joined in May 2017.

Party program

In the party manifesto created for the 2017 Bundestag elections focuses on improving animal welfare conditions in Germany and changing existing government policies so that Germany reduces its consumption of meat. The manifesto focuses on 10 key areas, and some are noted below.

Animal testing

The party opposes the testing of animals and wants to end the practice entirely. The platform instead advocates for cruelty-free medical research, which includes the use of human simulation.

Transport policy

The party supports projects that increase the use of bicycles, as an eco-friendly way of travelling. V-Partei³ also want to introduce speed limits on roads in an attempt to reduce air pollution. Their manifesto advocates a speed limit on highways and general speed limits elsewhere.

Energy policy

The party want to see an end to

nuclear power Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by ...

, a reduction in the number of coal-fired and

biogas Biogas is a gaseous renewable energy source produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste, Wastewater treatment, wastewater, and food waste. Biogas is produced by anaerobic ...

power plants and greater subsidies for renewable energy, with the aim of reaching 100% renewable in the next few decades.

Economic policy

The V-Partei³ opposes any

genetic engineering Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of Genetic engineering techniques, technologies used to change the genet ...

in agriculture. The party opposes TTIP, which they say softens labour rights and causes climate destruction. They advocate a

basic income Universal basic income (UBI) is a social welfare proposal in which all citizens of a given population regularly receive a minimum income in the form of an unconditional transfer payment, i.e., without a means test or need to perform Work (hu ...

on the following grounds: * It must be a living wage. * There must be an individual entitlement. * The income must not be means-tested. * It must be made available without any work obligation.

Health policy

The V-Partei³ supports the legalization of cannabis.

Election results

European Parliament

References

External links

Official website
(in German)
V-Partei3
on the website of the

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