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Christian Democratic Union (Netherlands) Politicians
Christian Democratic Union may refer to: * Christian Democratic Union (Armenia) * Christian Democratic Union (Belize), a former trade union * Christian Democratic Union (Bolivia) * Christian Democratic Union (Dominican Republic) * Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) * Christian Democratic Union (Ecuador) *Christian Democratic Union of Germany The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (german: link=no, Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands ; CDU ) is a Christian democratic and liberal conservative political party in Germany. It is the major catch-all party of the centre-right ... * Christian Democratic Union (Latvia) * Christian Democratic Union (Lebanon) * Christian Democratic Union (Lithuania) * Christian Democratic Union (Namibia) * Christian Democratic Union (Netherlands) * Christian Democratic Union (Ukraine) * Christian and Democratic Union (Czech Republic) See also * Christian Democratic Party (other) * List of Christian democratic parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union Of Armenia
The Christian Democratic Union of Armenia (CDU) ( hy, Հայաստանի Քրիստոնեա-դեմոկրատական միություն, translit=Hayastani K’ristonea-demokratakan miut’yun (HKDM)) is a political party in Armenia. History The party was founded in 1991. It is led by Khosrov Harutyunyan, former Prime Minister of Armenia (1992–1993). The party is a member of the European Christian Political Movement. The party participated in the 1995 Armenian parliamentary elections as part of the "Republican Bloc" alliance. The CDU won one seat in the National Assembly. The party participated in the 2003 Armenian parliamentary election, winning just 0.67% of the vote and failing to gain any seats in the National Assembly. On 7 October 2009, the party participated in an international conference organized by the European Christian Political Movement. Opportunities and challenges of the development of Christian democracy in Eastern Europe was discussed. A decision was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Belize)
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was a general union in Belize. The union was established in 1956 by Nicholas Pollard, as a split from the General Workers' Union. Pollard had been accused of misusing funds donated by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, intended to support victims of Hurricane Janet. The new union worked closely with the People's United Party (PUP), as the GWU had previously done. Pollard became general secretary of the new union, with Albert Cartouse as president, Lucas Marin as vice president, Leonard Jones as assistant secretary, and Louis Sylvestre as recording secretary.{{cite book , last1=Alexander , first1=Robert J. , title=A History of Organized Labor in the English-Speaking West Indies , date=2004 , publisher=Praeger , location=Westport, Connecticut , isbn=0275977439 The CDU was less influential in the PUP than the GWU had been, and it was only permitted to nominate two party candidates for the 1957 British Honduras general election General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Bolivia)
The Christian Democratic Union (Spanish: ''Unidad Democrática Cristiana'', UDC) was a right-wing Christian-democratic political party in Bolivia. In January 1979 the right-wing faction split from the Christian Democratic Party and founded the Christian Democratic Union. Led by René Bernal Escalante. In 1979 the Christian Democratic Union took part in an electoral coalition Popular Alliance for National Integration backing René Bernal Escalante. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 2. xford .a. Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. P.151. In 1985 Christian Democratic Union allied with the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement and its candidate Víctor Paz Estenssoro Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro (2 October 1907 – 7 June 2001) was a Bolivian politician who served as the 45th president of Bolivia for three nonconsecutive and four total terms from 1952 to 1956, 1960 to 1964 and 1985 to 1989. He ran for pr .... Notes {{reflist Conservative parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Dominican Republic)
The Christian Democratic Union () is a Christian democratic political party of the Dominican Republic. It first contested national elections in 2002, when it received 0.2% of the vote in the parliamentary elections that year, Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p257 failing to win a seat. In the 2006 elections it was part of the victorious Progressive Bloc The Progressive Bloc () is an electoral alliance in the Dominican Republic. The alliance is led by the Dominican Liberation Party The Dominican Liberation Party ( Spanish: Partido de la Liberación Dominicana, referred to here by its Spanis ..., but again failed to win a seat after receiving only 0.2% of the vote. In the 2010 elections its vote share fell to 0.1%. References Christian democratic parties in North America Political parties in the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (East Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (german: Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands, CDU) was an East German political party founded in 1945. It was part of the National Front with the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and a bloc party until 1989. It contested the free elections in 1990 as an arm of the West German Christian Democratic Union, into which it merged after German reunification later that same year. Party politics The CDU was originally very similar to its West German counterpart. Like the West German CDU, its support came mostly from devout middle class Christians. However, it was a little more left-leaning than the West German CDU. Its first chairman was Andreas Hermes, who had been a prominent member of the Centre Party during the Weimar Republic and a three-time minister. He fled to the West in 1946 and was replaced by Jakob Kaiser, another former Centre Party member and a leading member of the resistance movement during World War II. Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Ecuador)
The Christian Democratic Union ( es, Unión Demócrata Cristiana, ''UDC), formerly known as Popular Democracy ( es, Democracia Popular, DP) was a Christian democratic political party in Ecuador. It was formed in the 1970s by centrist Christian Democrats who had left the Social Christian Party and the left wing of the Conservative Party who were oriented towards Liberation theology. It officially registered as a political party in 1979. It was originally considered a centre-left party. Later in the 1990s, it shifted to the centre-right. It reached its first great success in 1978 when party member Osvaldo Hurtado became the running mate on the successful presidential ticket of Jaime Roldós of the Concentration of People's Forces. Hurtado served as President of Ecuador from 1981 to 1984 due to Roldós's death in office. It was Ecuador's largest political party, having won 35% of the seats in the 1998 elections to the Congreso Nacional. In the 1998 presidential elections, party m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union Of Germany
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (german: link=no, Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands ; CDU ) is a Christian democratic and liberal conservative political party in Germany. It is the major catch-all party of the centre-right in German politics. Friedrich Merz has been federal chairman of the CDU since 31 January 2022. The CDU is the second largest party in the Bundestag, the German federal legislature, with 152 out of 736 seats, having won 18.9% of votes in the 2021 federal election. It forms the CDU/CSU Bundestag faction, also known as the Union, with its Bavarian counterpart, the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). The group's parliamentary leader is also Friedrich Merz. Founded in 1945 as an interdenominational Christian party, the CDU effectively succeeded the pre-war Catholic Centre Party, with many former members joining the party, including its first leader Konrad Adenauer. The party also included politicians of other backgrounds, including libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Latvia)
The Christian Democratic Union ( lv, Kristīgi demokrātiskā savienība, KDS) is a minor Christian-democratic political party in Latvia. It is currently led by Māra Viktorija Zilgalve and Secretary General Armands Agrums. History The KDS was founded in 1991. The party participated in the 1993 Saeima election and obtained 5.0% of the vote and six seats. In the next parliamentary election in 1995 the party contested in alliance with the Latvian Farmers' Union and won 6.3% of the vote and eight seats. In 1998 it joined forces with the Workers' Party and the Latvian Green Party, in 2002 with Latvia's First Party and in 2006 with the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party. In the 2010 legislative election it got just 0.36% of the votes and thus failed to overcome the 5% threshold. The two European elections in 2004 and 2009 were unsuccessful (0.4% and 0.3% of the vote respectively). The party formed an alliance with two other parties, the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Lebanon)
The Christian Democratic Union of Lebanon is a centre-right party that is headed by Lebanese MP Neemtallah Abi Nasr.Assyrian International News Agency, 17 January 2007Lebanon's Cardinal Again Criticises Foreign Meddling and part of March 8 Alliance The March 8 Alliance ( ar, تحالف 8 آذار, taḥāluf 8 adhār}) is a coalition of political parties and independents in Lebanon formed in 2005 that are united by their pro-Syrian stance and their opposition to the March 14 Alliance. I .... References Christian democratic parties in Asia Christian political parties in Lebanon March 8 Alliance Political parties in Lebanon Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Lebanon-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Lithuania)
The Christian Democratic Union ( lt, Krikščionių demokratų sajunga, KDS) was a political party in Lithuania. History The party was established as the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Union (LKDS). It contested the 1992 elections in an alliance with Young Lithuania, with the alliance winning a single seat, taken by the LKDS. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1220 The party won only a single seat in the 1996 elections, and changed its name to "Christian Democratic Union" in the same year.Nohlen & Stöver, p1205 The 2000 elections saw the party retain its single seat, increasing its vote share from 3.2% to 4.2%. In 2001 it merged with the Lithuanian Christian Democratic Party to form the Lithuanian Christian Democrats The Lithuanian Christian Democrats ( lt, Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, LKD) was a Christian-democratic political party in Lithuania. The party was a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Namibia)
The Christian Democratic Union was a political party in Namibia led by Andrew Kloppers. History It was formed in 1982 through a merger of the Liberal Party and the Democratic People's Party. The party joined the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance. A section of the Liberal Party reconstituted its party under the leadership of Barney Barnes, and stayed out of the alliance. In 1988, the CDU broke with the alliance. In March 1989, the CDU merged into Christian Democratic Party. See also *List of political parties in Namibia Namibia is a one party dominant state with the South-West Africa People's Organisation in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. In Namibian politics, ethnicity plays a signific ... 20th century in Africa Christian democratic parties in Africa Defunct political parties in Namibia Political parties disestablished in 1989 Political parties established in 1982 1982 establishments in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Union (Netherlands)
The Christian-Democratic Union (in Dutch: ''Christelijk-Democratische Unie'') was a minor progressive Protestant party in the Netherlands during the interbellum. History The CDU was formed in 1926 as a merger of three even smaller Christian left-wing parties, the Christian Social Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the League of Christian Socialists. It had one seat between 1929 and 1937 and two between 1937 and 1946. The party always was in opposition. It was linked to the minor denomination Reformed Churches in Repaired Union (Dutch: Gereformeerde Kerken in Hersteld Verband), which split from the mainstream Reformed churches, because of its pacifism. The Synod of the reformed church therefore decreed disciplinary measures against members of the CDU. After World War II, the party joined the newly founded Partij van de Arbeid. In the 1950s many members left to join the pacifist PSP because of the relatively right-wing course of the PvdA. Ideology The CDU stood for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
