The European Democrat Union is the European wing of the International Democrat Union. It contains both Christian Democrat and Conservative political parties. Virtually all IDU/EDU members were also members of the European People's Party (EPP) with the notable exception being the British Conservative Party (although it continues to be allied with the EPP in the European Parliament as part of the 'ED' faction of the EPP-ED Group). In the late 1990s Finnish conservative politician Sauli Niinistö negotiated the merger of the EDU into the EPP.[1] In October 2002, the EDU ceased its activities after being formally absorbed by the EPP at a special event in Estoril, Portugal.[2]
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- ^ EPP (2005). EPP Honorary President Sauli Niinistö's Autobiography a Popular Success. EPP website. Retrieved on 2005-08-26.
- ^ Alexis Wintoniak (2006, Spring - Volume 3, pp.173-178). Uniting the Center-Right of Europe: The Result of Historical Developments and Political Leadership. European View. Retrieved on 2006-05-30.
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