Christian Union

The Christian Union (German: Christen-Union, Dutch: Christen Unie; CU) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Rhinea. Founded in 1945, the CU is the major catch-all party of the centre-right in Rhinean politics. Its ideology blends Christian values with conservative principles on economic and social issues. Since 2017, the Christian Union has been the largest party in the Landtag.
==Electoral results==
===Presidential elections===
Election year	Candidate 	1st round 	1st round	1st round	2nd round 	2nd round	2nd round	Result
Election year	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	Rank 	Votes 	% 	Rank 	Result
2017 	Armin Laschet 	 	 	 	32,933,126	52.30 	1st 	Won
2022 	Friedrich Merz	21,309,115	33.08 	1st 	33,489,049	55.47 	1st 	Won
===Landtag===
Election year	Constituency	Constituency	Party list	Party list	Seats	+/–	Status
Election year	Votes 	% 	Votes 	% 	Seats	+/–	Status
2012 	14,829,152 	28.7 (#2) 	14,259,696	27.6 (#1) 	 	TBD	Opposition
2017 	19,128,619 	34.4 (#1) 	15,596,322	28.1 (#1) 	 	53 	Government
2022 	18,087,541 	35.3 (#1) 	15,955,205	31.2 (#1) 	 	2 	Government
Category:Rhinea
Category:Political Parties