Democratic Party of Germany

The Democratic Party of Germany (German: Demokratische Partei Deutschlands, DPD) is a liberal political party in the Rhenish Republic. It was formed in 1922 as a merger of the Rhenish branches of the left-liberal German Democratic Party (DDP) and national liberal German People's Party (DVP), uniting German liberalism in a way that had not been seen since the split of the German Progress Party in 1867. Cooperation between the Rhenish branches of the two parties had already occurred earlier with a joint electoral list in Trier and Koblenz in the 1919 election. Unification was not achieved in the neighboring state of Baden-Württemberg, so the DPD maintains ties to both parties.
The party platform advocates liberal economic and social policy, and strongly supports German reunification under a non-communist democratic government. As the party takes no official position on monarchy, some internal factions favor a republic, while others favor a monarchy or stand indifferent on the issue.
Category:Rhenish political parties
Category:Liberal political parties
Category:German political parties