Christian Democratic Union (Germany)

The Christian Democratic Union o Germany (German: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands, CDU; German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstlɪç ˌdemoˈkʁaːtɪʃə uˈni̯oːn ˈdɔʏtʃlants]) is a Christian democratic^[2][4][5] an liberal-conservative^[2] poleetical pairty in Germany. It is the major catch-aw pairty o the centre-richt in German politics.^[6][7] Alang wi its Bavarie sister pairty the Christian Social Union o Bavarie (CSU), the CDU forms the CDU/CSU groopin (cried the Union an aa) in the Bundestag.

Christian Democratic Union o Germany Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Chairperson	Armin Laschet
Foondit	1945
Heidquarters	Klingelhöferstraße 8 10785 Berlin
Newspaper	Union
Youth weeng	Young Union
Membership  (2012)	484,397[1]
Ideology	Christian democracy,[2] Liberal conservatism[2]
Poleetical poseetion	Centre-richt[3]
Naitional affiliation	CDU/CSU
Internaitional affiliation	Centrist Democrat Internaitional, Internaitional Democrat Union
European affiliation	European Fowk's Pairty
European Pairlament group	European Fowk's Pairty
Colours	Black (customary) Orange (offeecial)
Bundestag	200 / 709
Bundesrat	22 / 69
State Pairlaments	577 / 1,866
European Pairlament	23 / 96
Meenisters-preses o states	6 / 16
Website
http://www.cdu.de

The leader o the pairty, Armin Laschet. The CDU is a member o the European Fowk's Pairty (EPP) an sits in the EPP Groop in the European Parliament. Internaitionally, the CDU is a member o the Centrist Democrat Internaitional an the Internaitional Democrat Union. The CDU is the seicont lairgest poleetical pairty in Germany.