United Christian Democrats Cristiani Democratici Uniti | |
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| Leader | Rocco Buttiglione |
| Founded | 23 July 1995 |
| Dissolved | 6 December 2002 |
| Split from | Italian People's Party |
| Merged into | Union of Christian and Centre Democrats |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right[1] |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Colors | Light blue |
The United Christian Democrats (Italian: Cristiani Democratici Uniti, CDU) was a minor Christian democratic[2] political party in Italy. The CDU was a member of the European People's Party from 1995 until 2002.[3]
- ^ John Kenneth White; Philip Davies (1998). Political Parties and the Collapse of the Old Orders. SUNY Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-7914-4067-4.
- ^ Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko; Matti Mälkiä (2007). Encyclopedia of Digital Government. Idea Group Inc (IGI). p. 396. ISBN 978-1-59140-790-4.
- ^ Thomas Jansen; Steven Van Hecke (2011). At Europe's Service: The Origins and Evolution of the European People's Party. Springer. p. 51. ISBN 978-3-642-19413-9. Retrieved 19 August 2012.