Party of Progress (Germany)
Party of Progress Partei des Fortschritts | |
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| Abbreviation | |
| Leader | Lukas Sieper |
| Presidium | Erik Oetjen Luca Piwodda Artemij Kiel Armin Schmeling Peter Klaus Bastian Große Mustafa Kramer-Resit Heike Herden Christian Hickel Paul Strauß Kilian Ebert Michelle Kahlich |
| Founder | Lukas Sieper Lukas Reis Carlo Lüdorf |
| Founded | March 2020 |
| Headquarters | Esserstraße 2, 51105 Köln |
| Youth wing | Young. Political. Good-looking. (Jung. Politisch. Gutaussehend.) |
| Membership (2026) | 1000 |
| Ideology | Grassroots democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European Parliament group | Non-Inscrits |
| Colours | Orange Turquoise White |
| Bundestag | 0 / 630 |
| State Parliaments | 0 / 1,855
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| European Parliament | 1 / 96 |
| Website | |
| partei-des-fortschritts.de | |
The Party of Progress (German: Partei des Fortschritts, PdF), also known as Party of Progress – Free Parliamentary Alliance (PdF–FPA) is a political party in Germany founded in Cologne in 2020. While the party sees itself as being beyond the left–right political spectrum, it is classified as left-liberal by political scientists.
The PdF claims to be active throughout Germany. Joining the PdF is not tied to German nationality and, according to the party's statutes, is open to every resident of Germany and every EU citizen. In the 2024 European elections in Germany, it received 0.6% of the vote and entered the European Parliament with one Member of the European Parliament. In 2024, Luca Piwodda was elected as the mayor of Gartz (Oder). In May 2025, Tim Sieper became the mayor of Eckenroth after his father Michael stepped down due to issues concerning his health. With that, Sieper became Germany's youngest mayor to date at age 20.