List of political parties in Germany
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Template:Politics of Germany This is a list of political parties in Germany.
Germany has a multi-party system, with two large parties, three substantial smaller parties, and a number of minor parties.
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The parties
The following parties currently participate in the German parliament, the Bundestag, sorted by the number of seats (refer to the following links for details):
- Social Democratic Party (SPD) – social democrat, left of center
- Christian Democratic Union (CDU) / Christian Social Union (CSU) – conservative, right of center
- Bündnis 90/Die Grünen – green
- Free Democratic Party (FDP) – liberal
- Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) – socialist
Other parties. In addition to those parties that won representation in the Bundestag in 1998, a variety of minor parties won a cumulative total of 5.9% of the vote, up from 3.5% in 1994. 16 other parties were on the ballot in one or more states, but not qualified for representation in the Bundestag. The right-wing parties remained fragmented and ineffectual at the national level.
Minor Parties
More than 0.1 % of the vote at the last federal elections
- Animal Welfare Party of Germany (Tierschutzpartei)
- Ecological Democratic Party (Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei - ÖDP)
- Family Party of Germany (Deutsche Familienpartei)
- Feminist Party of Germany (Feministische Partei - DIE FRAUEN)
- Grey Panthers Party of Germany (Die grauen Panther - GRAUE)
- Law and Order Offensive Party (Partei rechtsstaatlicher Offensive - Offensive D)
- National Democratic Party of Germany (Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands - NPD)
- Party of bible-abiding christians (Partei bibeltreuer Christen - PBC)
- The Republicans (Die Republikaner - REP)
Others
- Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany (Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands - APPD)
- Bavaria Party (Bayernpartei)
- German Centre Party (Deutsche Zentrumspartei - ZENTRUM)
- German Communist Party (Deutsche Kommunistische Partei - DKP)
- Christian Center Party (Christliche Mitte - CM)
- Citizens make politics (Bürger machen Politik)
- Civil Rights Movement Solidarity (Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität - BüSo)
- Free Voters Union (Freie Wähler)
- Labour and Social Justice Party (Arbeit & soziale Gerechtigkeit – Die Wahlalternative - WASG)
- Marxist Leninist Party of Germany (Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Deutschlands - MLPD)
- South Schleswig Voter Federation (Südschleswigscher Wählerverband - SSW)
Historical parties
Parties before 1945
- Bavarian People's Party (BVP) - Bavarian Regionalist (1920-1933)
- Centre Party - Christian Democrat/Conservative (1871-1947)
- Communist Party of Germany (KPD) - Communist (1919-1956)
- Communist Party Opposition (KPO)- Communist
- Conservative People's Party (KVP)
- Free Conservative Party (FKP)
- General German Workers' Association (ADAV)
- Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) - Socialist (1917-1922)
- German Conservative Party (DKP) - Conservative (before 1918)
- German Democratic Party (DDP) - Left-Liberal (1918-1930, became the German State Party, which lasted until 1933)
- German National People's Party (DNVP) - Conservative (1918-1933)
- German People's Party (DVP) - National-Liberal (1918-1933)
- German Progressive Party (DFP) - Left-Liberal (before 1918)
- German Racialist Freedom Party (DVFP) - anti-semitic (early Weimar period)
- German Workers' Party (DAP) - precursor to the Nazi Party (1919)
- Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD)
- National Liberal Party - Right Liberal ( before 1918)
- National Socialist German Workers' Party - aka the Nazi Party (NSDAP) (1919-1945)
- Progressive People's Party
- Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDP, still existing)
- Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (SDAP)
- Socialist Workers' Party of Germany (SAP)
Defunct parties in Western Germany
- German Party (DP) - Conservative
- German Empire Party (DRP) - Far right (1949-64)
- Communist Party of Germany (KPD) - Communist (1919-1956)
- Socialist Reich Party (SRP) - National Socialist
Parties in the GDR
During dictatorship
- Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LDPD)
- Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (DBD)
- National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD)
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
During transition
- Alliance 90
- Association of Free Democrats
- Democracy Now
- East German Green Party
- German Forum Party
- Initiative for Peace and Human Rights
- New Forum
Related articles
- Lists of parties by name of the party, country, ideology or by membership of internationals; categories by country and ideology.
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