Christian Democrat

British

noun

a member or supporter of a Christian Democratic party

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adjective

of or relating to a Christian Democratic party

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It can take weeks - if not months - for parties to form a coalition, but if the centre right takes power, Christian Democrat Henri Bontenbal could be in the frame to lead it.

From BBC

Friedrich Merz needed 316 votes in the 630-seat Bundestag but only secured 310, in a significant blow to the Christian Democrat leader, two and a half months after winning Germany's federal elections.

From BBC

The conservative Christian Democrat leader said the three-party plan agreed by his party, the Social Democrats and Greens involved:

From BBC

He will end his Christian Democrat party's campaign with a rally in Munich, while his rivals will make a final appeal in a TV "speed-dating" programme with voters.

From BBC

Von der Leyen’s European People’s Party, a largely Christian Democrat group, is the legislature’s biggest and bound to be the coalition kingmaker after the elections.

From Seattle Times

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