Citizens for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Citizens for Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Bürger für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, BMV) was a regionalist political party in Germany based in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. They were founded from a split in the faction of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the state parliament.[4] They had described themselves as a "conservative & regional party" and had compared themselves to the Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria.[5] They had four seats in the regional parliament before merging into the Free Voters.

Citizens for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Bürger für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
LeaderMichael Bertram
Founded25 September 2017 (faction)
Registered20 January 2018 (party)
Dissolved9 December 2018
Split fromAlternative for Germany
Merged intoChristian Democratic Union of Germany (majority)
IdeologyConservatism[1][2]
Regionalism[1]
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationFree Voters[3]
Website
http://bmv-partei.de

References

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  1. ^ a b AfD-Aussteiger gründen neue Partei NDR.de
  2. ^ "Neue Partei "Bürger für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" gegründet | SVZ". 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Nachrichten aus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern".
  4. ^ "Landtag: Spaltung der AfD-Landtagsfraktion". focus.de.
  5. ^ Neue Partei „Bürger für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern“ gegründet SVZ.de