Alliance for Germany

The Alliance for Germany (German: Allianz für Deutschland) was an opposition coalition in East Germany. It was formed on 5 February 1990 in Berlin (then West Berlin) to stand in the East-German Volkskammer elections.[1]

Not to be confused with Alternative for Germany.
Alliance for Germany
Allianz für Deutschland
AbbreviationAFD
LeaderLothar de Maizière
Founded5 February 1990 (1990-02-05)
Dissolved2 October 1990 (1990-10-02)
Merged intoChristian Democratic Union
IdeologyChristian democracy
Anti-communism
Anti-socialism
German unionism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Member partiesChristian Democratic Union
German Social Union
Democratic Beginning
ColoursGerman national colours:
  Black
  Red
  Yellow
  Blue (customary)
Slogan"Freedom and Prosperity"
(German: "Freiheit und Wohlstand")
"Never again Socialism"
(German: "Nie wieder Sozialismus")
Helmut Kohl at an election rally of Alliance for Germany, 1990.

It consisted of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Democratic Awakening (DA) and the German Social Union (DSU). The German Forum Party was invited to join, but declined.[2]

The Alliance won the most votes in the 1990 East German general election, winning 48.2% of votes cast (CDU 40.9%; DSU 6.3%; DA 0.9%), and would control 192 of 400 seats in the Volkskammer. It formed the government in East Germany until German Reunification. Lothar de Maizière from the CDU was minister-president.

See also

References
  1. "18 March: Alliance for Germany (Poster) | V&A Search the Collections". V and A Collections. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  2. "Angela Merkel | Biography, Political Career, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-09-28.

https://www.britannica.com/event/Austro-German-Alliance

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/greatwar/g2/backgroundcs1.htm

Heather Grabbe and Wolfgang Münchau (6/2/02) "Germany and Britain: an alliance of necessity" The Centre for European Reform and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung


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