Arminius – Association of the German People (German: ARMINIUS-Bund des deutschen Volkes) short-form: ARMINIUS-Bund is a minor far-right political party in Germany. The party sees itself as a conservative political arm for the Russia Germans.

History ARMINIUS-Bund and its North Rhine-Westphalian sector were founded on 23 March 2013 by Johann Thießen in the city of Wiehl. The party emerged from a group known as the "Working group of Russia Germans in the NPD". Two other state sectors were founded in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate on 15 June 2013 and 8 November 2014 respectively. The party maintains close links to the group and publication Die Russlanddeutschen Konservativen with which the party has a large personnel overlap. It also cooperates with the .

Online activity of the party has slowed down since 2020, with its website being unavailable since 2019.

Ideology The party's manifesto describes a völkish, nationalist, and ethnopluralist ideology; in part adopting ideas from the 25-Point-Program of the former Nazi Party.

ARMINIUS-Bund calls for the adoption of a new constitution as per Art. 146 GG and advocates for a self-sufficient agrarian economy, placing large importance on the welfare and culture of the German people. The party also calls for the direct election of the federal president, simplification of the tax system, financial support for mothers, a stop to immigration, and an energy alliance with Russia. It also proposes a new retirement system in which the retirement age is lowered by one year for every child one has. The party believes that abortion is murder and should be treated as such in most cases.

Elections

State elections In the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election, ARMINIUS-Bund ran in the constituency of Pforzheim and received 49 votes (0.1%). YearBWVotes%2016490.1

Local elections ARMINIUS-Bund participated in the 2014 Düren city council election and the 2014 Oberbergischer Kreis district election. On 13 February 2016, in the lead-up to the Düren municipal elections, ARMINIUS-Bund hosted an event under the motto "Protest against the rape of German women. Stop immigration, close borders!". YearDürenPforzheimKommunalwahl 2014 (in German) Retrieved 26 March 2023OBKBekanntmachungwahlergebnis (in German) Retrieved 26 March 2023Votes%Votes%Votes%2014720.254,2340.41600.05

See also

Russia Germans List of political parties in Germany National Democratic Party of Germany Far-right politics in Germany (1945–present)

External links

Facebook page of the ARMINIUS-Bund YouTube channel of the ARMINIUS-Bund North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of the interior report from 2016

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