List of political parties in Germany
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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
- Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany (Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands - APPD)
- Animal Welfare Party of Germany (Tierschutzpartei)
- Bavaria Party (Bayernpartei)
- German Center Party (Deutsche Zentrumspartei - ZENTRUM)
- Christian Center Party (Christliche Mitte - CM)
- Citizens make politics (Bürger machen Politik)
- Civil liberty movement solidarity (Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität - BüSo)
- Ecological Democratic Party (Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei - ÖDP)
- Family Party of Germany (Deutsche Familienpartei)
- Feminist Party of Germany (Feministische Partei - DIE FRAUEN)
- Free Voters Union (Freie Wähler)
- German Communist Party (Deutsche Kommunistische Partei - DKP)
- Grey Panthers Party of Germany (Die grauen Panther - GRAUE)
- Law and Order Offensive Party (Partei rechtsstaatlicher Offensive - Offensive D)
- National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)
- Party of bible-abiding christians (Partei bibeltreuer Christen - PBC)
- The Republicans (Die Republikaner - REP)
- South Schleswig Voter Federation (Südschleswigscher Wählerverband - SSW)
Historical parties
- Bavarian People's Party (BVP) - Bavarian Regionalist (1920-1933)
- Centre Party - Christian Democrat/Conservative (1871-1947)
- Communist Party of Germany (KPD) - Communist (1919-1956)
- Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) - Socialist (1917-1922)
- German Conservative Party (DKP) - Conservative (before 1918)
- 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 Democratic Party (DDP) - Left-Liberal (1918-1930, became the German State Party, which lasted until 1933)
- German Racialist Freedom Party (DVFP) - anti-semitic (early Weimar period)
- German Workers' Party (DAP) - precursor to the Nazi Party (1919)
- National Liberal Party - Right Liberal ( before 1918)
- National Socialist German Workers' Party - aka the Nazi Party (NSDAP) (1919-1945)
- Socialist Reich Party (SRP) - National Socialist
- German Party (DP) - Conservative
East German
- Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (LPDP)
- Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (DBD)
- National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD)
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)
Related articles
- List of political parties (by country)
- Politics of Germany
- Bundestag (Federal Assembly of Germany)
- History of Germany since 1945
- Liberalism in Germany
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