PETO

PETO – The young alternative
Leader Laura Töpfer[1]
Deputy Leader Vanessa Serve [2]
Founded 1998 (1998)
Headquarters Monheim am Rhein
Membership  (2013) Approx 400 [3]
Website
www.peto.de

PETO – Die junge Alternative (Shorter name: PETO, lat.: „I postulate“) is one of the first youth parties in Germany. Established in 1999, the political party is based in Monheim am Rhein in North-Rhine-Westphalia.

2014 Town Council and Mayoral Elections - Monheim am Rhein

PETO made overwhelming gains in the Town Council and Mayoral elections in 2014. Daniel Zimmermann (the incumbent mayor of Monheim) won with 94,64% of the vote, against Manfred Poell (Bundnis 90/Grüne - 5,36%). [4] In the Town Council elections, PETO received 65,64% of the vote, compared with 17,80% for Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Deutschlandfunk: Unter 18 - politisch ausgegrenzt?: Jugendliche und ihre Mitbestimmungsmöglichkeiten.
  2. ↑ http://peto.de/wer-wir-sind/vorstand.php
  3. ↑ http://peto.de/wer-wir-sind/portrait.php
  4. ↑ http://www.monheim.de/stadtprofil/wahlen-und-buergerentscheide/?tx_engembedsystem_pi1[url]=index.html%3Felection_id%3D32
  5. ↑ http://www.monheim.de/stadtprofil/wahlen-und-buergerentscheide/?tx_engembedsystem_pi1[url]=index.html%3Felection_id%3D31
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