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Christian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and Latin America, though in a number of countries its Christian ethos has been diluted by secularisation. In practice, Christian democracy is often considered conservative on cultural, social, and moral issues and progressive on fiscal and economic issues. In Europe, where their opponents have traditionally been secularist socialists, Christian democratic parties are moderately conservative overall, whereas in the very different cultural and political environment of Latin America they tend to lean to the left. It is the dominant political movement in Europe.

List of Christian democratic parties organized by country

 Albania

• Albanian Christian Democratic Movement
• Christian Democratic Party

 Andorra

• Andorran Democratic Centre

 Antigua and Barbuda

• First Christian Democratic Party

 Argentina

• Christian Democratic Party

 Aruba

• Aruban People's Party

 Australia

• Democratic Labor Party
• Christian Democratic Party

 Austria

• Austrian People's Party

 Belarus

• Belarusian Christian Democracy (in process of registration)
• Conservative Christian Party of the Belarusian People's Front

 Belgium

• Christian Democratic and Flemish (Dutch language)
• Humanist Democratic Centre (French language)
• Citizens' Movement for Change (French language)
• Christian Social Party (Belgium) (German language)
• Christene Volkspartij (defunct) (Dutch language)
• Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct) (Dutch and French language)

 Bolivia

• Christian Democratic Party

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Christian Democrats (defunct)
• Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Croatian Democratic Union 1990
• Croatian Peasant Party - New Croatian Initiative
• Croatian Christian Democratic Union (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

 Brazil

• Christian Social Democratic Party
• Democrats

 Bulgaria

• Bulgarian Christian Coalition
• Union of the Democratic Forces

 Canada

• Parti démocratie chrétienne du Québec
• Christian Heritage Party of Canada

 Chile

• Christian Democratic Party

 Cuba

• Christian Democratic Party

 Colombia

• Christian National Party
• Christians for Community

 Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Christian Democrat Party
• Congolese Alliance of Christian Democrats
• Democratic Social Christian Party
• Federalist Christian Democracy-Convention of Federalists for Christian Democracy

 Costa Rica

• Social Christian Unity Party

 Croatia

• Croatian Christian Democratic Party (defunct)
• Croatian Christian Democratic Union
• Croatian Demochristians (defunct)
• Croatian Demochristian Party
• Croatian Democratic Union
• Croatian Democratic Party (defunct)

 Cuba

• Christian Democratic Party
• Cuban Democratic Project

 Cyprus

• Democratic Rally

 Czech Republic

• Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party
• Christian Democratic Party (merged later with Civic Democratic Party)

 Denmark

• Christian Democratic Party

 Dominican Republic

• Christian Democratic Union
• Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party
• Social Christian Reformist Party

 East Timor

• Christian Democratic Party
• Christian Democratic Party of Timor

 Ecuador

• Christian Democratic Union

 El Salvador

• Christian Democratic Party

 Estonia

• Party of Estonian Christian Democrats

 Fiji

• Christian Democratic Alliance (defunct)

 Finland

• Christian Democrats

 France

• Christian Democratic Party (Part Chrétien-démocrate)
• Democratic and Social Centre (defunct)
• People's Republican Movement (defunct)

 Georgia

• Christian-Democratic Movement

 Germany

• Centre Party
• Christian Democratic Union
• Christian Social Union of Bavaria
• Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) (defunct)
• Partei Bibeltreuer Christen (PBC) (Party of Bible-abiding Christians)
• Partei für Arbeit, Umwelt und Familie (AUF-Partei) (Party for Labour, Environment and Family)

 Gibraltar

• New Gibraltar Democracy

 Greece

• New Democracy
• Popular Orthodox Rally

 Haiti

• Christian Democratic Party

 Honduras

• Christian Democratic Party

 Hungary

• Christian Democratic People's Party
• Fidesz - Hungarian Civic Union
• Hungarian Democratic Forum

 Indonesia

• Christian Democratic Party Indonesia

 Ireland

• Christian Solidarity Party
• Fine Gael

 Italy

• Movement for Autonomy
• New Christian Democracy
• Union of Christian and Centre Democrats
• UDEUR Populars
• Christian Democracy (Italy, 1997)
• Christian Democracy (Italy)
• Forza Italia (defunct)

 Jamaica

• Christian Democratic Party (Jamaica)

 Kosovo

• Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo

 Lebanon

• Christian Democratic Party of Lebanon

 Latvia

• Latvia's First Party

 Lithuania

• Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
• Lithuanian Christian Democrats (defunct)

 Luxembourg

• Christian Social People's Party

 Malta

• Nationalist Party

 Macedonia

• VMRO–DPMNE
• VMRO-NP

 Mexico

• National Action Party

 Moldova

• Peasants' Christian Democratic Party
• Popular Christian Democratic Party

 Montenegro

• People's Party

 Namibia

• Christian Democratic Party (defunct)
• Christian Democratic Union (defunct)
• Damara Christian Democratic Party (defunct)
• Namibia Christian Democratic Party (defunct)

 Netherlands

• see Christian Democracy in the Netherlands for fuller treatment
• Christian Democratic Appeal – formed from the three defunct CD parties below
  • Anti Revolutionary Party (defunct) – the first Christian Democratic party in history, founded in 1879 by Abraham Kuyper
  • Catholic People's Party (defunct)
  • Christian Historical Union (defunct)
• Christian Union – formed from the two defunct CD parties below
  • Reformed Political Alliance (defunct)
  • Reformatory Political Federation (defunct)
• Reformed Political Party – broke from the ARP in 1918 for ideological reasons

 Netherlands Antilles

• National People's Party

 New Zealand

• The Kiwi Party

 Nicaragua

• Nicaraguan Christian Democratic Union
• Nicaraguan Social Christian Party
• Popular Social Christian Party (defunct)

 Norway

• Christian People's Party

 Panama

• People's Party

 Papua New Guinea

• Christian Democratic Party

 Peru

• Christian Democrat Party
• Christian People's Party

 Philippines

• Lakas-Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino-Christian-Muslim Democrats
• Bangon Pilipinas Party

 Poland

• Civic Platform
• Law and Justice
• Polish People's Party

 Portugal

• Democratic and Social Center / People's Party
• Social Democratic Party

 Romania

• Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)
• Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party (Romania)
• Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
• Christian Democratic People's Alliance
• Christian Democratic People's Party
• National Democratic Christian Party
• New Generation Party – Christian Democratic

 Russia

• Christian Democratic Party of Russia

 Rwanda

• Christian Democratic Party

 Samoa

• Christian Democratic Party (defunct)
• Samoan Democratic United Party

 San Marino

• Christian Democratic Party

 São Tomé and Príncipe

• Christian Democratic Front

 Serbia

• Democratic Party of Serbia
• Christian Democratic Party

 Slovakia

• Christian Democratic Movement
• Party of the Hungarian Coalition
• Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party

 Slovenia

• New Slovenia
• Slovene Christian Democrats

 South Africa

• African Christian Democratic Party
• United Christian Democratic Party
• Christian Democratic Alliance
• Christian Democratic Party
• Christen Party/Christian Party (South Africa)

 Spain

• Basque Nationalist Party
• Democratic Union of Catalonia
• People's Party

 Sweden

• Christian Democrats

 Switzerland

• Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
• Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland
• Federal Democratic Union

 Syria

• Christian Democratic Party of Syria

 Ukraine

• Christian Democratic Union
• Party of Christian-Popular Union (defunct)

 United Kingdom

• Christian Party
• Christian Peoples Alliance
• Christian Democratic Party

 Uruguay

• Christian Democratic Party

 Venezuela

• Copei – Social Christian Party of Venezuela

Other entities

• Global - Centrist Democrat International – headquartered in Brussels
• European Union - European People's Party – Centrist Democratic regional in Europe; and the largest group in European Parliament
• Americas - Christian Democrat Organization of America – Centrist Democratic regional in the Americas, North and South

Other Christianity-related parties

• Christian Heritage Party of Canada

Related philosophies

• Catholic social teaching
• Communitarianism
• Distributism
• Neo-Calvinism
• Social conservatism
• Social market economy
• Political catholicism
• Christian politics

Indices

• List of generic names of political parties
• List of political parties by country