Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand

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The Direct Democracy Party of New Zealand is a New Zealand political party which promotes greater participation by the people in the decision making of government. The party's leader is Kelvyn Alp.

It is one of the few parties in New Zealand that openly challenges the current monetary system and actively promotes solutions to address matters of irredeemable debt.^[1] It aims to establish a system of binding referendums similar to that used by Switzerland for all major decisions^[2] and advocates for a New Zealand Constitution to protect and enshrine the rights and freedoms of the people.^[3]

In 2005 the Direct Democracy Party gained official registration as a political party.^[4] They fielded a 32 member party list in the 2005 elections, but won only 782 votes (or 0.03% of the total vote), failing to get any MPs into parliament.^[5]

The party did not apply for broadcasting funding in 2008.^[6]

[edit] External links

Official website

[edit] References

^ Open Letter To The NZ People. Direct Democracy Party (2007-02-24). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
^ "Direct Democracy": Frequently Asked Questions. Direct Democracy Party Of NZ (2007-08-19). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
^ New Zealand Constitution Policy. Direct Democracy Party Of NZ. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
^ More political parties seeking party vote. New Zealand Electoral Commission (2005-08-24). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
^ 2005 Election: Official Count Results -- Overall Status. New Zealand Electoral Commission (2005). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
^ Commission to hear parties on broadcasting time and funding. New Zealand Electoral Commission (2008-04-24). Retrieved on 2008-06-08.

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