ChristianUnion
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Christian Union
ChristenUnie |
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| Leader | Gert-Jan Segers |
| Chairman | Piet Adema |
| Leader in the Senate | Roel Kuiper |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Gert-Jan Segers |
| Leader in the European Parliament | Peter van Dalen |
| Founded | 15 March 2001 |
| Merger of | GPV and RPF |
| Headquarters | Partijbureau ChristenUnie Johan van Oldebarneveltlaan 46, Amersfoort |
| Youth wing | PerspectieF |
| Thinktank | Mr. G. Groen van Prinsterer Stichting |
| Ideology |
Christian democracy Social conservatism Soft Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Religion | Orthodox Protestant |
| European affiliation | European Christian Political Movement |
| International affiliation | None |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists |
| Seats in the Senate |
3 / 75
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| Seats in the House of Representatives |
5 / 150
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| States-Provincial |
29 / 570
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| Seats in the European Parliament |
1 / 26
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| Website | |
| www.christenunie.nl | |
The Christian Union (Dutch: ChristenUnie), abbreviated to CU, is a Christian democraticpolitical party in the Netherlands. The CU holds socially conservative positions on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion and euthanasia, is Eurosceptic, while maintaining progressive stances on economic, immigration and environmental issues. The party self-describes itself as "social Christian".
Founded in 2000 as a merger of the Reformed Political Alliance (GPV) and Reformatory Political Federation (RPF), the Christian Union has five seats in the House of Representatives and four in the Senate. After doubling its seats in the 2006 elections it became the smallest member of the fourth Balkenende cabinet. In some elections, it forms an alliance with the Calvinist Reformed Political Party (SGP), which, unlike the CU, is a testimonial party.
Primarily a Protestant party, the CU bases its policies on the Bible, and takes the theological principles of charity and stewardship as bases for its support for public expenditure and environmentalism. The party seeks for government to uphold Christian morality, but supports freedom of religion under the doctrine of sphere sovereignty. The party is moderately Eurosceptic; it sits with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament. It is a member of the European Christian Political Movement.
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