A global international non governmental organization joining together parties to defend Democratic values and principles
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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.
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Meetings of Mr Andres Pastrana in Brussels
During the stay of IDC-CDI President Andres Pastrana in Brussels last week, he held a working meeting with the newly appointed President of the European
Meeting of Andrés Pastrana and Joseph Daul
On the 26th of January, Andrés Pastrana, President of the IDC-CDI and former President of Colombia, held a large meeting at the headquarters of the
The IDC-CDI condemns the attack carried out on 19th December in Berlin
The IDC-CDI, condemns the attack carried out on 19th December, during what is an important time of year for all of us, at a Christmas
Our friend Peter Hintze, former vice-president of the CDI, has passes away
HINTZE, Peter Evangelical theologian Ad hoc Parliamentary Secretary of State Vice-president of the German Parliament Mailing address: Platz der Republik 1 11011 Berlin and Lindestraβe
Main center-right parties denounce the situation in Venezuela and demand a democratic transition
Brussels. 28-10-2016. The Centrist Democrat International (IDC-CDI) and the International Democrat Union (IDU) have denounced today in a joint statement, the situation of political, social and
Cape Verde
In Cape Verde our member party, Movement for Democracy, MPD, has scored another big victory in the last municipal elections, held at the beginning of