CDU/CSU
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CDU/CSU, unofficially the Union parties or the Union, is a centre-right Christian democratic and conservative political alliance of two political parties in Germany: the Christian Democratic Union of
CSU party rally in June 1976. On the right Franz Josef Strauß, the CSU leader since 1961, on the left Helmut Kohl, leader of the federal CDU since 1973 and main candidate for the general elections in October 1976.
The Hans-Seidel-Stiftung is a political foundation linked to the CSU. From 1975 to 2016, it had an educational centre in this building in the municipality of Kreuth, close to the Austrian border. For decades, spirit of Kreuth was a reference to an independent, conservative CSU.
The Munich scandal of November 2015: Horst Seehofer, CSU leader and Bavarian minister-president, with CDU leader and chancellor Angela Merkel, at the 2015 CSU party rally. At this occasion, Seehofer humiliated his guest by letting her stand next to him for minutes while he lamented her liberal politics with regard to refugees.
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany, active in only 15 of 16 states, as its "sister party" Christian Social Union in Bavaria
1949 election poster of the CDU reading "We cannot do magic — but we can work/do our job. Help us. Vote for CDU. Germany is at stake!"
1949 election poster of the CDU reading "The Rescue: CDU"
Poster for the 1957 West German federal election reading "No experiments" and featuring then Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. This was the only federal election in which the CDU obtained an absolute majority in the Bundestag.
East German CDU leader Lothar de Maizière (left) with West German CDU leader Helmut Kohl in September 1990