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Christian Democratic Union

centre-right political party in Germany
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Christian Democratic Union

Summary

Christian Democratic Union is a major party[1]. It draws 7,379 Wikipedia views per month (major_party category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Christian Democratic Union was a member of European Movement Germany[3].
  • Christian Democratic Union was a member of European People's Party[4].
  • Christian Democratic Union was a member of Centrist Democrat International[5].
  • Christian Democratic Union was a member of International Democracy Union[6].
  • Christian Democratic Union is in the country of Germany[7].
  • Christian Democratic Union's instance of is recorded as major party[8].
  • Christian Democratic Union's instance of is recorded as fraternal party[9].
  • Christian Democratic Union's instance of is recorded as political party in Germany[10].
  • Christian Democratic Union's instance of is recorded as political party[11].
  • Christian Democratic Union's headquarters location is recorded as Konrad-Adenauer-Haus[12].
  • Christian Democratic Union's Commons category is recorded as Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands[13].
  • Christian Democratic Union's industry is recorded as voluntary sector[14].
  • Christian Democratic Union's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 000000[15].
  • Christian Democratic Union's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 151518[16].
  • Christian Democratic Union's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 51B8C2[17].
  • Christian Democratic Union's chairperson is recorded as Friedrich Merz[18].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU board[19].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU Baden-Württemberg[20].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU Berlin[21].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU Brandenburg[22].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU Braunschweig[23].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU Bremen[24].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU Hamburg[25].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU Hannover[26].
  • Christian Democratic Union comprises CDU Hesse[27].

Body

Founding

June 26, 1945 marks the founding of Christian Democratic Union[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Berlin[29].

Leadership

Christian Democratic Union's chairperson is recorded as Friedrich Merz[18].

Operations

Christian Democratic Union's headquarters location is recorded as Konrad-Adenauer-Haus[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Christian Social Union of Bavaria[30].

Industry

Christian Democratic Union's industry is recorded as voluntary sector[14].

Why It Matters

Christian Democratic Union draws 7,379 Wikipedia views per month (major_party category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . cdu.de. Retrieved . cdu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . appf.europa.eu. appf.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . n-tv.de. n-tv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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