B1320thand21st

**Christian Democrats** In Europe people wanted to make new political parties when the cold war took away old ideas and leaders. People came up with Catholic political parties which became to be known as the Christian democrats. They were the leading party in the postwar elections. They won the majority in the parliament. The Christian democrats became very popular and “became West Germany’s majority party for a generation” (McKay et al 995). The democrats were inspired by a common Christian and European heritage. The development of this political party became influential in many countries. The Christian democrats were more on the conservative side and here were many different Christian democratic parties being made.