Christian Democratic Appeal facts for kids
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The Christian Democratic Appeal (shortened CDA) is a political party in the Netherlands. A political party is a group of people who share similar ideas about how a country should be run. The CDA was formed by joining three older, big political parties: the Anti-Revolutionary Party, the Christian Historical Union, and the Catholic People's Party.
The CDA's Journey
The CDA party officially started on October 11, 1980. From 1982 to 2006, the party was very popular in the Netherlands. They had strong support in the elections of 1986, 1989, 2002, 2003, and 2006.
In the 2010 elections, the CDA lost many seats. They received less than half the votes compared to the election before. In the 2012 elections, they lost even more seats. However, in the 2017 elections, they gained back some seats. The current party leader is Wopke Hoekstra.
What the CDA Believes In
The CDA supports an idea called Christian democracy. This means their ideas are often based on Christian values. However, the party welcomes members of parliament who are Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu.
The party strongly supports the European Union. They also care a lot about environmentalism, which means protecting nature and the planet. The CDA calls itself a moderate party. This means they try to find a balance between different ideas. They have often worked together with the centre-right People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.
50PLUS (50+) --- Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) --- ChristianUnion (CU) --- Democrats 66 (D66) --- DENK --- Forum for Democracy (FvD) --- GreenLeft (GL) --- Labour Party (PvdA) --- Party for the Animals (PvdD) --- Party for the Future (PvdT) --- Party for Freedom (PVV) --- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) --- Reformed Political Party (SGP) --- Socialist Party (SP)
Images for kids
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Piet Steenkamp, founder and chairman from 1973 until 1980.
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Dries van Agt, CDA Leader from 1976 until 1982 and Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 until 1982.
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Ruud Lubbers, CDA Leader from 1982 until 1994 and Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 until 1994.
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, CDA Leader from 1997 until 2001.
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Jan Peter Balkenende, CDA Leader from 2001 until 2010 and Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 until 2010.
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Wopke Hoekstra, CDA Leader since December 2020.
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Pieter Heerma, Leader in the House of Representatives since 2022.
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Esther de Lange, Leader in the European Parliament since 2019.
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See also
In Spanish: Llamada Demócrata Cristiana para niños
