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The political parties represented in the German [[parliament]] ([[Bundestag]]) are:

The political parties represented in the German [[parliament]] ([[Bundestag]]) are:

*[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] (CDU) - censtrist

*[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] (CDU) - center-right

*Christian Social Union of [[Bavaria]] (CSU) - conservative

*Christian Social Union of [[Bavaria]] (CSU) - conservative

*Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) - center-left

*Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) - center-left

*The Left Party - far left, partly communist

*The Left Party - far left, partly communist

<small>'''Note:''' CDU and CSU traditionally form a common parliamentary faction. The CSU only exists in Bavaria.</small>

<small>'''Note:''' CDU and CSU traditionally form a common parliamentary faction. The CSU only acts in Bavaria, the CDU in the other states.</small>

==Government==

==Government==