Rechte

Nidwaldeser Rechte
Abbreviation	Rechte
Leader	Charlotte Mann
Parliamentary leader	Thomas von der Leyen
Founded	25 July 1834
Headquarters	Kurfürstendamm 224, Cologne, Nidwalden
Youth wing	Young Rechte
Membership	29,500 (2017)
Ideology	Ludwigism, reformism, social democracy (factions), statism, liberal conservatism
Political position	centre-right
International affiliation	Lorecian Liberals and Christians
Colours	Blue
Slogan	Ludwgisists United
Nidwaldeser Parlament	45 / 169
County Councils	167 / 425
Website
www.rechte.com.nw

The Rechte (literally "right") or Nidwaldeser Rechte (English: Nidwaldeser Right) is a centre-right ludwigist political party of Nidwalden. It is the second oldest and major party in Nidwalden as well as the leading party in the Mann Cabinet. The current leader is the Prime Minister Charlotte Mann.

The party is traditionally linked to one of its most important leaders, Ludwig Mann and the doctrine born from his administrations, Ludwigism, which the party has combined over the years with different degrees. The Rechte governed during most of the nineteenth century with a strong opposition of the Conservative Party. During most of its administrations, the party has been linked to the monarchy of Nidwalden and educated elites, to which the party is believed to have founded a "progressive spirit" own of Nidwalden. Over the years, it has implemented several progressive and innovative reforms in the Church of Nidwalden, the labour and social areas that set the bases for the long democratic heritage of Nidwalden. In 1915 the party proposed Christen Holsteinborg for the position of Prime Minister, which later that same year, turned into the first democratically elected woman in Nidwalden. Most of these progressive alignments caused, between the 1930s and 1970s, a major breakthrough inside the party and the depart of several members, key figures and voters to the recently founded and leftist Social Democratic. During most of this period, Ludwigists were the theoretical impulsors of Social Democracy in Nidwalden. Although having been on the right of the Nidwaldeser political spectrum, since the 1980s, the party has undergone several processes of moderation and which turned into a liberal party in several issues regarding LGBT rights, economic positions and its general conservative positions. It is regarded as the most centre party of the right wing parties of the Lorecian Community.

Since its beginnings and with brief leadership of more right factions, the Rechte has been advocated to the protection of the Nidwaldeser welfare state and Nidwaldeser state owned enterprises, the promotion of social and economic equality and the vision of the state as a link between the different social areas. Between 1990s and the 2000s, the party has distanced itself from positions now taken by the Social Democratic Party and has proposed larger semi-privatisations.

History

Ludwig Mann (1899-1899 and 1904-1915)

Ludwigism (1915-1941)

Main article: Ludwigism

Charlotte Mann and return of Ludwigism (2018-present)

Main article: Charlotte Mann

List of party chairmans and leaders

Clockwise from left to right: Ludwig Mann, most famous leader of the Rechte, founder of Ludwigism and Prime Minister of Nidwalden between 1904 and 1915; Helle Johansen, first female Prime Minister of Nidwalden between 1919 and 1926, she lead the country though the Great Astyrian War; Heinrich Henninger, Prime Minister between 1969 and 1972, lead the conservative faction of the party during the period; Charlotte Mann, leader of the party and current Prime Minister of Nidwalden, she is the third member of the Mann family to achieve the premiership and leads the moderate faction.

• Ludwig Mann (1904-1915)
• Otto von Bethmann-Hollweg (1915-1919)
• Helle Johansen (1919-1926)
• Tage Schlüter (1926-1929)
• Christen von Hertling (1929-1933)
• Gerwald Engelhardt (1933-1936)
• Hildegard Mann (1936-1941)
• Jens Baunsgaard (1941-1943)
• Dieter Kranz (1943-1947)
• Volker von Vonnegut (1947-1953)
• Rike Schulte (1953-1957)
• Eldrich Wendell (1957-1961)
• Wolfgang Jung (1961-1965)
• Velten von Gerver (1965-1967)
• Samuel Hämmerli (1967-1969)
• Heinrich Henninger (1969-1972)
• Ada Kunkel-Schreiber (1972-1979)
• Siegfried Steinmann (1979-1979)
• Stefan Lehning (1979-1980)
• Bernd Kranz-Pfeiffer (1980-1986)
• Emmeline Zimmermann (1986-1992)
• Herrick Roth (1992-1996)
• Theresia Krämer-Schreiber (1996-2004)
• Johann von Eisenberger (2004-2008)
• Ebner Thomas von Langer (2008-2012)
• Volker von der Leyen (2012-2018)
• Charlotte Mann (2018-present)