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The Federal Republic of Germany has many different political parties. This means that people can choose from a variety of groups that have different ideas about how the country should be run. The biggest parties, based on how many members they have and how many seats they win in parliament, are the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its partner party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

Other important parties in Germany include the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Alliance 90/The Greens, and The Left. More recently, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) was started in 2013.

Often, Germany's government is formed by a coalition, which is when two or more parties work together. For example, the CDU/CSU might team up with the FDP, or the SPD might work with the FDP or the Greens. Sometimes, the two biggest parties, the CDU/CSU and the SPD, form a "grand coalition" to govern the country.

Political parties in Germany are often linked to specific colors. The Social Democratic Party uses red, Alliance 90/The Greens use green, and the Free Democratic Party uses yellow. The Left party uses purple (though red is also sometimes used for them). The AfD uses light blue, and the CDU and CSU use black and blue.

Germany's Main Political Parties Today

Mitgliederzahl parteien Deutchlands - Party membership of parties in Germany
Party membership in Germany (since 1945; East German parties joined in 1990)

This section lists the main political parties that have members in the Bundestag (Germany's parliament) or the European Parliament.

Party Name Short Name Main Leaders What They Believe In Where They Stand Members in the Bundestag Members in the European Parliament European Group Number of Members
SPD-Logo 2022 (rot).svg
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
SPD Lars Klingbeil,
Saskia Esken
Helping people in society,
supporting Europe
Centre-left
206 / 735
16 / 96
S&D 379,861
CDU Logo 2023.svg
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
CDU Friedrich Merz Christian values,
traditional ideas,
supporting Europe
Centre-right
152 / 735
23 / 96
EPP 371,986
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Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern
CSU Markus Söder Christian values,
traditional ideas,
focus on Bavaria
Centre-right
45 / 735
6 / 96
EPP 132,000
Bündnis 90 - Die Grünen Logo (transparent).svg
Alliance 90/The Greens
Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
GRÜNE Ricarda Lang,
Omid Nouripour
Protecting the environment,
social freedom,
supporting Europe
Centre-left
118 / 735
21 / 96
Greens/EFA 126,451
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Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
FDP Christian Lindner Freedom for individuals,
free markets,
supporting Europe
Centre-right
91 / 735
5 / 96
RE 73,000
AfD Logo 2021.svg
Alternative for Germany
Alternative für Deutschland
AfD Tino Chrupalla,
Alice Weidel
Focus on national interests,
less support for Europe
Far-right
80 / 735
9 / 96
ID 34,000
Logo Die Linke (2023).svg
The Left
Die Linke
LINKE Martin Schirdewan,
Janine Wissler
Fairer society,
helping working people
Left-wing
28 / 735
4 / 96
GUE/NGL 54,214
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht logo.svg
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
BSW
BSW Sahra Wagenknecht,
Amira Mohamed Ali
Fairer society,
traditional social values
Left-wing
10 / 735
0 / 96
- 450
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South Schleswig Voters' Association
Südschleswigscher Wählerverband
SSW Christian Dirschauer Social freedom,
local issues,
supporting Danish and Frisian minorities
Centre-left
1 / 735
0 / 96
Greens/EFA 3,216
FreieWählerBayernLogo2020.svg
Free Voters
Freie Wähler
FW Hubert Aiwanger Traditional freedom,
local issues,
some doubts about Europe
Centre-right
0 / 735
2 / 96
RE 6,225
Die PARTEI Logo.svg
Die PARTEI
Partei für Arbeit, Rechtsstaat, Tierschutz,
Elitenförderung und basisdemokratische Initiative
Die PARTEI Martin Sonneborn Political jokes,
human rights,
environmental protection,
supporting Europe
Left-wing
0 / 735
1 / 96
- 51,078
OEDP Logo CMYK.svg
Ecological Democratic Party
Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei
ÖDP Christian Rechholz Protecting the environment,
traditional values
Centre-right
0 / 735
1 / 96
Greens/EFA 8,035
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Pirate Party Germany
Piratenpartei Deutschland
PIRATEN Anne Herpertz Digital rights,
direct democracy,
social freedom,
united Europe
Centre-left
0 / 735
1 / 96
Greens/EFA 5,541
Logo Volt Europa.svg
Volt Germany
Volt Deutschland
Volt Lara Neumann, Tim Marton Social freedom,
stronger Europe,
united Europe
Centre-left
0 / 735
1 / 96
Greens/EFA 4,000
Bündnis Deutschland Logo (2023).svg
Alliance Germany
Bündnis Deutschland
BD Steffen Große Traditional ideas Centre-right to right-wing
0 / 735
1 / 96
ECR 1,000
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Family Party of Germany
Familien-Partei Deutschlands
Familie Helmut Geuking Traditional family values,
Christian values
Centre-right to right-wing
0 / 735
1 / 96
EPP 705

Regional Parties in State Parliaments

These parties are only in one state parliament, called a Landtag.

Party Name Short Name Main Leaders What They Believe In Where They Stand Members in State Parliament State
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Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters
Brandenburger Vereinigte Bürgerbewegungen / Freie Wähler
BVB/FW Péter Vida Focus on local issues
5 / 88
Brandenburg
Bürger für Thüringen Logo.png
Citizens for Thuringia [de]
Bürger für Thüringen
BfTh Ute Bergner Focus on national interests Right-wing
2 / 90
Thuringia

Other Smaller Parties

Germany has many other smaller parties. Here are some of them:

Party Name Short Name Main Leaders What They Believe In Where They Stand European Group Number of Members
Logo der Partei Bündnis C - Christen für Deutschland.svg
Alliance C – Christians for Germany
Bündnis C – Christen für Deutschland
Bündnis C Karin Heepen & Ole Steffes Traditional values,
Christian beliefs
Right-wing ECPM 1,078
Buendnis fuer Innovation und Gerechtigkeit logo.svg
Alliance for Innovation and Justice
Bündnis für Innovation und Gerechtigkeit
BIG Haluk Yildiz Islamic political ideas 2,000
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Alliance of German Democrats
Allianz Deutscher Demokraten
AD-Demokraten Ramazan Akbaş Traditional ideas,
Islamic political ideas
2,500
APPD-Logo.svg
Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany
Anarchistische Pogo-Partei Deutschlands
APPD Peter Vehreschild Satire (making fun of politics) Not political 2,512
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Arminius – Association of the German People
Arminius – Bund des deutschen Volkes
Arminius – Bund Johann Thießen Interests of Germans from Russia,
German national pride
Far-right 40
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Basic Income Alliance
Bündnis Grundeinkommen
BGE Martin Sonnabend Universal basic income (money for everyone) Focus on one issue 350
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Bavaria Party
Bayernpartei
BP Florian Weber Self-rule for Bavaria,
Bavarian national pride,
traditional ideas
Centre-right EFA 3,926
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German Centre Party
Deutsche Zentrumspartei
ZENTRUM Christian Otte Christian values,
traditional ideas
Centre-right 300
Bürgerbewegung für Fortschritt und Wandel Logo.svg
Citizen for Progress and Change
Bürger für Fortschritt und Wandel
BFW Uwe Hück Focus on progress Centre-left 170
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Civil Rights Movement Solidarity
Bürgerrechtsbewegung Solidarität
BüSo Helga Zepp-LaRouche Ideas from the LaRouche movement Mixed ideas 556
Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD) logo.svg
Communist Party of Germany
Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands
KPD Torsten Schöwitz Communism (all property owned by the community) Far-left 165
DAVA party logo.svg
Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening
Demokratische Allianz für Vielfalt und Aufbruch
DAVA Teyfik Ozcan Interests of the Turkish minority,
supporting Erdoğan's ideas
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Democracy in Motion
Demokratie in Bewegung
DiB Julia Beerhold, Alexander Plitsch Fairer society Left-wing 224
Europäische Partei LIEBE Logo.png
European Party Love [de]
Europäische Partei Liebe
LIEBE United Europe,
supporting marriage
53
Feministische Partei Die Frauen Logo 2022.svg
Feminist Party The Women
Feministische Partei Die Frauen
DIE FRAUEN Renate Schmidtsdorff-Aicher Equal rights for women 400
Flag of the Freie Sachsen.jpg
Free Saxons
Freie Sachsen
FS Martin Kohiman Supporting the Saxon region,
monarchy ideas
Right-wing to Far-right 1,200
Volksabstimmung Logo.jpg
From Now on... Democracy Through Referendum [de]
Ab jetzt … Demokratie durch Volksabstimmung
Volksabstimmung Helmut Fleck People voting directly on laws,
national pride
Right-wing 350
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Garden Party
Gartenpartei
Gartenpartei Roland Zander Supporting gardens,
environmental protection
349
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German Centre
Deutsche Mitte
DM Sven Hüther Focus on national interests,
against vaccines
Right-wing 500
Deutsche Konservative Logo.jpg
German Conservatives
Deutsche Konservative
Deutsche Konservative Dieter Jochim Traditional ideas,
focus on national interests
Centre-right to right-wing 380
Deutsche Kommunistische Partei Logo.svg
German Communist Party
Deutsche Kommunistische Partei
DKP Patrik Köbele Communism (all property owned by the community) Far-left 2,850
German Party – The Liberals
Deutsche Partei – Die Freiheitlichen
DP Gerd-Uwe Dahlmann Traditional national ideas,
German national pride
Right-wing 250
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German Social Union
Deutsche Soziale Union
DSU Roberto Rink Traditional national ideas,
traditional social values
Right-wing 1,060
Logo of the Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany.svg
Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany
Basisdemokratische Partei Deutschland
dieBasis Reiner Fuellmich, Viviane Fischer Against COVID-19 rules,
against vaccines
24,000
Logo Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz Tierschutzpartei (2024).svg
Party Human Environment Animal protection
Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz
Tierschutzpartei Aida Spiegeler Castaneda
Marcel Krohn
Robert Gabel
Animal rights,
environmental protection
APEU 2,400
MLPD Logo 2011 (2).svg
Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany
Marxistisch-Leninistische Partei Deutschlands
MLPD Gabi Fechtner Marxism-Leninism (a type of communism) Far-left 2,800
MERA25 (Germany) 2024 logo.svg
MERA25
MERA25
Julijana Zita Progressive ideas,
Green New Deal,
united Europe,
direct democracy
DiEM25
NPD2023 Logo.png
National Democratic Party of Germany
Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands
NPD Lennart Schwarzbach Neo-Nazism (extreme right-wing ideas) Far-right
New Strength Party
Neue Stärke Partei
NSP Sara Storch, Christoph Thews Neo-Nazism (extreme right-wing ideas) Far-right
Partei für Franken Logo.svg
Party for Franconia
Partei für Franken
DIE FRANKEN Robert Gattenlöhner Focus on the Franconia region 237
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Party for Biomedical Rejuvenation Research
Partei für schulmedizinische Verjüngungsforschung
Verjüngungsforschung Felix Werth Focus on medical research for aging Focus on one issue 289
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Party of Humanists
Partei der Humanisten
PdH Lasse Schäfer Humanism (focus on human values),
no religion in government,
civil liberties,
social freedom
2,300
Partei der Vernunft Logo.png
Party of Reason
Partei der Vernunft
PDV Friedrich Dominicus Individual freedom,
less support for Europe
Right-wing EPIL 352
Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei Logo.png
Socialist Equality Party
Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei
SGP Ulrich Rippert Trotskyism (a type of communism) Far-left 276
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The Justice Party – Team Todenhöfer
Die Gerechtigkeitspartei – Team Todenhöfer
Jürgen Todenhöfer Against war,
popular ideas
5,314
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The Grays – For all Generations
Die Grauen – Für alle Generationen
Die Grauen Michael Schulz Fairness between generations 135
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The Homeland
Die Heimat
HEIMAT Frank Franz Neo-Nazism (extreme right-wing ideas),
extreme nationalism,
against immigration
Far-right APF 3,000
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The III. Path
Der III. Weg
III. Weg Matthias Fischer Neo-Nazism (extreme right-wing ideas),
strong German nationalism,
against Europe
Far-right 642
Die neuen Demokraten Logo.png
The New Democrats
Die neuen Demokraten
Focus on safety
DieLibertaeren Logo.png
The Libertarians
Die Libertären
DIE LIBERTÄREN Julian Schloddarick Individual freedom,
free markets
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The Party of Sorbians
die partei der sorben
PDS Lars Krause Political jokes,
Sorbian independence,
against war
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The Republicans
Die Republikaner
REP Tilo Schöne German national pride,
traditional national ideas,
against Europe
Right-wing 4,533
Die Rechte Parteilogo.svg
The Right
Die Rechte
Die RECHTE Christian Worch Neo-Nazism (extreme right-wing ideas),
extreme nationalism,
against immigration
Far-right 550
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The Urbans. A HipHop Party
Die Urbane. Eine HipHop Partei
du Niki Drakos, Raphael Hillebrand Social fairness,
environmental protection
303
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The Violets
Die Violetten
Die Violetten Irene Garcia Garcia Spiritual ideas,
direct democracy,
environmental protection
678
Wir Bürger Logo.png
Us Citizen
Wir Bürger
LKR Jürgen Joost Traditional freedom,
free markets,
some doubts about Europe
Centre-right to right-wing ECR Party 1,000
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V-Partei³ – Party for Change, Vegetarians and Vegans
V-Partei³ – Partei für Veränderung, Vegetarier und Veganer
Roland Wegner Animal rights,
environmental protection
1,200
WerteUnion Logo.svg
Values Union
WerteUnion
WU Hans-Georg Maaßen Traditional freedom,
national traditional ideas,
free markets
Right-wing 4,000
WiR2020 logo.svg
WiR2020
WiR2020
W2020 Wolfgang Romberg, Sonja Früh Against vaccines,
against COVID-19 rules
4,600

Past Political Parties in Germany

This section looks at some political parties that no longer exist.

Parties in West Germany (after 1949)

Logo Name Short Name What They Believed In When They Started When They Ended Notes
Gesamtdeutscher Block-BHE Logo.svg
All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights
Gesamtdeutscher Block/Bund der Heimatvertriebenen und Entrechteten
GB/BHE Traditional national ideas,
helping Germans who were forced to leave their homes
1950 1961 Joined the DP
All-German People's Party
Gesamtdeutsche Volkspartei
GVP Against joining Western countries,
Christian values,
against war,
staying neutral
1952 1957 Joined the SPD
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Christian Centre
Christliche Mitte — Für ein Deutschland nach GOTTES Geboten
CM Traditional national ideas,
Christian traditional values
1988 2016 Still exists as a discussion group
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Communist League of West Germany
Kommunistischer Bund Westdeutschland
KBW Maoism (a type of communism) 1973 1985
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Communist Party of Germany
Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands
KPD Communism (all property owned by the community) 1918 1956 Banned in 1956
Freiheitliche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei Logo.svg
Free German Workers' Party
Freiheitliche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
FAP Neo-Nazism (extreme right-wing ideas) 1979 1995 Banned in 1995
Logo Deutsche Partei.svg
German Party
Deutsche Partei
DP German national pride,
traditional national ideas,
supporting a king
1947 1961
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German People's Union
Deutsche Volksunion
DVU German national pride,
traditional national ideas
1971/87 2011 Joined the NPD
Logo of the German Social Union.svg
German Social Union
Deutsch-Soziale Union
DSU Strasserism (a type of nationalism) 1956 1962
WASG Logo.svg
Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative
Arbeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit – Die Wahlalternative
WASG Fairer society,
supporting workers
2005 2007 Joined The Left
PDS-Logo.svg
Party of Democratic Socialism
Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
PDS Fairer society,
popular ideas
1989 2007 Joined The Left
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Socialist Reich Party
Sozialistische Reichspartei Deutschlands
SRP Neo-Nazism (extreme right-wing ideas) 1949 1952 Banned in 1952
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The Blue Party
Die blaue Partei
Blaue #TeamPetry Traditional national ideas,
national freedom,
against Europe
2017 2019 Split from the AfD
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Union of Free Citizens
Bund freier Bürger
BFB National freedom,
popular ideas
1994 2000

Parties in East Germany (1949-1990)

East Germany was a separate country with its own political system.

Group Logo Name Short Name What They Believed In Notes
National Front
Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands Logo.svg
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschland
SED Communism (all property owned by the community) The main ruling party, later became the PDS
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Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands
CDUD Christian values,
traditional social ideas
Joined the CDU
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Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
Liberal-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands
LDPD Social freedom Some parts joined the Association of Free Democrats
DBD logo transparent.png
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands
DBD Helping farmers Joined the CDUD
DEU NDPD Logo.svg
National Democratic Party of Germany
National-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands
NDPD Traditional ideas,
national traditional ideas,
socialism
Joined the FDP

During the Change (1989–90)

During the time when East Germany was changing and before it reunited with West Germany, some new groups formed.

Alliance Logo Name Short Name What They Believed In Notes
Bündnis 90.svg
Alliance 90
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0209-022, Logo Demokratie jetzt.jpg
Democracy Now
Demokratie Jetzt
DJ Fairer society Joined Alliance 90/The Greens
Initiative for Peace and Human Rights
Initiative für Frieden und Menschenrechte
IFM Against communism
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New Forum
Neues Forum
NF Progressive ideas
Logo of the Alliance for Germany.png
Alliance for Germany
CDU DDR logo transparent.png
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands
CDUD Christian values,
traditional social ideas,
against communism
Joined the CDU
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Democratic Beginning
Demokratischer Aufbruch
DA Freedom-based democracy,
Christian values
Joined CDUD
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German Social Union
Deutsche Soziale Union
DSU Traditional national ideas,
Christian values,
traditional social ideas
Still exists today
Bund Freier Demokraten.svg
Association of Free Democrats
LDPD logo transparent.png
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
Liberal-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands
LDPD Freedom for individuals Joined the FDP
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German Forum Party
Deutsche Forumpartei
DFP Freedom for individuals
Free Democratic Party
Freie Demokratische Partei
FDP Freedom for individuals
DBD logo transparent.png
Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
Demokratische Bauernpartei Deutschlands
DBD Helping farmers Joined CDUD
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0208-015, Logo Grüne Partei der DDR.svg
Green Party
Grüne Partei
Die Grünen Protecting the environment Joined Alliance 90/The Greens
DEU NDPD Logo.svg
National Democratic Party of Germany
National-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands
NDPD Middle-ground ideas,
national freedom
Joined the FDP
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Social Democratic Party in the GDR
Sozialdemokratische Partei in der DDR
SPD Helping people in society Joined the SPD
PDS-Logo.svg
Socialist Unity Party of GermanyParty of Democratic Socialism
Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands━Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus
SED-PDS Fairer society Later renamed to PDS
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United Left
Vereinigte Linke
VL Communism,
fairer society

Parties in the Saar Protectorate (1947-1956)

The Saar Protectorate was a special area after World War II, separate from Germany for a while.

Name Short Name What They Believed In When They Were Active Notes
Christian People's Party of Saarland
Christliche Volkspartei des Saarlandes
CVP Christian values,
traditional ideas
1946–1959 Later joined the CDU
Communist Party of Saarland
Kommunistische Partei Saar
KP Communism (all property owned by the community) 1945–1957 Similar to the KPD
Democratic Party of Saarland
Demokratische Partei des Saarlandes
DPS Traditional freedom,
traditional national ideas
1946–1957 Later joined the FDP
Social Democratic Party of Saarland
Sozialdemokratische Partei des Saarlandes
SPS Helping people in society,
fairer society
1946–1956 Similar to the SPD

Parties in the Weimar Republic (1918-1933)

The Weimar Republic was Germany's government between World War I and the rise of the Nazis.

Logo Name Short Name What They Believed In Where They Stood When They Were Active Notes
Plakat Bayerische Volkspartei 1919.jpg
Bavarian People's Party
Bayerische Volkspartei
BVP Catholic beliefs in politics,
Bavarian local issues,
traditional ideas,
supporting a king
Right-wing 1918–1933
Deutsche Zentrumspartei logo.svg
Centre Party
Deutsche Zentrumspartei
Zentrum Christian values,
Catholic beliefs in politics
Centre to centre-right 1870–
Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, Logo um 1920.svg
Communist Party of Germany
Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands
KPD Communism (all property owned by the community) Far-left 1918–1956 (West Germany)
1918–1946 (East Germany)
Banned in West Germany, joined with another party in East Germany
Deutsche Demokratische Partei logo.svg
German Democratic Party
Deutsche Demokratische Partei
DDP Social freedom,
progressive ideas
Centre-left 1918–1930
DNVP logo (basic).svg
German National People's Party
Deutschnationale Volkspartei
DNVP Supporting a king,
early fascism ideas,
traditional national ideas,
German national pride
Right-wing to Far-right 1918–1933
German People's Party.svg
German People's Party
Deutsche Volkspartei
DVP National freedom,
traditional freedom,
free markets,
supporting a king
Centre-right 1918–1933
Deutsche Arbeiter Partei.svg
German Workers' Party
Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
DAP German national pride,
community focus
Far-right 1919–1920 This party later became the Nazi Party
USPD logo, 1920.svg
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
USPD Fairer society,
peace
Left-wing 1917–1931
NSDAP-Logo.svg
National Socialist German Workers' Party
Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
NSDAP National Socialism (an extreme, harmful ideology) Far-right 1920–1945

Parties Founded Before World War I (Before 1914)

These parties existed before the first big world war.

Name Short Name What They Believed In When They Were Active
Bavarian Peasants' League BB Helping farmers 1893–1933
Centre Party Zentrum Christian values 1870–
General German Workers' Association ADAV Helping people in society,
fairer society
1863–1875
German Fatherland Party DVLP German national pride,
supporting a king,
military strength
1917–1918
Social Democratic Party of Germany SPD Helping people in society 1875–present

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