Besmenian People's Party
Besmenian People's Party Besmenische Volkspartei | |
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| Abbreviation | BVP |
| Chairperson | Karsten Betzler |
| General secretary | Erich Karzel |
| Founder | Heinz Dimmler |
| Founded | 26 March 1921 |
| Split from | Besmenian Conservative Party |
| Headquarters | Großwasserstraße 32, Laitstadt, Besmenia |
| Think tank | Heinz Dimmler Foundation |
| Youth wing | Youth People's Party |
| Membership (2021) | 305,589 |
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| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colors | Blue |
| Federal Chamber | 141 / 443
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| Federal Senate | 21 / 64
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| State governorships | 8 / 14
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| Seats in the state chambers | 428 / 1,488
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The Besmenian People's Party (Besmenian: Besmenische Volkspartei, BVP); is a christian-democratic, conservative political party in Besmenia. The BVP is the major catch-all party of the centre-right in Besmenian politics.
Founded in 1921 by Heinz Dimmler as a split from the Besmenian Conservative Party (BKP), the BVP grew into one of the leading parties in Besmenia in the 1920s. During this time, the BVP also succeeded in replacing the BKP as the main conservative party. The political profile of the BVP underwent several changes; Under the leadership of Heinz Dimmler, the BVP belonged to the political center and mainly only had conservative views. Under the leadership of Günther Brecht, national-conservative and also christian-democratic views emerged. Under the leadership of Robert Gleitzmann, an increased right-wing course emerged. Since the mid-1980s, it has increasingly moved towards the political center again. In the 1990s, more liberal-conservative views came.
Since 1924, the BVP has provided the prime minister in 16 of the 34 federal governments, from 1924 to 1944, from 1956 to 1964, from 1972 to 1980, from 1993 to 2001 and since 2012 (with a brief interruption by the Benkel government in 2021). BVP-Prime Minister is or was: Heinz Dimmler, Friedrich Bock, Günther Brecht, Wolfgang Butz, Robert Gleitzmann, Erik Tautenbach, Theodor Sidemann and the current PM, Elisabeth Rademacher.
The BVP is also represented in the state parliament in all federal states in which it is represented. Currently the party leads the governments of eight of Besmenia's fourteen federal states.
The party is one of the three major contemporary political parties in Besmenia along with the liberal Free Besmenian Citizen's Party and the social democratic Social Democratic Union.
Ideology and policies
Economic policy
The BVP is committed to the social market economy and sees this as a guarantee for freedom, prosperity and security in the future. In the course of globalization, it is striving for an international expansion of the social market economy, whereby the economic freedom gained should serve people. Overall, the BVP is concerned with an "economically sensible and socially just" policy.
The aim of economic policy is full employment for the population, steady and appropriate economic growth and a solid budget. Furthermore, the BVP is striving for the privatization of all business operations that are currently still state-owned. In terms of labor policy, the BVP relies on “making the labor market more flexible” and on collective bargaining autonomy. Unemployment should be counteracted.
Foreign policy
In terms of foreign policy, the BVP is primarily striving for a strong relationship with Zamastan. The party also endorses the Alliance of Nortuan States.
Family policy
The BVP has introduced the child-raising allowance or parental allowance to support families. Furthermore, a legal entitlement to a place in a day care center has been introduced since 1996 and a place in a crèche since 2013 under the respective BVP governments. The government plans to further strengthen the expansion of kindergarten places by 2027. No specific family model is prescribed for families.
Network policy
In the area of network policy, the BVP is committed to stricter regulation and monitoring of the Internet, and the BVP also advocates the blocking of Internet content.
History
Founding period
Dimmler era (1921-1942)
1942-1956
1956-1969
Gleitzmann era (1969-1983)
With the help of the right-wing conservative wing, Robert Gleitzmann succeeded in replacing Glaubrecht as chairman of the BVP at a party conference on March 31, 1969. As a result of this change in leadership, Prime Minister Johannes Schmidt resigned from the coalition with the BVP.
Crisis years (1983-1985)
After the emergence of the Gleitzmann scandal, the BVP plummeted in the election polls. Confidence in the BVP was also destroyed for many former BVP voters. In the election polls from 1983 to 1985, the BVP was often below 20%.
Tautenbach era and The New BVP (1985-2001)
Since 2002
Organization
Front organizations
In addition to the state associations, the front organizations in the BVP play an important role within the party. The associations are anchored in the statute of the BVP. In doing so, they have two main tasks: on the one hand, they are to disseminate the party's policy within their respective spheres of activity. On the other hand, they should also allow the concerns of the groups they represent to flow into the politics of the BVP. In relation to other parties, the associations enjoy a high degree of independence from the party as a whole. In addition to the right to set its own statutes, this is expressed above all in the fact that its members do not necessarily have to be members of the party as a whole. In addition, they expressly have the right to their own political statements, provided these do not contradict the principles of the party.
The BVP has the following front organizations:
- Youth People's Party ( Junge Volkspartei), organizes young members
- BVP Seniors (BVP Senioren), organizes senior members
- BVP Women (BVP Frauen), organizes female members
- BVP Gays and Lesbians (BVP Schwule und Lesben), organizes LGBT members
- BVP Entrepreneurs and Business (BVP Unternehmer und Wirtschaft), organizes entrepreneurial and self-employed members
- BVP Workers (BVP Arbeitnehmer), organizes members who are employees
List of chairpersons of the BVP
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) |
State | Prime Minister | ||
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Heinz Dimmler (1879–1963) |
26 March 1921 |
14 August 1942 |
21 years, 141 days | Laitstadt | Robert Falk Himself Friedrich Bock |
| 2 | 
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Friedrich Bock (1888–1979) |
14 August 1942 |
15 April 1945 |
2 years, 244 days | Tergau | Himself Albrecht Neumann |
| 3 | File:Franz Lufter.png | Franz Lufter (1894–1974) |
15 April 1945 |
14 August 1955 |
10 years, 121 days | Gablitz | Albrecht Neumann |
| 4 | 
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Günther Brecht (1896–1964) |
14 August 1955 |
17 June 1962 |
6 years, 307 days | Tergau | Albrecht Neumann Himself |
| 5 | 
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Helmut Glaubrecht (1901–1985) |
17 June 1962 |
31 March 1969 |
6 years, 287 days | Neidenstein-Sulzburg | Wolfgang Butz Johannes Schmidt |
| 6 | 
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Robert Gleitzmann (1916–1999) |
31 March 1969 |
15 September 1983 |
14 years, 168 days | Laitstadt | Johannes Schmidt Himself Martin Beiter |
| 7 | 
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Michael Möhring (1928–2012) |
15 September 1983 |
27 September 1985 |
2 years, 12 days | Metakumburg | Martin Beiter |
| 8 | 
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Erik Tautenbach (1937–2019) |
27 September 1985 |
9 October 2001 |
16 years, 12 days | Neidenstein-Sulzburg | Martin Beiter Kurt Stöger Himself Ursula Kummstein |
| 9 | File:Wolfgang Peerstein.png | Wolfgang Peerstein (1943–) |
9 October 2001 |
18 February 2005 |
3 years, 132 days | Maurenmark | Ursula Kummstein |
| 10 | 
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Franz Bauer (1959-) |
18 February 2005 |
31 March 2012 |
7 years, 42 days | Gablitz | Ursula Kummstein Jörg Rautenberg |
| 11 | 
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Theodor Sidemann (1968-) |
31 March 2012 |
6 January 2022 |
9 years, 281 days | Sedakania | Jörg Rautenberg Himself Richard Benkel Elisabeth Rademacher |
| 12 | 
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Elisabeth Rademacher (1977-) |
6 January 2022 |
3 December 2022 |
331 days | Maurenmark | Herself |
| 13 | File:Karsten Betzler.jpg | Karsten Betzler (1970-) |
3 December 2022 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 26 days | Frankenburg | Elisabeth Rademacher |
Logo and political color
| 1921–1929 | 1929–1940 | 1940–1959 | 1959–1986 | 1986–present |
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| File:OldBVPlogo1921.png | File:OldBVPlogo1929.png | File:OldBVPlogo1940.png | 
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Blue has been the official party color of the BVP since 1986. As early as the 1960s, the party was associated with blue as a customary color, while the Besmenian national colors of white, green, and blue were official party colors.
Influence
The BVP is represented almost everywhere in Besmenia. It traditionally achieves particularly high proportions of votes in rural regions and in the western federal states. Sedakania in particular is considered to be the stronghold of the party. The BVP has won every election there since the first state election in 1967, and has been contributed all Sedakanian governors since 1967 without interruption. In the Sedakanian state elections in 1987, 1992 and 1997, the BVP even achieved an absolute majority and was able to form the regional government without a coalition partner.
Regional associations
The Besmenian People's Party is divided into 14 state groups. The BVP is represented in all 14 state chambers.
Election results
Federal Chamber
| Election | Prime Minister Candidate | Votes in % | Seats | Government |
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| 1989 | Erik Tautenbach | 31,2% (#2) | 145 / 427 |
Opposition |
| 1993 | Erik Tautenbach | 34,6% (#1) | 153 / 427 |
BVP-GPB majority |
| 1997 | Erik Tautenbach | 35,3% (#1) | 156 / 427 |
BVP-GPB majority |
| 2001 | Erik Tautenbach | 26,2% (#2) | 115 / 427 |
Opposition |
| 2005 | Franz Bauer | 26,4% (#2) | 115 / 427 |
FBBP-BVP majority |
| 2009 | Franz Bauer | 23,8% (#2) | 106 / 427 |
FBBP-BVP majority |
| 2012 | Theodor Sidemann | 32,5% (#1) | 142 / 427 |
BVP-SDU majority |
| 2016 | Theodor Sidemann | 30,0% (#1) | 133 / 427 |
BVP-FBBP majority |
| 2020 | Theodor Sidemann | 31,4% (#1) | 145 / 427 |
BVP-FBBP majority |
| 2021 | Elisabeth Rademacher | 30,8% (#1) | 137 / 427 |
BVP-SDU-GPB majority |