Christelijk-Historische Unie

The Christian-Historical Union (CHU) was a dutch protestant-christian party. It was created by several groups which had earlier seceded from the Anti Revoluntionary Party (ARP). These groups opposed universal suffrage.

Related Topics:
Dutch - Protestant-christian - Anti Revoluntionary Party - Universal suffrage

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Voters of the CHU mainly came from the Dutch Reformed Church, the voters of the ARP also came from this church. The main difference between the CHU and the ARP was that the CHU was loose group of parliamentarians and the ARP was a much more organized. The CHU parliamentarians were not held to party discipline, for instance.

Related Topics:
Dutch Reformed Church - Party discipline

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In 1973 the CHU, the ARP and the Catholic's People's Party (KVP) united in the Christian-Democratic Appeal (CDA), which remains untill today a leading party in dutch politcs.

Related Topics:
1973 - Catholic's People's Party - Christian-Democratic Appeal

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