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Semsrott ran in the [[2017 German federal election]] as leading candidate for [[Berlin]] for [[Die PARTEI]], a satirical German political party, receiving 2.1% of the votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BU2017/presse/20170925a.pdf|title=Berlin Votes|website=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Semsrott ran in the [[2017 German federal election]] as leading candidate for [[Berlin]] for [[Die PARTEI]], a satirical German political party, receiving 2.1% of the votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wahlen-berlin.de/wahlen/BU2017/presse/20170925a.pdf|title=Berlin Votes|website=|dead-url=}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


In the 2019 [[2019 European Parliament election|European elections]], Semsrott was elected to the [[European Parliament]] as the second [[Party-list proportional representation|party-list]] candidate (behind [[Martin Sonneborn]]) from Die PARTEI. His Party received 2.4%. Unlike other elections in Germany, there is no 5%- threshold concerning the European Parliament elections. In the preelection Semsrott criticized less keeping attention to younger generations in a TV advertisement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8HvDaTVAjo|title=advertisment in german public tv (ARD) |date=25 April 2019|work=Youtube/Nico Semsrott |access-date=31 May 2019}}{{dead link|date=June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/europawahl-2019-so-will-martin-sonneborn-afd-stimmen-abjagen-15750482.html|title=Sonneborn bei der Europawahl : Mit Göbbels und Speer als Kandidaten |date=22 August 2018|work=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stern.de/neon/wilde-welt/politik/nico-semsrott-ueber-junge-waehler--rechte-im-eu-parlament-und-die-partei-8730010.html |title=Junge Wähler pushen Die Partei ins EU-Parlament – das sagt Nico Semsrott zum Wahlerfolg |date=28 May 2019 |accessdate=28 May 2019 |work=[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]] |trans-title=Young Voters Push Die PARTEI into the European Parliament – Nice Semsrott speaks about the electoral victory |first=Nikolaus |last=Pichler }}</ref>
In the 2019 [[2019 European Parliament election|European elections]], Semsrott was elected to the [[European Parliament]] as the second [[Party-list proportional representation|party-list]] candidate (behind [[Martin Sonneborn]]) from Die PARTEI. His Party received 2.4%. Unlike other elections in Germany, there is no 5%- threshold concerning the European Parliament elections. In the preelection Semsrott criticized less keeping attention to younger generations in a TV advertisement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8HvDaTVAjo|title=LETZTWÄHLER - EINE GEFAHR FÜR EUROPA! (advertisement in German Public TV (ARD)) |date=25 April 2019|work=Youtube/Nico Semsrott |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/europawahl-2019-so-will-martin-sonneborn-afd-stimmen-abjagen-15750482.html|title=Sonneborn bei der Europawahl : Mit Göbbels und Speer als Kandidaten |date=22 August 2018|work=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |access-date=28 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stern.de/neon/wilde-welt/politik/nico-semsrott-ueber-junge-waehler--rechte-im-eu-parlament-und-die-partei-8730010.html |title=Junge Wähler pushen Die Partei ins EU-Parlament – das sagt Nico Semsrott zum Wahlerfolg |date=28 May 2019 |accessdate=28 May 2019 |work=[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]] |trans-title=Young Voters Push Die PARTEI into the European Parliament – Nice Semsrott speaks about the electoral victory |first=Nikolaus |last=Pichler }}</ref>
A survey made after the election showed that votes for "die PARTEI" came especially from first-time voters (about 9% of this group).
A survey made after the election showed that votes for "die PARTEI" came especially from first-time voters (about 9% of this group).
<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rtl.de/cms/europawahl-2019-martin-sonneborns-partei-bei-erstwaehlern-beliebter-als-spd-und-fdp-4346637.html|title="the PARTY" is more popular then the common partys (SPD and FDP) |date=28 May 2019|work=RTL |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rtl.de/cms/europawahl-2019-martin-sonneborns-partei-bei-erstwaehlern-beliebter-als-spd-und-fdp-4346637.html|title="the PARTY" is more popular then the common partys (SPD and FDP) |date=28 May 2019|work=RTL |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref>

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Nico Semsrott
Member of the European Parliament
for Germany
Assuming office
2 July 2019[1][2]
Succeeding.
Personal details
Born (1986-03-11) 11 March 1986 (age 38)
Hamburg, Germany
Political partyDie PARTEI

Nico Semsrott (born 11 March 1986) is a German Kabarett artist, politician (Die PARTEI) and slam poet who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[3]

Career

Entertainment

In school, he founded the satirical school newspaper Sophie's Underworld (Template:Lang-de) together with his younger brother, Arne Semsrott at the Hamburg Sophie-Barat-Schule [de]. Its sale was banned on the school grounds by the school's headmistress.[4]

Since 2008, Semsrott has portrayed a depressive persona on poetry slams and cabarets. His first solo show, titled "Joy is just a lack of information" (Template:Lang-de), premiered on 14 June 2012 in Hamburg. He performed updated versions from Autumn 2014 until Christmas 2018. In 2019, Semsrott announced a pause in favor of his political work.[5] Semsrott was part of the ZDF heute-show team from 2017 until 2019, hosting the segment No Fun Facts.[6]

Politics

Semsrott ran in the 2017 German federal election as leading candidate for Berlin for Die PARTEI, a satirical German political party, receiving 2.1% of the votes.[7][4]

In the 2019 European elections, Semsrott was elected to the European Parliament as the second party-list candidate (behind Martin Sonneborn) from Die PARTEI. His Party received 2.4%. Unlike other elections in Germany, there is no 5%- threshold concerning the European Parliament elections. In the preelection Semsrott criticized less keeping attention to younger generations in a TV advertisement.[8][9][10] A survey made after the election showed that votes for "die PARTEI" came especially from first-time voters (about 9% of this group). [11]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ Oltermann, Philip; Walker, Shaun; Giuffrida, Angela (27 May 2019). "An NBA star, a TV chef and a comedian: meet some of the new MEPs". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b Hanselmann, Matthias. "Nico und Arne Semsrott – Mal lustig, mal ernst – aber immer politisch" [Nico and Arne Semsrott: Sometimes funny, sometimes serious – but always political]. Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Nico Semsrott". facebook.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |website= (help)[non-primary source needed]
  6. ^ "No Fun Facts – Heute Show". zdf.de (in German). Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Berlin Votes" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "LETZTWÄHLER - EINE GEFAHR FÜR EUROPA! (advertisement in German Public TV (ARD))". Youtube/Nico Semsrott. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Sonneborn bei der Europawahl : Mit Göbbels und Speer als Kandidaten". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  10. ^ Pichler, Nikolaus (28 May 2019). "Junge Wähler pushen Die Partei ins EU-Parlament – das sagt Nico Semsrott zum Wahlerfolg" [Young Voters Push Die PARTEI into the European Parliament – Nice Semsrott speaks about the electoral victory]. Stern. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  11. ^ ""the PARTY" is more popular then the common partys (SPD and FDP)". RTL. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Nico gewinnt Finale | N-JOY XTRA – Entertainment – Comedy – Comedy Contest". web.archive.org. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Kulturbörsenpreis für fünf A-Cappella-Sängerinnen" [Cultural Expo Prize for Five A-Capella Singers]. Badische Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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