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The 10th German federal election of 1898. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Politics of Germany takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Federal Chancellor The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland is the Constitution of Germany. Based on the experience with the atrocities of the Nazi regime, human rights in Germany are protected extensively by the constitution The Federal Assembly (aka Federal Convention Bundesversammlung is a special body in the institutional system of Germany, convened solely for the purpose of electing The Bundesrat ("federal council" or "upper house of German parliament" is the representation of the 16 Federal States ( Bundesländer) of The Bundestag ("Federal Diet " or "Lower House of German Parliament" is the Parliament of Germany. The Federal Constitutional Court (in German: Bundesverfassungsgericht BVerfG) is a special Court established by the Basic Law for the Federal Republic The “ Federal Court of Justice of Germany ” ( German: “ Bundesgerichtshof ” or “ BGH ” is the highest court in the system of ordinary jurisdiction The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. Horst Köhler ( born 22 February 1943) is a German politician ( CDU) and economist who serves as the current President of Germany. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler (ˈaŋɡela doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛɐ̯kəl (born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954 in Hamburg, West Germany) is the Chancellor of Germany. The Cabinet of Germany ( German: Bundeskabinett or Bundesregierung) is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' The following information deals with elections in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament the Landtags This is a list of political parties in Germany. Germany has a Multi-party system with two large parties three substantial smaller parties and a number of minor The Federal Republic of Germany is a Central European country and member of the European Union, Group of 8 and NATO (among others The European Union is a unique entity possessing elements of Intergovernmentalism, Supranationalism and a Multi-party Parliamentary democracy Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent The following information deals with elections in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament the Landtags Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Centre Party (Zentrum - Political Catholics) |
102 |
| German Conservative Party (DKP - Conservatives) |
56 |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | 56 |
| National Liberal Party (NL - National Liberals) |
46 |
| Freeminded People's Party (FVP - Liberals) |
29 |
| Deutsche Reichspartei (DRP - Conservative Nationalists) |
23 |
| Polen (P - Polish Regionalists) |
14 |
| Antisemiten (AS - Anti-Semites) |
13 |
| Freeminded Union (FV - Liberals) |
12 |
| Alsatianen (A - French and Alsatian regionalists) |
10 |
| German-Hanoverian Party (DHP - Hanover regionalists) |
9 |
| German People's Party (DVP - Radical liberals) |
8 |
| Other | 7 |
| Bund der Landwirte (BL - Farmers) |
6 |
| Bavarian Peasants' League (BB) |
5 |
| Dänen (D - Danish Regionalists) |
1 |
| Total | 397 |