Parties and coalitions: who rules whom

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Germany is coalition country: one party rarely hits 50%. Main players: CDU/CSU (conservatives), SPD (social democrats), Grüne (ecologists), FDP (liberals), Linke, AfD (populists — in Bundestag but excluded from federal coalitions). After elections negotiations begin — “Jamaica”, “Ampel”, “GroKo” — color combos. The chancellor is elected by Bundestag, not directly by the people.

●Coalition contract = “agreement for 4 years”: read it as the government program
●Chancellor = head of government, Bundespräsident = head of state (ceremonial)
●State elections matter equally: Länder run schools, police, construction

🤝 The “Ampel” (red-yellow-green = SPD-FDP-Grüne) governed 2021–2025. Coalition = compromise in action: each party gets ministries and wins.

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