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Last week was the seventy-fifth anniversary of the foundation of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, one of the most successful democratic political parties in postwar Europe.

Indeed, under Adenauer the CDU was one of the institutions which transformed relations between the peoples of Europe and started the process of integration which, alas, has not aged well.

Nonetheless, here are some election posters from the early years of the CDU — plus one from the 1980s.

Published at 9:50 pm on Tuesday 30 June 2020. Categories: Art Design Errant Thoughts Germany Politics Tags: , , , .
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I was getting ready to give full voice to my disgust with what the CDU has become, and not just since Merkel.
But your masterful little surprise at the end illustrates once again that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words.

— Hetterscheidt 25 Aug 2020 12:23 pm
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