German Freedom Party

Freedom – Civil Rights Party for More Freedom and Democracy

Die Freiheit – Bürgerrechtspartei für mehr Freiheit und Demokratie
Freedom – Civil Rights Party for More Freedom and Democracy Die Freiheit – Bürgerrechtspartei für mehr Freiheit und Demokratie
Leader	Michael Stürzenberger
Chairman	Karl Schmitt
Vice-Chairman	Marc Doll
Founder	René Stadtkewitz
Founded	28 October 2010
Dissolved	4 December 2016
Split from	Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Merged into	Alternative for Germany (de facto)
Headquarters	Storkower Straße 158 ; 10407 Berlin
Ideology	Conservative liberalism; Classical liberalism; Right-wing populism;
Political position	Far-right
International affiliation	International Freedom Alliance
Colours	Blue and orange
	Politics of Germany; Political parties; Elections;

Freedom – Civil Rights Party for More Freedom and Democracy (German: Die Freiheit – Bürgerrechtspartei für mehr Freiheit und Demokratie), known as The Freedom (German: Die Freiheit) for short, was a political party in Germany which identified as conservative-liberal and classical liberal. Described as right-wing populist, the party was known for its criticism of Islam.

The party was founded in October 2010 by Berlin city parliamentarian René Stadtkewitz who had been expelled from the centre-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) for inviting the Dutch politician Geert Wilders to Berlin. The party sought the implementation of a direct citizen democracy based on the Swiss model and extensive changes in immigration and integration policy.