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| Abbreviation | CDI (English) IDC (French, Spanish) |
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| Formation | 30 July 1961 (1961-07-30)[1] |
| Purpose | Christian democracy |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | 109 political parties |
Official languages |
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President | Andrés Pastrana Arango |
| Subsidiaries | Youth of the Centrist Democrat International |
| Affiliations | Christian Democrat Organization of America (ODCA) European People's Party (EPP) National Democratic Institute (NDI) Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) |
| Website | idc-cdi.com |
TheCentrist Democrat International (CDI;Spanish:Internacional Demócrata de Centro,IDC) is apolitical international inspired by the values ofChristian democracy.[2] Until 2001, it was known as theChristian Democrat International (CDI); before 1999, it was known as theChristian Democrat and People's Parties International.[2] This earlier name is still sometimes used colloquially.
It is the primary international political group dedicated to promotingChristian democracy. Although it attracts parties from around the globe, its members are drawn principally fromEurope andLatin America.[3] Although in recent years, the Centrist Democrat International has expanded its presence in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. This has led to the development of the IDC.Africa, the Centrist Democrat International's regional organization in Africa.
The IDC-CDI was formed in 1961 inSantiago,Chile, as the Christian Democrat World Union, building on the legacy of other Christian democrat internationals which were an alternative to the socialist internationals who tried to create a Christian-inspiredthird way. In 1999, it was renamed the Centrist Democrat International due to the participation of groups from other religions such as the IslamicNational Awakening Party (PKB) ofIndonesia.
The September 2001 leadership conference in Mexico City changed the organization's name to Centrist Democrat International, retaining its original CDI acronym. References to religion were not allowed in many Asian and African countries, and the IDC-CDI would not have been able to extend into Asia and Africa without a name change.[4]
The IDC-CDI's European division is theEuropean People's Party, the largestEuropean political party.[5] Its American equivalent is theChristian Democrat Organization of America. TheDemocratic Party of the United States maintains links with the IDC-CDI through theNational Democratic Institute.
CDI member parties are generally members of the ODCA or the European People's Party (EPP, the successor of NEI).
The IDC-CDI executive committee consists of the president, secretary-general, and vice-presidents. The president isAndrés Pastrana Arango ofColombia and the Secretary-General isMEPAntonio López-Istúriz ofSpain.[6]
Members of the executive committee are:
| Country | Party | Abbr | Government | Lower Chamber | Upper Chamber |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | Democratic Party of Albania | PD | Opposition | 46 / 140 (33%) | |
 Algeria | National Rally for Democracy | RND | Junior party in coalition | 58 / 407 (14%) | 21 / 144 (15%) |
 Angola | National Union for the Total Independence of Angola | UNITA | Opposition | 90 / 220 (41%) | |
 Argentina | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 257 (0%) | 0 / 72 (0%) |
 Armenia | Rule of Law | OEK | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 107 (0%) | |
| Republican Party of Armenia | RPA | Opposition | 4 / 107 (4%) | ||
 Aruba | Aruban People's Party | AVP/PPA | Opposition | 7 / 21 (33%) | |
 Bangladesh | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | BNP | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 350 | |
 Belgium | Christian Democratic and Flemish | CD&V | Junior party in coalition | 12 / 150 (8%) | 5 / 60 (8%) |
 Botswana | Botswana National Front | BNF | Government | 23 / 65 (35%) | |
 Brazil | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | PSDB | Opposition | 14 / 513 (3%) | 2 / 81 (2%) |
 Burkina Faso | Union for the Republic | UR | Opposition | 0 / 127 (0%) | |
 Cambodia | National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia | FUNCINPEC | neither government nor opposition | 5 / 125 (4%) | 2 / 62 (3%) |
| Cambodian People's Party | CPP | Government | 120 / 125 (96%) | 58 / 62 (94%) | |
 Cape Verde | Movement for Democracy | MPD | Government | 38 / 72 (53%) | |
 Chile | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | neither government nor opposition | 8 / 155 (5%) | 3 / 43 (7%) |
| National Renewal | RN | Opposition | 23 / 155 (15%) | 11 / 50 (22%) | |
 Republic of China | Kuomintang | KMT | Opposition | 52 / 113 (46%) | |
 Colombia | Colombian Conservative Party | PCC | Government | 25 / 188 (13%) | 15 / 108 (14%) |
| New Democratic Force | NFD | Opposition | 0 / 187 | 0 / 108 | |
| Democratic Center | CD | Opposition | 15 / 188 (8%) | 13 / 108 (12%) | |
| Colombia Justa Libres | CJL | Opposition | 0 / 188 | 1 / 108 | |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Movement for the Liberation of the Congo | MLC | Opposition | 22 / 500 (4%) | 14 / 108 (13%) |
 Costa Rica | Social Christian Unity Party | PUSC | Opposition | 9 / 57 (16%) | |
 Croatia | Croatian Democratic Union | HDZ | Government | 55 / 151 (36%) | |
 Cuba | Christian Liberation Movement | MCL | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 470 (0%) | |
| Christian Democratic Party of Cuba | PDCC | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 470 (0%) | ||
 Curaçao | National People's Party | NVP/PNP | Opposition | 4 / 21 (19%) | |
 Cyprus | Democratic Rally | DISY | Opposition | 17 / 56 (30%) | |
 Czech Republic | KDU-ČSL | KDU–ČSL | Junior party in coalition | 22 / 200 (11%) | 12 / 81 (15%) |
 Dominican Republic | Social Christian Reformist Party | PRSC | Opposition | 5 / 190 (3%) | 5 / 32 (16%) |
| Dominican Republic | Dominicans for Change | DxC | junior party in coalition | 2 / 190 | 1 / 32 |
 El Salvador | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | Opposition | 1 / 84 (1%) | |
 France | The Republicans | LR | Opposition | 61 / 577 (11%) | 148 / 348 (43%) |
 Gabon | Gabonese Democratic Party | PDG | Opposition | 98 / 143 (69%) | |
 Georgia | European Georgia — Movement for Liberty | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 150 | ||
 Germany | Christian Democratic Union | CDU | Government | 164 / 630 (26%) | 19 / 69 (28%) |
 Greece | New Democracy | ND | Government | 155 / 300 (52%) | |
 Guinea | Parti de l'espoir pour le développement national | PEDN | extraparliamentary opposition | ||
 Guinea-Bissau | Party for Social Renewal | PRS | Opposition | 12 / 102 (12%) | |
 Equatorial Guinea | Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea | APGE | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 100 (0%) | 0 / 70 (0%) |
 Hungary | Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance | FIDESZ | Government | 116 / 199 (58%) | |
| Christian Democratic People's Party | KDNP | Government | 19 / 199 (10%) | ||
 Indonesia | National Awakening Party[7] | PKB | Junior party in coalition | 68 / 580 (12%) | |
 Ireland | Fine Gael | FG | Government | 32 / 160 (20%) | 16 / 60 (27%) |
 Italy | Union of the Centre | UDC | Junior party in coalition | 1 / 400 (0.3%) | 1 / 200 (0.5%) |
| Associative Movement of Italians Abroad | MAIE | Junior party in coalition | 1 / 400 | 1 / 400 | |
 Ivory Coast | Rally of the Republicans[8] | RDR | Government | 127 / 255 (50%) | |
 Kenya | Wiper Democratic Movement – Kenya | WDM-K | Opposition | 25 / 349 (7%) | 3 / 67 (4%) |
 Lebanon | Kataeb | Phalange | Opposition | 4 / 128 (3%) | |
 Madagascar | Malagasy Miara-Miainga | MMM | Opposition | ||
 Malawi | Malawi Congress Party | MCP | Government | 55 / 193 (28%) | |
 Mali | Union for the Republic and Democracy | URD | extraparliamentary opposition | 19 / 147 (13%) | |
 Malta | Nationalist Party | PN | Opposition | 35 / 79 (44%) | |
 Mauritania | Union for Democracy and Progress | UDP | junior party in coalition | 10 / 176 (6%) | |
| Equity Party | El Insaf | in government | 107 / 176 (61%) | ||
 Mauritius | Parti Mauricien Social Democrate | PMSD | Opposition | 1 / 66 | |
 Mexico | National Action Party | PAN | Opposition | 114 / 500 (23%) | 18 / 128 (14%) |
 Morocco | Istiqlal Party | Junior party in coalition | 81 / 395 (21%) | 24 / 120 (20%) | |
 Mozambique | Democratic Movement of Mozambique | MDM | Opposition | 6 / 250 (2%) | |
 Panama | People's Party | PP | extraparliamentary opposition | 2 / 71 (3%) | |
 Paraguay | Christian Democratic Party | PDC | Opposition | 0 / 80 (0%) | 0 / 45 (0%) |
 Peru | Christian People's Party | PPC | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 130 (0%) | |
 Philippines | Fight of Democratic Filipinos | LDP | Junior party in coalition | 1 / 316 (0.3%) | 0 / 24 (0%) |
| Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats | Lakas | senior party in coalition | 100 / 316 (32%) | 1 / 24 (4%) | |
 Portugal | Social Democratic Party | PSD | Government | 78 / 230 (34%) | |
 Romania | National Liberal Party | PNL | senior party in coalition | 79 / 330 (24%) | 36 / 136 (26%) |
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | RMDSZ | Junior party in coalition | 20 / 330 (6%) | 9 / 136 (7%) | |
 San Marino | Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party | PDCS | Government | 22 / 60 (37%) | |
 São Tomé and Príncipe | Independent Democratic Action | ADI | Government | 30 / 55 (55%) | |
 Senegal | Centrist Union of Senegal | UCS | Junior party in government | ||
| Bloc des centristes Gaïndé | BCG | Opposition | |||
 Serbia | Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians | VMSZ | In coalition | 6 / 250 | |
 Slovenia | New Slovenia | NSi | Opposition | 8 / 90 (9%) | |
| Slovenian Democratic Party | SDS | Opposition | 27 / 90 (30%) | ||
 Spain | People's Party | PP | Opposition | 137 / 350 (39%) | 140 / 266 (53%) |
 Sweden | Christian Democrats | KD | Government | 19 / 349 (5%) | |
 Ukraine | Party of Hungarians of Ukraine | KMKSZ | Extraparliamentary | 0 / 450 | |
 Venezuela | Christian Social Party 'Copei' | COPEI | Opposition | 1 / 277 (0.4%) | |
| Justice First | PJ | Extra-parliamentary | 0 / 277 (0%) |
Andorra –Andorran Democratic Centre Andorra –New Centre (Catalan:Nou Centre, NC) (until 2011) Argentina –Justicialist Party (Spanish:Partido Justicialista, PJ) (until 2020s) Belgium –Humanist Democratic Centre
Ecuador –Christian Democratic Union
Estonia –Pro Patria Union France –Union for a Popular Movement Hungary –Hungarian Democratic Forum Italy –Union of Democrats for Europe
Nicaragua –Conservative Party
North Macedonia –Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – People's Party Panama –Panameñista Party
Rwanda –National Revolutionary Movement for Development
Slovakia –Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party Spain –Democratic Union of Catalonia
Switzerland –Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland Ukraine –BatkivshchynaThe IDC-CDI has 21 observers, including:
Armenia –Heritage (Armenian:Ժառանգություն)[9]
Azerbaijan –New Azerbaijan Party (Azerbaijani:Yeni Azərbaycan Partiyası, YAP)[10]
Belarus –Belarusian Christian Democracy (Belarusian:Беларуская хрысьціянская дэмакратыя, BKhD) Belarus -BPF Party (Belarusian: Партыя БНФ)
Bolivia -Christian Democratic Party (Bolivia) (Spanish:Partido Demócrata Cristiano, PDC)
Bonaire -Bonaire Patriotic Union (Papiamentu:Union Patriótiko Boneriano, UPB; Dutch:Patriottische Unie van Bonaire) Brazil –Brazilian Social Democracy Party (Brazilian Portuguese:Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, PSDB) Costa Rica -Social Christian Unity Party (Spanish:Partido Unidad Social Cristiana, PUSC) Equatorial Guinea –Popular Union of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish:Partido Unión Popular, PUP) Equatorial Guinea –Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish:Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial, PDGE)[11]
Honduras -Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Spanish:Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras, PDC) Honduras –National Party of Honduras (Spanish:Partido Nacional de Honduras, PNH)
Kosovo -Democratic League of Kosovo (Albanian:Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës, LDK)
Lithuania -Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats (Lithuanian:Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai, TS-LKD) Mauritania -Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (French:Parti républicain démocratique et social, PRDS) Mozambique –Mozambican National Resistance (Portuguese:Resistência Nacional Moçambicana, RENAMO) Slovakia –Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak:Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie, KDH)
Trinidad and Tobago -United National Congress
Uganda -Democratic Party (Uganda) (Swahili:Chama cha Kidemokrasia, DP)
Uruguay -Christian Democratic Party of Uruguay (Spanish:Partido Demócrata Cristiano del Uruguay) Uruguay -Partido Nacional| International | |
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