Christian Democratic Union of Germany

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Christian democratic party centre-right party political party

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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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
CDU 8
CDU/CSU 1
CDU/CSU in West Germany 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian democratic party ⓘ
centre-right party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
abbreviation Christian Democratic Union of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: CDU
activeIn German federal politics ⓘ
German state politics ⓘ
businessWing International Democrat Union ⓘ
surface form: MIT – Association of the Christian Democratic Middle Class
coalitionPartner Christian Social Union in Bavaria ⓘ
color black ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
europeanAffiliation European People’s Party ⓘ
founded 1945 ⓘ
foundedAfter World War II ⓘ
hasChancellor Angela Merkel ⓘ
Helmut Kohl ⓘ
Konrad Adenauer ⓘ
Kurt Georg Kiesinger ⓘ
Ludwig Erhard ⓘ
hasMembershipType individual members ⓘ
hasWing business wing ⓘ
women's wing ⓘ
youth wing ⓘ
headquartersLocation Berlin ⓘ
ideology Christian democracy ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ
economic liberalism ⓘ
internationalAffiliation International Democrat Union ⓘ
surface form: Centrist Democrat International

International Democrat Union ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
nativeLabel Christian Democratic Union of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
notableLeader Angela Merkel ⓘ
Helmut Kohl ⓘ
Konrad Adenauer ⓘ
operatesIn Germany ⓘ
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
opposes communism ⓘ
far-right extremism ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-right ⓘ
predecessor Catholic Centre Party ⓘ
religiousOrientation Christian ⓘ
representedIn Bundestag ⓘ
European Parliament ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
shortName Christian Democratic Union of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: CDU
supports European integration ⓘ
social market economy ⓘ
womensWing Christian Democratic Union of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Women’s Union of the CDU
youthWing Young Union of Germany ⓘ

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christian Democratic Union of Germany → abbreviation → Christian Democratic Union of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU
Ring of Christian Democratic Students → affiliatedWith → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Ring of Christian Democratic Students → alignedWith → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Christian democracy → associatedWith → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Westbindung → associatedWith → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Young Union of Germany → associatedWith → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Christian Social Union in Bavaria → coalitionWith → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
CSU → cooperatesFederallyWith → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Treaty of Warsaw (1970) → domesticOppositionFrom → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU/CSU in West Germany
CSU → federalLevelPartner → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Social Union in Bavaria
CSU → formsParliamentaryGroupWith → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Social Union in Bavaria
International Democrat Union → hasMember → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
CSU → hasPoliticalAlliance → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Social Union in Bavaria
this entity surface form: CDU/CSU
Parliamentary Council → includesMembersFrom → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU
Ahlden → mayorParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU
Bad Honnef → mayorParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU
Bad Waldsee → mayorParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU
Salzgitter → mayorParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU
Wolfsburg → mayorParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU
Angela Merkel → memberOf → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Helmut Kohl → memberOf → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Kohl → memberOf → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Helmut Kohl
Roman Herzog → memberOf → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Ursula von der Leyen → memberOf → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Angela Dorothea Kasner → memberOfPoliticalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Angela → memberOfPoliticalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Angela Merkel
Konrad Adenauer → memberOfPoliticalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Kurt Georg Kiesinger → memberOfPoliticalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Ludwig Erhard → memberOfPoliticalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Richard von Weizsäcker → memberOfPoliticalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Ursula von der Leyen → memberOfPoliticalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
National Front of the German Democratic Republic → memberOrganization → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
Christian Democratic Union of Germany → nativeLabel → Christian Democratic Union of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Ostpolitik → opposedBy → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Christian Social Union in Bavaria → partOf → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union (CDU/CSU)
CSU → partnerParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
subject surface form: Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Ring of Christian Democratic Students → politicalAlignment → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Angela Merkel → politicalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Helmut Kohl → politicalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Manfred Rommel → politicalParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Luise Erhard → politicalSphere → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Christian Democratic Union of Germany → shortName → Christian Democratic Union of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: CDU
Christian Social Union in Bavaria → sisterParty → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Catholic Centre Party → successor → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Joachim Gauck → supportedBy → Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ
Christian Democratic Union of Germany → womensWing → Christian Democratic Union of Germany self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Women’s Union of the CDU