Progressive People's Party (Germany)

Progressive People's Party
Fortschrittliche Volkspartei
ChairmanOtto Fischbeck (1910–1912)
Otto Wiemer (1912–1918)
Founded6 March 1910; 114 years ago (1910-03-06)
Dissolved20 November 1918; 106 years ago (1918-11-20)
Preceded byFree-minded People's Party
Free-minded Union
German People's Party
Succeeded byGerman Democratic Party
IdeologyLiberal democracy
Social liberalism
Parliamentarism
Laicism
Political positionCentre-left
Colours  Yellow

The Progressive People's Party (German: Fortschrittliche Volkspartei, FVP) was a social liberal party of the late German Empire. It was formed in 1910, with the educated middle class and new lower middle class as its main constituents.[1]

  1. ^ Kirk, Tim (2002). "Fortschrittliche Volkspartei". Cassell's dictionary of modern German history (in German). London: Cassell. p. 2. ISBN 9780304347728.

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