The Logic of Integration and Representation in Germany

Abstract

Because their historical conditions the party system of West Germany was constructed through the strict institutional framework, so that the regulation of representation system from the state was justified. But since the fragmentation of left wing of party system in 60s some new parties fixed the position in the system that the representation system was functioning not enough through. On the other hand, while the elections in West Germany were established as regime choice between left and right wing, after unification the left and right extremist forces influence on the established parties issuing the new theme like the regional interest of former East German area or anti-Euro. In result the meaning of regime choice through the elections became unclear because the fragmentation of left wing forces and the difficulty to make the majority in the right wing forces. In contemporary Germany there are two sorts of competition, one by the two major parties to make the majority as head by increasing latent coalition partners, another by the small parties that aims to survive in the party system and to enter in the coalition.