The German Electoral System and its Impact on Party Politics Fulbright German Studies Seminar Berlin, June 2009 Isabelle Kuerschner, Ph.D.

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The German Electoral System and its Impact on Party Politics Fulbright German Studies Seminar Berlin, June 2009 Isabelle Kuerschner, Ph.D.

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The 2005 Bundestags election The German Electoral System and its Impact on Party Politics Dr. Isabelle Kürschner 34,2% 222 seats 27,8% 180 seats 7,4% 46 seats 8,1% 51 seats 9,8% 61 seats 8,7% 54 seats

Political Parties in the Electoral Process 1. Party system (1950ies – 1983) ◦CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP (two-and-a-half) 2. Party system (1983 – 1990ies) ◦CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Greens (two-and-two-halves) 3. Party system (1990ies – today) ◦CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, Greens, Left Party (two-and-three- halves) The German Electoral System and its Impact on Party Politics Dr. Isabelle Kürschner