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German parties and economic crisis: Ideology, aspirations of majority or economic efficiency

Тоганова Н.В.

In the article the author analysis problems, which the German political parties are facing during the last years and which are getting more acute in the time of financial crisis. Revealing the ideological evolution in the frames of the parties the author comes to the conclusion, that the party programs do correspond to the wishes of the electorate, but they do not tackle the challenges of the moment.

Abstract

Toganova N.V. – junior researcher, IMEMO RAS, Ph.D (economics),

Keywords

Germany, CDU, CSU, SPD, Union 90/Grünen, Die Linke, Bundestag elections.

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