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Christian Democratic Union

German centre-right political party
Organization major_party Q49762
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Summary

Christian Democratic Union is a major party[1]. It draws 24,836 Wikipedia views per month (major party category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: European Movement Germany[3], European People's Party[4], Centrist Democrat International[5], International Democracy Union[6]
  • Country: Germany[7]
  • Instance of: fraternal party[8], political party in Germany[9], political party[10]
  • Headquarters location: Konrad-Adenauer-Haus[11]
  • Commons category: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands[12]
  • Industry: voluntary sector[13]
  • SRGB color hex triplet: 000000[14], 151518[15], 51B8C2[16]
  • Chairperson: Friedrich Merz[17]
  • Has part(s): CDU board[18], CDU Baden-Württemberg[19], CDU Berlin[20], CDU Brandenburg[21], CDU Braunschweig[22], CDU Bremen[23], CDU Hamburg[24], CDU Hannover[25], CDU Hesse[26], CDU Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[27]
  • Inception: June 26, 1945[28]
  • Location of formation: Berlin[29]
  • Official website: https://www.cdu.de[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Christian Democratic Union of Germany[31]
  • Email address: mailto:kah@cdu.de[32]
  • Political ideology: Christian democracy[33], conservatism[34], liberal conservatism[35], pro-Europeanism[36], economic liberalism[37]
  • Phone number: +49-30-220700[38]
  • Participant in: 2017 German federal election[39], 2013 German federal election[40], 2009 German federal election[41], 2005 German federal election[42], 2002 German federal election[43], 1998 German federal election[44], 1994 German federal election[45], 1990 German federal election[46], 1987 West German federal election[47], 1983 West German federal election[48], 1980 West German federal election[49], 1976 West German federal election[50], 1972 West German federal election[51], 1969 West German federal election[52]

Why It Matters

Christian Democratic Union has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Related Entities

Alexander Gauland Angela Merkel Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Armin Laschet Christian Democratic Union district association Weimarer Land Christian Wulff Christoph Metzelder Florian Kirchbuchner Friedrich Merz Germany Günther Oettinger Gustav Heinemann Hans-Gert Pöttering Heinrich Lübke Heinrich von Brentano Helmut Kohl Horst Köhler Jens Spahn Joachim Fest Julia Klöckner Karl Carstens Konrad Adenauer Kurt Georg Kiesinger Lothar de Maizière Ludwig Erhard Manfred Rommel Manfred Wörner Michael Krapp Norbert Lammert Olaf Thon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . cdu.de. Retrieved . cdu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . appf.europa.eu. appf.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . n-tv.de. n-tv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . cdu.de. cdu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . cdu.de. cdu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → —
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    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn
    Member count → {'amount': '+676747'}, {'amount': '+662598'}, {'amount': '+789609'} +51
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Parent organization or unit: Christian Social Union of Bavaria"
  2. 22d ago · Nw520 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member count → {'amount': '+676747'}, {'amount': '+662598'}, {'amount': '+789609'} +51
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    Member count → {'amount': '+676747'}, {'amount': '+662598'}, {'amount': '+789609'} +51
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  5. 10w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    General secretary → Bruno Heck, Konrad Kraske, Kurt Biedenkopf +15
    P14715 → Christian Democratic Union
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  6. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 1404715
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  7. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Political ideology → Christian democracy, conservatism, liberal conservatism +2
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