Centrist Democrat International
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The Centrist Democrat International (CDI; Spanish: Internacional Demócrata de Centro; IDC) is a Christian-democratic political international. Until 2001, it was known as the Christian Democrat International (CDI); before 1999, it was known as the Christian Democrat and People's Parties International. This earlier name is still sometimes used colloquially.
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Abbreviation | CDI (English), IDC (French, Spanish) |
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Formation | 30 July 1961 (1961-07-30)[1] |
Purpose | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 80 political parties |
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Chairman | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
Subsidiaries | Youth of the Centrist Democrat International |
Affiliations | Christian Democrat Organization of America (ODCA) European People's Party (EPP) National Democratic Institute (NDI) |
Website | idc-cdi.com |
It is the primary international political group dedicated to promoting Christian democracy. Although it attracts parties from around the globe, its members are drawn principally from Europe and Latin America. Some are also members of the conservative International Democracy Union (IDU), although the IDC-CDI is closer to the European-conservative political centre and more communitarian than the IDU.