Der Wandel

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Wandel
Leader	Fayad Mulla
Founded	7 September 2012
Headquarters	Stuckgasse 9/1b, Vienna
Ideology	Progressivism[1] Egalitarianism Post-capitalism Environmentalism Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Left-wing[2]
European affiliation	Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 Party of the European Left (partner)
Website
https://www.derwandel.at/
Politics of Austria Political parties Elections

Wandel (English: Change) is an Austrian left-wing and progressive political party led by Fayad Mulla.^[3] It is part of the pan-European coalition DiEM25.^[4]

Background

The party was launched in 2012^[5] as a progressive, anti-capitalist and egalitarian movement. Its positions are detailed in the "Demokratische Moderne (English: Democratic Modernity)" manifesto, which emphasizes on abolishing global capitalism and establishing a democratic economy, fair to all people.^[6] Despite being anti-capitalist, the party's leader has stated that the party does not support socialism either, but rather seeks to take some elements from both socialism and capitalism in order to create a new alternative system, tentatively called "neo-socialism",^[7] which shares characteristics with the socioeconomic concept of economic democracy.

Positions and proposals

The party's proposals include:^[8]

• Replacing the
  women, and all members will be elected by lot for a one year term. The Citizens' Council would have the power to reject laws passed by the National Council
  and call new elections by a corresponding majority, and would have to vote whether to approve constitutional amendments.
• An eventual shift to a 21 hour work week
• A 1:5 wage ratio (where the lowest income an individual can make is €2000/month and the maximum is €10000/month after taxes)
• A national citizens' dividend
• Mandating that employees elect company leaders
• A Green New Deal
• Full
  nationalisation
  of services which impact social care, such as education, health, pensions, security, banking, and infrastructure
• The creation of the United States of Europe
• Making all media sources adhere to a
  non-profit
  model, obtaining finances only through consumers and state media funding
• Placing less focus on
  GDP as a measurement, instead focusing more on elements of public well-being such as health, scientific achievements, education levels, economic output, wage rates, democratic participation, social cohesion, ecological stability
  , and safety
• A national job guarantee
• A cap on the amount of assets/wealth one individual can accumulate
• Equal pay for equal work
• Anti-trust action against private monopolies
• A ban on speculation in currencies, commodities and food; a minimum holding period for shares of stock; the addition of a financial transaction tax
• Creation of a Future and Prosperity Fund, funded by business income taxes and the financial transaction tax. All citizens would receive a permanent share in the fund, and would receive a guaranteed annual profit. The Board of the fund will be directly elected.

Electoral performance

2013 Austrian legislative election

Participating only in Vienna and Upper Austria, the party obtained 0.07% of the vote.

2014 European Parliament election

As part of the Europa anders coalition with the KPÖ, Pirate Party, and independents, they received a combined 2.14% of the vote, which was not enough to receive a seat.

2019 European Parliament election

In November 2018, the party announced

External links

• Official website (in German)