Citizens in Rage
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Citizens in Rage is a German
right-wing populist
voter's association represented in the state parliament of Bremen
. It is led by Jan Timke.
It was founded in March 2004 as a successor to the Bremen section of the Law and Order Offensive Party
("Schill
party"). Its focus has been on crime fighting and immigration policy.
The association participated in the Bremen parliamentary election, 2007. Bremen electoral law knows a threshold that a party must surmount by winning 5 % of the popular vote, either in the city of Bremen, or in Bremerhaven
. Citizens in Rage contested the smaller constituency of Bremerhaven. According to the official results, the association won 2,216 votes or 4.998 % – only one vote short of the threshold. Thereupon, Citizens in Rage requested a scrutiny. The competent court detected relevant mistakes in the elections in the constituency of Bremerhaven, and imposed an election rerun in one voting precinct. In the rerun on 6 July 2008, Citizens in Rage won 27.6 % of the popular vote in the concerned precinct, which revised the Bremerhaven result of the movement up to 5.29 % – enough for one seat in the state parliament.
In the Bremen state election, 2011
Citizens in Rage could report significant gains: they won 3.7 % of the popular vote statewide – in contrast to 0.8 % in 2007, and could defend their seat in the state legislative.
Citizens in Rage see themselves as democratic conservative although anti-establishment. Political scientists and observers classify the movement as right-wing populist, but not extremist or anti-constitutional.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
right-wing populist
Right-wing populism
Right-wing populism is a political ideology that rejects existing political consensus and combines laissez-faire liberalism and anti-elitism. It is considered "right-wing" because of its rejection of social equality and government programs to achieve it, its opposition to social integration, and...
voter's association represented in the state parliament of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
. It is led by Jan Timke.
It was founded in March 2004 as a successor to the Bremen section of the Law and Order Offensive Party
Law and Order Offensive Party
The Law and Order Offensive Party , short form Offensive D was a minor political party in Germany. It was founded in July 2000 by Hamburg judge Ronald Schill. It wished to call itself PRO but was forbidden from doing so after a judicial complaint by the Pro Deutsche Mitte party...
("Schill
Ronald Schill
Ronald Barnabas Schill is a former judge, the founder of the German political parties Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive and Pro DM/Schill...
party"). Its focus has been on crime fighting and immigration policy.
The association participated in the Bremen parliamentary election, 2007. Bremen electoral law knows a threshold that a party must surmount by winning 5 % of the popular vote, either in the city of Bremen, or in Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a city at the seaport of the free city-state of Bremen, a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It forms an enclave in the state of Lower Saxony and is located at the mouth of the River Weser on its eastern bank, opposite the town of Nordenham...
. Citizens in Rage contested the smaller constituency of Bremerhaven. According to the official results, the association won 2,216 votes or 4.998 % – only one vote short of the threshold. Thereupon, Citizens in Rage requested a scrutiny. The competent court detected relevant mistakes in the elections in the constituency of Bremerhaven, and imposed an election rerun in one voting precinct. In the rerun on 6 July 2008, Citizens in Rage won 27.6 % of the popular vote in the concerned precinct, which revised the Bremerhaven result of the movement up to 5.29 % – enough for one seat in the state parliament.
In the Bremen state election, 2011
Bremen state election, 2011
A Bremen state election was held on May 22, 2011 to elect the Bürgerschaft . The Christian Democratic Union's slogan was "Now do the right thing." The Social Democratic Party and the Green Party wanted to continue their coalition. Nineteen parties and political associations are authorized to...
Citizens in Rage could report significant gains: they won 3.7 % of the popular vote statewide – in contrast to 0.8 % in 2007, and could defend their seat in the state legislative.
Citizens in Rage see themselves as democratic conservative although anti-establishment. Political scientists and observers classify the movement as right-wing populist, but not extremist or anti-constitutional.