Humanist party

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Humanist Party is the name of parties in several countries within the global circle of the Humanist Movement . You represent the so-called New Humanism of Mario Rodríguez Cobos (called Silo).

Most of the national parties belong to the International Humanist Party, founded in 1989 , formerly the Humanist International. The HP focuses on South America and Europe, where there were also regional associations of the Humanist International. With the exception of the Humanist Party of Chile , however, nowhere does it go beyond the status of a micro-party . The German branch has been inactive since 2006. The humanist parties are not identical to the party of humanists (Die Humanisten) founded in Berlin in 2014 .

history

The party emerged from the " Community for Balance and Human Development " founded in Mendoza (Argentina) in 1969 by the Argentine writer Mario Rodríguez Cobos , called Silo . The organization changed its name several times and has been called "The Community" since 1978 (" La Comunidad "). As the political arm of the strictly hierarchical group, the "Humanist Party" was founded in Berlin on September 23, 1984, and it took part in elections in the Federal Republic of Germany without success.

program

The Humanist Party presents itself programmatically as a left-wing liberal, grassroots democratic party, the content of which is mainly based on Silo's ideas . In terms of content, a new model of a "solidary and nonviolent society" is primarily represented, with HP working on all policy fields on the basis of the "New Humanism" designed by Silo , according to its motto: "Nothing above people and no one below another." So all nonviolent actions against violence and discrimination are advocated. Specifically, the HP advocates minority rights, priority for health and education and against privatization in these areas in its party program. Advocating a more equitable economic model is a key concern, according to which the relationship between capital and labor is to be fundamentally changed in order to enable the profits to be distributed to all. The party is committed to the integration of foreigners and wants to appeal to young voters in particular.

criticism

The party is sometimes accused of being a cover organization of the humanist movement , which is suspected of being an "early fascist" psycho- sect organized according to a radical leader cult . The Humanist Party founded parties of the same name in some South American and European countries, which served as cover organizations to recruit additional members for the humanist movement and to cover up the sect's image. Direct connections between the HP and the strictly authoritarian Siloist Movement are controversial, but the "Evangelical Information Center for Churches - Sects - Religions" could prove direct chains of command between the Siloist Movement and the HP. Other parties would be co- opted for their own goals with an open coalition policy and slogans such as humanism and the adjective " green ". The name Green Future (GZ) used by HP in the 1980s was deliberately chosen to provoke confusion with the Green Party .

National parties

Chile

The Partido Humanista de Chile was founded in March 1984. Since then it has merged several times with left-wing parties and has changed names. Since 2014 it has had its original name again. It is represented in several local parliaments and received 3.36% of the vote in the 2013 general election . In 2017, four HP members were elected to the Chilean National Assembly as part of the left-wing alliance "Frente Amplio", including Tomás Hirsch .

Germany

The Humanist Party in Germany was founded on September 23, 1984 in Berlin. It took part in various elections, but its share of the vote never exceeded 0.0% rounded. The party has not been aware of any activities since 2006; in 2012 it was removed from the Federal Returning Officer’s collection of documents .

Iceland

Participation in parliamentary elections

Switzerland

The Humanist Party of Switzerland has existed since 1984 . It took part in numerous elections at the municipal, cantonal and national level, but without winning seats. The proportion of the vote was between 0.1 and 0.5%.

Other countries

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The "Movement" and the Humanist Party . relinfo.ch. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c d e Frank Decker and Viola Neu : Handbook of the German parties. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften 2007. pp. 307–309.
  3. ↑ a b Julio de la Vega: El complejo mundo de las sectas ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.interrogantes.net
  4. ↑ General Elections 2016 in Iceland ( English ) In: Iceland Monitor . October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

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