Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
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The Christian Democratic Union o Germany (German: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands, CDU; German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstlɪç ˌdemoˈkʁaːtɪʃə uˈni̯oːn ˈdɔʏtʃlants]) is a Christian democratic[2][4][5] an liberal-conservative[2] poleetical pairty in Germany. It is the major catch-aw pairty o the centre-richt in German politics.[6][7] Alang wi its Bavarie sister pairty the Christian Social Union o Bavarie (CSU), the CDU forms the CDU/CSU groopin (cried the Union an aa) in the Bundestag.
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Christian Democratic Union o Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands | |
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Chairperson | Armin Laschet |
Foondit | 1945 |
Heidquarters | Klingelhöferstraße 8 10785 Berlin |
Newspaper | Union |
Youth weeng | Young Union |
Membership (2012) | 484,397[1] |
Ideology | Christian democracy,[2] Liberal conservatism[2] |
Poleetical poseetion | Centre-richt[3] |
Naitional affiliation | CDU/CSU |
Internaitional affiliation | Centrist Democrat Internaitional, Internaitional Democrat Union |
European affiliation | European Fowk's Pairty |
European Pairlament group | European Fowk's Pairty |
Colours | Black (customary) Orange (offeecial) |
Bundestag | 200 / 709 |
Bundesrat | 22 / 69 |
State Pairlaments | 577 / 1,866 |
European Pairlament | 23 / 96 |
Meenisters-preses o states | 6 / 16 |
Website | |
http://www.cdu.de |
The leader o the pairty, Armin Laschet. The CDU is a member o the European Fowk's Pairty (EPP) an sits in the EPP Groop in the European Parliament. Internaitionally, the CDU is a member o the Centrist Democrat Internaitional an the Internaitional Democrat Union. The CDU is the seicont lairgest poleetical pairty in Germany.