Free Besmenian Citizen's Party

Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Freie Besmenische Bürgerpartei
Abbreviation	FBBP
Leader	Moritz Bandenberg
Vice leader	Gerhard Mörke
Founded	28 November 1963
Preceded by	Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia
Headquarters	Heraldsteinstraße 76, Laitstadt
Think tank	Martin Beiter Foundation
Youth wing	Young Liberals of Besmenia
Membership (2021)	298,779
Ideology	Liberalism Economic liberalism Classical liberalism Social liberalism Factions: Beiterism
Political position	Center to center-left
Colors	Yellow   Pink   Blue
Federal Chamber	92 / 443
Federal Senate	14 / 64
State governmentship	3 / 14
Seats in the state parliaments	305 / 1,488
Party flag

The Free Besmenian Citizen's Party (Besmenian: Freie Besmenische Bürgerpartei, FBBP) is a liberal party in Besmenia.

The FBBP was founded in 1964 as the successor party to the national liberal Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia (LBB), after Jürgen Rothmann became chairman of the LBB in 1963, and a transition to a more centre-liberal orientation began. Under Martin Beiter, there was an increasing social liberal orientation. Today the party sits on the political spectrum between center and center-left. Since the 1980s, the FBBP has managed to develop into a popular party and has also managed to be the strongest or second-strongest party in Federal Chamber elections.

The FBBP was involved in the federal government from 1980 to 1993, from 2001 to 2012, and most recently from 2016 to 2021. The party is one of the three major contemporary political parties in Besmenia along with the Besmenian People's Party and the Social Democratic Union.

Ideology and policies

Economic policy

The FBBP is oriented towards economic liberalism and advocates the social market economy.

Family policy

The FBBP advocates the legal equality of different forms of living together. Marriage between a man and a woman should not be given preference over other forms of coexistence. Same-sex couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples. For example, the FBBP supports the right to simultaneous adoption of children by same-sex couples.

Foreign policy

Internationally, the FBBP calls for a more determined enforcement and promotion of human rights and freedoms.

History

Since 2011

As a result of the poor result at the 2011 Neidenstein-Sulzburg state election on January 23, 2011, there were intense discussions in the party, including about Kummstein as party leader and also as prime minister. On January 25, 2011, she announced her resignation, effective immediately, from both the post of prime minister and chairwoman of the FBBP.

Organization

Regional associations

The Free Besmenian Citizen's Party is divided into 14 state groups. The FBBP is represented in all 14 state chambers. Currently, the governors of Jakartaburg, Lemberland and Metakumburg are members of the FBBP.

State group	Leader	Members
FBBP Frankenburg	Frank Echter	4,475
FBBP Gablitz	Martha Freiberger	2,875
FBBP Greuningia	Gerhard Grüt	10.894
FBBP Jakartaburg	Ulf Rainer	8,567
FBBP Laitstadt	Viktor Traut	13,184
FBBP Lemberland	Peter Blanke	13.353
FBBP Neidenstein-Sulzburg	Bernd Barther	10.634
FBBP Maurenmark	Ingrid von Haller	39.932
FBBP Palingia	Paul Heizadler	2,425
FBBP Metakumburg	Tom Heckmeier	6,384
FBBP Sedakania	Klaus Engelhard	41.333
FBBP Summingia	Klaus Atzbach	21.935
FBBP Tergau	Regina Möller	12,234
FBBP Zollingia	Erika Feldbacher	9.689

Front organizations

The FBBP has the following front organizations:

• Young Liberals of Besmenia ( Junge Liberale Besmeniens), organizes young members
• Liberal Seniors (Liberale Senioren), organizes senior members
• Liberal Women (Liberale Frauen), organizes female members
• Liberal Gays and Lesbians (Liberale Schwule und Lesben), organizes LGBT members

Logo and political colors

History of FBBP logos

1963–1996	1996–2015	2015–present

The color yellow, which characterizes the party's logo and corporate design, is of paramount importance in the external communication of the FBBP. In addition to yellow, blue and, since 2015, pink complement the color scheme.

Election results

Federal Chamber

Election	Prime Minister Candidate	Votes in %	Seats	Government
1964	Jürgen Rothmann	18,9% (#3)	41 / 230	Opposition
1968	Jürgen Rothmann	16,9% (#3)	74 / 427	Opposition
1972	Jürgen Rothmann	19,1% (#3)	83 / 427	Opposition
1976	Wilfried Gruber	23,1% (#2)	108 / 427	Opposition
1980	Martin Beiter	31,2% (#1)	144 / 427	FBBP-SDU minjority
1981	Martin Beiter	34,8% (#1)	153 / 427	FBBP-SDU majority
1985	Martin Beiter	38,5% (#1)	176 / 427	FBBP-SDU majority
1989	Martin Beiter	37,5% (#1)	179 / 427	FBBP-SDU majority
1993	Kurt Stöger	28% (#2)	124 / 427	Opposition
1997	Heinz Maurich	25,2% (#2)	114 / 427	Opposition
2001	Ursula Kummstein	34,8% (#1)	153 / 427	FBBP-SDU majority
2005	Ursula Kummstein	31,2% (#1)	137 / 427	FBBP-BVP majority
2009	Ursula Kummstein	28,7% (#1)	128 / 427	FBBP-BVP majority
2012	Jörg Rautenberg	23% (#2)	101 / 427	Opposition
2016	Frank Hille	24,9% (#2)	111 / 427	BVP-FBBP majority
2020	Frank Hille	23,6% (#2)	108 / 427	BVP-FBBP majority
2021	Moritz Bandenberg	20,2% (#2)	90 / 427	Opposition

President

Election	Candidate	First round result		Second round result
		Votes in %	Result	Votes in %	Result
1964	No candidate
1970	No candidate
1973	No candidate
1979	No candidate
1985	Otto Schulz	37,8%	Runner-up	60,5%	Won
1991	Otto Schulz	63,4%	Won
1997	Ursula Kummstein	30%	Runner-up	45,9%	Lost

Leaders of the FBBP since 1963

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Tenure (Years and days)	State	Prime Minister
1		Jürgen Rothmann (1920–2004)	28 November 1963	28 July 1979	15 years, 242 days	Summingia	Wolfgang Butz Johannes Schmidt Robert Gleitzmann
2		Martin Beiter (1945–1991)	28 July 1979	5 May 1991 †	11 years, 281 days	Metakumburg	Robert Gleitzmann Himself
3		Kurt Stöger (1933–2021)	14 June 1991	3 October 1993	2 years, 109 days	Tergau	Himself
4		Heinz Maurich (1941–)	3 October 1993	5 November 1999	6 years, 33 days	Sedakania	Kurt Stöger Erik Tautenbach
5		Ursula Kummstein (1950–)	5 November 1999	25 January 2011	11 years, 81 days	Laitstadt	Erik Tautenbach Herself
6		Jörg Rautenberg (1960–)	25 January 2011	14 April 2013	2 years, 79 days	Neidelstein-Sulzburg	Himself Theodor Sidemann
7	File:Marlene Grahl-Stüber.png	Marlene Grahl-Stüber (1962–)	14 April 2013	14 May 2016	3 years, 30 days	Frankenburg	Theodor Sidemann
8		Frank Hille (1962–)	14 May 2016	1 May 2021	4 years, 352 days	Tergau	Theodor Sidemann
9		Moritz Bandenberg (1952–)	1 May 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 207 days	Neidenstein-Sulzburg	Theodor Sidemann Richard Benkel Elisabeth Rademacher