tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post5915528073091063650..comments2024-03-27T20:37:08.065+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: The German party landscapeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-14924930278161222732008-06-12T02:29:00.000+02:002008-06-12T02:29:00.000+02:00It's not relevant anymore, but apparently they tra...It's not relevant anymore, but apparently they trace their roots to a "BVP" - Bayrische Volkspartei, I guess. I never heard of that party, but Wikipedia remembers it...<BR/><BR/>The Nazis shattered the old parties completely, so all post-war parties were really new creations.<BR/>Only the left ones SPD and KPD really stuck to their roots in name and program and had the advantage that some of their members had been active in their exile during the Nazi episode.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-51876503750129233792008-06-12T02:23:00.000+02:002008-06-12T02:23:00.000+02:00Hello Sven,Now, I understand that the CDU evolved ...Hello Sven,<BR/><BR/>Now, I understand that the CDU evolved out of the old Centre Party, but what was the origin of the CSU? Was there a Bavarian Centre Party autonomous of the Prussian Centre Party that the CSU derived from, or has the CSU always been the CSU?<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>NorfolkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com