KDU-ČSL
Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová | |
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| Abbreviation | KDU-ČSL |
| Chairman | Marek Výborný |
| Deputy Leaders | Pavel Bělobrádek Monika Brzesková Jiří Horák Eduard Hulicius Václav Pláteník |
| Secretary General | Pavel Hořava |
| Chamber of Deputies Leader | Aleš Dufek |
| Senate Leader | Josef Klement |
| MEP Leader | Tomáš Zdechovský |
| Founder | Jan Šrámek |
| Founded | 3 January 1919 |
| Merger of | MSKSSM, KNKSM, ČKSSKČ, KNKSČ, KSL |
| Headquarters | Palác Charitas, Karlovo náměstí 5, Prague |
| Newspaper | Nový Hlas |
| Think tank | Institute for Christian Democratic Politics |
| Youth wing | Young Populars |
| Women's wing | Women's Association |
| Membership | 18,600 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| National affiliation | SPOLU |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colors | Yellow Blue |
| Chamber of Deputies | 22 / 200 |
| Senate | 12 / 81 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| Regional councils | 49 / 685 |
| Governors of the regions | 1 / 13 |
| Local councils | 4,066 / 62,178 |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| kdu.cz | |
KDU-ČSL (In Czech, the initials of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party; Czech: Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová), often shortened to lidovci ("the populars"), is a Christian democratic political party in the Czech Republic, led by Marek Výborný. The party has taken part in most of the Czech government coalitions since 1990, and has been represented in every parliament except for the 6th Czech parliament (2010-2013). It currently forms part of the Cabinet of Petr Fiala, as part of the Spolu electoral alliance.