Christian Social Party (Germany)
The Christian Social Party (German: Christlich–soziale Partei, CSP) was a right-wing political party in the German Empire founded in 1878 by Adolf Stoecker as the Christian Social Workers' Party (German: Christlichsoziale Arbeiterpartei, CSPA).
Christian Social Party Christlich–soziale Partei | |
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| Founded | 5 January 1878 |
| Dissolved | November 1918 |
| Succeeded by | German National People's Party |
| Ideology | Christian ethics Monarchism Antisemitism Paternalistic conservatism Political Protestantism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Economic Union |
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The party combined a strong Christian-right programme with progressive ideas on labour and tried to provide an alternative for disillusioned Social Democrat voters.
Part of the Berlin movement, it increasingly focused on the Jewish question with a distinct antisemitic attitude.
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