Fraktion (Bundestag)
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Fraktion (English: faction or fraction) is the name given to recognized parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag.[1] In order to form a recognized parliamentary group (Fraktion), a lesser group (Gruppe) needs at least 5% of the members of the Bundestag.[2] As there is also a 5% election threshold, with parties over this threshold usually getting assigned more than 5% of the seats, almost all groups can nearly automatically declare themselves factions, but due to conflicts, or as a result of below-threshold access granted to regional groups, this is not always the case. Also, even a group has to have at least three members to become recognized as Gruppe and gain more rights than the individuals have.
Current factions[edit]
Following German unification in October 1990, members of the East German parliament joined, resulting in some joint ventures until the 1990 German federal election in December.
- CDU/CSU faction since September 1949[3]
- October 1990 to December 1990 CDU/CSU/DSU faction
- SPD faction since September 1949[4]
- FDP faction September 1949 to October 2013 and since September 2017[5]
- Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group since October 1994[6]
- Faction The Greens March 1983 to October 1990
- Faction The Greens/Alliance 90 October 1990 to December 1990
- Group Alliance 90/The Greens, December 1990 to October 1994
- AfD parliamentary group since September 2017[7]
Former factions[edit]
In the early years of the Bundestag, 1949 to 1960, several parties had faction or group status before disappearing.
- Group of the PDS October 1990 to September 1998
- PDS faction September 1998 to September 2002
- Faction The Left September 2005[8] to December 2023
References[edit]
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Fraktionen". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - IV. Fraktionen". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "cducsu.de – Die CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag". www.cducsu.de. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "SPD-Bundestagsfraktion". SPD-Bundestagsfraktion (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Zustimmung zu Cookies | FDP Bundestagsfraktion". www.fdpbt.de. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ Bundestagsfraktion, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen. "Startseite". Bundestagsfraktion Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Startseite". AfD-Fraktion im deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Archiv - Fraktion DIE LINKE. im Bundestag". www.linksfraktion.de. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Start". Gruppe Die Linke im Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2024.