Arminius – Association of the German People

Arminius – Association of the German People
Arminius – Bund des deutschen Volkes
AbbreviationARMINIUS-Bund
LeaderJohann Thießen[1]
Founded23 March 2013
Split fromNPD[1]
HeadquartersWiehl
NewspaperDie Russlanddeutschen Konservativen (de facto)
Membership (2016)c. 40[1]
IdeologyRussia German interests
German nationalism
Ethnopluralism[1]
Neo-Nazism[1]
Political positionFar-right
Colors  Red
Party flag
Website
http://www.arminius-bund.de (archived)

Arminius – Association of the German People (German: ARMINIUS-Bund des deutschen Volkes) short-form: ARMINIUS-Bund is a minor far-right political party in Germany. The party sees itself as a conservative political arm for the Russia Germans.[2]

History

ARMINIUS-Bund and its North Rhine-Westphalian sector were founded on 23 March 2013 by Johann Thießen in the city of Wiehl. The party emerged from a group known as the "Working group of Russia Germans in the NPD". Two other state sectors were founded in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate on 15 June 2013 and 8 November 2014 respectively.[2][1] The party maintains close links to the group and publication Die Russlanddeutschen Konservativen with which the party has a large personnel overlap.[3][4] It also cooperates with the European Action.[5]

Online activity of the party has slowed down since 2020, with its website being unavailable since 2019.

Elections

State elections

In the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election, ARMINIUS-Bund ran in the constituency of Pforzheim and received 49 votes (0.1%).[6]

Year BW
Votes %
2016[6] 49 0.1

Local elections

ARMINIUS-Bund participated in the 2014 Düren city council election and the 2014 Oberbergischer Kreis district election.[7] On 13 February 2016, in the lead-up to the Düren municipal elections, ARMINIUS-Bund hosted an event under the motto "Protest against the rape of German women. Stop immigration, close borders!".[1][7]

Year Düren[8][7] Pforzheim[2][9] OBK[7][10]
Votes % Votes % Votes %
2014 72 0.25 4,234 0.41 60 0.05

Ideology

The party's manifesto describes a völkish, nationalist, and ethnopluralist ideology; in part adopting ideas from the 25-Point-Program of the former Nazi Party.[1]

ARMINIUS-Bund calls for the adoption of a new constitution as per Art. 146 GG and advocates for a self-sufficient agrarian economy, placing large importance on the welfare and culture of the German people.[11] The party also calls for the direct election of the federal president, simplification of the tax system, financial support for mothers, a stop to immigration, and an energy alliance with Russia.[2][11] It also proposes a new retirement system in which the retirement age is lowered by one year for every child one has.[11] The party believes that abortion is murder and should be treated as such in most cases.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Buch_VSB-2016.indb" (PDF). Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "ARMINIUS – Bund des deutschen Volkes (ARMINIUS – Bund) | bpb". 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Klandestines Treffen in NRW: Neonazistische Umsturzpläne unter Holocaustleugnern". Belltower.News (in German). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  4. ^ Brzozowski, Alexandra. "Demonstrationen von Russlanddeutschen". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Der „Arminius-Bund" buhlt um Anhänger – mit mäßigem Erfolg". www.lotta-magazin.de. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Landtagswahl 2016 – Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg". 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Wer ist der "Arminius Bund"?". AfD Fraktion NRW (in German). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Kreistagswahl – Europawahl / Kommunalwahlen / Integrationsratswahl 2014 in der Stadt Düren – Gesamtergebnis". wahlen.regioit.de. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  9. ^ Kommunalwahl 2014 (in German) Retrieved 26 March 2023
  10. ^ Bekanntmachungwahlergebnis (in German) Retrieved 26 March 2023
  11. ^ a b c "Parteiprogramm". 13 February 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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