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A global international non governmental organization joining together parties to defend Democratic values and principles

Affiliations

The CDI’s European division is the European People’s Party, currently the largest European political party. Its Latin American equivalent is the Christian Democrat Organization of America. The Democratic Party of the United States of America maintains links with CDI through the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.

109 political parties

from 83 countries

CDI was founded in 1961 and it currently has 109 political parties as members from Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.

Activities

Youth CDI

Women participation in politics

Defending Human Rights

Interfaith Dialogue

Our History

Secrétariat International des Partis Démocratiques d’Inspiration Chrétienne (SIPDIC)

World War II suspends the operations of the SIPDIC.

Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América (ODCA)

Christian Democratic Union of Central Europe (CDUCE)

ODCA, NEI, and CDUCE Meeting

Christian Democratic International Information and Documentation Centre (CDI-IDC)

World Union of Christian Democrats (WUCD)

Christian Democrat International (CDI)

Centrist Democrat International

Organization

The CDI Executive Committee is the highest body of the organization, formed by the president, the executive secretary and the vice-presidents.

The current president of the CDI is Andrés Pastrana Arango of Colombia, while its Executive Secretary is Spanish MEP Antonio López-Istúriz.