List of political parties in Germany Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

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.

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1 Minor Parties 2 Historical parties 2.1 East German 3 Related articles

Minor Parties

• Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany (Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands - APPD)
• Animal Welfare Party of Germany (Tierschutzpartei)
• Bavaria Party (Bayernpartei)
• Center Party of Germany (Deutsche Zentrumspartei - ZENTRUM)
• Christian Middle 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 ("Schill"))
• National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)
• Party of bible-abiding christians (Partei bibeltreuer Christen - PBC)
• Republican Party (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 (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
• Timeline of liberal and democratic parties in Germany

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