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Frankfurt am Main — Party Finance

Political party finance for Frankfurt am Main and the State of Hesse (Hessen) — governed by the German Party Finance Law (Parteiengesetz § 23-31a) and the Bundestag Verwaltung's annual party finance reports. German parties must publish annual accounts (Rechenschaftsberichte) which are submitted to the Bundestag president.

Parteiengesetz §§23-31a

law

Bundestag Präsident

regulator

bundestag.de

annual reports

LT elections every 5 years

Hesse elections

Source: German Bundestag party finance (bundestag.de/bundestag/parteienfinanzierung). German political parties receive state funding proportional to election results plus matching for private donations. Annual accounts are published in the Bundestagsdrucksachen. The 2021 Parteiengesetz reform increased disclosure requirements. Frankfurt is the financial capital of continental Europe.

Party finance — Frankfurt/Hesse context

Frankfurt City Council election (2021)CDU 25.4% / SPD 17.9% / Greens 17.5%

Frankfurt's City Council (Stadtverordnetenversammlung) has 93 members elected every 5 years. The 2021 Frankfurt municipal election resulted in a CDU/SPD/FDP/Volt coalition. Party election spending for municipal elections is covered by state-level party finance law. Hesse's State Parliament (Landtag) elections are covered by federal Parteiengesetz. Annual accounts are searchable at bundestag.de.

Source: Bundestag / Frankfurt Electoral Office ↗

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