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
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Women participation in politics
Defending Human Rights
Interfaith Dialogue
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Our News
The role of Latin American Countries in the United Nations Human Rights Council
Watch the event as it happened. In this event, organized in cooperation between the IDC-CDI and the Multinational Development Policy Dialogue of the Konrad Adenauer
The CDI mourns the passing away of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, former PM of Cambodia and President of our party member FUNCINPEC
The CDI mourns the passing away of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, the second son of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk and former First Prime Minister
Recognition of Mr. Yaqut Cholil Qoumas’ appointment as Indonesia’s Minister of Religious Affairs
The CDI congratulates the National Awakening Party (PKB) and the Republic of Indonesia on the recent appointment of Mr. Yaqut Cholil Qoumas as Indonesia’s Minister
Statement on the United States, an exemplary centuries-old democracy that does not admit violence and intolerance
In addition to the undisputed supreme value of dignity and human life, our institution has among its main objectives the defense of a stable, seamless