The CDU, SPD and elections
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Who were the Christian Democrats?
Conservative Christians who had previously been members of the Catholic Centre Party or Protestant parties.
What had many of the members of the Christian Democrats been during Weimar?
Many had been conservative nationalists under Weimar and some were former Nazis.
What did the Christian Democrats support?
Capitalism and competition, but also wanted to protect the vulnerable.
Supported the welfare state.
What did the Christian Democrats follow?
The Ahlen Programme, which outlined beliefs in traditional Christian values, a social conscience and the free market (In 1957, this was replaced with centre-conservative policies).
Who were the Social democrats (SPD)?
Were a traditional socialist party.
Who did the SPD appeal to?
Workers.
What had the SPD been formed from?
Marxist and working class movements.
What did the SPD do in 1959?
They abandoned Marxism at the Bad Godesberg Conference.
What did the SPD want?
Social justice combined with individual freedom.
What was the case from 1949 to 1963?
Konrad Adenauer was Chancellor of Germany and presided over a series of coalition governments.
What was Adenauer able to do due to his control and power over his own government ministers?
His period of power is often referred to as chancellor democracy.
What can be said about the period under Adenauer?
It was a period when elections were little more than a series of plebiscites in favour of the government.
What has been argued about elections being little more than plebiscites?
Has been argued it removed popular self-government.
However, it did ensure responsible self-government.
How many votes did the CDU get in August 1949?
31%.
What percentage of the vote did the CDU get in September 1953?
45.2%
What percentage of the vote did the CDU get in September 1957?
50.2%
What percentage of the vote did the CDU get in September 1961?
45.3%
What happened to SPD votes from 1949 to 1961?
Aug 1941 - 29.2%
Sep 1953 - 28.8%
Sep 1957 - 31.8%
Sep 1961 - 36.2%
What percentage of votes did the FDP get in 1957?
7.7%, and did not join government.