Centrist Democrat International

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The Centrist Democrat International was until 2001 the Christian Democrat International (CDI) and before that the Christian Democrat and People's Parties International (until 1999) (this earlier name is, since October 2000^[1], still sometime used colloquially). This political international was created in 1961 in Santiago, Chile^[2]^[3] as the Christian Democrat World Union, building on the legacy of other Christian Democrat internationals^[4] who tried to create a Christian-inspired third way^[5] alternative to the socialist internationals; in 1982 it was renamed for the first time Christian Democrat International.^[6] The name officially changed due to the participation of groups of various faiths.^[7] It is the global international political group dedicated to the promotion of Christian democracy. Although it gathers parties from around the globe, its members are drawn principally from Europe and Latin America. Some of them are also members of the International Democrat Union, although the CDI is closer to the political centre and more communitarian than the IDU.

The CDI's European wing, the European People's Party, is the largest political party at the European level. Its Latin American equivalent is the Christian Democrat Organization of America. The Democratic Party of the United States of America maintains link with CDI through the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. A youth organisation of the CDI is currently being established under the name of Youth of the Centrist Democrat International (YCDI).

[edit] Executve Committee

The CDI Executive Committee is the highest body of the organisation, formed by the president, the executive secretary and the vice-presidents.

The current president of the CDI is Pier Ferdinando Casini of Italy, while its Executive Secretary is Spanish MEP Antonio López-Istúriz, who is also Secretary-General of the EPP^[8]

The members of the Executive Committee are:

Pier Ferdinando Casini (Italy) - President
Antonio López-Istúriz (Spain) - Executive Secretary
Mário David (Portugal) - Deputy Executive Secretary
César Maia (Brazil) - Vice-President
Lourdes Flores Nano (Peru) - Vice-President
Michael Eman (Aruba) - Vice-President
Mariano Rajoy (Spain) - Vice-President
Juan Luis Seliman (Dominican Republic) - Vice-President
Gonzalo Arenas (Chile) - Vice-President
Naha Mouknas (Mauritania) - Vice-President
Abbas El Fassi (Morocco) - Vice-President
Edcel Lagman (Philippines) - Vice-President
Mikulas Dzurinda (Slovakia) - Vice-President
Viktor Orbán (Hungary) - Vice-President
Peter Hintze (Germany) - Vice-President
Jadranka Kosor (Croatia) - Vice-President
Andrés Pastrana (Colombia) - Vice-President
Luís Marques Mendes (Portugal) - Vice-President
Wilfried Martens (Belgium) - Ex-officio Vice-President (as President of the EPP)
Jorge Ocejo Moreno (Mexico) - Ex-officio Vice-President (as President of the ODCA)
Carlos Veiga (Cape Verde) - Ex-officio Vice-President

[edit] Member parties

Country	Party	Continent
Albania	Democratic Party of Albania	Europe
Andorra	Andorran Democratic Center	Europe
Angola	National Union for the Total Independence of Angola	Africa
Argentina	Christian Democratic Party	America
Armenia	Rule of Law Party	Europe
Aruba	Aruban People's Party	America
Belgium	Christian Democratic and Flemish	Europe
Bolivia	Christian Democratic Party	America
Brazil	Democrats	America
Bulgaria	Union of Democratic Forces	Europe
Burkina Faso	Union for the Republic	Africa
Cambodia	Funcinpec	Asia
Cape Verde	Movement for Democracy	Africa
Chile	Christian Democratic Party of Chile	America
Colombia	Colombian Conservative Party	America
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Movement for the Liberation of the Congo	Africa
Côte d'Ivoire	Rally of the Republicans	Africa
Croatia	Croatian Democratic Union	Europe
Cuba	Christian Movement "Liberation"	America
Cuba	Christian Democratic Party of Cuba	America
Curaçao	National People's Party	America
Cyprus	Democratic Rally	Europe
Czech Republic	Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party	Europe
Denmark	Christian Democrats	Europe
Dominican Republic	Social Christian Reformist Party	America
Ecuador	People's Democracy-Christian Democratic Union	America
El Salvador	Christian Democratic Party	America
France	Union for a Popular Movement	Europe
Germany	Christian Democratic Union	Europe
Greece	New Democracy	Europe
Equatorial Guinea	Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea	Africa
Hungary	Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union	Europe
Ireland	Fine Gael	Europe
Italy	Union of Christian and Centre Democrats	Europe
Italy	UDEUR Populars for the South	Europe
Lebanon	Lebanese Christian Democratic Union	Asia
Lebanon	Phalange	Asia
Malta	Nationalist Party	Europe
Mauritania	Union for Democracy and Progress	Africa
Mauritania	Union for the Republic	Africa
Mexico	National Action Party	America
Morocco	Istiqlal Party	Africa
Mozambique	Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO)	Africa
Mozambique	Democratic Movement of Mozambique	Africa
Netherlands	Christian Democratic Appeal	Europe
Norway	Christian Democratic Party	Europe
Panama	People's Party	America
Paraguay	Christian Democratic Party	America
Peru	Christian People's Party	America
Philippines	Lakas-Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino-Christian Muslim Democrats	Asia
Portugal	Social Democratic Party	Europe
Romania	Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party	Europe
Romania	Hungarian Romanian People's Party	Europe
Romania	Democratic Liberal Party	Europe
San Marino	Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party	Europe
Slovakia	Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party	Europe
Slovenia	New Slovenia	Europe
Slovenia	Slovenian Democratic Party	Europe
Spain	People's Party	Europe
Spain	Democratic Union of Catalonia	Europe
Sweden	Christian Democrats	Europe
Ukraine	Christian Democratic Union	Europe
Venezuela	COPEI	America