Christian democracy
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Leterme replaces Van Rompuy as Belgian PMBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme was named Belgium's prime minister on Wednesday to guide the country through what is expected to be a period of political instability in the linguistically divided country. In this article: Yves Leterme, Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium, European Union, Brussels, Christian Democrat, Recession, Het Laatste Nieuws, and Fortis |
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | 6 days ago
Who is Van Rompuy?: New EU President's Life Motto Is 'Quiet Determination'
...are sorry to see him leave for Europe. The stage now seems set for the return of fellow Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme, whose stubbornness brought the country to the brink of a break-up. Views on Turkey Much is unknown about...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, EU, Belgium, Europe, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Economics, Turkey, Elio Di Rupo, Guy Verhofstadt, and Yves Leterme
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Reuters | 1 day ago
FACTBOX-Key facts about Belgium's Yves Leterme
...Belgium's Yves Leterme Belgium's King Albert nominated Flemish Christian Democrat Yves Leterme as prime minister on Wednesday to replace Herman Van Rompuy, who has been named president of the European Union. Here are some facts about...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, Christian Democrat, Liberation, Karel De Gucht, and Fortis
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International Herald Tribune | December 30, 2008
New Belgian government to be sworn in
The new premier, Herman van Rompuy, 61, succeeds fellow Christian Democrat Yves Leterme whose government quit Dec. 19 amid allegations that Leterme and his justice minister interfered in a court case dealing with the sale of Fortis Bank.
In this article: Yves Leterme, Fortis Bank, Allegation, Christian Democrat, BNP Paribas, Belgium, and Brussels
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Belgium's Van Rompuy named PM after coalition deal
...deal By Anne Jolis King Albert named Flemish Christian Democrat Herman Van Rompuy as Belgian prime minister on Tuesday to head a revived five-party coalition in a country facing recession and a bank crisis. Van Rompuy replaces his...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Fortis, Recession, Didier Reynders, Yves Leterme, Belgium, Allegation, Christian Democrat, and Supreme Court
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boston.com - Latest world news | January 02, 2009
Parliament gives new Belgian gov't green light
...is overcoming the economic crisis," Van Rompuy said. He replaces fellow Christian Democrat Yves Leterme, who quit as premier Dec. 19 along with his justice minister, Jo Vandeurzen. They resigned following allegations they had interfered...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Allegation, Jo Vandeurzen, Fortis, Belgium, All rights reserved, and Christian Democrat
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Belgian government offers resignation
...have seen their stakes become nearly worthless. Leterme heads a coalition of Christian democrats, liberals and socialists, split into Dutch-speaking and Francophone parties. On Wednesday, Leterme told parliament that there had been...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Fortis, Jo Vandeurzen, Allegation, E-mail, BNP Paribas, and Belgium
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Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-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 and social democrats, Christian democratic parties are moderately conservative, whereas in the very different cultural and political environment of Latin America they tend to lean to the left.
Examples of Christian democratic parties include the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Democrat Party of Chile, Fine Gael in Ireland and the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.
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