Political Parties in FRG

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  • Political Parties of FRG
    • Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
      • right, similar to ZP, original part of Catholic Church, moderate
      • Aims- open to all Christians, pro working with West and forming EEC, dominating
    • Free Democratic Party (FDP)
      • similar to DVP, supported by middle classes, moderate right
      • Aims- merged of 9 regional liberal parties, held balance of power in Bundestag for most of FRG existence
    • German Socialist Party (SPD)
      • similar to SPD, moderate left wing, supported by workers and middle class
      • Aims- used to be harder left, didn't support free market, wanted reunification over EEC
      • changed to middle class reformist after 1959 Godesberg Programme away from Marxism
    • German Communist Party (KPD)
      • revived after war, supported by workers, communist
      • collapsed with establishment of communist in East due to suspicion
      • new DPK formed after ban on KPD from 1969
    • Green (Die Grunen)
      • left, against nuclear weapons, campaigned on environmental issues and nationwide peace
      • internal conflict from realists wanting SPD coalition and fundamentalists rejecting it

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