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Christian People's Party (Estonia) Politicians
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Christian People's Party is a name or former name of several European and Latin American Christian Democratic parties including: * Christian People's Party (Belgium) * Christian People's Party (Denmark), now the Christian Democrats * Christian People's Party (Dominican Republic) *Christian People's Party (Estonia) *Christian People's Party (Faroe Islands) * Christian People's Party (Germany, 1920) * Christian People's Party (Germany, 1965) *Christian Democratic Party (Norway) *Christian People's Party (Peru) * * Ruthenian Peasants Party (Czechoslovakia) See also *Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (, CVP), also called the Christian Democratic Party (, PDC), Democratic People's Party (, PPD) and Swiss Christian Democratic Party (, PCD), was a Christian democracy, Christian democratic Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Belgium)
Christian Democratic and Flemish (, ; CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party was named the Christian People's Party (''Christelijke Volkspartij'' , CVP). It was traditionally the largest political party of Flanders, until it was overtaken by the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) in the 2010s. CD&V participated in most governments and has generally the largest number of mayors. Most prime ministers of Belgium and minister-presidents of Flanders have been CD&V politicians. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014, is one of the leading politicians of CD&V. CD&V is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and Centrist Democrat International. History The history of the CD&V dates back to the 19th century. It originated in the 19th century Catholic Party. At the end of the century, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Denmark)
The Christian Democrats (, KD) are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in April 1970 as the Christian People's Party (, KrF) to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion. The party renamed itself to its current name in 2003. Originally, the party was not considered part of the European Christian-democratic tradition, and it was better known as a religious conservative party. The Christian Democrats are a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Centrist Democrat International. History The party was formed in 1970. Since its inception, the party has enjoyed an intermittent presence in the Parliament of Denmark, rarely winning much more than the two percent minimum required to gain seats under Denmark's proportional representation system, and frequently falling below the threshold, as has happened in every election from the 2005 parliamentary election onwards. Despite its small size, the party has served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Dominican Republic)
The Christian People's Party () is a minor political party in the Dominican Republic. It first contested national elections in 1986, Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p251 when it was part of the Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance which lost to the Social Christian Reformist Party coalition. In the 1990 elections it formed an alliance with MIM, but received only 0.4% of the national vote and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest the 1994 elections, but was again part of a Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance in the 1998 elections. However, it switched its allegiance to the Social Christian Reformist Party for the 2002 elections. It had a candidate in the 2004 presidential elections, but they received less than 0.5% of the vote. In the 2006 elections it was part of the defeated Grand National Alliance. The party did not contest the 2010 elections This is a list of elections that were held in 2010. * 2010 United Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Estonia)
The Christian People's Party (, KRE) was a political party in Estonia between 1919 and 1931. History The party had its roots in the campaign for the 1918 Constituent Assembly elections, which was contested by a group known as the "Independent Christians".Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p374 The Christian Democratic Party (''Kristlik Demokraatlik Partei'', KDP) was established the following year by the Independent Christians and some defectors from the Estonian People's Party. The new party won five seats in the Constituent Assembly elections that year.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p581 The KDP went on to win seven seats in the 1920 elections, and joined Konstantin Päts' Farmers' Assemblies-led the government on 5 January 1921, being given the Education ministry post. However, the following year it caused a split in the government by introducing a bill to provide religious educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Faroe Islands)
The Christian People's Party, Faroese Progress and Fisheries Party (, KFFFF), generally known as the Christian People's Party (, KF), was a political party in the Faroe Islands. History The party was established in 1954 by dissidents from the People's Party, and was originally known as the Progress Party (''Framburðsflokkurin''). In the 1958 elections it won a single seat in the Løgting,Faroes/DK Parties and Elections taken by . The party retained its single seat in elections in , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Germany, 1920)
The Christian People's Party (, CVP) was a political party in Weimar Germany. A Catholic party, it was mainly based in the Rhineland area of western Germany. History Idea to create a nondenominational Christian party was floated in 1918, with Christian trade unions driving an unsuccessful attempt rename the Centre Party into Christian People's Party. The Christian People's Party was founded on 3 May 1920, as a split from the Centre Party, which had contested the 1919 elections as the "Christian People's Party". was appointed as the party's chairman. The new party contested the 1920 federal elections in an alliance with the Bavarian People's Party known as the Christian Federalist Imperial Election List (), and was partially blamed for the votes lost by the Centre party. The CVP received around 65,000 votes, mostly in the Centre strongholds of Aachen, Cologne Düsseldorf, Koblenz and Trier Trier ( , ; ), formerly and traditionally known in English as Trèves ( , ) and Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Germany, 1965)
Christian People's Party (, abbreviation CVP) was the name of a political party in the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1965. This was not a full-fledged party, but a unique electoral alliance between the Centre Party and the (SVP). The CVP was formed on July 17, 1965, through the alliance of the Centre Party and members of the Saarland Christian People's Party that were opposed to the merger of their party into the in 1959 and formed the SVP instead. The centre (which previously briefly used the name "Christian People's Party" in the 1920s) and the Saarland CVP were united before, also as a "Christian People's Party", from July 1956 to April 1957. The roots of the party limited its appeal primarily to Catholics disenchanted with the (lack of) Christian agenda in CDU. CVP vision was to become a framework for Christian parties positioned to the left of the CDU that will not restrict the independence of the parties aligned under this umbrella. The (ultimately unsuccessful) pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
The Christian Democratic Party (, , , KrF; ) is a Christian-democratic political party in Norway founded in 1933. The party is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). It currently holds three seats in the Parliament, having won 3.8% of the vote in the 2021 parliamentary election. The current leader of the party is Dag Inge Ulstein. The Christian Democrats' leader from 1983 to 1995, Kjell Magne Bondevik, was one of the most prominent political figures in modern Norway, serving as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2000 and 2001 to 2005. Under the old leadership of Bondevik and Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, the party to some extent moved in a more liberal direction. Due largely to their poor showing in the 2009 elections, the party has seen a conflict between its conservative and liberal wings. Until 2019, the leader was Knut Arild Hareide, who led the party into a more liberal direction as part of a "renewal" process, and introduced climate change and environmentalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian People's Party (Peru)
The Christian People's Party (, PPC) is a centre-right and conservative political party based on the principles of Christian democracy. It was founded in 1966 by Christian Democratic Party dissidents, led by Luis Bedoya Reyes, at the time mayor of Lima. Participating for the first time in elections in 1978, the PPC managed to solidify its presence in coastal urban areas throughout the 1980s, but it was not enough to win the Peruvian presidency, as Luis Bedoya Reyes placed third in both the 1980 and 1985 general elections. The 1990s saw the party experience an internal crisis while Fujimorism would dominate right-wing politics throughout the decade. In 2000, the PPC's party registration was revoked by the National Jury of Elections under orders of the Fujimori administration. Recovering its registration in the aftermath of Fujimori's downfall, it became the dominant party of the National Unity coalition, placing third in both the 2001 and 2006 general elections under the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruthenian Peasants Party
Ruthenian read-producingPeasants Party () was a political party in Czechoslovakia. The party was founded in 1920. The most prominent personality in the party was Avgustyn Voloshyn, a renowned linguist from Uzhhorod. The party published the weekly newspaper ''Svoboda''.Collegium Carolinum (Munich, Germany), and Karl Bosl. Die erste Tschechoslowakische Republik als multinationaler Parteienstaat: Vorträge d. Tagungen d. Collegium Carolinum in Bad Wiessee vom 24.-27. November 1977 u. vom 20.-23. April 1978'. München: Oldenbourg, 1979. p. 233 In 1923, the party changed name to Christian People's Party (). In 1924, the party merged into the Czechoslovak People's Party Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) ** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu .... The Czechoslovak People's Party kept the name "Christian People's Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
