---
title: G!LT (Offene Demokratie)
type: party
status: active
country: AT
website: https://www.gilt.at
logo: /assets/org-logos/gilt.png
contact:
  checked: 2026-07-30
  email: kontakt@gilt.at
  source: https://www.gilt.at
summary: An Austrian open democracy party founded by actor and political activist
  Roland Düringer, arguing that representative democracy as currently practised is
  broken and proposing citizen-led alternatives.
concepts:
- liquid-democracy
- direct-democracy
- sortition
location:
  latitude: 48.2082
  longitude: 16.3738
  name: Vienna, Austria
  precision: city
rss_feed: https://www.gilt.at/feed
events:
- date: '2016-09-21'
  title: Party "Liste Roland Düringer – Meine Stimme gilt" founded by actor Roland
    Düringer in Vienna
  url: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jede_Stimme_GILT
  quote: Die Gründung der Partei „Liste Roland Düringer – Meine Stimme gilt“ erfolgte
    am 21. September 2016 durch Düringer in Wien.
  note: '"The founding of the party took place on 21 September 2016 by Düringer in
    Vienna."'
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-17'
- date: '2017-10-15'
  title: Contests the 2017 Austrian National Council election, winning 0.95% of the
    vote
  url: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jede_Stimme_GILT
  quote: G!LT stand zur Nationalratswahl 2017 in allen österreichischen Bundesländern
    zur Wahl und erhielt 0,95 % der gültigen Stimmen (dies waren absolut 48.234 Stimmen).
  note: Election held 15 October 2017; the party failed the 4% threshold for a parliamentary
    seat.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-17'
- date: '2020-01-01'
  title: Wins 14.23% and three seats in the Koblach municipal election
  url: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jede_Stimme_GILT
  quote: G!LT erreichte dort auf Anhieb 14,23 % der Wählerstimmen und 3 Mandate.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-17'
activity:
  dod:
    checked: 2026-07-05
    date: 2026-07-05
    note: Site confirmed active (2024 election content still featured); Wikipedia
      (de) corroborates party still exists, no evidence of dissolution
  rss:
    date: 2026-08-17
    note: RSS feed active
    url: https://www.gilt.at/feed
    checked: 2026-08-17
last_checked: '2026-07-05'
---

G!LT (stylised from the German *"Meine Stimme G!LT"* — "My Vote Counts") is an Austrian political party founded in 2016 by Roland Düringer, an actor, cabaret artist, and political commentator. The party's starting point is a critique of representative democracy as actually practiced in Austria: that elections every five years give citizens minimal real influence, and that the current system serves party machinery more than citizens.

G!LT ran in the 2017 Austrian National Council election, receiving 0.95% of valid votes — below the 4% threshold for parliamentary representation. It has continued to contest state elections, including Vorarlberg in 2024, sometimes in alliance with other small parties.

## Position and caveats

G!LT is a political party with positions across multiple issues. We note it here because its explicit focus on democratic reform and citizen participation is directly relevant to DOD's remit — not because DOD endorses the party or its broader platform.

The party is connected to the broader Austrian civic tech and open democracy community, including Hubertus Hofkirchner ([Prediki](prediki.md)) who has been involved in related civic initiatives.

## Links

- Website: [gilt.at](https://www.gilt.at)

## See also

- [Liquid Democracy](../concepts/liquid-democracy.md)
- [Direct Democracy](../concepts/direct-democracy.md)
- [Sortition](../concepts/sortition.md)
- [Prediki](prediki.md)