Reichspartei für Volksrecht und Aufwertung
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Reichspartei für Volksrecht und Aufwertung (Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation, also known as Volksrechtpartei or VRP) was a German
political party
active in the Weimar Republic
.
The inflation crisis of 1923 sparked numerous calls from revaluation
and, whilst measures to this end were introduced in 1925, they did not satisfy many advocates of the policy and so in 1926 the Sparerbund für das Deutsche Reich decided to form its own political party, the Reichspartei für Volksrecht und Aufwertung. The party set itself up as the defender of savers and called for the creation of as broad a middle class
as possible. A youth movement, Posadowsky Jugendbund, was attached to the party, taking its name from the party's honourary chairman Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
, a former Vice-Chancellor of Germany
.
The party won two seats at the 1928 election although it had three separate members of the IV. Reichstag
. Georg Best (formerly of the German National People's Party
and later a member of the National Socialist Freedom Movement
), Paul Seiffert (initially NSFP) and Emil Roß (initially Zentrum
) were the three members. The party was eliminated at the 1930 election and lost support to the Nazi Party. Under the leadership of Adolf Bauser
the VRP entered into coalition with the Christian Social People's Service
and thus returned to the Reichstag at the November 1932 election. Following the establishment of the Nazi regime in 1933 the VRP disappeared along with all parties outside the Nazi Party.
Germany
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political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
active in the Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
.
The inflation crisis of 1923 sparked numerous calls from revaluation
Revaluation
Revaluation means a rise of a price of goods or products. This term is specially used as revaluation of a currency, where it means a rise of currency to the relation with a foreign currency in a fixed exchange rate. In floating exchange rate correct term would be appreciation. The antonym of...
and, whilst measures to this end were introduced in 1925, they did not satisfy many advocates of the policy and so in 1926 the Sparerbund für das Deutsche Reich decided to form its own political party, the Reichspartei für Volksrecht und Aufwertung. The party set itself up as the defender of savers and called for the creation of as broad a middle class
Middle class
The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
as possible. A youth movement, Posadowsky Jugendbund, was attached to the party, taking its name from the party's honourary chairman Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
Arthur, Count of Posadowsky-Wehner, Baron of Postelwitz was a German conservative politician and statesman. He served as Secretary for the Treasury , Secretary of the Interior, Vice Chancellor of Germany and Prussian Minister of State ....
, a former Vice-Chancellor of Germany
Vice-Chancellor of Germany
The Vice-Chancellor of Germany is, according to protocol, the second highest position in the Cabinet of GermanyIn case of the Chancellor's absence, the vice-chancellor acts in his or her place, for instance by heading cabinet meetings...
.
The party won two seats at the 1928 election although it had three separate members of the IV. Reichstag
Members of the IV. German Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
-Social Democratic Party of Germany:In German the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, SPD.* Hermann Beims * Paul Bader* Arthur Arzt* Siegfried Aufhäuser * Marie Arning * Maria Ansorge * Lore Agnes...
. Georg Best (formerly of the German National People's Party
German National People's Party
The German National People's Party was a national conservative party in Germany during the time of the Weimar Republic. Before the rise of the NSDAP it was the main nationalist party in Weimar Germany composed of nationalists, reactionary monarchists, völkisch, and antisemitic elements, and...
and later a member of the National Socialist Freedom Movement
National Socialist Freedom Movement
The National Socialist Freedom Movement , or NSFB) or National Socialist Freedom Party was a German political party created in April 1924 in the aftermath of the Munich Putsch. Adolf Hitler and many Nazi Party leaders were jailed after the attempted coup and the Nazi party was outlawed in what...
), Paul Seiffert (initially NSFP) and Emil Roß (initially Zentrum
Centre Party (Germany)
The German Centre Party was a Catholic political party in Germany during the Kaiserreich and the Weimar Republic. Formed in 1870, it battled the Kulturkampf which the Prussian government launched to reduce the power of the Catholic Church...
) were the three members. The party was eliminated at the 1930 election and lost support to the Nazi Party. Under the leadership of Adolf Bauser
Adolf Bauser
Adolf Bauser was a German teacher, member of the Reichstag for the Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation and delegate for the Christian Democratic Union in the Landtag of Württemberg-Baden.Bauser came to politics in the German Empire as a member of the Progressive People's Party and...
the VRP entered into coalition with the Christian Social People's Service
Christian Social People's Service
The Christian Social People's Service was a Protestant conservative political party in the Weimar Republic....
and thus returned to the Reichstag at the November 1932 election. Following the establishment of the Nazi regime in 1933 the VRP disappeared along with all parties outside the Nazi Party.