United Christian Democrats

United Christian Democrats
Cristiani Democratici Uniti
LeaderRocco Buttiglione
Founded23 July 1995
Dissolved6 December 2002
Split fromItalian People's Party
Merged intoUnion of Christian and Centre Democrats
IdeologyChristian democracy
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre to centre-right[1]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party
Colors  Light blue

The United Christian Democrats (Italian: Cristiani Democratici Uniti, CDU) was a minor Christian democratic[2] political party in Italy. The CDU was a member of the European People's Party from 1995 until 2002.[3]

  1. ^ John Kenneth White; Philip Davies (1998). Political Parties and the Collapse of the Old Orders. SUNY Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-7914-4067-4.
  2. ^ Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 396. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4.
  3. ^ Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-642-19413-9. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

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