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Die PARTEI

The "Partei für Arbeit, Rechtsstaat, Tierschutz, Elitenförderung und basisdemokratische Initiative" – Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Animal Protection, Promotion of Elites and Grassroots Democratic Initiative – or short, the "PARTEI", is a German political satire party. It was founded in 2004 by editors of the satirical magazin Titanic.

The PARTEI satirically highlights loopholes in the political system, for example, when selling 100 Euro notes for 105 Euro – increasing their federal funding, because it was based on revenue, not profit, at the time. The party is also known for absurdist, satirical campaign posters.

In 2014, the PARTEI was the first satirical party to win a seat in the European Parliament.