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.
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Women participation in politics
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Visit of representatives and party members from Latin America to the European Parliament
17 June 2015 “During his visit to Brussels, Belgium seat of the European Parliament Deputy Jose Ramos, Secretary General of the Popular Party of Panama
Members of the democratic movement of Mozambique arrested for having facilitated food logistics to their monitors during the last elections
17 June 2015 Several members of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique were arrested and tried, without legal or procedural guarantees, for having facilitated food logistics
The FAES Foundation, along with the CES Foundation of the European Popular Party and the IDC, held a conference on North Africa and the Arab Nations from 10-15 December in Madrid
The FAES Foundation, along with the CES Foundation of the European Popular Party and the IDC, held a conference on North Africa and the Arab
A letter from Kurdistan: Out fight against terror
Kurdistan is currently fighting a terrorist-state that holds a crop of highly-trained militants, with enhances and sophisticated weapons that were obtained when they seized control
Conference on party policy development
From 2-6 March in Pretoria, South Africa, the NDI (National Democratic Institute) held a conference on Party Policy Development, with the region’s main political parties