The National Front of the German Democratic Republic was a coalition of parties and mass organisations from 1950 to 1990 which governed the German Democratic Republic, informally known as East Germany
Pavilion of the National Front in Leipzig, 1953
The Nationale Front election poster from 1950
Symbol Verband der Theaterschaffenden der DDR
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The Christian Democratic Union of Germany was an East German political party founded in 1945. It was part of the National Front with the Socialist Unity Party and a bloc party until 1989.
National Front of the German Democratic Republic
…the formation of four parties, but in 1946 the Communist Party forced a merger with the Social Democrats to create the SED. Other parties such as the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPD) were gradually brought into line through intimidation and the removal of dissenting leaders. Two additional…
CDU poster showing Otto Nuschke and reading 20 years of CDU and Christians in service of peace and Socialism
Exterior of Neue Zeit building, rear view, with the Berlin Wall in the foreground, 1984.