Democracy Now (East Germany)

Democracy Now Demokratie Jetzt
The party logo prior to 1990
Founded	1990
Merged into	Alliance 90
Ideology	Democratic socialism
Politics of East Germany Elections

Democracy Now (German: Demokratie Jetzt) was a political movement in East Germany founded in the wake of the collapse of Communism that wished to maintain a human, democratic version of socialism in opposition to what they saw as "western consumer society". In 1990 they joined Alliance 90 with New Forum and the Initiative for Peace and Human Rights.

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Democracy Now from chronik der wende

Political parties in East Germany (German Democratic Republic)
Parties of the Democratic Bloc (1945–1950)	Communist Party of Germany (to 1946) Social Democratic Party of Germany (to 1946) Christian Democratic Union Liberal Democratic Party Socialist Unity Party of Germany (from 1946)
Parties of the National Front (1950–1989)	Socialist Unity Party of Germany Christian Democratic Union of Germany Liberal Democratic Party of Germany National Democratic Party of Germany (formed in 1948) Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (formed in 1948)
Parties during and after the Peaceful Revolution (1989–1990)	Alliance 90 Democracy Now Initiative for Peace and Human Rights New Forum Alliance for Germany Christian Democratic Union Democratic Awakening German Social Union Association of Free Democrats Liberal Democratic Party Free Democratic Party German Forum Party Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany Green Party National Democratic Party of Germany Social Democratic Party Socialist Unity Party of Germany—Party of Democratic Socialism United Left
Politics of East Germany Political parties in East Germany

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