Wat is MERA25?
MERA25 is de gemeenschappelijke naam van alle nationale politieke partijen van DiEM25, waarmee we rechtstreeks aan verkiezingen kunnen deelnemen. Want we zijn niet alleen een beweging van radicale ideeën. Het gaat er bij ons ook om die ideeën in praktijk te brengen.
Deze partijen zijn heel anders dan de oude die ze moesten vervangen. Elke belangrijke beslissing over een MERA25-partij – van de oprichting tot het programma en de kandidatenlijst – is onderworpen aan een stemming door al onze leden. Waar ze ook wonen, welk paspoort ze ook hebben. Het is echt internationalisme in actie.
Momenteel hebben we drie MERA25-partijen: in Griekenland, in Duitsland en in Italië. Lees hieronder meer over hen.
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