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.
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.
References
eedit- ↑ "Ausnahme Piraten und Grüne: Parteien laufen Mitglieder weg". n-tv (in German). 28 Mey 2012.
- ↑ a b c d Wolfram Nordsieck. "The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe". Parties-and-elections.eu. Retrieved 3 Juin 2012.
- ↑ Boswell, Christina; Hough, Dan (Apryle 2008). "Politicizing migration: opportunity or liability for the centre-right in Germany?". Journal of European Public Policy. 15 (3): 331–48. doi:10.1080/13501760701847382.
- ↑ T. Banchoff (28 Juin 1999). Legitimacy and the European Union. Taylor & Francis. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-0-415-18188-4. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ↑ Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). pp. 389–. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4. Retrieved 19 Julie 2013.
- ↑ Mark Kesselman; Joel Krieger; Christopher S. Allen (12 Februar 2008). European Politics in Transition. Cengage Learning. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-618-87078-3. Retrieved 17 August 2012. Unknown parameter
|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ↑ Sarah Elise Wiliarty (16 August 2010). The CDU and the Politics of Gender in Germany: Bringing Women to the Party. Cambridge University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-521-76582-4. Retrieved 17 August 2012.