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The International Democrat Union ( IDU ) is an international alliance of centre - ___MASK52___ political parties . Headquartered in Oslo , Norway , the IDU comprises 71 full and associate members from 63 different countries . It is chaired by John Key , former Prime Minister of New Zealand . The Centrist Democrat International is Christian Democrat political international . Until 2001 it was known as 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 , still sometimes used colloquially ). It was formed in 1961 in Santiago , Chile as the " Christian Democrat World Union ", building on the legacy of other Christian Democrat internationals who tried to create a Christian - inspired ___MASK19___ alternative to the socialist internationals ; in 1982 it was renamed for the first time Christian Democrat International . The name officially changed due to the participation of groups of various faiths . It is the global international political group dedicated to the promotion of ___MASK48___ . 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 ( IDU ), although the CDI is closer to the political centre and more communitarian than the IDU . The European People ' s Party ( EPP ) is a European political party . A transnational organisation , it is composed of other political parties , not individuals . Founded by primarily Christian democratic parties in 1976 , it has since broadened its membership to include ___MASK44___ - conservative parties and parties with other centre - ___MASK52___ political perspectives . The Christian Social People ' s Party ( Luxembourgish : Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei , French : Parti populaire chrétien social , German : Christlich Soziale Volkspartei ) , abbreviated to CSV or PCS , is the largest political party in Luxembourg . The party follows a Christian - democratic ideology and , like most parties in Luxembourg , the CSV is strongly pro - European . The CSV is a member of the European People ' s Party ( EPP ) and the Centrist Democrat International ( CDI ) . The CSV has been the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies since the party ' s formation , and currently holds 23 of 60 seats in the Chamber . Since the Second World War , every Prime Minister of Luxembourg has been a member of the CSV , with only two exceptions : Gaston Thorn ( 1974 -- 1979 ) , and Xavier Bettel ( 2013 - ) . It holds three of Luxembourg ' s six seats in the European Parliament , as it has for 20 of the 30 years for which MEPs have been directly elected . The President is Michel Wolter . However , the leading figure from the party is the former Prime Minister , Jean - Claude Juncker , who previously governed in coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers ' Party ( LSAP ) until the 2013 general election in Luxembourg . A European political party ( formally , a political party at European level ; informally a Europarty ) is a type of political party organisation operating transnationally in Europe and in the institutions of the European Union . They are regulated and funded by the European Union and are usually made up of national parties , not individuals . Europarties have the exclusive ___MASK52___ to campaign during the European elections and express themselves within the European Parliament by their affiliated political groups and their MEPs . Europarties , through coordination meetings with their affiliated heads of state and government , influence the decision - making process of the European Council . Europarties also work closely and co - ordinate with their affiliated members of the European Commission and , according to the Lisbon Treaty the Europarty that wins the European elections has the ___MASK52___ to nominate to the European Council its candidate for President of the European Commission . ___MASK48___ is a political ideology which emerged in nineteenth - century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching , as well as Neo - Calvinism . It was originally conceived as a combination of traditional Catholic beliefs and modern democratic ideas , and it grew to incorporate the social teaching of other Christian denominations , such as the Lutheran Church and the Reformed Church . After World War II , the Protestant and Catholic movements of the Social Gospel and Neo - Thomism , respectively , played a role in shaping ___MASK48___ . ___MASK48___ continues to be influential in Europe and Latin America , although it is present in other parts of the world too .