Basic Income Alliance

The Basic Income Alliance (German: Bündnis Grundeinkommen, abbreviated BGE) is a German single-issue political party that advocates for an unconditional basic income.[1] It was founded in September 2016 in Munich.[2] The Basic Income Alliance gained 97,539 votes at the German federal election 2017 and reached 0.2%.

Not to be confused with Basic Income Party.
Basic Income Alliance

Bündnis Grundeinkommen
AbbreviationBGE
LeaderCarl-Richard Klütsch
Founded25 September 2016 (2016-09-25)
HeadquartersSt.-Cajetan-Straße 8
81669 Munich, Germany
IdeologyBasic income
Website
www.buendnis-grundeinkommen.de

Election results
Election Chamber Votes Vote % Seats
2017 Saarland state election State Landtag 286 0.1% 0
2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election State Landtag 5,260 0.1% 0
2017 German federal election Bundestag 97,539[3] 0.2% 0
2017 Lower Saxony state election State Landtag 5,125 0.1% 0
2019 European Parliament election European Parliament 40,834[4] 0.1% 0
2019 Bremen state election Bürgerschaft of Bremen 5,939[5] 0.4% 0
2019 Thuringia state election Landtag of Thuringia 2,700 0.2% 0

Other basic income parties

Basinkomstpartiet in Sweden, who stood for their first general election in September 2018, is a political party with the same idea—to promote basic income.

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References
  1. Siedenberg, Sven (25 May 2017). "Susanne Wiest: Die Parteivorsitzende". Die Zeit. Hamburg.
  2. Heinrich, Ronald (8 October 2016). "Bündnis Grundeinkommen warnt: Wir befinden uns in einer parlamentarischen Krise". Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "Bundestag election 2017, Result table, Final result". Federal Returning Officer. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "European Parliament election 2019, Result table, Provisional result". Federal Returning Officer. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. "Bürgerschaftswahl Land Bremen, Result table, Provisional result" (in German). State Returning Officer. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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