Free Voters of Bavaria
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The Free Voters of Bavaria (German: Freie Wähler Bayern) is a conservative[8][9][10][11] political party in Bavaria, considered centrist[12] or centre-right.[13] It has served as part of the governing coalition there since the 2018 state election under the leading Christian Social Union. The term "Free Voters" is also applied to the various independent voter groups common in Bavarian municipal and district elections. The name Free Voters of Bavaria applies to both the Bavarian State Association of Free and Independent Voters (seat: Munich), an umbrella organization of Free Voter groups, as well as the Bavarian state chapter of the nationwide party Free Voters (German: Freie Wähler). The two groups exist simultaneously under the same name due to Bavarian election law not allowing umbrella organizations to run for office, thus the state party Free Voters of Bavaria was founded in 1997 in order to participate in the Bavarian state elections.
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Free Voters of Bavaria Freie Wähler Bayern | |
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Abbreviation | FW |
Chairperson | Hubert Aiwanger |
Founded | 6 May 1978; 45 years ago (1978-05-06) (as Landesverband) 7 June 1997; 26 years ago (1997-06-07) (as party) |
Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Youth wing | Young Free Voters |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right[6][7] |
National affiliation | Free Voters |
Slogan | Bayerns starke Mitte. "Bavaria's strong centre." |
Bundestag (Bavarian seats) | 0 / 108 |
Landtag of Bavaria | 37 / 203 |
Bezirktags (Bavaria) | 32 / 238 |
Bavarian State Government (Cabinet Söder II) | 5 / 18 |
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Due to the party's origins as an organization of independent politicians seeking alternatives to the established parties, the Free Voters are loosely organized and have no standardized ideology among its members. They stand as a centrist to centre-right party and often focus on local issues and local politics, as a consequence of their advocacy for more direct-democratic measures. The Free Voters of Bavaria are led by Hubert Aiwanger, who has been the party leader since 2018, and who currently serves as a Deputy Minister-President of Bavaria.