The CDI’s European division is the European People’s Party, currently the largest European political party. Its Latin American equivalent is the Christian Democrat Organization of America. The Democratic Party of the United States of America maintains links with CDI through the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
94 political parties from 73 countries
CDI was founded in 1961 and it currently has 94 political parties as members from Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.

History
1925
Secrétariat International des Partis Démocratiques d’Inspiration Chrétienne (SIPDIC)
1939-1945
World War II suspends the operations of the SIPDIC.
1947
Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América (ODCA)
1947
Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América (ODCA)
1950
Christian Democratic Union of Central Europe (CDUCE)
1956
ODCA, NEI, and CDUCE Meeting
1960
Christian Democratic International Information and Documentation Centre (CDI-IDC)
1961
World Union of Christian Democrats (WUCD)
1982
Christian Democrat International (CDI)
1999
Centrist Democrat International
Organization
The CDI Executive Committee is the highest body of the organization, formed by the president, the executive secretary and the vice-presidents.
The current president of the CDI is Andrés Pastrana Arango of Colombia, while its Executive Secretary is Spanish MEP Antonio López-Istúriz, who is also Secretary-General of the EPP.

Andrés Pastrana Arango
Colombia

Antonio López-Istúriz
Spain























































































