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Germany
Population
The total population of Germany is 82,521,653 by 1st January 2017. 14,67% is born foreign. (Eurostat).
The median age of Germans is 45,09 which is more than the European average of 40,36 (UN Data).
Political Parties
The most recent parliamentary elections were held in September 2017. The prominent parties, vote shares in this election and their orientations are as follows (Parlgov):
|
Party Name |
Vote Share |
Ideological Orientation |
|
Christian Democratic Union |
26,8 |
Christian democracy |
|
Social Democratic Party of Germany |
20,5 |
Social democracy |
|
Alternative for Germany |
12,6 |
Right-wing |
|
Free Democratic Party |
10,7 |
Liberal |
|
The Left / PDS |
9,2 |
Communist/Socialist |
|
Alliance 90 / Greens |
8,9 |
Green/Ecologist |
|
Christian Social Union |
6,2 |
Christian democracy |
|
Free Voters |
1 |
Conservative |
|
THE PARTY |
1 |
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Electoral System
Germany uses mixed-member proportional system. 299 members are elected under FPTP system and the remaining seats are elected through the proportional representation system using the Land lists. The voter turnout in 2017 was 76.15 %. (idea.int)
Quality of Democracy
Quality of democracy score by Freedom House is 1 out of 7 where 1 is most free and 7 is least free. According to Transparency International, Germany is ranked 12th least corrupted among 180 countries with a score of 81 out of 100.
Gender Equality
31% of parliamentarians are women. Germany has no legislated quotas for women in parliament. (idea.int)