Fraktion (Bundestag)

Fraktion (English: faction or fraction) is the name given to parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag. In order to form a group, they need at least 5% of the members of the Bundestag.[1]

The plenary hall of the German Bundestag is divided into factions.

Current fraktions
  • CDU/CSU faction since September 1949
    • October 1990 to December 1990 CDU/CSU/DSU faction
  • SPD faction since September 1949
  • FDP faction September 1949 to October 2013 and since September 2017
  • Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group since October 1994
    • The Greens parliamentary group March 1983 to October 1990
    • Group The Greens/Alliance 90 October 1990 to December 1990
    • Bündnis 90/Die Grünen group , December 1990 to October 1994
  • Group Die Linke since September 2005
    • Group of the PDS October 1990 to September 1998
    • PDS faction September 1998 to September 2002
  • AfD parliamentary group since September 2017

References
  1. "Deutscher Bundestag - IV. Fraktionen". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-12.

See also
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