Christian Social Party (Germany)
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The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich–soziale Partei, CSP) was a right-wing political party in the German Empire founded in 1878 by Adolf Stoecker as the Christian Social Workers' Party (German: Christlichsoziale Arbeiterpartei, CSPA).
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Christian Social Party Christlich–soziale Partei | |
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Founded | 5 January 1878; 146 years ago (1878-01-05) |
Dissolved | November 1918; 105 years ago (1918-11) |
Succeeded by | German National People's Party |
Ideology | Christian ethics Monarchism Antisemitism Paternalistic conservatism Political Protestantism |
Political position | Right-wing |
National affiliation | Economic Union |
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The party combined a strong Christian-right programme with progressive ideas on labour and tried to provide an alternative for disillusioned Social Democrat voters.[1]
Part of the Berlin movement, it increasingly focused on the Jewish question with a distinct antisemitic attitude.