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Christlich Demokratische Union / Christlich Soziale Union

Germany

Party Active

Christlich Demokratische Union / Christlich Soziale Union

Abbreviation
CDU/CSU
Founded
1949
Official · und
Christlich Demokratische Union / Christlich Soziale Union
Profiles and linksNo official profile link is published.
Social linksNo social profile link is published.

Power-role history

Governing

Mar 14, 2018 — Sep 26, 2021

Governing

Sep 24, 2017

Governing

Dec 17, 2013

Governing

Oct 28, 2009

Governing

Nov 22, 2005 — Oct 28, 2009

Governing

Nov 17, 1994 — Oct 27, 1998

Governing

Jan 18, 1991 — Nov 17, 1994

Governing

Mar 11, 1987 — Jan 18, 1991

Governing

Mar 30, 1983 — Mar 12, 1987

Governing

Oct 1, 1982 — Mar 30, 1983

Governing

Dec 1, 1966 — Oct 22, 1969

Governing

Oct 26, 1965 — Nov 8, 1966

Governing

Oct 16, 1963 — Sep 19, 1965

Governing

Nov 14, 1961 — Oct 11, 1963

Governing

Jul 1, 1960 — Sep 17, 1961

Governing

Oct 24, 1957 — Jul 1, 1960

Governing

Feb 24, 1956 — Sep 15, 1957

Governing

Jul 15, 1955 — Feb 23, 1956

Governing

Oct 20, 1953 — Jul 15, 1955

Governing

Sep 20, 1949 — Sep 6, 1953

Party lineage

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Party Facts reference profile

Historical Party Facts reference: vote or seat share in a national election. It is not a poll, a certified result, necessarily the latest election, or a current value.

Christlich Demokratische Union / Christlich Soziale Union

Dataset coverage period
1949–—
Party Facts reference percentage
50.2% · 1957
Original value
50.2
ISO alpha-3
DEU
Party Facts ID
211
Reference names
CDU/CSU · Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union
Created in source
Dec 29, 2012
Updated
Mar 22, 2021
Wikipedia referenceParty FactsCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Ideology · Political spectrum

Christian democracy

Source classification · Confidence: 80.0%

electoral alliance

Source classification · Confidence: 80.0%

parliamentary group

Source classification · Confidence: 80.0%

Party leadership

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Party significance

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Candidacy

Independent media clusters

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Polls

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Forecasts

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Top issues

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Prediction components

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Media profile

Approval · Favorability · Negativity

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Media profile

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Strengths · Weaknesses · Attacks · Controversies

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Campaign signals

Partial

Coverage is partial and no record is currently available for this section.

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Electoral history

Germany — Parliamentary election — 2021-09-26 · Christian Democratic Union / ... (Christlich Demokratische Union / ...)

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published shareNo share is published for this result.

Germany — Parliamentary election — 2017-09-24 · Christian Democratic Union / ... (Christlich Demokratische Union / ...)

Round 1 · Aug 15, 2024 · Preliminary

Dataset hash: 7b22b75389bf1b443f284a24ffef158e04461304d445876f61ce5be9bfcbcb7e
Published shareNo share is published for this result.

Sources

4

  1. 1Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 4.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  2. 2WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  3. 3Party FactsCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  4. 4Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026