Free Palestine Party

Free Palestine Party
AbbreviationFPP
Founded19 March 2024 (2024-03-19)
Ideology
Political positionSyncretic
Colours  Orange (main)
Palestine flag colors
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Website
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The Free Palestine Party (FPP) is a European political alliance founded by pro-Palestinian Muslim minority parties in Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.[1][2] These parties participated in the 2024 European parliament election under the Free Palestine slogan.[3] None of the parties in the party won a single seat in the elections.

Ideology

The declared goal of the Free Palestine Party is to raise awareness of the consequences of the Israel–Hamas war and call on the European Union to take more decisive action against Israel.[3]

The Free Palestine Party claims to support the idea of a two-state solution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. To achieve this goal, its members advocate dialogue between the various parties involved, including Hamas.[3]

In addition to the Palestinian issue, the FPP program lists proposals in the field of the environment, combating tax evasion and discrimination.[4]

History

The coalition of parties presented its program on 19 March 2024 in Brussels. Nagib Azergui, founder of the Union of French Muslim Democrats, called on Europe to "be consistent with its promises of peace on the continent and throughout the world." According to him, as Israel's largest trading partner, the EU should apply sanctions against it in order to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.[3]

Member parties

Country Party Abbr. Ideology Political position Status
 Belgium Team Fouad Ahidar TFA Muslim interests
Multiculturalism
Anti-Zionism
Centre-left Extra-parliamentary
 France Union of French Muslim Democrats
Union des démocrates musulmans français
UDMF Muslim interests
Anti-imperialism
Anti-Zionism
Anti-colonialism
Extra-parliamentary
 Germany Alliance for Innovation and Justice
Bündnis für Innovation und Gerechtigkeit
BIG Muslim interests
Political Islam
Social conservatism
Extra-parliamentary
 Netherlands NIDA NIDA Muslim interests
Islamic democracy
Progressivism
Anti-Zionism
Dutch Moroccan interests
Syncretic Extra-parliamentary
 Spain Andalusi Party
Partido Andalusí
PA Muslim interests
Andalusian regionalism
Spanish Moroccan interests
Extra-parliamentary
 Sweden Nuance Party
Partiet Nyans
PNy Muslim interests
Multiculturalism
Identity politics
Turkophilia
Islamism
Syncretic Extra-parliamentary

See also

References

  1. ^ "Européennes : une liste «Free Palestine», dont le logo prône la disparition d'Israël, officiellement candidate". Le Figaro (in French). 2024-05-18. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  2. ^ "Européennes : une liste « Free Palestine party » en préparation dans plusieurs pays". Euractiv. 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "'Free Palestine' groups plan to participate in the European elections". Le Monde.fr. 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
  4. ^ "Élections européennes: une liste "Free Palestine party" en préparation dans plusieurs pays". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-27.