In the aftermath of WWII, there were questions about what would become of Germany. SPD leader Kurt Schumacher favored a unified Germany with a "strong national presidency" which the occupying Americans and British firmly denied
Green are federal systems, blue are unitary. Germany stands out as the largest federation in Europe besides Russia. The German system was basically a compromise between Schumacher and occupying forces
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