Christian Social Union in Bavaria

Christian Social Union in Bavaria

Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern
Christian Social Union in Bavaria Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern
Abbreviation	CSU
Leader	Markus Söder
Secretary General	Martin Huber
Founded	1945
Preceded by	Bavarian People's Party (de facto)
Headquarters	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Newspaper	Bayernkurier (1950–2019)
Youth wing	Young Union
Membership (2022)	132,000
Ideology	Christian democracy; Conservatism; Regionalism;
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	CDU/CSU
Regional affiliation	German Social Union (1990–1993)
European affiliation	European People's Party
International affiliation	International Democracy Union
European Parliament group	European People's Party
Colours	Blue
Bundestag	45 / 116 (Bavarian seats)
Bundesrat	4 / 6 (Bavarian seats)
Landtag of Bavaria	85 / 205
European Parliament	6 / 96
Heads of State Governments	1 / 16
Party flag
Website
	www.csu.de
	Politics of Germany; Political parties; Elections; Politics of Bavaria;

The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (German: Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern^ⓘ, CSU) is a Christian democratic^[5]^[6] and conservative^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9] political party in Germany. Having a regionalist identity,^[10]^[11] the CSU operates only in Bavaria while its larger counterpart, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), operates in the other fifteen states of Germany. It differs from the CDU by being somewhat more conservative in social matters, following Catholic social teaching.^[12] The CSU is considered the de facto successor of the Weimar-era Catholic Bavarian People's Party.^[13]

At the federal level, the CSU forms a common faction in the Bundestag with the CDU which is frequently referred to as the Union Faction (die Unionsfraktion) or simply CDU/CSU. The CSU has 45 seats in the Bundestag since the 2021 federal election,^[14] making it currently the second smallest of the seven parties represented. The CSU is a member of the European People's Party and the International Democrat Union.

Party leader Markus Söder serves as Minister-President of Bavaria, a position that CSU representatives have held from 1946 to 1954 and again since 1957.

^ "Bavaria's parties lose members". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 8 February 2023.
^ Boswell, Christina; Hough, Dan (2009). "Politicizing migration : opportunity or liability for the centre-right in Germany?". Immigration and integration policy in Europe : why politics -- and the centre-right -- matter. By Bale, Tim. Journal of European Public Policy Series. London: Routledge. pp. 18, 21. ISBN 9780415468343. OCLC 461254258.
^ Klaus Detterbeck (2012). Multi-Level Party Politics in Western Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 105.
^ Hornsteiner, Margaret; Saalfeld, Thomas (2014). "Parties and the Party System". Developments in German Politics. By Padgett, Stephen; Paterson, William E.; Zohlnhöfer, Reimut. Vol. 4. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 80. ISBN 9781137301635. OCLC 885477730.
^ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, a Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-313-39181-1.
^ ^a ^b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Germany". Parties and Elections in Europe.
^ Budge, Ian; Robertson, David; Hearl, Derek (1987). Ideology, Strategy, and Party Change: Spatial Analyses of Post-war Election Programmes in 19 Democracies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 296. ISBN 9780521306485.
^ Paul Statham; Hans-Jörg Trenz (2012). The Politicization of Europe: Contesting the Constitution in the Mass Media. Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-415-58466-1.
^ Antje Ellermann (2009). States Against Migrants: Deportation in Germany and the United States. Cambridge University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-521-51568-9.
^ Eve Hepburn (2016). "Cohesion Policy and Regional Mobilisation". In Simona Piattoni; Laura Polverari (eds.). Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-78471-567-0.
^ Ford, Graham (August 2007). "Constructing a Regional Identity: The Christian Social Union and Bavaria's Common Heritage, 1949–1962" (PDF). Contemporary European History. Cambridge University Press. 16 (3): 277–297. doi:10.1017/S0960777307003943. JSTOR 20081363. S2CID 146439508. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2022.
^ "Streit in der CSU über Sozialpolitik entbrannt". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 19 May 2010.
^ Biesinger, Joseph A. (2006). Germany: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present. Infobase Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 9780816074716.
^ "Results – The Federal Returning Officer". bundeswahlleiter.de (in German). The Federal Returning Officer.

[1] "Bavaria's parties lose members". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 8 February 2023.

[2] Boswell, Christina; Hough, Dan (2009). "Politicizing migration : opportunity or liability for the centre-right in Germany?". Immigration and integration policy in Europe : why politics -- and the centre-right -- matter. By Bale, Tim. Journal of European Public Policy Series. London: Routledge. pp. 18, 21. ISBN 9780415468343. OCLC 461254258.

[3] Klaus Detterbeck (2012). Multi-Level Party Politics in Western Europe. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 105.

[4] Hornsteiner, Margaret; Saalfeld, Thomas (2014). "Parties and the Party System". Developments in German Politics. By Padgett, Stephen; Paterson, William E.; Zohlnhöfer, Reimut. Vol. 4. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 80. ISBN 9781137301635. OCLC 885477730.

[Slomp2011-5] Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, a Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-313-39181-1.

[PEE-6] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Germany". Parties and Elections in Europe.

[Robertson_296-7] Budge, Ian; Robertson, David; Hearl, Derek (1987). Ideology, Strategy, and Party Change: Spatial Analyses of Post-war Election Programmes in 19 Democracies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 296. ISBN 9780521306485.

[StathamTrenz2012-8] Paul Statham; Hans-Jörg Trenz (2012). The Politicization of Europe: Contesting the Constitution in the Mass Media. Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-415-58466-1.

[Ellermann2009-9] Antje Ellermann (2009). States Against Migrants: Deportation in Germany and the United States. Cambridge University Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-521-51568-9.

[Hepburn2016-10] Eve Hepburn (2016). "Cohesion Policy and Regional Mobilisation". In Simona Piattoni; Laura Polverari (eds.). Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-78471-567-0.

[11] Ford, Graham (August 2007). "Constructing a Regional Identity: The Christian Social Union and Bavaria's Common Heritage, 1949–1962" (PDF). Contemporary European History. Cambridge University Press. 16 (3): 277–297. doi:10.1017/S0960777307003943. JSTOR 20081363. S2CID 146439508. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2022.

[Wirtschaftsliberale-12] "Streit in der CSU über Sozialpolitik entbrannt". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 19 May 2010.

[13] Biesinger, Joseph A. (2006). Germany: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present. Infobase Publishing. p. 310. ISBN 9780816074716.

[auto-14] "Results – The Federal Returning Officer". bundeswahlleiter.de (in German). The Federal Returning Officer.

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