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| | Germany (East) Christian Democratic Union - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System |
 | | The CDU is the only party in East Germany with a counterpart of the same name in West Germany; both parties have the same roots. |
 | | Originally CDU members came from the ranks of farmers, craftsmen, small manufacturers, and Christians, both Protestants and Roman Catholics. |
 | | Since that time, Western observers have considered the CDU an auxiliary of the SED, useful for its appeal to the Christian, middle-class constituency. |
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