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.
113 political parties
from 83 countries
CDI was founded in 1961 and it currently has 113 political parties as members from Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.
Activities
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.
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