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The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) remained the strongest party and won 143 seats, a loss of 10 seats from the previous election. The only other major party to significantly increase its seats was the Communist Party of Germany , which won 13.13% of the vote, securing 77 seats, 23 more than in the last election.
Chairman of the SPD in the British zone, resisting Grotewohl's claims and implementing the formation of the SPD in the new founded Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) in 1949. Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), 1949–1990 Kurt Schumacher: 23 May 1949 – 20 August 1952: Died in office Erich Ollenhauer: 27 September 1952 – 14 ...
After World War II, the SPD was re-formed in West Germany after being banned by the Nazi regime; in East Germany, it merged with the Communist Party of Germany to form the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany. Under the chairmanship of Kurt Schumacher, the SPD was a socialist party representing the interests of the working class and of trade ...
Socialist Workers Party of Germany (SAPD) (born 1931), see also Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Communist Party Opposition (KPO), Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD) Social Republican Party of Germany. Horsing movement for job creation (SRPD) Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (1917–31), see also ...
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 ...
In 1995, the Labour Party re-defined its position on socialism by re-wording Clause IV of their Constitution, effectively removing all references to public, direct worker or municipal ownership of the means of production and now reading: "The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that, by the strength of our common endeavour ...
The Portuguese Democratic People's Party, created in 1974 in the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution, which put an end to the 48-year-long dictatorship in Portugal, and renamed itself the Social Democratic Party in 1976, uses an adaptation of the Three Arrows as its logo since its foundation. However, its arrows are pointing upwards, and each ...
18 July - The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) force through a vote against the rule by decree resulting in the dissolution of the Reichstag and new elections. [1] July - The German State Party is formed by a merger of the German Democratic Party and the Young German Order. 13 August - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Berlin is ...