Germany Politics

Germany plays a leading role in the European Union. It is one of the states who continuously support the idea of a more unified Europe, regarding politics, security and defence.

Cornerstones of German democracy are the basic rights ('Grundrechte'), the principles of a democratic federal state, and the supreme court that watches over the constitution in order to ensure seperation of power.

The biggest political parties in Germany are: the centre-right Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), the centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). In 2005Angela Merkel (supported by her political party, the CDU)
became the country’s first female federal chancellor.

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