Partei des Fortschritts — Directly Shaping Democracy

The Partei des Fortschritts (PdF), founded in 2020, is a registered political party in Germany dedicated to digital democracy, government transparency, and citizen participation.

Key Office Holders

Lukas Sieper — Member of the European Parliament since 2024
Luca Piwodda — Mayor of Gartz (Oder), local leader and PdF co-founder
Tim Sieper — Mayor of Eckenroth, recognized as Germany's youngest mayor at 19 years old

Motto and Core Values

Our motto: "Demokratie direkt gestalten" ("Directly shaping democracy").

The Partei des Fortschritts stands for:

Digital participation and government transparency
Open government and accountable decision-making
Strengthening European cooperation and democracy
Sustainability, social justice, and evidence-based policy

Innovation in Transparency

We built Check Some Votes (CSV), one of Germany's most advanced transparency platforms, which lets citizens explore thousands of EU Parliament votes in a clear and accessible way.

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Strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement

Date: 02.04.2025 · Reference: A10-0041/2025

residence permit personal data European citizenship freedom of movement data protection technical specification family relationship EU national free movement of persons identity document

Overall Result: 460 Against

205 For

460 Against

10 Abstention

66 Did not vote

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Amendment — You are viewing a sub-vote (amendment) of the main vote.

Report Summary

Source: AI Summary with Mistral

Enhanced security of ID cards through biometric data.
Strict data protection rules for fingerprints and facial images.
Deadlines set for reports on regulation implementation.

Amendments

A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votes – Am 8

A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Article 6, § 1, after point e – Am 27

A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – After recital 2 – Am 28

A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – After recital 4 – Am 29

A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – recital 23 – Am 24

A10-0041/2025 – Malik Azmani – Commission proposal

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