Association of Free Democrats

The Association of Free Democrats (German: Bund Freier Demokraten) was a liberal coalition, later party, formed in East Germany on 12 February 1990. It originally consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Free Democratic Party (GDR) and the German Forum Party. In the Volkskammer election of the 18 March 1990 the Association of Free Democrats, heavily supported by the West German Free Democratic Party, polled 5.28% of the votes and gained 21 seats, all parties running on the same lists. Most of the seats went to Liberal Democratic Party members, whose leader Rainer Ortleb became their parliamentary leader. It then participated in the last GDR government led by Lothar de Maizière.

On 27 March 1990, the Liberal Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party of Germany, previously excluded from the coalition, merged into the party Association of Free Democrats. Finally, on 11 August 1990 the Association of Free Democrats party, the Free Democratic Party (GDR) and the German Forum Party merged with the Free Democratic Party.

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
• Liberalism in Germany

External links

• Association of Free Democrats from chronik der wende

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Political parties in East Germany

Parties of the
Democratic Bloc (1945–1950)

• Communist Party of Germany (to 1946)
• Social Democratic Party of Germany (to 1946)
• Christian Democratic Union
• Liberal Democratic Party
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany (from 1946)

Parties of the
National Front (1950–1989)

• Socialist Unity Party of Germany
• Christian Democratic Union of Germany
• Liberal Democratic Party of Germany
• National Democratic Party of Germany (formed in 1948)
• Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany (formed in 1948)

Parties during and after the
Peaceful Revolution (1989–1990)

• Alliance 90
  • Democracy Now
  • Initiative for Peace and Human Rights
  • New Forum
• Alliance for Germany
  • Christian Democratic Union
  • Democratic Awakening
  • German Social Union
• Association of Free Democrats
  • Liberal Democratic Party
  • Free Democratic Party
  • German Forum Party
• Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany
• Communist Party of Germany
• Green Party
• National Democratic Party of Germany
• Social Democratic Party
• Socialist Unity Party of Germany—Party of Democratic Socialism
• United Left

Constituent Mass Organizations

• Free German Trade Union Federation
• Free German Youth
• Democratic Women's Federation of Germany
• Cultural Association of the GDR
• Peasants Mutual Aid Association

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• Politics of East Germany
• Political parties in East Germany

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