PETO

PETO – The young alternative
Leader	Laura Töpfer[1]
Deputy Leader	Vanessa Serve [2]
Founded	1998 (1998)
Headquarters	Monheim am Rhein
Membership  (2013)	Approx 400 [3]
Website
www.peto.de
Politics of Germany Political parties Elections

PETO – Die junge Alternative (Shorter name: PETO, lat.: „I postulate“) is one of the first youth parties in Germany. Established in 1999, the political party is based in Monheim am Rhein in North-Rhine-Westphalia.

2014 Town Council and Mayoral Elections - Monheim am Rhein

PETO made overwhelming gains in the Town Council and Mayoral elections in 2014. Daniel Zimmermann (the incumbent mayor of Monheim) won with 94,64% of the vote, against Manfred Poell (Bundnis 90/Grüne - 5,36%). ^[4] In the Town Council elections, PETO received 65,64% of the vote, compared with 17,80% for Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU).^[5]

External links

• Official website

References