List of political parties in Germany

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists The Federal Republic of Germany has a plural multi-party system. Historically, the largest by members and parliament seats are the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), with its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Germany also has a number of other parties, in recent history most importantly the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Alliance 90/The Greens, The Left, and more recently the Alternative for Germany (AfD). The federal government of Germany often consisted of a coalition of a major and a minor party, specifically CDU/CSU and FDP or SPD and FDP, and from 1998 to 2005 SPD and Greens. From 1966 to 1969, from 2005 to 2009, from 2013 to 2021 and since 2025, the federal government consisted of a coalition of the two major parties, called a grand coalition.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Coalitions in the Bundestag and state legislatures are often described by party colors. Party colors are red for the Social Democratic Party, green for Alliance 90/The Greens, yellow for the Free Democratic Party, purple (officially red, which is customarily used for the SPD) for the Left, light blue for the AfD, and black and blue for the CDU and CSU respectively.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Current parties

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Party membership in Germany (since 1945; East German parties joined in 1990)

Parties represented in the Bundestag

Party			Template:Tooltip	Ideology	Political position	European Party	European Group	Leader(s)	MdBs	MEPs	MdLs	Membership
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:CDU Logo 2023.svg	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Template:Small	CDU	Template:Ubl	Template:Nowrap	EPP	EPP	Friedrich Merz	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	363,100
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:CSU Logo since 2016.svg	Christian Social Union in Bavaria Template:Small	CSU	Template:Ubl	Centre-right	EPP	EPP	Markus Söder	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	131,000
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:AfD Logo 2021.svg	Alternative for Germany Template:Small	AfD	Right-wing populism National conservatism Völkisch nationalism Euroscepticism	Far-right	ESN	ESN	Tino Chrupalla, Alice Weidel	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	46,881
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:SPD-Logo 2022 (rot).svg	Social Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	SPD	Social democracy	Centre-left	PES	S&D	Lars Klingbeil, Saskia Esken	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	365,190
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Bündnis 90 - Die Grünen Logo (transparent).svg	Alliance 90/The Greens Template:Small	GRÜNE	Template:Ubl	Centre-left	EGP	Greens/EFA	Felix Banaszak, Franziska Brantner	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	166,000
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Logo Die Linke (2023).svg	The Left Template:Small	LINKE	Democratic socialism Left-wing populism	Left-wing	PEL	GUE/NGL	Template:Nowrap	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	102,412
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Ssw-logo.svg	South Schleswig Voters' Association Template:Small	SSW	Template:Nowrap		EFA	Greens/EFA	Christian Dirschauer	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	3,216

Parties represented in the European Parliament

Party			Template:Tooltip	Ideology	Political position	European Party	European Group	Leader(s)	MEPs	MdLs	Membership
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht logo.svg	Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance Template:Small	BSW	Socialism Cultural conservatism Social conservatism Left-wing populism	Left-wing to far-leftTemplate:Efn	-	NI	Sahra Wagenknecht, Amira Mohamed Ali	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	3,000<ref>Druck auf Wagenknecht: Berliner BSW will selbst über Neumitglieder entscheiden. In: Tagesspiegel, 5 August 2025, retrieved 5 August 2025.</ref>
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Logo der Freien Demokraten.svg	Free Democratic Party Template:Small	FDP	Liberalism Classical liberalism Conservative liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	ALDE	RE	Christian Dürr	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	70,000
	File:FreieWählerBayernLogo2020.svg	Free Voters Template:Small	FW	Liberal conservatism Regionalism Soft Euroscepticism<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	Centre-right	EDP	RE	Hubert Aiwanger	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	6,225
	File:Logo Volt Europa.svg	Volt Germany Template:Small	Volt	Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism European federalism	Centre-left	VOLT	Greens/EFA	Lara Neumann, Tim Marton	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	8,572
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Die PARTEI Logo.svg	Die PARTEI Template:Small	Die PARTEI	Template:Ubl	Left-wing	-	NI	Martin Sonneborn	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	51,078
	File:OEDP Logo CMYK.svg	Ecological Democratic Party Template:Small	ÖDP	Green conservatism	Centre-right	EFA	EPP	Christian Rechholz	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	8,035
	File:Partei des Fortschritts Logo.svg	Party of Progress Template:Small	PdF	Template:Nowrap	Centre-left	-	NI	Lukas Sieper	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	800
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:FamilienPartei Logo2007.svg	Family Party of Germany Template:Small	Familie	Conservatism Familialism Social conservatism Christian democracy	Template:Nowrap	ECPM	EPP	Helmut Geuking	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	705
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Logo Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz Tierschutzpartei (2024).svg	Human Environment Animal Protection Party Template:Small	Tierschutzpartei	Animal rights Environmentalism	Left-wing	APEU	GUE/NGL	Aida Spiegeler Castaneda Marcel Krohn Robert Gabel	Template:Composition bar	Template:Composition bar	2,400

Parties only represented in state parliaments

Name			Template:Tooltip	Ideology	Political position	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Result in 2021 federal election	Leader(s)	MdLs	Membership	States
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Bündnis Deutschland Logo (2023).svg	Alliance Germany Template:Small	BD	Conservatism	Centre-right to right-wing	-	ECR	- (did not exist)	Steffen Grosse	Template:Composition bar	1,000	Bremen
	File:WerteUnion Logo.svg	Values Union Template:Small	WU	Template:Nowrap	Right-wing	–	–	– (did not exist)	Hans-Georg Maaßen	Template:Composition bar	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Lower Saxony

Minor parties

Name			Template:Tooltip	Leader(s)	Ideology	Political position	EP group	Membership
	File:Aktion Bürger für Gerechtigkeit Logo.png	Action Citizens for Justice Template:Small	ABG	Alfred Dorn	Direct democracy Alternative medicine Right-wing populism Nationalism	Right-wing		121
	File:Tierschutz hier-partei logo.jpg	Action Party for Animal Welfare Template:Small	Tierschutz hier!	Thomas Schwarz	Animal rights Animal welfare	Single-issue		50
	File:Logo der Partei Bündnis C - Christen für Deutschland.svg	Alliance C – Christians for Germany Template:Small	Bündnis C	Karin Heepen & Ole Steffes	Conservatism Christian fundamentalism	Right-wing	ECPM	1,078
		Alliance for Human Rights, Animal and Nature Protection Template:Small	Tierschutzallianz	Josef Fassl	Animal rights	Single-issue		97
	File:Buendnis fuer Innovation und Gerechtigkeit logo.svg	Alliance for Innovation and Justice Template:Small	BIG	Haluk Yildiz	Political Islam			2,000
	File:Allianz Deutscher Demokraten Partei Logo Aktualisiert.png	Alliance of German Democrats Template:Small	AD-Demokraten	Ramazan Akbaş	Conservatism Political Islam			2,500
		AlphaHHP Template:Small	AlphaHHP		Anti-vaccination
	File:APPD-Logo.svg	Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany Template:Small	APPD	Peter Vehreschild	Satire	Apoliticism		2,512
	File:ARMINIUS logo black.svg	Arminius – Association of the German People Template:Small	Arminius – Bund	Johann Thießen	Russia German interests German nationalism Neo-nazism	Far-right		40
		Awakening Peace-Sovereignty-Justice Template:Small	Aufbruch	Template:Interlanguage link	Russophilia Antimilitarism Anti-Atlanticism	Right-wing
		Association for Freedom and Humanity Template:Small		Anton Stucki	Liberalism			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	File:BGE Logo neu.png	Basic Income Alliance Template:Small	BGE	Martin Sonnabend	Template:Nowrap	Single-issue		350
	File:Grundeinkommen für Alle Logo.png	Template:Interlanguage link Template:Small	GFA	Uwe Bjorck	Universal basic income	Single-issue		27
	File:Bayernpartei Logo.svg	Bavaria Party Template:Small	BP	Florian Weber	Autonomism Bavarian nationalism Regionalism Conservatism	Centre-right	EFA	3,926
	File:Cropped-logo-seite.png	Bergpartei, die "ÜberPartei" Template:Small	B*	Yanachasca Laso Solari	Post-left anarchy Dadaism	Far-left		229
	File:Bvb-die-orangen-logo3.png	Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters Template:Small	BVB/FW	Péter Vida	Regionalism			910
style="background: Template:Party color" |	File:Deutsche Zentrumspartei Logo 06.2022.svg	German Centre Party Template:Small	ZENTRUM	Christian Otte	Template:Nowrap	Centre-right		300
style="background:Template:Party color" |	File:Parteilogo Klimaliste Deutschland horizontal 2022.svg	Climate List Germany Template:Small	KL	Fabian Aisenbrey, Doris Vollmer	Climate change mitigation			234
		Citizens for Germany Template:Small	BfD		Direct democracy
	File:Bürgerbewegung für Fortschritt und Wandel Logo.svg	Citizens for Progress and Change Template:Small	BFW	Uwe Hück	Progressivism	Centre-left		170
	File:BWUnion Partei Logo.png	Civic and Economic-Ecological Union Template:Small	BWUnion		Liberalism Nationalism
	File:BüSo Logo.png	Civil Rights Movement Solidarity Template:Small	BüSo	Helga Zepp-LaRouche	LaRouche movement	Syncretic		556
	File:Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands (KPD) logo.svg	Communist Party of Germany Template:Small	KPD	Torsten Schöwitz	Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism Stalinism	Far-left		165
	File:DAVA party logo.svg	Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening Template:Small	DAVA	Teyfik Ozcan	Turkish minority interests Erdoğanism			1,000
	File:DVD Partei Logo.png	Democratic Union of Germany Template:Small	DVD	Werner Krüger	Reformism Direct democracy Universal basic income
		Democratic Liberal LEAGUE Template:Small	LIGA	Thomas H. Stütz	Conservatism	Centre-right
	File:Demokratie Direkt Logo.png	Democracy DIRECT! Template:Small	DIE DIREKTE!	Christian Rombeck	Direct democracy			34
		Democratic Left Template:Small	DL	Eckehart Ehrenberg	Democratic socialism	Left-wing		43
		Template:Interlanguage link Template:Small	ÖkoLinX		Grassroots democracy Eco-socialism Anti-fascism	Left-wing to far-left		350
	File:ÖLDP Logo.png	Ecological-Left Liberal Democratic Party Template:Small	ÖLDP	Bérangère Bultheel	Social democracy Social liberalism European Federalism	Centre-left		70
	File:Bildet Berlin Logo.svg	Educate Berlin! Template:Small	Bildet Berlin!	Florian Bublys, Tamara Adamzik	Education reform	Single-issue		50
	File:Europäische Partei LIEBE Logo.png	Template:Interlanguage link Template:Small	LIEBE		European federalism Subsidized marriage			53
	File:Feministische Partei Die Frauen Logo 2022.svg	Feminist Party The Women Template:Small	DIE FRAUEN	Renate Schmidtsdorff-Aicher	Feminism			400
		Free Citizens' Union Template:Small	FBU	Walter Pfleiderer	National liberalism Conservatism Nationalism	Right-wing
	File:FBM Logo.png	Free Citizens Central Germany Template:Small	FBM		Regionalism			35
	File:Freier Horizont Logo.svg	Free Horizon Template:Small	FREiER HORIZONT	Norbert Schumacher	Anti-Wind turbine	Single-issue		40
	File:Freiparlamentarische Allianz Schriftlogo.svg	Template:Interlanguage link Template:Small	FPA	Luca Piwodda	Participatory democracy			200
	File:FreeSaxonflag.png	Free Saxons Template:Small	FS	Martin Kohlmann	Saxon monarchism Regionalism	Right-wing to Far-right		1,200
	File:Volksabstimmung Logo.jpg	Template:Interlanguage link Template:Small	Volksabstimmung	Helmut Fleck	Direct Democracy Nationalism	Right-wing		350
	File:Zukunft Partei Logo.svg	Future. Template:Small	Z.	Lasse Lorenzen	Regionalism			112
	File:Logo future-260x123.png	Template:Interlanguage link Template:Small	future!	Stephan Bublitz	Youth interests
	File:Gartenpartei Logo.png	Garden Party Template:Small	Gartenpartei	Roland Zander	Pro-Allotment Environmentalism			349
	File:DM-Logo final.png	German Centre Template:Small	DM	Sven Hüther	Right-wing populism Anti-vaccination	Right-wing		500
	File:Deutsche Konservative Logo.jpg	German Conservatives Template:Small	Deutsche Konservative	Dieter Jochim	Conservatism National conservatism	Centre-right to right-wing		380
	File:Deutsche Kommunistische Partei Logo.svg	German Communist Party Template:Small	DKP	Patrik Köbele	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Far-left		2,850
	File:DLW Logo.jpg	Template:Interlanguage link Template:Small	DLW	Benjamin Meise	Farmer interests			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	File:Freiheitlichen Logo.jpg	German Party – The Freedomites Template:Small	DP	Gerd-Uwe Dahlmann	National conservatism German nationalism Right-wing populism	Right-wing		250
	File:Deutsche Sportpartei Logo.jpg	German Sports Party Template:Small	DSP	Michael Möller	Grassroots democracy Sport for social development Anti-Doping
	File:Logo Deutsche Soziale Union.png	German Social Union Template:Small	DSU	Roberto Rink	National conservatism Social conservatism	Right-wing		1,060
		Germans Originating from all of Germany (Autochthons) Template:Small	AGsD	Horst Zaborowski	Nationalism Irredentism Direct democracy
style="background:Template:Party color"|	File:Logo of the Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany.svg	Grassroots Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	dieBasis	Reiner Fuellmich, Viviane Fischer	Anti-lockdown Anti-vaccination			18,988<ref>Bundeswahlausschuss: Entscheidung über die Zulassung von Parteien zur Bundestagswahl (1), Minute 78</ref>
	File:Logo Humanwirtschaftspartei 2019.jpg	Human Economy Party Template:Small	HUMANWIRTSCHAFT	Dieter Müller	Freiwirtschaft			110
	File:Logo von MENSCHLICHE WELT.png	Human world - for the well-being and happiness of all Template:Small	MENSCHLICHE WELT	Michael Moritz	Progressive utilization theory Anti-vaccination Pacifism			669
	File:Unabhaengige.gif	INDEPENDENTS for citizen-friendly democracy Template:Small	UNABHÄNGIGE	Werner Fischer	Non-partisan democracy Direct democracy			86
	File:Logo Liberale Demokraten - Die Sozialliberalen.svg	Liberal Democrats – The Social Liberals Template:Small	LD	Bernd Grothkopp	Social liberalism			100
		Lobbyists for Children Template:Small	LfK	Johanna Nelkner, Fabio Libonati	Children's rights			100
	File:Logo Lausitzer Allianz.png	Lusatian Alliance Template:Small		Hannes Wilhelm-Kell	Regionalism Progressivism Ethnic minority interests			90
	File:MLPD Logo 2011 (2).svg	Marxist–Leninist Party of Germany Template:Small	MLPD	Gabi Fechtner	Marxism–Leninism Communism	Far-left		2,800
	File:Achtsame Demokraten Logo 2015.jpg	Mindful Democrats Template:Small	Die Achtsamen
	File:MSP Logo.png	Modern Social Party Template:Small	MSP
	File:Mut Logo.svg	mut Template:Small	mut	Claudia Stamm	Social liberalism	Centre-left		400
	File:MERA25 2024 logo (Latin alphabet).svg	MERA25 Template:Small	MERA25	Julijana Zita	Progressivism Direct democracy	Left-wing	DiEM25	2,000
	File:NPD Logo 2025.png	National Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	NPD	Lennart Schwarzbach	Neo-Nazism	Far-right
	File:Neo Logo.png	neo. Wellbeing for all Template:Small	neo.	Jörg Gastmann	Economic Balance System Universal basic income Grassroots democracy
	File:Neue Stärke Partei Logo.jpg	New Strength Party Template:Small	NSP	Sara Storch, Christoph Thews	Neo-Nazism	Far-right		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	File:Eine für Alle Partei Logo.svg	One for all - Party Template:Small	Eine für Alle		Grassroots democracy			13
	File:Partei für Franken Logo.svg	Party for Franconia Template:Small	DIE FRANKEN	Robert Gattenlöhner	Regionalism			237
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Logo parteifuergesundheitsforschung.png	Party for Biomedical Rejuvenation Research Template:Small	Verjüngungsforschung	Felix Werth	Single-issue politics	Single-issue		289
	File:PdH Logo B RGB.svg	Party of Humanists Template:Small	PdH	Felicitas Klings	Humanism Secularism Civil libertarianism Social liberalism			2,350
	File:PdV Logo 2024.png	Party of Reason Template:Small	PdV	Friedrich Dominicus	Right-libertarianism Euroscepticism	Right-wing	EPIL	352
	File:PETO Logo.svg	PETO Template:Small	PETO	Lydia Hannawald	Youth interests			400
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Piratenpartei Deutschland Logo 01.svg	Pirate Party Germany Template:Small	PIRATEN	Borys Sobieski<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Nowrap	Centre-left	Greens/EFA	5,541
	File:Mieterpartei Logo.jpg	Renters Party Template:Small	MIETERPARTEI	Anke Hahn, Hartmut Bräunlich	Anti-high rent Tenant rights	Centre-left		50
	File:Logosaevp2.svg	Saxon People's Party Template:Small	SVP	Mirko Schmidt	Nationalism	Far-right
	File:SGV Logo.svg	SGV – Solidarity, Equity, Change Template:Small	SGV		Anti-corruption
	File:Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei Logo.png	Socialist Equality Party Template:Small	SGP	Ulrich Rippert	Trotskyism	Far-left		276
		Standing up socially just intelligent party Template:Small	Aufstehenpartei	Paul Weiler	Left-wing populism	Centre-left to Left-wing
	File:Stattpartei-logo.jpg	Statt Party Template:Small	STATT	Robert W. Hugo	Populism			200
		Transnational Unity, Solidarity, and Libertarianism Advocates Template:Small	TESLA	Norbert Wiesweg	Sinti and Romani interests
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Gerechtigkeitsparteilogo.png	The Justice Party – Team Todenhöfer Template:Small		Jürgen Todenhöfer	Anti-militarism Populism			5,314
	File:DieGlasklar Partei Logo.png	The Glass clear Template:Small	DGK	Marie-José Velonjara	Social democracy Populism
	File:Die Föderalen Partei logo.png	The Federals Template:Small	DIE FÖDERALEN	Maren Zaidan	Liberalism Federalism Progressivism
	File:Die Grauen Logo 2017.png	The Grays – For all Generations Template:Small	Die Grauen	Michael Schulz	Intergenerationality			135
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	File:Heimat-Logo.png	The Homeland Template:Small	HEIMAT	Peter Schreiber	Neo-Nazism Ultranationalism Pan-Germanism Anti-immigration Revanchism	Far-right	APF	3,000
		The House of Germany Template:Small	DHD	Egbert Besler	Constitutionalism Social democracy
	File:Die Reformer Logo.svg	The Reformers Template:Small	REFORMER	Erich Schuster	Liberalism Pro-Europeanism
	File:An oak wreath on logo of the German party "The Third Path" - Parteilogo "Der III. Weg.svg	The III. Path Template:Small	III. Weg	Matthias Fischer	Neo-Nazism Strasserism Ethnic nationalism German nationalism Hard Euroscepticism	Far-right		642
		The Modernity Template:Small		Martin Martens	Centrism	Centre
	File:Logo Neue Mitte Partei.png	The New Centre Template:Small	NM	Christoph Hörstel	Sovereignism Euroscepticism Anti-vaccination Anti-Zionism Russophilia	Right-wing
	File:Die neuen Demokraten Logo.png	The New Democrats Template:Small			Security
	File:DieLibertaeren Logo.png	The Libertarians Template:Small	DIE LIBERTÄREN	Dr. Mathias Hummel	Libertarianism Laissez-faire Economic liberalism
	File:Cropped-die-sonstigen Logo-02-scaled.jpg	THE OTHERS Template:Small	sonstige		Democratic confederalism Progressivism Anti-militarism	Left-wing		171
	File:Partei der sorben logo.jpg	The Party of Sorbians Template:Small	PDS	Lars Krause	Political satire Sorbian Separatism Anti-militarism
	File:Bündnis21 Logo.svg	The Pink/ Alliance21 Template:Small	BÜNDNIS21		Anti-corruption			450
	File:REP Logo Claim.svg	The Republicans Template:Small	REP	Tilo Schöne	German nationalism National conservatism Euroscepticism Social conservatism	Right-wing		4,533
		The Sharks – Party with bite Template:Small	HAIE	Jan Heie Erchinger	Pragmatism	Centre
		The Peace Party Template:Small		Mahmoud Ahmed	Pacifism
	File:Die Urbane Logo.png	The Urbans. A HipHop Party Template:Small	du	Niki Drakos, Raphael Hillebrand	Social justice Environmentalism			303
	File:Die Violetten Logo 20190515.jpg	The Violets Template:Small	Die Violetten	Irene Garcia Garcia	Spiritualism Direct democracy Environmentalism			678
	File:Thüringer Heimatpartei Logo.png	Thuringian Homeland Party Template:Small	THP					56
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Wir Bürger Logo.png	We Citizens Wir Bürger	LKR	Jürgen Joost	Template:Ubl	Centre-right to right-wing	ECR Party	1,000
	File:Schriftzug-v-partei.png	V-Partei³ – Party for Change, Vegetarians and Vegans Template:Small	V³	Roland Wegner	Animal rights Environmentalism			1,200
	File:Aufbruch C Logo 2021.svg	Waying C Template:Small		Andreas Epp	Christian democracy Conservatism	Right-wing		74
	File:WiR2020 logo.svg	WiR2020 Template:Small	W2020	Wolfgang Romberg, Sonja Früh	Anti-vaccinationism Anti-lockdown			4,600

Historical parties

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Defunct parties in the Federal Republic of Germany

Logo		Name	Template:Tooltip	Leader(s)	Ideology	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Note
		50Plus The Generation-Alliance Template:Small	50Plus	Hans Werner Müller	Right-wing populism	2004	2009
		Action Democratic Progress Template:Small	ADF	Collective leadership	Communism	1968	1969
		Action Group Fourth Party Template:Small	AVP	Christian Ernst Dietrich Bahner	National conservatism	1975	1978
	File:Aktionsgemeinschaft Unabhängiger Deutscher Logo.png	Action Group of Independent Germans Template:Small	AUD	August Haußleiter (1968–1980)	German nationalism Environmentalism Neutrality	1965	1980	Merged into The Greens
	File:Aktive Demokratie direkt Logo.png	Active Democracy direct Template:Small	ADd		Direct democracy E-democracy	2011	2016
	File:Gesamtdeutscher Block-BHE Logo.svg	All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights Template:Small	GB/BHE	Waldemar Kraft (1951–1954)	National conservatism German nationalism Expellee interests	1950	1961	Merged into DP
		All-German Party of Germany Template:Small	GPD	Frank Seiboth, Herbert Schneider	National conservatism German nationalism Expellee interests	1961	1981	Merger of GB/BHE and DP
		All-German People's Party Template:Small	GVP	Gustav Heinemann	Anti-Template:Ill Christian democracy Anti-militarism Neutrality	1952	1957	Split from CDU, merged into SPD
	File:Allianz für Gesundheit, Frieden und soziale Gerechtigkeit Logo.svg	Alliance for Health, Peace and Social Justice Template:Small	AGFG	Matthias Rath	Alternative medicine	2005	2009
	File:Bund der Deutschen Logo.png	Alliance of Germans, Party for Unity, Peace and Freedom Template:Small	BdD	Josef Weber (1964–1968)	Anti-Template:Ill Anti-militarism Neutrality	1953	1968	Merged into DFU
	File:Allianz der mitte parteilogo.png	Alliance of the Centre Template:Small	ADM	Hans Weide	Conservatism	2004	2012	Merged into Deutsche Konservative
	File:Asp.svg	Automobile Taxpayers Party Template:Small	ASP		Motorist interests	1993	2002
		Awakening of German patriots – Central Germany Template:Small	ADPM	Benjamin Przybylla	Right-wing populism National conservatism Nationalism	2019	2020
		Awakening for civil rights, freedom and health Template:Small	AUFBRUCH	Hans Christoph Scheiner	Anti-wireless expansion Alternative medicine	1998	2012
	File:Christliche Mitte Verein Logo.jpg	Christian Centre Template:Small	CM	Josef Happel	National conservatism Christian conservatism Social conservatism	1988	2016	Still exists as a think tank
	File:Cfpd1.png	Christian Falangist Party of Germany Template:Small	CFPD		Falangism Zionism	2006	2009
		Christian League - The Party for Life Template:Small	LIGA	Ewald Jaksch	Christian right Conservatism	1985	1995
		Citizens for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Template:Small	BMV	Michael Bertram	Conservatism Regionalism	2018	2018	Split from AfD, merged into Free Voters
	File:Bürger für Thüringen Logo.png	Citizens for Thuringia Template:Small	BfTh	Ute Bergner	Right-wing populism	2020	2024	Merged into Values Union
	File:KBW flag.png	Communist League of West Germany Template:Small	KBW	Joscha Schmierer (1973–1982)	Maoism	1973	1985
	File:Communist Party of Germany (Roter Morgen) logo.gif	Communist Party of Germany (Roter Morgen) Template:Small	KPD (Roter Morgen)		Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism Hoxhaism	1985	2011	Split from KPD/ML
	File:Symbol of KPD-ML.svg	Communist Party of Germany/Marxists–Leninists Template:Small	KPD/ML	Ernst Aust (1968–1983)	Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism Hoxhaism	1968	1986	Newspaper still exists
	File:Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, Logo um 1920.svg	Communist Party of Germany Template:Small	KPD	Max Reimann (1948–1956)	Communism Marxism–Leninism	1918	1956	Banned in 1956
	File:DiB Logo.jpg	Democracy in Motion Template:Small	DiB	Julia Beerhold, Alexander Plitsch	Democratic socialism	2017	2025
	File:DSLP Logo.png	Democratic Gay/Lesbian Party - The People's Party Template:Small	DSLP	Thomas Mosmann	Homonationalism Anti-Islam	2013	2016
	File:DL 1967 Logo.png	Democratic Left Template:Small	DL	Template:Interlanguage link	Socialism	1967	1970
		Democratic Socialists Template:Small	DS		Eurocommunism	1982	1991
	File:D-LogoXL.png	Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	DPD	Markus Giersch	Universal basic income Grassroots democracy Anti-Noise pollution	2009	2015
	File:Autofahrer- und Volksinteressenpartei Logo.jpg	Drivers' and Peoples' Interest Party Template:Small	AViP	Andreas Uhing	Motorist interests Euroscepticism	2011	2016
		Drivers' and Citizens' Interest Party Template:Small	APD	Anton K. Marth	Motorist interests	1988	2002
		Equality Party Template:Small	G			1973	1978
		European Federalist Party Template:Small	EFP	Karl Hahn	European federalism	1964	1994
		European Workers-Party Template:Small	EAP	Helga Zepp-LaRouche	LaRouche movement	1974	1986	Succeeded by Patrioten
		Expellee and Migrants Party of Germany – Unity Template:Small	DIE EINHEIT	Dimitri Rempel	Russophilia Conservatism Expellee interests	2013	?
		Federation for a Complete Germany Template:Small	BGD	Horst Zaborowski	Revanchism Nationalism	1990	2017	Merged with AGsD
		Free Citizens' Initiative Template:Small	FBI	Dr. Thomas Kernebeck	Direct democracy	1994	?
		Free German People's Party Template:Small	FDVP		Nationalism	2000	2003	Split from DVU, merged into DP
	File:Freiheitliche Deutsche Arbeiterpartei Logo.svg	Free German Workers' Party Template:Small	FAP	Friedhelm Busse (1988–1995)	Neo-Nazism Strasserism	1979	1995	Banned in 1995 (as organization)
	File:Freie Union logo.png	Free Union Template:Small	FU	Danny Hoffmann	Conservatism Direct democracy Economic liberalism	2009	2019
	File:LDF2010.png	The Frisians Template:Small	FRIESEN	Ralf Bieneck	Ethnic minority interests	2007	2023
	File:Deutsche Gemeinschaft Logo.png	German Community Template:Small	DG	August Haußleiter (1952–1965)	German nationalism Anti-militarism Revanchism Neutrality	1949	1965	Merged into AUD
		German Democratic Party Template:Small	ddp	Thorsten Sandvoß	Third way Universal basic income	2004	2015
	File:Logo of the German Reich Party.png	German Empire Party Template:Small	DRP	Heinrich Kunstmann Adolf von Thadden Alexander Andrae	Neo-Nazism (after 1952) Pan-Germanism German nationalism	1950	1956	Merger of DRP and NDP
		German Freedom Party Template:Small	DFP	Heinrich Kunstmann	German nationalism Strasserism Neutrality	1962	1964	Split from DRP, merged into AUD
	File:Logo-Die-Freiheit.jpg	German Freedom Party Template:Small	DIE FREIHEIT	Michael Stürzenberger	Classical liberalism Direct democracy Right-wing populism Hard Euroscepticism	2010	2016
		German-Hanoverian Party Template:Small	DHP	Hans Wilhelm Griemsmann	Conservatism Federalism	1953	1962	Split from 1947 DP, rejoined remnant-DP
	File:Logo Deutsche Partei.svg	German Party Template:Small	DP	Heinrich Hellwege	German nationalism National conservatism Constitutional monarchism	1947	1961
		German Party Template:Small	DP	Adolf von Thadden (after 1967)	National conservatism	1961	1980	Founded by former members of the 1947 DP
		German Peace Union Template:Small	DFU		Pacifism Neutrality Anti-militarism	1960	1984/90
	File:DVUpartei.svg	German People's Union Template:Small	DVU	Matthias Faust (2009–2011)	Pan-Germanism National conservatism Right-wing populism	1971/87	2011	Split from and merged into NPD
	File:DEUPROLIGA Partei Logo.png	German Protestant League Template:Small	DEUPROLIGA		Christian democracy	2020	2023
	File:Deutsche Aufbau Partei.jpg	German Reconstruction Party Template:Small	D|A|P	Tobias Stober	D-Mark reintroduction	2017	2019
	File:DSB Logo.png	German Social Movement Template:Small	DSB	Karl-Heinz Priester	Neo-fascism Corporatism Pan-European nationalism	1949	1970s	Merged into FSVP
	File:Logo of the German Social Union.svg	German Social Union Template:Small	DSU	Otto Strasser	Strasserism Revolutionary nationalism	1956	1962
		German Solidarity - Union for the Environment and Life Protection Template:Small	Öko-Union	Horst Götting	National conservatism	1978	1997	Split from AVP
		German Union Template:Small	DU	Siegfried Zoglmann	National liberalism	1971	1980
		Gray Panthers Template:Small	Graue Panther	Georg Schulte	Green politics Senior citizens interests	1989	2008
	File:Logo HumanistischePartei.jpg	Humanist Party Template:Small	HP		New Humanism Social liberalism Grassroots democracy	1984	2006
	File:UAP logo.png	Independent Workers' Party (German Socialists) Template:Small	UAP	Ulrich Villmow (1995–2014)	Strasserism Neue Rechte European federalism Democratic socialism	1962	2014	Split from DSU, unofficial successor
		Independent Workers' Party of Germany Template:Small	UAPD		Titoism Trotskyism	1950	1952
		Kreuzberg Patriotic Democrats/Realistic Center Template:Small	KPD/RZ	Hans Joachim Grimm	Satire Anti-fascism	1988	2016	Merged into Die PARTEI
	File:WASG Logo.svg	Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative Template:Small	WASG	Klaus Ernst Thomas Händel Christine Buchholz Axel Troost	Democratic socialism Trade unionism	2005	2007	Merged into The Left
		League of German Communists Template:Small	BDK		Communism Marxism–Leninism	1972	?	Split from DKP
		Liberal People's Party Template:Small	FVP	Franz Handlos	National conservatism Social conservatism	1985	1992	Split from The Republicans
		Maritime Union of Germany Template:Small	MUD	Konrad Fischer	Fishermans' interests Social democracy Euroscepticism	2011	2012
		Mature Citizens Template:Small	Mündige Bürger	Erika Herbst	National conservatism Alternative medicine Esotericism	1975	1994
		Motorist and citizens' interest party in Germany Template:Small	APD	Anton K. Marth (1988–1995)	Motorist interests	1988	2002
	File:Muslimisch-Demokratische-Union-logo.png	Muslim Democratic Union Template:Small	MDU		Islamism Salafism	2010	2014	Merged into BIG
		National Democratic Empire Party Template:Small	NDRP		Neo-Nazism	1950	1951	Merger of multiple smaller parties, succeeded by Young Party
		National Liberal Action Template:Small	NLA	Erich Mende	National liberalism	1970	1971
		National Party of Germany Template:Small	NPD	Moritz von Faber (1956–62) Wolf Ewert (1952–56) Erwin Mebus (1950–52)	Neutralism National Bolshevism	1950	1962
		Natural Law Party Template:Small	NATURGESETZ		Transcendental Meditation	1992	2004
		New consciousness - The holistic-esoteric party of Germany Template:Small	Bewußtsein		New-Age movement Esotericism	1989	?
	File:NNP 2014 2015-Logo.jpg	New National Party Template:Small	NNP	Jens Tholen	Civic nationalism Social liberalism Anti-fascism	2014	2015
	File:LUPe Logo.jpg	Noise torture-Environment-Politics-Honest Template:Small	LUPe	Klaus Zimmer	Anti-Noise pollution	2013	2016
	File:Elternpartei-logo.jpg	Parent Party Template:Small	Eltern	Werner Jock	Parents' interests	2005	2010
	File:Partei Rechtsstaatlicher Offensive - Logo 2001-2004.svg	Party for a Rule of Law Offensive Template:Small	PRO	Ronald Schill (2000–2003)	Right-wing populism Conservatism	2000	2007	Commonly known as Schill-Partei
		Party for Labour, Environment and Family Template:Small	AUF		Conservatism Christian fundamentalism	2008	2015	Merged into Alliance C
	File:Partei Bibeltreuer Christen logo.svg	Party of Bible-abiding Christians Template:Small	PBC	Gerhard Heinzmann	Christian right Pentecostalism Christian fundamentalism	1989	2015	Merged into Alliance C
	File:PDS-Logo.svg	Party of Democratic Socialism Template:Small	PDS	Lothar Bisky (2003–2007)	Democratic socialism Left-wing populism	1989	2007	Merged into The Left
	File:Partei nichtwähler logo.jpg	Party of Non-Voters Template:Small	Nichtwähler	Werner Peters	Protest party Direct democracy	1998	2016
		Party of those willing to work and the socially disadvantaged Template:Small	PASS	Frank Knüppel (1998–2000)	Protest party Unemployed interests	1993	2009
		Patriots for Germany Template:Small	Patrioten	Helga Zepp-LaRouche	LaRouche movement National conservatism	1986	1992	Succeeded by BüSo
		Peace List Template:Small	FRIEDEN	1984–1986: Mechtild Jansen Manfred Coppik Hans Mausbach	Peace movement	1984	1989
	File:Rentner Partei Deutschland.png	Pensioners' Party of Germany Template:Small	RENTNER	Günter Pfeiffer	Senior citizens interests	2002	2016
	File:RRP-Logo.png	Pensioners' Party Template:Small	RRP	Manfred Link	Senior citizens interests	2007	2016
		Pro Germany Citizens' Movement Template:Small	pro Deutschland	Manfred Rouhs	Right-wing populism	2005	2017
		Pro NRW Template:Small	pro NRW	Markus Beisicht	Right-wing populism Anti-immigration Anti-Islam	2007	2019
		Posadist Communist Party Template:Small		Paul Schulz	Posadism	1969	2005
		Sarazzist Party ━ For Referendums Template:Small	SPV	Kai Schulze	Sarrazism Direct democracy	2010	2011
		Social People's Party Template:Small	SVP	Ronny Grubert	Neo-Nazism Militancy	1999	1999	Split from NPD
		Social People's Party of Germany Template:Small	SVD	Wolfgang Staschen	Social democracy Anti-immigration	1984	1984
	File:Flag of Socialist Reich Party.svg	Socialist Reich Party Template:Small	SRP	Otto Ernst Remer Fritz Dorls Gerhard Krüger	Neo-Nazism	1949	1952	Banned in 1952
	File:SEW logo.png	Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin Template:Small	SEW	Gerhard Danelius (1962–1978)	Communism Marxism–Leninism	1962	1991	Split from SED
		Spartacus League Template:Small	SpB		Trotskyism	1974	1980s
	File:RoterOktober.svg	Red October Template:Small	RO		Communism Marxism–Leninism	2002	2009	Split from KPD (RO)
		Revolutionary Socialist League Template:Small	RSB		Trotskyism	1994	2016	Merged into ISO
	File:Die blaue Partei Logo vectorized.svg	The Blue Party Template:Small	Blaue #TeamPetry	Frauke Petry	National conservatism National liberalism Euroscepticism	2017	2019	Split from the AfD
		The Grays – Gray Panthers Template:Small	GRAUE		Anti-Ageism Green politics Senior citizens interests	1989	2008	Split into Die Grauen and Graue Panther
	File:Die Rechte Parteilogo.svg	The Right Template:Small	Die RECHTE	Christian Worch	Neo-Nazism Ultranationalism Pan-Germanism Anti-immigration Historical revisionism	2012	2025
	File:NL Logo Petrol.png	The Social Liberals Template:Small	SL	Mikael Horstmann	Social liberalism European federalism	2014	2021	Still exists as a think tank
	File:Unregierbaren Logo.png	The Ungovernable - Autonomous List Template:Small	U/AL		Anti-fascism Direct action	1989	2009
	File:Bund Freier Bürger Logo.gif	Union of Free Citizens Template:Small	BFB	Manfred Brunner	National liberalism Right-wing populism	1994	2000
		Union of Free Germany Template:Small	BFD		Right-wing populism	1973	1977
	File:Vereinigte Sozialistische Partei.jpg	United Socialist Party Template:Small	VSP		Socialism	1986	2000
		West German Women's Peace Movement Template:Small	WFFB	Klara Marie Faßbinder	German reunification Anti-militarism Pacifism	1952	1974
		Woman's Party Template:Small	Frauen	Sibylle Schücking-Helfferich	Feminism	1979	1989
	File:Arbeit für Bremen und Bremerhaven, AfB, logo.svg	Work for Bremen and Bremerhaven Template:Small	AFB		Centrism	1995	2004
	File:PdAD Logo.png	Workers' Party of Germany Template:Small	PdAD	Michael Koth	Juche National Bolshevism	1995	1998
	File:PdAD-Germany-2017.png	Workers' Party of Germany Template:Small	PdAD	Simon Bärmann	Social democracy Progressive conservatism	2017	2020
		Young Party Template:Small			Neo-Nazism Neutrality	1951	1951/2
	File:Parteilogo der Jugend- und Entwicklungspartei Deutschlands, 2017.jpg	Youth and Development Party of Germany Template:Small	JED	Till Müller, Lukas Ostermann	Youth interests Social liberalism Cannabis legalization	2017	2019

Defunct parties in Allied-occupied Germany

Parties that were founded during the allied occupation and dissolved during or before 1950.

Logo		Name	Template:Tooltip	Leader(s)	Ideology	Template:Tooltip	Template:Tooltip	Note
		Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	DPD	Theodor Heuss, Wilhelm Külz	Liberalism	1947	1948	Succeeded by FDP and LDPD
		Democratic People's Party Template:Small	DVP	Theodor Heuss	Liberalism	1946	1948	Merged into FDP
		German Conservative Party - German Right Party Template:Small	DKP-DRP	Wilhelm Jaeger (1947–1949)	National conservatism	1946	1950	Merged into DRP and DP
		German Conservative Party Template:Small	DKP	Eldor Borck, Otto Schmidt-Hannover	National conservatism	1946	1950	Merged into DKP-DRP
		German Reconstruction Party Template:Small	DAP		Monarchism German nationalism	1945	1946	Merged into DKP-DRP
		Lower Saxony State Party Template:Small	NLP		Regionalism Christian conservatism Establishment of Lower Saxony	1945	1947	Merged into DP
		National Democratic Party Template:Small	NDP	Heinrich Leuchtgens	National conservatism	1945	1950	Only active in Hesse, merged into DRP
	File:RSF-Logo.jpg	Radical Social Freedom Party Template:Small	RSF	Richard Batz, Peter Thielen	Freiwirtschaft Border abolition Decentralization	1946	1950	Succeeded by HUMANWIRTSCHAFT

Parties in East Germany

Bloc		Logo		Name	Template:Tooltip	Ideology	Note
	Democratic Bloc and National Front		File:Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands Logo.svg	Socialist Unity Party of Germany Template:Small	SED	Stalinism Communism Marxism–Leninism	"Leading Role" per 1968 Constitution, succeeded by PDS
			File:Logo der CDU (DDR).svg	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Template:Small	CDUD	Christian socialism Social conservatism	Merged into the CDU
			File:LDPD Emblem.svg	Liberal Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	LDPD	Liberal socialism	Merged into Association of Free Democrats (partly)
			File:Demokratische BauernPartei Deutschlands Logo.svg	Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany Template:Small	DBD	Agrarianism Agrarian socialism	Merged into CDUD
			File:DEU NDPD Logo.svg	National Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	NDPD	Conservatism National conservatism Socialism	Merged into FDP

During transition (1989–90)

Alliance			Logo		Name	Template:Tooltip	Ideology	Note
	File:Bündnis 90.svg	Alliance 90		File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0209-022, Logo Demokratie jetzt.jpg	Democracy Now Template:Small	DJ	Democratic socialism	Merged into Alliance 90/The Greens
				File:Initiative für Frieden und Menschenrechte.svg	Initiative for Peace and Human Rights Template:Small	IFM	Anti-Communism
				File:NEUES FORUM.jpg	New Forum Template:Small	NF	Progressivism
	File:Logo of the Alliance for Germany.png	Alliance for Germany		File:Cdu-logo.svg	Christian Democratic Union of Germany Template:Small	CDUD	Christian democracy Social conservatism Anti-communism	Merged into the CDU
				File:DemokratischerAufbruch.svg	Democratic Awakening Template:Small	DA	Liberal democracy Christian democracy	Merged into CDUD
				File:Logo Deutsche Soziale Union.png	German Social Union Template:Small	DSU	National conservatism Christian democracy Social conservatism	Still exists, see Minor parties
	File:Bund Freier Demokraten.svg	Association of Free Democrats		File:LDPD Emblem.svg	Liberal Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	LDPD	Liberalism	Merged into FDP
				File:DFP Logo.png	German Forum Party Template:Small	DFP	Liberalism
				File:Freie Demokratische Partei (Logo, 1968-2001).png	Free Democratic Party Template:Small	F.D.P.	Liberalism
				File:Demokratische BauernPartei Deutschlands Logo.svg	Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany Template:Small	DBD	Agrarianism	Merged into CDUD
				File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0208-015, Logo Grüne Partei der DDR.svg	Green Party Template:Small	Die Grünen	Green politics	Merged into Alliance 90/The Greens
				File:DEU NDPD Logo.svg	National Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	NDPD	Centrism National liberalism	Merged into FDP
				File:SPD-DDR.svg	Social Democratic Party in the GDR Template:Small	SPD	Social democracy	Merged into SPD
				File:PDS-Logo.svg	Socialist Unity Party of Germany━Party of Democratic Socialism Template:Small	SED-PDS	Democratic socialism	Later renamed to PDS
				File:Vereinigte Linke Emblem.svg	United Left Template:Small	VL	Communism Trotskyism Socialism

Parties in the Saar Protectorate

Name		Template:Tooltip	Ideology	Active	Note
	Christian People's Party of Saarland Template:Small	CVP	Christian democracy Conservatism	1946–1959	Later merged with the CDU
	Christian Social Union Template:Small	CSU-S	Christian democracy Conservatism	1955–1959	Unofficial counterpart of the CSU
	Communist Party of Saarland Template:Small	KP	Communism Marxism–Leninism	1945–1957	Counterpart of the KPD
	Democratic Party of Saarland Template:Small	DPS	Conservative liberalism National conservatism	1946–1957	Later merged into the FDP
	German Democratic Union Template:Small	DDU	Left-wing politics	1955–1968	Later merged with the DFU
	German Social Democratic Party Template:Small	DSP	Social democracy	1952–1956	Split from the SPS, later merged with the SPD
	Social Democratic Party of Saarland Template:Small	SPS	Social democracy Democratic Socialism	1946–1956	Counterpart of the SPD
	Supranational European People's Party Saar Template:Small	ÜEVPS		1955–?

Parties in Weimar Republic

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Logo		Name	Template:Tooltip	Ideology	Political position	Active	Note
	File:Plakat Bayerische Volkspartei 1919.jpg	Bavarian People's Party Template:Small	BVP	Political Catholicism Bavarian regionalism Conservatism Constitutional monarchism	Right-wing	1918–1933
	File:Flag of Deutsche Zentrumspartei.svg	Centre Party Template:Small	Zentrum	Christian democracy Political Catholicism	Centre to centre-right	1870–
		Christian Social People's Service Template:Small	CSVD	Agrarainism Conservatism Political Protestantism	Centre-right	1929–1933
	File:Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, Logo um 1920.svg	Communist Party of Germany Template:Small	KPD	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Far-left	1918–1956 (West) 1918–1946 (East)	Banned in West Germany, merged in East Germany
		Communist Party of Germany (Opposition) Template:Small	KPO	Communism Luxemburgism	Left-wing, Far-left	1929–1939
		Conservative People's Party Template:Small	KVP	Conservatism Christian democracy	Right-wing	1930–1933
		German Democratic Party Template:Small	DDP	Social liberalism Progressivism	Centre-left	1918–1930
	File:DNVP logo (basic).svg	German National People's Party Template:Small	DNVP	Monarchism Proto-fascism National conservatism German nationalism	Right-wing to Far-right	1918–1933
	File:German People's Party.svg	German People's Party Template:Small	DVP	National liberalism Conservative liberalism Economic liberalism Constitutional monarchism	Centre-right	1918–1933
	File:Swastika right-facing.svg	German Völkisch Freedom Party Template:Small	DVFP	German nationalism Völkisch movement Antisemitism	Far-right	1922–1925
		German State Party Template:Small	DStP	Liberalism Nationalism Corporatism	Centre-right	1930–1933	Short-lived merger of the DDP and Young German Order
	File:Deutsche Arbeiter Partei.svg	German Workers' Party Template:Small	DAP	Pan-Germanism German nationalism Volksgemeinschaft	Far-right	1919–1920	Predecessor of the Nazi Party
	File:USPD logo, 1920.svg	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany Template:Small	USPD	Democratic socialism Centrist Marxism Pacifism	Left-wing	1917–1931
	File:NSDAP-Logo.svg	National Socialist German Workers' Party Template:Small	NSDAP	National Socialism	Far-right	1920–1945	Sole legal party of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. Banned after World War II
	File:Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands-01.svg	Socialist Workers' Party of Germany Template:Small	SAPD	Democratic socialism Centrist Marxism	Far-left	1931–1945

Parties founded before World War I

Name		Template:Tooltip	Ideology	Active
	Bavarian Peasants' League	BB	Agrarianism	1893–1933
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Centre Party	Zentrum	Christian democracy	1870–
style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|	Christian Social Party	CSP	Traditionalist conservatism Christian democracy Anti-Semitism	1878–1918
	Democratic Union	DV	Liberalism Laïcité	1908–1918
style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|	Free Conservative Party	FKP	National conservatism	1867–1918
style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|	Free-minded People's Party	FVP	Liberalism Progressivism Parliamentarism Laicism	1893–1910
style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|	Free-minded Union	FV	National liberalism	1893–1910
style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|	General German Workers' Association	ADAV	Social democracy Democratic socialism	1863–1875
style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|	German Conservative Party	DKP	Conservatism Anti-liberalism Anti-Catholicism	1876–1918
	German Fatherland Party	DVLP	German nationalism Monarchism Militarism Volksgemeinschaft	1917–1918
	German-Hanoverian Party	DHP	Conservatism Federalism	1867–1933
style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|	German People's Party	DtVP	Social liberalism Federalism Laïcité Parliamentarism	1868–1910
style="background-color:Template:Party color;"|	German Progress Party	DFP	Liberalism Federalism	1861–1884
style="background:Template:Party color;"|	German Free-minded Party	DFP	Liberalism Progressivism Parliamentarism Laïcité	1884–1893
style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	USPD	Democratic socialism Centrist Marxism Pacifism	1917–1931
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Lassallean General German Workers' Association	LADAV	Social democracy Lassallism	1867–1873
style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Liberal Union	LV	Liberalism Parliamentarism Classical liberalism Economic liberalism Conservative liberalism	1880–1884
style="background:Template:Party color;"|	National Liberal Party	NLP	National liberalism	1867–1918
style="background:Template:Party color;"|	National-Social Association	NSV	Christian socialism Social liberalism Nationalism	1896–1903
style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Progressive People's Party	FVP	Social liberalism Parliamentarism Laïcité	1910–1918
style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Social Democratic Party of Germany	SPD	Social democracy	1875–present
style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany	SDAP	Social democracy Marxist socialism	1869–1875

See also

• Lists of political parties; categories by country and ideology.
• History of Germany since 1945
• Liberalism in Germany

External links

• Political Parties (Germany) - List of German political parties since 1949
• Collection of all currently recognized political parties by the Federal Returning Office Template:In lang
• List of all registered political parties in the Federal Republic of Germany between 1969 and 2023 by the Federal Returning Office Template:In lang
• Overview of the elections since 1946 (Übersicht der Wahlen seit 1946) on the website of the Tagesschau - Election results in Germany since 1946 on state, federal and European levels (German descriptions, but graphics and data can be accessed without these).