Regional, Separatist and Ethnic Parties in Germany - Christian Social Union of Bavaria, South Schleswig Voter Federation, Bavaria Party (Paperback)

Chapters: Christian Social Union of Bavaria, South Schleswig Voter Federation, Bavaria Party, Wendish People's Party, Bavarian People's Party, German-Hanoverian Party, the Friesen, Bavarian Peasants' League, Schleswig-Holsteinische Bauern- Und Landarbeiterdemokratie. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (.)) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It was founded as a continuation of the Weimar-era Catholic Bavarian People's Party. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), operates in the other 15 states of Germany. The difference between the CDU and the CSU is mainly that the CSU is more conservative in domestic issues but more progressive in social issues. At the federal level, it forms a common faction in the Bundestag, the federal parliament, with the CDU. This makes up the CDU/CSU faction, which is frequently referred to as die Unionsfraktion (the Union faction). The CSU currently governs at the federal level with the CDU and FDP. In the state of Bavaria, the CSU governs in a coalition with the FDP. Even after the 2009 general election, the CDU/CSU emerged as the largest party in Germany, yet both lost votes predominantly to the FDP. The CSU received only 42.5% of the vote in Bavaria in the 2009 election, which constitutes its weakest showing in the party's history. Franz Josef Strauss (19151988) had left behind the strongest legacy as a leader of the party, having led the party from 1961 until his death in 1988. His political career in the federal cabinet was unique in that he had served four ministerial posts in the years between 1953 and 1969. From 1978 until his death in 1988 he served as the minister-president of ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=567