Christian Democratic Union

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Christian democratic party centre-right political party political party

The Christian Democratic Union is a major center-right political party in Germany that has frequently led federal governments and shaped the country’s postwar political landscape.

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Label Occurrences
Christian Democratic Union canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian democratic party ⓘ
centre-right political party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
alliedWith Christian Social Union in Bavaria ⓘ
businessWing Mittelstands- und Wirtschaftsunion ⓘ
color black ⓘ
cooperatesWith Christian Social Union in Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Christian Social Union at federal level
country Germany ⓘ
electoralSymbol stylized black-red-gold motif with CDU lettering ⓘ
EuropeanAffiliation European People’s Party ⓘ
federalGovernmentParticipation frequently led federal coalition governments in Germany ⓘ
foundation Konrad Adenauer Foundation ⓘ
hasChairperson Friedrich Merz ⓘ
hasWing Junge Union ⓘ
headquartersBuilding Konrad-Adenauer-Haus ⓘ
headquartersLocation Berlin ⓘ
historicalRole key actor in German reunification ⓘ
major architect of West Germany’s postwar political order ⓘ
ideology Christian democracy ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ
pro-Europeanism ⓘ
inception 1945 ⓘ
internationalAffiliation International Democrat Union ⓘ
language German ⓘ
membershipRegion all federal states of Germany except Bavaria ⓘ
notableFormerLeader Angela Merkel ⓘ
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer ⓘ
Armin Laschet ⓘ
Helmut Kohl ⓘ
Konrad Adenauer ⓘ
Kurt Georg Kiesinger ⓘ
Ludwig Erhard ⓘ
operatesIn Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
parliamentaryGroup CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag ⓘ
surface form: CDU/CSU Bundestag group
politicalPosition centre-right ⓘ
predecessor Catholic Centre Party ⓘ
producedChancellor Angela Merkel ⓘ
Helmut Kohl ⓘ
Konrad Adenauer ⓘ
Kurt Georg Kiesinger ⓘ
Ludwig Erhard ⓘ
religiousWing Evangelischer Arbeitskreis ⓘ
shortName Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
surface form: CDU
studentWing Ring of Christian Democratic Students ⓘ
surface form: Ring Christlich-Demokratischer Studenten
thinkTank Konrad Adenauer Foundation ⓘ
womenWing Frauen Union ⓘ
workersWing Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
surface form: Christlich-Demokratische Arbeitnehmerschaft
youthWing Junge Union ⓘ

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Free Democratic Party → hasBeenCoalitionPartnerOf → Christian Democratic Union ⓘ