Young Union Junge Union | |
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Chairman | Johannes Winkel |
Secretary General | Arvid Hüsgen |
Founded | 1947 |
Headquarters | Leipziger Platz 11, D-10117 Berlin |
Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism Economic liberalism |
Mother party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union in Bavaria |
International affiliation | International Young Democrat Union |
Website | junge-union.de |
The Junge Union Deutschlands (English: Young Union of Germany) or JU is the joint youth organisation of the CDU/CSU coalition in Germany.[1] Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age.[2]
The Junge Union claims to be the largest political youth organization in Germany and Europe with about 100,000 members.[3]