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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Christian_Social_Union_inChristian Social Union in Bavaria - Wikipedia

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   The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (German: Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern ⓘ, CSU) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany.Having a regionalist identity, the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), operates in the other fifteen states of Germany.

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   Ben Knight. 10/02/2023. Bavarians are known for their independence. The political expression of this is the Christian Social Union — the regional conservative party and feisty southern sibling ...

4. www.britannica.com › topic › Christian-Social-UnionChristian Social Union (CSU) | Britannica

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   Christian Social Union (CSU), conservative German political party that was founded in Bavaria, Germany, in 1946 by various Roman Catholic and Protestant groups and is committed to free enterprise, federalism, and a united Europe operating under Christian principles.

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   Does Germany have a Christian Social Union?

   • One of the stranger features of Germany's political landscape is the existence of the Christian Social Union (CSU), a separate center-right party in Bavaria that sometimes complements, sometimes rivals, and sometimes just runs parallel to the main nationwide conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

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   What are Bavarians known for?

   • Bavarians are known for their independence. The political expression of this is the Christian Social Union — the regional conservative party and feisty southern sibling to ex-Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democrats.

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   How long has the CSU governed Bavaria?

   • Since December 1946, when party leader Josef Müller guided the CSU to an overall majority in that year’s Land (state) elections, the CSU has governed Bavaria continuously with only one exception (1954–57), though until 1962 it was sometimes forced to form a coalition with other parties.

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   How did the CSU win the Bavarian parliamentary election?

   • In September 2013, however, the CSU regained its absolute majority in the Bavarian parliament one week before it and its alliance partner, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), won the federal parliamentary election by capturing nearly 42 percent of the vote.

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6. www.cambridge.org › core › journalsConstructing a Regional Identity: The Christian Social Union ...

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   The Christian Social Union's domination of Bavarian state and society is such that it has justifiably been described as Bavaria's ‘official and hegemonic party’ (Staats- und Hegemonialpartei). However, it is important not to take the CSU's regional identity as an historical given.

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   Oct 2, 2023 · One of the stranger features of Germany's political landscape is the existence of the Christian Social Union (CSU), a separate center-right party in Bavaria that sometimes complements, sometimes ...

8. www.britannica.com › biography › Franz-Josef-StraussFranz Josef Strauss | German Politician & Minister-President ...

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   Apr 10, 2024 · Strauss helped found the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) in 1945 and was elected to the Bundestag (parliament) in August 1949. After being reelected in September 1953, he was appointed minister without portfolio by Chancellor Konrad Adenauer .

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   May 17, 2018 · The West German politician Franz Josef Strauss (1915-1988) was a founder of the Christian Social Union and its standard bearer for four decades. He was minister president of Bavaria beginning in 1978. Franz Josef Strauss was born on September 6, 1915, in the Bavarian capital of Munich. A butcher's son, raised a strict Catholic, he proved to be ...