KnowraChristian Democratic Union of GermanyLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Christian Democratic Union of Germany, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 3Narrower topic 2Compared with 2Social Democratic Party of GermanyCompared with: The CDU is the SPD’s principal rival for leadership of federal governments.Social market economyRelated: The party adopted the social market economy as a defining postwar policy program.Helmut KohlRelated: Kohl joined the party as a teenager and led it nationally from 1973 to 1998.Angela MerkelNarrower topic: Merkel’s political identity and chancellorship developed within the party she led for eighteen years.Alternative for GermanyCompared with: The AfD challenges the CDU from its right while competing for conservative voters.Centre-right politicsBroader topic: Its postwar politics exemplifies a major centre-right party built around a social-market economy.Kurt Georg KiesingerNarrower topic: Kiesinger led the CDU as it moved from Erhard’s government into opposition after 1969.Politics of GermanyRelated: The CDU has repeatedly led federal governments and shaped conservative policy.