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We can only hail this decision, which respects our political-judicial tradition, said Christine Boutin, head of the small Christian-Democratic party.

France girds for debate after 'no' to gay marriage 2011

"We can only hail this decision, which respects our political-judicial tradition," said Christine Boutin, head of the small Christian-Democratic party.

French Gay Marriage Ban Is Constitutional: Watchdog AP 2011

The recent VC post criticising the Dutch government for going after these AEL cartoonists concerned a policy agreed ultimately by our Christian-Democratic justice minister and our Christian-Democratic Prime Minister.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Globally Managing American Speech? 2009

In my own country we have gone from calls by one cabinet member to turn Muslim holidays into official state holidays, to statements by another cabinet member, that Islam is part of Dutch culture, to an affirmation by the Christian-Democratic attorney general that he is willing to accept sharia in the Netherlands if there is a Muslim majority.

Archive 2008-09-01 FIDO The Dog 2008

If we Europeans were to shrink from tougher sanctions, said the Christian-Democratic chancellor, "we would have neither understood our historical responsibilities nor developed an awareness of the challenges of our time."

The Tehran-Berlin Axis 2008

Mr. Leterme's Christian-Democratic party has won the elections by merging with Flemish nationalists, who will not accept anything less than an ambitious state reform package that gives the regions more say in labor-market policies, health care and taxation and settles the constituency issue.

The Belgian Crackup Marc De Vos 2007

By this, with the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the EPP began to embrace the Christian-Democratic, Conservative and Centrist parties of the young democracies in order to reunite the European family.

The Budapest Declaration Richard 2004

It is the basic principle of Austria's European policy-enshrined in the programme of the present government which is, as you know a coalition government between the Christian-Democratic and the Social-Democratic Parties -- to participate actively and in good faith in all matters of European integration and cooperation.

Security and Integration in Europe—An Austrian View 1997

Two such votes in 1991 and 1993 led to changes in electoral practices that allowed new parties more scope and left the Christian-Democratic and Socialist parties floundering.

Italy's Dirty Linen Smith, Denis Mack 1995

This lack of any rotation in power was an anomaly and obviously unhealthy for any democracy; but it was supported by voters out of fear that a change from Christian-Democratic dominance would mean a victory for communism.

Italy's Dirty Linen Smith, Denis Mack 1995