List of political parties in 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.

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 liberty movement solidarity (Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität – BüSo)
• Free Voters Union (Freie Wähler)
• Labor 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

• 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 Empire Party (DRP) – Far right (1949–64)
• 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 (LDPD)
• Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (DBD)
• National Democratic Party of Germany (NDPD)
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED)

Related articles

• Lists of parties by name of the party, country, ideology or by membership of internationals; categories by country and ideology.

• History of Germany since 1945
• Liberalism in Germany