Freie Wähler de Bavière

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source: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rmltbf The Bavarian Free Voters (Freie Wähler, FW) remain in #Bavaria's State Assembly (Landtag) as the third party out of four for its fourth second participation at this level whereas the federal liberal party FDP, junior partner of the federal government coalition with Angela Merkel's CDU and the Bavarian CSU, disappears from the Bavarian Landtag. In 2008 the FW had taken votes from the CSU, gaining 10.2 percent of the votes, and thus made the same CSU lose its regional majority for the first time since 1954.

Deutsche Welle wrote in 2008 about them that "In terms of policy, the Free Voters don't differ greatly from the main CSU party. But in terms of structure, the Free Voters are miles apart. They consider themselves a grassroots organization, and don't have the same hierarchical structures as other political parties. Their only ideology, they say, is that they are not a party." ( http://www.dw.de/bavarian-free-voters-party-steals-votes-from-csu-in-election/a-3678570 )

What do media in English tell their readers in 2013 about this relative newcomer, less known than the much publicized Pirates Party ? Does anyone make a parallel with the Dutch Liveable Netherlands (Leefbaar Nederland) party 12 years ago, also a party based on grassroots independent groups of local councillors ?

The New York Times: "the Free Voters, a Bavarian party that opposes Germany’s euro-zone policy, hovered around 9 percent" http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/world/europe/strong-showing-for-merkels-conservative-allies-in-bavaria.html?_r=0

Deutsche Welle: "The Free Voters (Freie Wähler), a regional party advocating decentralized government, were projected to take 8.5 percent of the vote." http://www.dw.de/exit-polls-csu-wins-absolute-majority-in-bavaria/a-17089562

Agence France Presse "In Bavaria, a centre-right party that’s strong locally but not nationally, the Free Voters, took 9 per cent of the vote. A new anti-euro party that is running in the national election, Alternative for Germany, didn’t field candidates on Sunday." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/10311655/Angela-Merkel-given-election-lift-from-big-win-in-Bavarian-poll.html

Associated Press: "In Bavaria, a center-right party that’s strong locally but not nationally, the Free Voters, took 9 percent of the vote. A new anti-euro party that is running in the national election, Alternative for Germany, didn’t field candidates on Sunday." http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/merkels-conservatives-triumph-in-bavaria-but-partners-in-trouble-1-week-before-german-vote/2013/09/15/3818b698-1e67-11e3-9ad0-96244100e647_story.html

The Wall Street Journal: "The euro-skeptical Free Voters, a small party that's strongest in Bavaria, received about 8.5%, slightly less than in the last election. Germany's highest profile anti-euro party, the newly founded Alternative for Germany, didn't compete in the Bavarian election. Polls show the party, which wants to break up the euro zone, may be gaining traction across Germany. Several recent surveys show its support ticking up to 4%. Even if the Alternative for Germany doesn't make it into the national parliament, it could complicate Ms. Merkel's attempts to renew her coalition by siphoning voters from center-right parties."