Centre of Social Democrats Centre des démocrates sociaux | |
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| Founded | 23 May 1976 |
| Dissolved | 25 November 1995 |
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| Merged into | Democratic Force |
| Ideology | Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre[1][2] |
| National affiliation | Union for French Democracy |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | Christian Democrat International |
The Centre of Social Democrats[3][4] (French: Centre des démocrates sociaux, CDS; also translated as the "Democratic and Social Centre")[5] was a Christian-democratic[6][7] and centrist[8] political party in France.[1] It existed from 1976 to 1995 and was based both directly and indirectly on the tradition of the Popular Republican Movement (MRP). The CDS was one of the co-founding parties of the European People's Party (EPP);[9] it later merged into the Democratic Force (FD).
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- ^ Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 65. ISBN 978-3-642-19414-6.