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The present chairwoman (of the federal party group) is German [[chancellor]] [[Angela Merkel]], vice-chairman are [[Roland Koch]] ([[Minister-President]] of the federal state of [[Hesse]]), [[Jürgen Rüttgers]] (former Minister-President of state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], now member of the German federal government), [[Annette Schavan]] (member of the German federal government) and [[Christian Wulff]] (Minister-President of the federal state of [[Lower Saxony]]). [[Ronald Pofalla]]

The present chairwoman (of the federal party group) is German [[chancellor]] [[Angela Merkel]], vice-chairman are [[Roland Koch]] ([[Minister-President]] of the federal state of [[Hesse]]), [[Jürgen Rüttgers]] (former Minister-President of state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], now member of the German federal government), [[Annette Schavan]] (member of the German federal government) and [[Christian Wulff]] (Minister-President of the federal state of [[Lower Saxony]]). [[Ronald Pofalla]]

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===Think Tank===

The federal party group holds a think tank called [[Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung]] (''Konrad Adenauer Foundation''), named after first chancellor of post-[[World War II]] Germany [[Konrad Adenauer]]. The state party groups have similar foundations.

The federal party group holds a think tank called [[Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung]] (''Konrad Adenauer Foundation''), named after first chancellor of post-[[World War II]] Germany [[Konrad Adenauer]]. The state party groups have similar foundations.

There's a special relationship between the CDU and the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]] (CSU). The CSU is legally a party of it's own, but cooperates closely with the CDU. The CSU only acts in the state of [[Bavaria]] and the CDU in the other states. The CSU is independent and has it's own political structure and party platform, which differs in some positions from the CDU's one, so that the CSU can be considered more conservative. The most prominent politician of the CSU was [[Franz-Josef Strauss]].

There's a special relationship between the CDU and the [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]] (CSU). The CSU is legally a party of its own, but cooperates closely with the CDU. The CSU only acts in the state of [[Bavaria]] and the CDU in the other states. The CSU is independent and has it's own political structure and party platform, which differs in some positions from the CDU's one, so that the CSU can be considered more conservative. The most prominent politician of the CSU was [[Franz-Josef Strauss]].

The CDU has special organizations for demographic groups (youth, women, older/retired citizens, etc.).

The CDU has special organizations for demographic groups (youth, women, older/retired citizens, etc.).