Family Party of Germany

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The Family Party of Germany (Familienpartei Deutschlands) is a minor conservative German political party (reformist pro-family). It was created in 1981 and is led since 1989 by pediatrician Dr. Franz-Josef Breyer. It has elected members to several local councils in the Saarland. In the Federal Elections 2005 the Family Party got 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. The party was supported by the conservative-green party ÖDP. The party wants to introduce a right to vote for children carried out by the legal guardians.