Christian Union of Slagerny
Christian Union of Slagerny | |
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| Abbreviation | CUS |
| Chairman | Paul Raddatz |
| Governing Body | 1931 Committee |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Dissolved | 2010 |
| Succeeded by | New Slagerny (de facto) |
| Membership | 8 million (peak, 1975) |
| Ideology | Conservatism (Slagern) Slagern unionism 1931–1949: Republicanism Conservative liberalism 1949–1972: Christian democracy Ordoliberalism 1972–1994: Christian conservatism Economic liberalism 1994–2010: National conservatism Right-wing populism Civic nationalism Protectionism |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| Colours | Navy Blue |
| Slogan | "Wir Vertrauen in Gott" |
The Christian Union of Slagerny was a conservative political party in Slagerny from 1931 to 2010, when President Tuska banned all political parties in the 2010 constitution. The Christian Union was a major party, alongside it's traditional rival the Socialist Front of Slagerny, in the Confederation of Slagerny for the state's whole existence. The party was de facto succeeded by the New Slagerny Party years later with many of the old members of the Christian Union joining it, the incumbent party president of New Slagerny Oskar Albrecht was formerly a member of the Christian Union.
The Christian Union went through many ideological shifts through it's existence, the party's origins lie as a more conservative alternative to the many socialist republican groups during the monarchy period and consistently maintained it's republican and conservative values - albeit with economic policies shifting considerably during the party's history. The Christian Union's zenith was during the 1970s and 80s: President Reinhold Regen led the Christian Union to its greatest electoral successes, out of the harsh Winter of 1973, whilst shifting the party's established economic policies away from the ordoliberalism of Schönbaum to a free market economic model emphasising massive tax cuts and deregulation.
History
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Policies and ideology
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Election results
Lower House
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 32,272,768 | 29.2 (#1) | 219 / 750
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New | Christian Union |
| 1962 | 22,530,008 | 20.3 (#1) | 152 / 750
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▼ 67 | Christian Union |
| 1966 | 21,619,351 | 19.3 (#2) | 145 / 750
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▼ 7 | Opposition |
| 1970 | 17,819,608 | 15.8 (#2) | 119 / 750
|
▼ 26 | Opposition |
| 1974 | 37,694,177 | 32.8 (#1) | 246 / 750
|
▲ 127 | Christian Union |
| 1978 | 39,493,061 | 34.1 (#1) | 256 / 750
|
▲ 10 | Christian Union |
| 1982 | 39,227,709 | 33.4 (#1) | 251 / 750
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▼ 5 | Christian Union |
| 1986 | 38,820,170 | 32.8 (#1) | 246 / 750
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▼ 5 | Christian Union |
| 1990 | 28,961,531 | 24.3 (#2) | 182 / 750
|
▼ 64 | Opposition |
| 1994 | 27,058,115 | 22.6 (#2) | 170 / 750
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▼ 12 | Opposition |
| 1998 | 35,456,872 | 29.3 (#1) | 220 / 750
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▲ 50 | Christian Union |
| 2002 | 33,454,243 | 27.5 (#1) | 206 / 750
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▼ 14 | Christian Union |
| 2006 | 27,610,751 | 22.4 (#2) | 168 / 750
|
▼ 38 | Opposition |
Head of State
| Election year | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Place | Votes | % | Place | ||
| 1974 | Reinhold Regen | 53,783,154 | 46.8 | #1 | 78,376,307 | 68.2 | #1 |
| 1978 | Reinhold Regen | 64,045,932 | 55.3 | #1 | — | — | — |