Bavaria’s Christian Social Union: What you need to know
03 October 2023 |
4:07 am
Bavarians are known for their independence. The political expression of this is the Christian Social Union — the regional conservative party and feisty southern sibling to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats.
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