POL207Y1 Lecture : October 13 Notes

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Has broad features of british parliamentary regime, but differs in a number of key respects; In most of the governments since 1949 the cdu have been part of government. Fdp has been consistently in power since the 1960s. Germany is something of a hybrid of the two systems: Electoral system ensusres multiparty representation, but the threshold (5%) and the need to avoid a constructive vote of non-confidence leads to cohesive government. They are powerful, well-funded and exercise a strong influence on policy, though the cdu has traditionally been highly dependent on leader (adeneaur/kohl) They are also the main source of corruption in germany. Postwar party history characterized by a strong degree of stability. Christian socialists (christliche, soziale union, csu); bavarian sister party to cdu, split of the 2 parties avoided the emergence of a regional cleavage. Free democrats (fdp, freie demokratische partei); neo-liberal, libertarian party.

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