Christian Democrat
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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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 • May 6, 2025
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 • Feb. 21, 2025
As the Christian Democrat mayor of the farming town of Ledegem and a regional parliamentarian in Flanders, he represents the traditional forces in European farming communities: Christianity and conservativism.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024
Pieter Omtzigt, a former centrist Christian Democrat who built his own New Social Contract party in three months to take an estimated 20 seats, said he would always be open to talks.
From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Daniel Caspary, the German Christian Democrat overseeing the agreement's passage through parliament, said the vote was "overdue", as the last trade deal to be cleared was with Vietnam in February 2020.
From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023
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