Ecological Democratic Party
Ecological Democratic Party Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei | |
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| Abbreviation | ÖDP |
| Leader | Charlotte Schmid |
| Founded | 23/24 January 1982 |
| Headquarters | ÖDP-Federal Office Würzburg Pommergasse 1 D-97070 Würzburg |
| Youth wing | Junge Ökologen |
| Membership (2024) | 7,200 |
| Ideology | Green conservatism Social conservatism Catholic left Degrowth |
| Political position | Centre-left[A] |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance EUDemocrats (formerly) |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group (since 2024) Greens/EFA (2014–2024) |
| International affiliation | World Ecological Parties |
| Colours | Orange |
| Bundestag | 0 / 630 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 96 |
| State Parliaments | 0 / 1,889 |
| Website | |
| oedp.de | |
^ A: Initially considered centre-right, the party had undergone a "profound shift to the left" in the 2000s, and moved towards the centre-left. It is also described as left-Catholic, and political scientist Uwe Kranenpohl argues that left-wing tendencies dominate over conservatism in the ÖDP.
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The Ecological Democratic Party (German: Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei, ÖDP) is a green conservative and ecologist minor party in Germany. The ÖDP was founded in 1982.
The strongest level of voting support for the ÖDP is in Bavaria, where in federal state elections they have remained stable with 1.6-2% of the votes since 1990, and at municipal level have increased their mandate count in 2014 from 320 to around 380. The ÖDP is a member of the World Ecological Parties.