Christian Social Union of Bavaria
conservative party in Bavaria, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Christian Social Union of Bavaria or Christlich Soziale Union (short CSU) is a conservative political party in the German state of Bavaria.
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Christian Social Union of Bavaria Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | |
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Leader | Markus Söder (Minister President of Bavaria) |
Founded | 1945 |
Headquarters | Franz Josef Strauß-Haus Nymphenburger Str. 64 80335 München |
Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right |
European affiliation | European People's Party |
International affiliation | Christian Democrat International and International Democrat Union |
European Parliament group | European People's Party - European Democrats |
Colours | Blue (campaign colour) |
Website | |
http://www.csu.de | |
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In the federal parliament of Germany (Bundestag) the CSU and the CDU join together in a political alliance to form the main centre-right group in Germany.
Its chief is Horst Seehofer.