| Native Name: | Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland |
| Leader: | Sven Lingreen and Skadi Helmert[1] |
| Ideology: | Anti-lockdown Anti-vaccination |
| Headquarters: | Berlin |
| Regional: | Alliance for Thuringia (Thuringia) |
| Country: | Germany |
The Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany (de|Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland, abbreviated de|dieBasis) is a political party in Germany. The declared aim of the party is to strengthen grassroots democracy in society and politics, as they consider that many areas of life are dominated by economic interests, profits, and fights for political power.[2] Political scientists and media reports however generally identify the party as primarily supported by lockdown opponents and anti-vaccination campaigners.[3]
The party cannot be easily placed on the political spectrum. According to an investigation by RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, however, its membership combines believers in alternative medicine and esotericism with far right conspiracy theorists such as Reichsbürger.[4]
The party has never won any seats in the Bundestag, state Landtags or the European Parliament.
In the 2021 federal election, the party received 1.4% of the national vote (630,153 votes), winning more votes than other prominent minor German parties such as the Pirate Party and the National Democratic Party.[5]
In the 2024 European parliament elections, the party received 0.3% of the national vote (99,502 votes), failing to win any seats in the European Parliament.[6]