Christian Social Union of Bavaria
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Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern |
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| Abbreviation | CSU |
| President | Horst Seehofer |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Preceded by |
Bavarian People's Party (not legal predecessor) |
| Headquarters |
Franz-Josef-Strauß-Haus Nymphenburger Str. 64 80335 Munich |
| Newspaper | "Bayernkurier" |
| Youth wing | Young Union |
| Membership (December 2015) |
 145,000 |
| Ideology |
Bavarian regionalism Christian democracy Conservatism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | CDU/CSU |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colours | Blue |
| Bundestag |
56 / 630
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| Landtag of Bavaria |
101 / 180
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| European Parliament |
5 / 96
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| Ministers-president of states |
1 / 16
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (
CSU – Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern ) is a Christian democratic and conservativepolitical party in Germany. The CSU operates only in Bavaria, while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), operates in the other fifteen states of Germany. The CSU has 56 seats in the Bundestag making it the smallest of the five parties represented.
The CSU was founded in some ways as a continuation of the Weimar-era Catholic Bavarian People's Party (BVP). At the federal level, the CSU forms a common 'CDU/CSU' faction in the Bundestag with the CDU, which is frequently referred to as the Union Faction (die Unionsfraktion). Until the 2013 federal election, the CDU/CSU formed federal government in coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
In the state of Bavaria, the CSU has governed alone with an absolute majority since 1966 until 2008-2013, when it was the leading party of a coalition government with the FDS. The CSU differs from their coalition partners, the CDU, by being somewhat more conservative in social matters while the CSU is economically a bit more pro-interventionist.
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