The Christian-Democratic Movement (Georgian:ქრისტიანულ-დემოკრატიული მოძრაობა, k’ristianul-demokratiuli modzraoba, KDM) is a political party in Georgia, founded in February 2008 and led by Giorgi Targamadze, formerly an Imedi TV anchor who had once been a Member of the Parliament of Georgia and a close ally of Aslan Abashidze, then a regional leader of Adjara. Former Imedi TV journalists Magda Anikashvili and Giorgi Akhvlediani and former Imedi producer Levan Vepkhvadze, all of whom left the station in January 2008, and one of the leading figures in the party Nika Laliashvili also joined the party.
Among its policies is a commitment to making Orthodox Christianity the state religion of Georgia.
At the May 21, 2008 Georgian legislative election, the party was one of several opposition parties to gain seats in Parliament. However the opposition parties as a whole had such small representation, after elections they considered rigged, that almost all the elected MPs renounced their mandates. The Christian Democrat members however chose to retain their seats, and the party became the main opposition to the ruling United National Movement in Parliament, often referred to as the "Parliamentary Opposition."
The KDH is represented in the parliament. It was also member of the government coalition, but it left that coalition on 7 February 2006 due to disputes over an international treaty between Slovakia and the Holy See dealing with the Conscientious objection on religious grounds.
Four prominent parliamentary members (František Mikloško, Vladimír Palko, Rudolf Bauer and Pavol Minárik) left the party on 21 February 2008 due to their dissatisfaction with the party, its leadership and its policies, and founded the Conservative Democrats of Slovakia in July.
The Christian Democratic Party of the Overthrow (Greek:Χριστιανοδημοκρατικό Κόμμα Ανατροπής), previously named as Christian Democratic Party of Greece (Greek:Χριστιανοδημοκρατικό Κόμμα Ελλάδος) is a conservative and Christian democratic political party of Greece. It was founded in May 23, 2013 by Nikos Nikolopoulos, a former MP of the New Democracy party from Achaea.
During the presentation of the party, Nikos Nikolopoulos stated that the Christian Democratic Party is located in the political spectrum in the place where New Democracy was before the elections of May 2012 and that it continues the political tradition of the founder of New Democracy, Konstantinos Karamanlis.
Christian democracy is a political ideology which emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching. It was originally conceived as a combination of traditional Catholic beliefs and modern democratic ideas, but over time it grew to incorporate a variety of views from different Christian denominations and from different political thinkers. Christian democracy continues to be influential in Europe and Latin America, though throughout Europe the movement has been weakened by growing secularism.
In practice, Christian democracy is often considered centre-right on cultural, social, and moral issues (and is thus a supporter of social conservatism), while advocating a social market economy. In Europe, where Christian democrats defined their views as an alternative to the more leftist ideology of social democracy, Christian democratic parties are moderately conservative and center-right overall, whereas in the very different cultural and political environment of South America they tend to lean to the left in economical issues, and to the right in social issues.
A democracy is a type of political system, or a system of decision-making within an institution, or organization, in which all members have the equal share to power. Systems of democracy stand in contrast to other forms of government, including monarchy and oligarchy.
Democracy can be traced back from the present day to classical Athens in the 6th century B.C.E. In a modern representative democracy, this formal equality is embodied primarily in the right to vote.
Antiquity
Historic origins
Although it is generally believed that the concepts of democracy and constitution originated in one particular place and time – identified as Ancient Athens circa 508 B.C. — there is evidence to suggest that democratic forms of government, in a broad sense, may have existed in several areas of the world well before the turn of the 5th century B.C. Within that broad sense it is plausible to assume that democracy in one form or another arises naturally in any well-bonded group, such as a tribe.
By September 2010, both Franceschini and Piero Fassino had re-approached with Bersani, a move which was not approved by Walter Veltroni and Giuseppe Fioroni, who chose to form a "movement" in order to defend the "original spirit" of the PD. In doing this they were supported by 75 deputies: 33 Veltroniani, 35 Populars close to Fioroni and 7 former Rutelliani led by Paolo Gentiloni. The new faction was named Democratic Movement.
Gero Grassi, right-hand man of Fioroni, is the president of the association.
... of Us?” — journalist KatherineStewart explains how an anti-democratic movement of super-wealthy funders, disinformation promoters and Christian nationalist activists have merged in the United States.
The Durban moment also reinvigorated the Christian tradition, producing clerics such as Barney Pityana and the late Rubin Phillip, who would go on to play significant roles in the anti-apartheid movement.
