CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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The CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag is the joint conservative faction of Germany’s federal parliament, uniting members of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) into a single legislative bloc.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4147804 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag Context triple: [Christian Social Union in Bavaria, nationalAffiliation, CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag]
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A.
Christian Social Union in Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a conservative political party operating exclusively in the German state of Bavaria and serving as the sister party to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
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B.
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a major center-right political party that has played a leading role in postwar German politics, notably producing long-serving chancellors such as Angela Merkel.
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C.
CDU
CDU is a Portuguese left-wing electoral coalition, primarily composed of the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens," that contests local and national elections.
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D.
Deutsche Fortschrittspartei
Deutsche Fortschrittspartei was a 19th-century liberal political party in the Kingdom of Prussia that advocated constitutional government, civil liberties, and parliamentary reforms.
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German Conservative Party
The German Conservative Party was a right-wing monarchist and nationalist political party in the German Empire that represented the interests of the Prussian aristocracy and traditional elites in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag Target entity description: The CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag is the joint conservative faction of Germany’s federal parliament, uniting members of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) into a single legislative bloc.
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A.
Christian Social Union in Bavaria
The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a conservative political party operating exclusively in the German state of Bavaria and serving as the sister party to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
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B.
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a major center-right political party that has played a leading role in postwar German politics, notably producing long-serving chancellors such as Angela Merkel.
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C.
CDU
CDU is a Portuguese left-wing electoral coalition, primarily composed of the Portuguese Communist Party and the Ecologist Party "The Greens," that contests local and national elections.
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D.
Deutsche Fortschrittspartei
Deutsche Fortschrittspartei was a 19th-century liberal political party in the Kingdom of Prussia that advocated constitutional government, civil liberties, and parliamentary reforms.
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German Conservative Party
The German Conservative Party was a right-wing monarchist and nationalist political party in the German Empire that represented the interests of the Prussian aristocracy and traditional elites in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bundestag faction
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parliamentary group ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
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Christian Social Union in Bavaria ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
European People’s Party
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surface form:
European People’s Party Group (EPP Group) in the European Parliament
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| country | Germany ⓘ |
| elects |
deputy parliamentary group leaders
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parliamentary group leader ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
federal legislation
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government formation negotiations ⓘ parliamentary oversight ⓘ |
| formedAs |
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
joint parliamentary group of CDU and CSU
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| hasIdeology |
Christian democracy
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pro-Europeanism ⓘ |
| hasMemberParty |
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
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surface form:
CDU
CSU ⓘ |
| hasNativeLabel |
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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surface form:
CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag
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| hasParliamentaryInstrument |
committee membership
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legislative initiatives ⓘ motions ⓘ parliamentary questions ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryStatus | recognized parliamentary group ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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| hasTypeOfMembership |
members of Bundestag elected on CDU lists
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members of Bundestag elected on CSU lists ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.cducsu.de ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Bundestag ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Berlin ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | Federal Republic of Germany political system ⓘ |
| opposes |
Alliance 90/The Greens
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Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ The Left (Germany) ⓘ |
| parliamentaryLeader | Friedrich Merz ⓘ |
| participatesIn | federal legislative process of Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | German federal legislature ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
centre-right
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conservative ⓘ |
| representsParty |
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
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Christian Social Union in Bavaria ⓘ |
| role | opposition faction in the Bundestag ⓘ |
| seatOfParliament | Reichstag building ⓘ |
| shortName |
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
CDU/CSU parliamentary group
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
CDU/CSU-Fraktion
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| usesAbbreviation |
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
CDU/CSU
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Input
Subject: CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag Description of subject: The CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag is the joint conservative faction of Germany’s federal parliament, uniting members of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) into a single legislative bloc.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Christian Social Union in Bavaria
this entity surface form:
CDU/CSU
this entity surface form:
CDU/CSU parliamentary group
this entity surface form:
CDU/CSU
Gerhard Schröder (CDU politician, 1910–1989)
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parliamentaryGroup
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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this entity surface form:
CDU/CSU Bundestag group
this entity surface form:
CDU/CSU Bundestag group
Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union
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associatedWithPoliticalGroup
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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shortName
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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CDU/CSU-Fraktion
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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shortName
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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hasPredecessor
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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formedAs
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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this entity surface form:
joint parliamentary group of CDU and CSU
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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usesAbbreviation
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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CDU/CSU
CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag
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this entity surface form:
CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Deutschen Bundestag