PETO
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| PETO – The young alternative | |
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| Labour logo | |
| Leader | Laura Töpfer[1] |
| Deputy Leader | Vanessa Serve [2] |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Monheim am Rhein |
| Membership (2013) | Approx 400 [3] |
| Website | |
| www.peto.de | |
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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]
External links
References
- ↑ Deutschlandfunk: Unter 18 - politisch ausgegrenzt?: Jugendliche und ihre Mitbestimmungsmöglichkeiten.
- ↑ http://peto.de/wer-wir-sind/vorstand.php
- ↑ http://peto.de/wer-wir-sind/portrait.php
- ↑ http://www.monheim.de/stadtprofil/wahlen-und-buergerentscheide/?tx_engembedsystem_pi1[url]=index.html%3Felection_id%3D32
- ↑ http://www.monheim.de/stadtprofil/wahlen-und-buergerentscheide/?tx_engembedsystem_pi1[url]=index.html%3Felection_id%3D31
