Centrist Democrat International

The Centrist Democrat International was until 2001 the Christian Democrat International (CDI) and before that the Christian Democrat and People's Parties International. The name officially changed due to the participation of groups of various faiths ^[1]. It is the global international political group dedicated to the promotion of Christian Democracy. There are slightly more than 100 member parties, drawn principally from Europe and Latin America. Some of the CDI member national parties are also members of the International Democrat Union, although the CDI is closer to the political centre and more communitarian than the IDU. The CDI's European wing, the European People's Party, is the largest political party at the European level. Its Latin American regional is the Christian Democrat Organization of America. The current Co-Presidents of the CDI are Pier Ferdinando Casini of Italy and Vicente Fox of Mexico. ^[2]

Member parties

(parties in government are in bold)

•  Albania - Democratic Party of Albania (Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë, PDSH)
•  Andorra - Andorran Democratic Centre (Centre Demòcrata Andorrà, CDA)
•  Argentina -
  • Christian Democratic Party (Argentina) (Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC)
  • Justicialist Party (Partido Justicialista, PJ)
•  Aruba - Aruban People's Party (Arubaanse Volkspartij/Partido di Pueplo Arubano, AVP)
•  Belarus - Belarusian People's Front (Biełaruski Narodny Front "Adradžeńnie", BPF)
•  Belgium -
  • Humanist Democratic Centre (Centre démocrate humaniste, CDH)
  • Christian Democratic and Flemish (Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams, CD&V)
•  Bolivia - Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia) (Partido Democrata Cristiano, PDC)
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina - New Croatian Initiative (Nova Hrvatska Inicijativa, NCI-S)
•  Brazil - Democrats (Democratas, former PFL)
•  Bulgaria - Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria) (Saiuz na demokratichnite sili, UDF-BG)
•  Cambodia - Funcinpec
•  Cape Verde - Movement for Democracy (Cape Verde) (Movimiento Para a Democracia, MD)
•  Chile - Christian Democratic Party of Chile (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Chile, PDC)
•  Colombia - Colombian Conservative Party (Partido Conservador Colombiano, PC)
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo - Democratic Social Christian Party (Parti Democrate Social Chretien, PDSC)
•  Republic of the Congo - Mouvement pour la Democratie et la Solidarite (MDS)
•  Costa Rica - Social Christian Unity Party (Partido de Unidad Socialcristiana, PUSC)
•  Croatia - Croatian Democratic Union (Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, HDZ)
•  Cuba -
  • Movimiento Cristiano "Liberacion" (MCL)
  • Christian Democratic Party of Cuba (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Cuba, PDC)
•  Cyprus - Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Synagermos, DISY)
•  Czech Republic - Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová, KDU–ČSL)
•  Denmark - Christian Democrats (Denmark) (Kristendemokraterne, KD-DK)
•  Dominican Republic - Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano, PRSC)
•  El Salvador - Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) (Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC)
•  Ecuador - People's Democracy-Christian Democratic Union (Democracia Popular-Unión Demócrata Cristiana, DP/UDC)
•  Estonia - Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit, PPU)
•  France - Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire, UMP)
•  Georgia -
  • Christian Democrat Union of Georgia (CDUG)
  • National Democratic Party (Georgia) (Erovnul Demokratiuli Partia, NPDG)
  • People's Party of Georgia
•  Germany - Christian Democratic Union (Germany) (Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands, CDU)
•  Greece - New Democracy (Greece) (Nea Dhimokratia, ND)
•  Guatemala - Guatemalan Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristiana Guatemalteca, DCG)
•  Equatorial Guinea - Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea (Partido del Progreso de Guinea Ecuatorial, PP)
•  Haiti - Rally of Progressive National Democrats (Rassemblement des Démocrats Nationaux Progressistes, RDNP)
•  Honduras - Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras, PDC)
•  Hungary -
  • Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union (Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség, FIDESZ)
  • Hungarian Democratic Forum (Magyar Demokrata Fórum, MDF)
•  Indonesia - Kristen Katolik Indonesia
•  Ireland - Fine Gael (FG)
•  Italy -
  • Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e di Centro, UDC)
  • Popular–UDEUR (Popolari–UDEUR, UDEUR)
•  Kosovo -
  • Albanian Demochristian Party of Kosovo (Partia Shqiptare Demokristane e Kosovës)
  • Democratic League of Kosovo (Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës, LDK)
•  Lebanon - Union Chretienne Democrate Libanaise (UCDL)
•  Lithuania - Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lietuvos Krikščionys Demokratai, LKD)
•  Luxembourg - Christian Social People's Party (Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei, CSV)
•  Malta - Nationalist Party (Malta) (Partit Nazzjonalista, PN)
•  Mauritania - Union for Democracy and Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, UDP)
•  Mauritius - Union Democratique Mauricienne
•  Mexico - National Action Party (Mexico) (Partido Acción Nacional, PAN)
•  Moldova - Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova) (Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat)
•  Morocco - Istiqlal Party (hizb al-istiqlāl)
•  Mozambique - Mozambican National Resistance (Resistência Nacional Moçambicana, RENAMO)
•  Netherlands - Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen Democratisch Appèl, CDA)
•  Netherlands Antilles -
  • Bonaire Patriotic Union (Union Patriotico Bonairano, BPU)
  • National People's Party (Curaçao) (Nationale Volkspartij)
  • Windwards Islands People's Movement
•  Nigeria - People's Democratic Party (Nigeria) (PDP)
•  Norway - Christian Democratic Party (Norway) (Kristelig Folkeparti, KrF)
•  Panama - People's Party (Panama) (Partido Popular,PP)
•  Paraguay - Partido Democrata Cristiano (PDC)
•  Peru -
  • Christian People's Party (Peru) (Partido Popular Cristiano, PPC)
  • Union Democrata Cristiana (UDC)
•  Philippines - Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats
•  Poland - Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO)
•  Portugal - Social Democratic Party (Portugal) (Partido Social Democrata, PSD)
•  Romania -
  • Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (Romania) (Partidul Naţional Ţărănesc, PNŢCD)
  • Romániai Magyar Kereszténydemokrata Párt (RNKDM)
•  Russia - Union of Christian Democrats of Russia (CDU-CR)
•  San Marino - Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese, PDCS)
•  Slovakia - Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party (Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia – Demokratická strana, SDKÚ-DS)
•  Slovenia -
  • Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovenska demokratska stranka, SD)
  • New Slovenia (Nova Slovenija, NSi)
•  South Korea - Party for Peace and Democracy (PD)
•  Spain -
  • People's Party (Spain) (Partido, Popular, PP)
  • Democratic Union of Catalonia (Unió Democràtica de Catalunya, UDC)
•  Suriname - Progressieve Surinaamse Volhspartij
•  Sweden - Christian Democrats (Sweden) (Kristdemokraterna, KD)
•  Switzerland -
  • Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei/Parti démocrate-chrétien , CDP,PDC)
  • Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland (Evangelische Volkspartei der Schweiz, EVP)
•  Trinidad and Tobago - United National Congress (UNC)
•  Uganda - Democratic Party (Uganda) (DP)
•  Ukraine - Christian Democratic Union (Ukraine) (Християнсько-демократичний союз, CDU)
•  Uruguay - Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay (Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC)
•  Venezuela - COPEI (Copei, Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela)

Observer Parties

•  Belarus - Belarusian Christian Democrat Party (BCDP)
•  Brazil - Brazilian Social Democracy Party (Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira)
•  Bulgaria -
  • Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union–People's Union (Balgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sajuz–Naroden Sajuz, BANU-PU)
  • Democratic Party (Bulgaria) (Демократическа партия, DP-BG)
•  Cameroon - Democratic Union of Cameroon (Union Démocratique du Cameroun, CDP)
•  Equatorial Guinea - Partido Union Popular (PUP)
•  Madagascar - Fanorenana
•  Romania - Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR)
•  Serbia - Christian Democratic Party of Serbia (Demohrišćanska Stranka Srbije, DHSS)
•  Slovakia -
  • Party of the Hungarian Coalition (Strana maďarskej koalície, SMK-MKP)
  • Christian Democratic Movement (Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie-BG, KDH)

See also

• International Democrat Union

Notes

External links

• Centrist Democrat International