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	Free Democratic Party (Germany) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Free Democratic Party (Freie Demokratische Partei - FDP) is a liberal political party in Germany.
		The party is a relatively weak institutional party, gaining between 5.8 and 12.8% of the votes in federal elections.
		Election placard of the Free Democratic Party (Germany) for the German federal election, 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Free_Democratic_Party_(Germany) (604 words)

	Party of Democratic Socialism in Germany
		The communist party that ran East Germany was the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands--SED).
		The PDS won 11 percent of the vote in eastern Germany in the 1990 all-Germany election, an outcome that entitled the party to seventeen seats in the Bundestag.
		The party's strongholds are Saxony, Berlin, and Brandenburg.
	www.germanculture.com.ua /library/facts/bl_sed.htm (414 words)

	Christian Democratic Union of Germany - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		A moderate Christian party, the CDU is the biggest conservative political party in Germany.
		The CDU was the dominant party with Adenauer as its leader from 1949 to 1963.
		Opponents of the CDU are the social democratic SPD, the ex-communist PDS and the environmentalist Bündnis'90/Die Grünen.
	www.unipedia.info /CDU.html (920 words)

	Germany (11/05)
		The PDS was established in December 1989 as the successor party to the SED (the communist party of the G.D.R.).
		Germany continues to be active economically in the states of central and eastern Europe and to actively support the development of democratic institutions, bilaterally and through the EU.
		Germany stands at the center of European affairs and is a key partner in U.S. relations with Europeans in NATO and the European Union.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3997.htm (5914 words)

	AllRefer.com - Germany - Free Democratic Party \| German Information Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the early 1990s, the Free Democrats remained closer to the CDU/CSU on economic issues and closer to the SPD on social and foreign policy.
		The party's new direction was ratified at the FDP's 1971 party cong ress, which endorsed a program of "social liberalism." As economic conditions worsened in the early 1980s, however, the FDP returned to its earlier advocacy of economic policies more conservative than those endorsed by the SPD.
		The Free Democrats benefited initially from unification, garnering 11 percent of the vote in the first all-Germany elections in December 1990.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/germany/germany133.html (1196 words)

	The Passing of the Democratic Party [Free Republic]
		Joe was a Democrat back when the party still had good solid men who cared for their country and tried to serve it.
		Bill Bradley's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is the last effort of the non-crooked, non-thuggish, sincere element of the Democratic Party to regain a voice.
		It is a party of disgruntled intellectuals, victims groups, thugs, haters, and crass opportunists who are united by a shared sense of moral superiority.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a388f7b1b6c22.htm (1671 words)

	German Free Democratic Party, overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Free Democratic Party was one of the original parties in Janda's 1950-1962 ICPP study.
		By far the smallest of the three parties, the Free Democrats have come to be frequent partners in coalition governments led by the CDU and even the SPD, despite the FDP's conservative position on economics.
		FDP, although it is the smallest of the original parties, it has been able to balance the power in the Bundestag through the formation of coalitions.
	www.janda.org /ICPP/ICPP1990/12-Germany/Party123/Party123-hj.htm (256 words)

	Social Democratic Party of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD – Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands) is one of the oldest political parties of Germany still in existence and also one of the oldest and largest in the world, celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2003.
		As social democrats could be elected as list-free candidates while the party was outlawed, it had continued to be a growing force in the parliament, becoming the strongest party in 1912 (in imperial Germany, the parliamentary balance of forces had no influence on the formation of the cabinet).
		In the Russian sector which later became the German Democratic Republic, the Social Democratic Party and the Communist Party of Germany were forced to merge to form the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED).
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany (1515 words)

	Social Democratic Party of Germany
		Founded in 1875, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands--SPD) is Germany's oldest political party and its largest in terms of membership.
		The party is split into two factions, one giving priority to economic and social justice, egalitarianism, and environmental protection, and the other most concerned with controlling inflation, encouraging fiscal responsibility, and playing a significant part in the European security system.
		The core of the Executive Committee is the nine-member Presidium, which represents the inner circle of party officials and is generally composed of the party leadership.
	www.germanculture.com.ua /library/facts/bl_spd.htm (1193 words)

	Germany
		The main opposition parties are the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD, Social Democratic Party of Germany), which is strong in the Länder but has little influence at the national level, the Bündnis 90/die Grünen (Alliance 90/Greens) and the Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (PDS, Party of Democratic Socialism).
		The former party chairperson of the NPD, Günter Deckert, was repeatedly charged with insult during the year and in November was given seven months' probation for calling on a Jewish CDU politician and member of the Central Council of the Jews, Michel Friedman, to "go to Israel".
		While extremist parties and neo-Nazi groups have, in recent years, lost some of their presence, they still attempt to develop new political strategies, which increasingly attempt to capitalize on problems such as unemployment and the fear of social decline.
	www.axt.org.uk /antisem/archive/archive1/germany/germany.htm (7970 words)

	Free Democratic Party -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It was the major party in opposition to the Conservatives until 1918, after which it was supplanted by the Labour Party.
		The party was held together by opposition to Communism, though it contained members with left-of-center opinions and southern landowners...
		In 1980, the Democratic Party was a house that was divided among the Kennedy and Carter camps.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9035280 (747 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Germany's political parties
		The party was in government from 1966-1969 as the junior partner in a "grand coalition" with the CDU/CSU.
		Support for the party fell in the 1990s and the choice in May 2001 of a young new leader, Guido Westerwelle, was intended to broaden its appeal.
		The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) is the successor to the former Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), the ruling party in the communist German Democratic Republic (GDR).
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4219274.stm (1339 words)

	Germany Info: Elections 2005
		The CSU is the sister party of the CDU and is based in the state of Bavaria.
		As the leading candidate of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) and the CSU (Christian Social Union of Germany), the 51-year-old is the first woman to have the opportunity to become federal chancellor.
		Parties that seek to impair or abolish the free democratic order or endanger the existence of the Federal Republic of Germany may be declared unconstitutional by the Federal Constitutional Court.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/info/publications/infocus/Elections_2005/Political_parties2005.html (1154 words)

	Free Democratic Party - dKosopedia
		The Free Democratic Party (Freie Demokratische Partei, or FDP) was created in 1948 under the chairmanship of Theodor Heuss, who served as the first president of the Federal Republic, from 1949 to 1959.
		Although there was some initial debate over what was meant by "liberal," the party did articulate a political philosophy distinct from that of the two major parties.
		This party considers itself to be a political corrective in its partnership with the more important "Volksparteien" (people's parties), be it the CDU or the SPD.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Free_Democratic_Party (200 words)

	Political Parties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		They are fairly representative of much of the political party orientations in Europe and provide some organizational and political behaviors that compare in an instructive way with the U.S. as well as with many of the European systems.
		How the parties are organized and located in the political processes given the types of decision-making political structures is important to understanding their roles and possibilities in the political system.
		Party positions on political theory and issues: Britain is not the model for European countries but provides some insight into how "left" and "right" might be perceived in general.
	www.stetson.edu /~gmaris/Pe235politicalpartiesstudyguide.htm (510 words)

	EJP \| News \| Germany \| German politicians on Jewish topics
		Helmut Metzner, department head of the election department of the liberal Free Democratic Party told EJP: âGermany is a country of immigrants.
		The Left Party is made up of a union between the former head of the Social Democrats, Oscar Lafontaine, and the PDS, the successor to East Germanyâs former communist party.
		Olav Goehs, of the foreign relations desk of the parliamentary faction of the Christian Democratic Party CDU and its sister party the Bavarian CSU suggested to BCI that intensifying exchanges between Israel and Germany would help to continue breaking down the barriers that are in place as a result of Germanyâs Nazi past.
	www.ejpress.org /article/2903 (963 words)

	Fascism, Corruption and My Democratic Party [Free Republic]
		I was so outraged at my party's lack of outrage that I started a reward fund to find the "spitters." But I soon realized that I needed to address the larger issue of what I had come to understand.
		This an amazing and thoughtful essay by an honorable Democrat describing how a small clique of radicals (not the Clintons) are turning the Democratic Party into something resembling the Brownshirts in 1930's Germany.
		The democratic party has been so seriously corrupted I wonder if it is salvagable even IF some of the ADULTS in the DNC say enough is enough.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a397f7c3155f8.htm (786 words)

	Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Germany has recently caught the Internet bug, and there are a large number of resources available.
		Germany renames a military base for a WWII soldier who saved Lithuanian Jews and was executed for it.
		Ten years after the fall of the wall, Germany is dealing less with the issues of the past and more with difficult issues of the present.
	www.iup.edu /politicalscience/courses/ps280/H-germa1.htm (1706 words)

	Germany's "Neoliberals" Turn "Neosocials" \| Germany \| Deutsche Welle \| 04.11.2005
		The former justice minister added that her party also needed to make sure that it didn't limit itself to economic issues and would also be heard on other topics such as education, research and civil rights.
		This was echoed by the leader of the party's youth wing, which meets in Berlin Friday for its national convention.
		The Free Democratic Party makes no secret of the fact that they are pro-business.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/article/0,2144,1764501,00.html (1066 words)

	News Briefs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen, a Free Democrat and the government's representative for the interests of foreigners, said Germany should do away with its so-called "blood laws" requiring German ancestry to secure German citizenship.
		The Free Democrats took a beating in the Oct. 16 federal election - and in nine state elections in the past year - and are casting about to rebuild a liberal image.
		This article may be freely distributed electronically, provided it is distributed in its entirety and includes this notice, but may not be reprinted without the express written permission of The Tech.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V114/N52/briefs1.52w.html (619 words)

	OTTO GRAF LAMBSDORFF
		He was Member of the German Bundestag from 1972 to 1998 and was Minister of the Economy of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1977-84.
		He is Honorary Chairman of the Free Democratic Party, from which he has been a Member since 1951.
		He has served on the Steering Committee of the Free Democratic Party since 1983 and became its Chairman in 1988.
	www.trilateral.org /membship/bios/ogl.htm (187 words)

	National Democratic Party of Germany (Germany)
		The neo-nazi Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands (NPD) was formed in the early 1960s with several right-wing parties merged and was rather successful in the elections during the 1960s (for example 13,1% of the votes in Nuremberg) but lost most of its support in the early 1970s.
		In the 1970's the importance of the NPD was low, in the 1980's two new right-wing parties competed with the NPD, the Republikaner (REP, Republicans) and the DVU (Deutsche Volksunion, German People's Union).
		The official flag is white-red-white with the party emblem in the center.
	flagspot.net /flags/de}npd.html (648 words)

	RADOR: News from Romania, 00-10-09
		As part of a press conference which took place yesterday the president of the Free Liberal Democratic Party of Germany, who made a visit to Romania on the occasion of the official launching of the candidacy of Theodor Stolojan on behalf of the National Liberal Party to the office of President of Romania, Mr.
		The Democratic Movement of the Romanians living in Serbia welcomes with hope the victory of the opposition in the recent elections of Yugoslavia and voices support for the rebuilding of the social and economic life of Yugoslavia.
		According to a communique released by the president of the movement, Dimitrie Craciunovici, the decision is expressed to take advantage of the historic chance to obtain the natural rights of the Romanians living in the Eastern side of Serbia to education and spiritual life in the language of their ancestors.
	www.hri.org /news/agencies/rador/2000/00-10-09.rador.html (1025 words)

	AllRefer.com - Germany - Social Democratic Party of Germany \| German Information Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Although the party gained support from election to election, suspicion abo ut its ability to govern persisted.
		Divisions over economic policy were exacerbated by a debate within the party o ver defense policy and the stationing of United States intermediate nuclear forces in West Germany in the early 1980s.
		The core of the Executiv e Committee is the nine-member Presidium, which represents the inner circle of party officials and is generally composed of the party leadership.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/germany/germany132.html (1312 words)

	CNN - Germany Votes - Free Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Free Democratic Party is Kohl's junior coalition partner and has been in every German government for nearly 30 years, often playing the kingmaker's role.
		The party also wants the European Union to implement dynamic free-market reforms to create new jobs.
		Head: The FDP is said to lack strong personalities after the retirement of the stars of the past three decades, Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Graf Otto Lambsdorff.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/1998/09/germany/parties/fdp.html (178 words)

	Germany Online: Information Services: Publications: The Week in Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) was determined to make a fresh start at its first major meeting of the new year, held by party tradition on Epiphany (January 6).
		Steering away from the contentious issues that have plagued the party since last summer, FDP leaders stressed their renewed commitment to core principles: a free market and a smaller role for the state.
		In Hessen the party will fight to retain its spot in government with the CDU, while in Lower Saxony it will seek to help the CDU topple the SPD.
	www.germany-info.org /relaunch/info/publications/week/2003/030110/politics5.html (390 words)

	Helmut Schmidt -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Helmut Schmidt was born in Hamburg, Germany, on Dec. 23, 1918.
		Social Democratic politician and publisher of the influential weekly Die Zeit who was chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982.
		The party's early history was characterized by frequent and intense internal conflicts between...
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276933 (561 words)

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