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Christian DemocracyIdeology of a number of parties active in Western Europe since World War II, especially in Italy, the Federal Republic of Germany, and France, and (since 1989) in central and Eastern Europe. Christian Democrats are essentially moderate conservatives who believe in a mixed economy and in the provision of social welfare. They are opposed to both communism and fascism but are largely in favour of European integration. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Christian Democratic Party will campaign on the "No" side. In Germany, senior representatives of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are pressing Chancellor Angela Merkel to make a key topic of her forthcoming EU presidency. He might emphasize more than he does that these leaders imagined "Europe" through preexisting political ties in Christian Democratic parties, and a shared Catholic intellectual culture. |
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