CDU/CSU

CDU/CSU
Chairmen
Parliamentary leaderFriedrich Merz (CDU/CSU Group)
Founded1949 (1949)
Youth wingYoung Union
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
International affiliationInternational Democracy Union
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party Group
Alliance parties
Colours
  •   Blue (official)[a]
  •   Black (customary)
Bundestag
197 / 735
State Parliaments
605 / 1,894
European Parliament
29 / 96
Heads of State Governments
8 / 16
Website
www.cducsu.de

CDU/CSU, unofficially the Union parties or the Union, is a centre-right[1] Christian democratic[2] and conservative[3] political alliance of two political parties in Germany: the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU).

Notes

  1. ↑ Since 2021

References

  1. ↑ "Austria Greens in spotlight after strong election gains". RTL. Agence France-Presse. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Lawrence Ezrow (2011). "Electoral systems and party responsiveness". In Norman Schofield; Gonzalo Caballero (eds.). Political Economy of Institutions, Democracy and Voting. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 320. ISBN 978-3-642-19519-8.
  3. ↑ Alipour, Nick (11 August 2023). "Road to the chancellery: German conservatives battle for top position". Euractiv. Retrieved 18 May 2024.



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