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

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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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About

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Member:

Country: Cyprus

Group: (EPP) European People's Party (EPP)

Speeches: 25 (Rank 1185)

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Country: Cyprus

Group: (EPP) European People's Party (EPP)

Speeches: 25 (Rank 1185)

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Voting behavior

17.12.2025

Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders

For

405

Against

242

Abstention

8

Did not vote

64

Reference: C10-0263/2025

17.12.2025

Deforestation Regulation: certain obligations of operators and traders

For

138

Against

512

Abstention

6

Did not vote

63

Reference: C10-0263/2025

17.12.2025 Russia

Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies

For

500

Against

120

Abstention

32

Did not vote

67

Reference: A10-0195/2025

17.12.2025 Russia

Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies

For

102

Against

517

Abstention

27

Did not vote

73

Reference: A10-0195/2025

17.12.2025

Establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level

For

396

Against

202

Abstention

56

Did not vote

65

Reference: A10-0259/2025

17.12.2025

Application of the ‘safe third country’ concept

For

384

Against

237

Abstention

31

Did not vote

67

Reference: A10-0255/2025

16.12.2025

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): genetically modified sugar beet KWS20-1

For

455

Against

169

Abstention

8

Did not vote

87

Reference: B10-0559/2025

16.12.2025

Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): genetically modified maize NK603

For

479

Against

173

Abstention

8

Did not vote

59

Reference: B10-0562/2025

16.12.2025 Saudi Arabia

Relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia

For

417

Against

131

Abstention

108

Did not vote

63

Reference: A10-0230/2025

16.12.2025

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers: application EGF/2025/003 SE/Northvolt – Sweden

For

578

Against

54

Abstention

30

Did not vote

57

Reference: A10-0239/2025

16.12.2025

Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements

For

428

Against

218

Abstention

17

Did not vote

56

Reference: A10-0197/2025

16.12.2025

Corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements

For

117

Against

540

Abstention

4

Did not vote

58

Reference: A10-0197/2025

16.12.2025

Brexit Adjustment Reserve

For

619

Against

6

Abstention

37

Did not vote

57

Reference: A10-0233/2025

16.12.2025 Jordan

Providing macro-financial assistance to Jordan

For

585

Against

34

Abstention

45

Did not vote

55

Reference: A10-0245/2025

16.12.2025

Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties

For

629

Against

17

Abstention

16

Did not vote

57

Reference: A10-0164/2025

16.12.2025

Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan

For

519

Against

119

Abstention

25

Did not vote

56

Reference: A10-0172/2025

16.12.2025 Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay

Bilateral safeguard clause of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement for agricultural products

For

431

Against

161

Abstention

70

Did not vote

57

Reference: A10-0254/2025

27.11.2025 Ukraine

EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine

For

401

Against

70

Abstention

90

Did not vote

158

Reference: RC-B10-0545/2025

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