Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Also known as CDU
German centre-right party; led by Friedrich Merz, who became chancellor in 2025.
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- The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) is a Christian democratic and conservative party in Germany, allied in the Bundestag with Bavaria's CSU as the CDU/CSU Union.
- Friedrich Merz has led it from January 2022 and became chancellor in May 2025.
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party leader · since 31 Jan 2022 2
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