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Centre of Social Democrats Centre des démocrates sociaux | |
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| Founded | 23 May 1976 |
| Dissolved | 25 November 1995 |
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| Merged into | Democratic Force |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre[1][2] |
| National affiliation | Union for French Democracy |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | Christian Democrat International |
The Centre of Social Democrats[3][4] (Centre des démocrates sociaux, CDS; also translated as Democratic and Social Centre[5]) was a Christian-democratic[6][7] and centrist[8] political party in France.[1] It existed from 1976 to 1995 and was based directly and indirectly on the tradition of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). The CDS was one of the co-founding parties of the European People's Party,[9] and later merged into the Democratic Force.
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