Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern
Leader	Edmund Stoiber
Founded	1945
Headquarters	Franz Josef Strauß-Haus Nymphenburger Str. 64 80335 München
Political Ideology	Christian Democracy, Conservatism
International Affiliation	Christian Democrat and People's Parties International and International Democrat Union
European Affiliation	European People's Party and European Democrat Union
European Parliament Group	EPP-ED
Colours	Blue
Website	http://www.csu.de
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The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU – Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V.) is a conservative political party in Germany. It operates exclusively in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party CDU operates in the rest of the country. Only in 1957 in the state of Saarland (in the first election after it had rejoined Germany) did the CSU run against CDU candidates, but this section of the CSU later merged with the CDU. On the federal level, the CSU is often perceived as the more socially conservative of the two parties, although recently it has also been seen as more leftist on economic issues than the CDU. At times, especially when the CDU showed weaknesses, there has been considerable tension up to threats to break up the cooperation. Most of the time, however, they work together very closely. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... This article needs cleanup. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saarland is one of the 16 states of Germany. ...

The CSU has led the Bavarian state government practically since it came into existence, and without the need for a coalition government for most of the time. This level of dominance is unique in post-war Germany. On the federal level, it forms a common faction in the Bundestag (Federal Parliament) with the CDU. Edmund Stoiber took over the CSU chairmanship early in 1999. He ran for chancellor in 2002, but lost. In 2003 the CSU was re-elected as the Bavarian government with an overall majority. Franz Josef Strauß (1915-1988) is seen as having set the ideological basis of the party, although he was too young to be a founding leader of the party, which began as a continuation of the Weimar-era Bavarian People's Party. The Bundestag (Federal Diet) is the parliament of Germany. ... French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin with Edmund Stoiber Arnold Schwarzenegger with Edmund Stoiber Dr. jur. ... Various governments have a Chancellor who serves as some form of junior or senior minister. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bavaria state election, 2003, was conducted on September 21, 2003, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Bavaria. ... Dr h. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bavarian Peoples Party (Bayerische Volkspartei) was the Bavarian branch of the Centre Party, which broke off from the rest of the party in 1919 to pursue a more conservative, Bavarian particularist, course. ...

Chairmen of the Christian Social Union, 1946-present

• Josef Müller 1946-1949
• Hans Ehard 1949-1955
• Hanns Seidel 1955-1961
• Franz Josef Strauß 1961-1988
• Theodor Waigel 1988-1999
• Edmund Stoiber 1999-

Josef Müller, nicknamed Ochsensepp (Oxen-Joe) (27 March, 1898 - 12 September 1972) was a German politician. ... Dr h. ... Theodor Waigel (born April 22, 1939) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria-party. ... French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin with Edmund Stoiber Arnold Schwarzenegger with Edmund Stoiber Dr. jur. ...

See also

• Christian Democratic Union of Germany
• Politics of Germany
• Bundestag (Federal Assembly of Germany)

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU - Christlich-Demokratische Union) is a political party in Germany. ... Politics of Germany takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Federal Chancellor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... The Bundestag (Federal Diet) is the parliament of Germany. ...

External link

• Christlich-Soziale Union - Official site (English page)