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Was bedeutet die Abkürzung CDU in Deutschland?
- Christliche Deutsche Union
- Club Deutscher Unternehmer
- Christlicher Deutscher Umweltschutz
- Christlich Demokratische Union
Why this is the correct answer
CDU stands for Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands, or Christian Democratic Union of Germany. Founded in 1945 as a cross-denominational centre-right party, it governed West Germany for most of its early decades under figures like Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl. Today it is one of Germany's two largest parties and operates in all states except Bavaria, where its sister party the CSU stands instead.