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.
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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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La IDC-CDI, Internacional Demócrata de Centro, así como el conjunto de la comunidad internacional, esta legítimamente conmovida por los disturbios y enfrentamientos que han tenido
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The Leadership of UNITA rejects, in the strongest possible terms, the statements of Mr. Rui Fernandes, a member of the Portuguese Communist Party’s Political Commission,
The Centrist Democratic International condemns the political situation in Nicaragua and Venezuela
Brussels, 8 August 2016. The Centrist Democratic International (IDC-CDI), chaired by former President of Colombia Andrés Pastrana, has today condemned the political situations and lack of
The democratic charter, the OAS and Venezuela
“The OAS must demonstrate today whether its Democratic Charter is a strong instrument, to defend the principles of democracy, or whether it is just something
Acción National got a historic success in mexican elections
Last June the 5th, local elections were held in Mexico, in which Acción Nacional (PAN) got a historic triumph due the win in seven out
Rise of populism and terrorism addressed at the CDI meeting in Lisbon
Lisbon, 15 of April 2016. The Centrist Democrat International (CDI) held today its executive committee in Lisbon. The meeting was chaired by the former President