Yonna Waltersson presenterar partierna i det tyska parlamentsvalet 2013.

1. Bundestag elections:
political parties
Yonna Waltersson
News Editor, Dagens Arena

2. Political Parties
Not likely to enter
Likely to enter

3. CDU
• Founded in 1945
• The major catch-all party of the centre-
right.
• Along with Christian Social Union of Bavaria
(CSU) the CDU forms the CDU/CSU grouping in
the Bundestag.
• Angela Merkel more popular than her
party.
• This is something the CDU earns from as
the elction campaign will be shaped by
personality issue.
• 2009: 27,3 %
• Polling at: 37 %
Angela Merkel

4. Sozialdemokratische Partei
• Was established as marxist party in 1875. Re-
established as socialist party after World War II.
• Second major party in German politics.
• Peer Steinbrück lead the party in the election.
• Government programme for the election aims at
providing greater solidarity and social justice.
• Key element of the strategy against poverty is a
general minimum wage of € 8.50 per hour.
• Steinbrücks personal approval ratings are far behind
Angela Merkel.
• 2009: 23 %
• Polling at: 27 %
Sigmar Gabriel

5. Freie Demokratische Partei
• Founded in 1948.
• Part of 14 out of 20 coalition governments
since 1949.
• Pro-business party that promotes free market
economics and individual liberty.
• Has suffered from regional election defeats
and internal conflict.
• Used to be the kingmaker party – this role
now taken by the Green Party.
• Often get support votes from CDU voters.
• Are attacking proposals for minimum wage
• 2009: 14,6 %
• Polling at: 5 %
Philipp Rösler

6. Bundnis 90/Die Grünen
• The Green party was formed 1980, entered
Budestag 1983. United with Bundnis 90 in 1993.
• Appeals to higher income households in urban areas.
• Early on: anti-establishment, eco-libertarian and
post-materialist agenda. Now a broadened
programmatic stance.
• Has earned votes from FDP setbacks.
• Likely kingmaker party: included in three out of
four possible government coalitions.
• Greens benefited from the FDP’s transformation into
a more neo-liberal party
• Katrin Göring-Eckardt and Jürgen Trittin are the top
candidates in the election campaign.
• 2009: 10,7 %
• Polling at: 15 %
Claudia Roth/Cem
Özdemir

7. Die Linke
• Founded in 2007. Merger from post-
communist Party of Democratic Socialism
(PSD) a left-wing breakaway from the SPD.
• Strong in Eastern parts of
Germany, loosing ground in the West
• Appeals to older voters
• Overshadowed by the other small parties
• Are attacking low-wage sector, ”mini jobs”
• Not likely as a government partner
• 2009: 11,9 %
• Polling at: 7 %
Katja
Kipping/Bernd
Riexinger

8. Piratenpartei Deutschland
• Founded in 2006
• Internet freedom and more accessible
politics
• Appealed to young people
• Has entered four state parliaments
• Failed to manage their political victories
• Internal fights
• Online bullying instead of public debates
• So small they do not show in several polls
• In need of a miracle
• 2009: 2 %
• Polling at: -- %
Bernd Schlömer

9. Alternative Für Deutschland
• Founded in april 2013
• Single-issue party: Anti euro/pro EU
• Technocratic revolt
• Sees the euro as a doomed project
• Polls show that 17 percent of voters could
imagine voting for them
• Puts pressure on CDU
• Not likely to enter the Bundestag
• 2009: -- %
• Polling at: 3 %
Konrad
Adam/Frauke
Petri/Bernd
Lucke