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The '''Basic Income Alliance''' ({{ |
The '''Basic Income Alliance''' ({{langx|de|Bündnis Grundeinkommen}}, abbreviated '''BGE''') is a German [[single-issue party|single-issue political party]] that advocates for an [[unconditional basic income]].<ref name="Siedenberg2017">{{Cite news |last= Siedenberg |first= Sven |title= Susanne Wiest: Die Parteivorsitzende |newspaper= Die Zeit |location= Hamburg |date= 25 May 2017 |url= http://www.zeit.de/2017/22/susanne-wiest-bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen}}</ref> It was founded in September 2016 in [[Munich]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Bündnis Grundeinkommen warnt: Wir befinden uns in einer parlamentarischen Krise |last= Heinrich |first= Ronald |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.de/ronald-heinrich/bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen-grundgehalt-grundversorgung_b_12388346.html |date= 8 October 2016 |access-date= 29 September 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190118102647/https://www.huffingtonpost.de/ronald-heinrich/bedingungsloses-grundeinkommen-grundgehalt-grundversorgung_b_12388346.html |archive-date= 18 January 2019 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The Basic Income Alliance gained 97,539 votes at the [[2017 German federal election|German federal election 2017]] and reached 0.2%. |
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== Overview == |
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The Basic Income Alliance sees an unconditional basic income as a central possibility to counteract what it sees as a widening [[income gap]]. [[Technical progress]], the [[automation]] of production processes, the [[Technological unemployment|resulting unemployment]] and [[Working poor|low-paid gainful employment]] lead to a division in society that must be overcome in order to maintain social peace. |
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==Election results== |
==Election results== |
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| [[2017 Saarland state election]] |
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| [[2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election]] |
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| style="text-align: left;"| 5,939<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wahlen-bremen.de/Wahlen/2019_05_26/04010000/html5/Buergerschaft_Bremen_22_Kreis_Land_Bremen.html |title=Bürgerschaftswahl Land Bremen, Result table, Provisional result |publisher=State Returning Officer |access-date=1 June 2019 |language=German}}</ref> |
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== Other basic income parties |
== Other "basic income parties" == |
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[[Basinkomstpartiet]] in Sweden, who stood for their first [[Swedish general election, 2018|general election in September 2018]], is a political party with the same idea - to promote basic income. |
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There are a number of other political parties in other countries that are formed solely around a [[universal basic income]] proposal. These include: |
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* Basinkomstpartiet, Sweden |
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* The [[Basic Income Party]], Korea (Korean: 기본소득당; Hanja: 基本所得黨) |
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* [[De Basis|The Base]] (Dutch: De Basis) |
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Other political parties also include universal basic income among their policies but do not exclusively focus on it. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Universal basic income in Germany]] |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 21 October 2024
Basic Income Alliance Bündnis Grundeinkommen | |
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Abbreviation | BGE |
Leader | Martin Sonnabend |
Founded | 25 September 2016 |
Headquarters | Driesener Straße 10 10439 Berlin, Germany |
Ideology | Universal basic income |
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www.buendnis-grundeinkommen.de | |
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%.
Overview
[edit]The Basic Income Alliance sees an unconditional basic income as a central possibility to counteract what it sees as a widening income gap. Technical progress, the automation of production processes, the resulting unemployment and low-paid gainful employment lead to a division in society that must be overcome in order to maintain social peace.
Election results
[edit]Election | Chamber | Votes | Vote % | Seats |
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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"
[edit]There are a number of other political parties in other countries that are formed solely around a universal basic income proposal. These include:
- Basinkomstpartiet, Sweden
- The Basic Income Party, Korea (Korean: 기본소득당; Hanja: 基本所得黨)
- The Base (Dutch: De Basis)
Other political parties also include universal basic income among their policies but do not exclusively focus on it.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Siedenberg, Sven (25 May 2017). "Susanne Wiest: Die Parteivorsitzende". Die Zeit. Hamburg.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bundestag election 2017, Result table, Final result". Federal Returning Officer. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "European Parliament election 2019, Result table, Provisional result". Federal Returning Officer. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Bürgerschaftswahl Land Bremen, Result table, Provisional result" (in German). State Returning Officer. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official website (German)