Christian Union

E90165

Christian-democratic party political party progressive social justice party socially conservative party

Christian Union is a Dutch Christian-democratic political party known for its socially conservative and progressive social justice positions.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian-democratic party → political party → progressive social justice party → socially conservative party →
country	Netherlands →
electoralSystemContext	multi-party system of the Netherlands →
foundedByMergerOf	Reformatory Political Federation → Reformed Political League →
hasAbbreviation	CU →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.christenunie.nl/ →
hasVoterBase	orthodox Protestant voters in the Netherlands →
ideology	Christian democracy → social conservatism → social justice →
languageOfName	Dutch →
opposes	abortion → euthanasia → recreational drug liberalization →
parliamentaryRepresentation	House of Representatives of the Netherlands → Senate of the Netherlands →
participatesIn	Dutch national elections → European Parliament elections in the Netherlands → municipal elections in the Netherlands → provincial elections in the Netherlands →
policyFocus	care for the poor and vulnerable → ethical issues from a Christian perspective → pro-family legislation → sustainable stewardship of creation →
politicalPosition	center to center-left on socioeconomic issues → center-left → socially conservative on ethical issues →
region	Europe →
religiousOrientation	Christian →
supports	environmental protection → family-oriented policies → religious freedom → social justice policies → welfare state →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Balkenende IV cabinet ("ChristianUnion") → Rutte III cabinet → Rutte IV cabinet →	coalitionPartner
Rutte III cabinet →	governingParty
VVD–D66–CDA–CU →	hasMemberParty
Balkenende IV cabinet ("ChristianUnion") →	includedParty
VVD–D66–CDA–CU →	includesChristianParty