Bürger Bund Bonn

Bürger Bund Bonn (BBB) Freie Wählergemeinschaft e.V. is a registered association and free voters' group operating exclusively at the municipal level in Bonn, Germany. It was founded in 1991 as a citizens' initiative during the debate over moving the German parliament and government from Bonn to Berlin. The group organized the so-called Thursday demonstrations on Bonn's market square to protest the relocation. Since 1999, BBB has participated in Bonn's municipal elections. In the 2004 North Rhine-Westphalia municipal elections it won 4.8% of the vote and entered the Bonn city council with full faction strength for the first time. In 2014 it received 5.03% and held four council seats; in 2020 it reached 7.1% and five seats. As of 2022, BBB holds four council mandates, three in the Bad Godesberg district council, and one each in Beuel and Hardtberg. The association advocates direct democracy, citizen initiatives, referendums, a balanced public budget, economical use of tax money, anti-corruption measures, decentralized administration, and strict adherence to the Berlin/Bonn Act. It also promotes ecological and nature-oriented urban development while opposing dense construction and excessive paving. BBB regularly organizes citizens' talks on current political topics and is not bound by any state or federal association. Its website features current campaigns, such as securing the future of the Bonn City Museum and restoring four car lanes on Adenauerallee.

Bürger Bund Bonn (BBB) Freie Wählergemeinschaft e.V. emerged in 1991 as a citizens' initiative during the Bonn/Berlin capital debate. The group organized the so-called Thursday demonstrations on Bonn's market square, protesting what it considered the senseless relocation of parliament and parts of the government to Berlin. Since 1999, BBB has participated in Bonn's municipal elections. In the 2004 North Rhine-Westphalia municipal elections, it won 4.8% of the vote and entered the Bonn city council with full faction strength for the first time. In the 2014 municipal elections, BBB achieved 5.03% and formed a faction with four seats in the city council. In the 2020 municipal elections, it reached 7.1% and was represented with five seats. As of 2022, BBB holds four council mandates, three in the Bad Godesberg district council, and one each in the Beuel and Hardtberg district councils. The association is also represented by mandate holders and deputy members in committees and advisory boards. BBB operates exclusively at the local level and is not bound by any state or federal association. In addition to political work in Bonn's bodies, it regularly organizes citizens' talks on current political topics and advocates for more direct democracy at the municipal, state, and federal levels.

• 2026

  Held an extraordinary members' meeting on September 12.

• 2020

  Reached 7.1% and was represented with five seats in the Bonn city council.

• 2014

  Achieved 5.03% and formed a faction with four seats in the city council.

• 2004

  Won 4.8% of the vote and entered the Bonn city council with full faction strength for the first time.

• 1999

  First participation in Bonn municipal elections.

• 1991

  Founded as a citizens' initiative during the Bonn/Berlin capital debate.

Local, independent citizens' electoral association focused on direct democracy, fiscal responsibility, and Bonn's status as a federal city.

1. 1Willkommen – BBB Bürger Bund Bonn e.V.buergerbundbonn.de
2. 2Bürger Bund Bonn – Wikipediade.wikipedia.org
3. 3Bürger Bund Bonn – Wikidatawikidata.org