German election
Fifty shades of coalitions
Single-party governments have been rare in Germany's parliamentary system. To keep track of the shifting combinations between parties, Germans have come up with catchy names – most of them inspired by the parties' colours.
Here's your rundown of potential successors to the failed "Traffic Light Coalition":
Here's your rundown of potential successors to the failed "Traffic Light Coalition":
- Grand coalition: Christian Democrats and Social Democrats
- Black-Green: Christian Democrats and Green party
- Kenya coalition: Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, and Greens
- Germany coalition: Christian Democrats, Social Democrats and Free Democrats
- Jamaica coalition: Christian Democrats, Greens, and Free Democrats
- Black-Yellow/Tiger Duck: Christian Democrats and Free Democrats
- Blackberry coalition: Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, and Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance
- Black-Blue: Christian Democrats and Alternative for Germany
- Red-Green: Social Democrats and Greens
- R2G: Social Democrats, Linke, and Greens
- Bahamas coalition: Christian Democrats, Alternative for Germany, and Free Democrats
Curious to learn the probability of your favourite coalition by name? Germany editor Jeremias Lin has got you covered.
