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3 days ago · The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (German: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands [ˈkʁɪstlɪç demoˈkʁaːtɪʃə ʔuˈni̯oːn ˈdɔʏtʃlants]; CDU German pronunciation: [ˌtseːdeːˈʔuː] ⓘ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany.
3 days ago · She previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. During her chancellorship, Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU) and the most powerful woman in the world.
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5 days ago · A CDU member since 1972, he started his career in the European Parliament in 1989 and, now 68, he has had Germany’s longest-ever audition for the top job. He was CDU floor leader in the...
1 day ago · Examples of major Christian democratic parties include the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, the Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal, The Centre in Switzerland, the Spanish People's Party, the Mexican National Action Party, the Austrian People's Party, and the Christian Democratic Party of Chile.
4 days ago · Frank-Walter Steinmeier (born January 5, 1956, Detmold, West Germany) is a German Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands; SPD) politician who in the early 21st century served as vice-chancellor (2007–09) and foreign minister (2005–09; 2013–17) of Germany in grand coalition governments led by Angela Merkel of the conserv...
4 days ago · However, it remained a little behind the center-right Christian Democratic Union, Germany's main national opposition party, whose support was more or less unchanged.
3 days ago · Reinhold Niebuhr, American Protestant theologian who had extensive influence on political thought and whose criticism of the prevailing theological liberalism of the 1920s significantly affected the intellectual climate within American Protestantism. Learn about his life and legacy with this article.
