GermanyAufgabe 73 · Politics in a democracy

The two largest parliamentary groups in the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) are currently …

In the exam (German)

Die beiden größten Fraktionen im Deutschen Bundestag heißen zurzeit …

  1. aCDU/CSU and AfD.CDU/CSU und AfD.Correct answer
  2. bDie Linke and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen.Die Linke und Bündnis 90/Die Grünen.
  3. cBündnis 90/Die Grünen and SPD.Bündnis 90/Die Grünen und SPD.
  4. dDie Linke and CDU/CSU.Die Linke und CDU/CSU.

Why?

After the Bundestag election of 23 February 2025, the Union of CDU and CSU is the largest parliamentary group (Fraktion) in the Bundestag, and the AfD is the second largest. The CDU/CSU governs together with the SPD; the AfD is the largest opposition group. The Greens and Die Linke are also in opposition, but they are smaller.

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Source

Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.

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