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DE-P-00003-4

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Legal name: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
Country: Germany
Type: Political party
Founded: Not disclosed
Leader: Not disclosed
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: Not yet

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Origin Not yet verified
Control Nothing disclosed
Money Not yet verified
Channels Nothing disclosed
Networks Nothing disclosed

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4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.

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Who leads it not disclosed
How it is funded on record, not yet checked
Named funders on record, not yet checked
Public contact address on record, not yet checked
Official websites and accounts not disclosed

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Origin

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Brand names Pending check: CDU
Registration number: Not disclosed
Registered address Pending check: Klingelhöferstraße 8, 10785 Berlin
Public contact email Pending check: kah@cdu.de

1 source

Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Verzeichnis der Parteien und politischen Vereinigungen, die gemäß § 6 Absatz 3 Parteiengesetz Unterlagen hinterlegt haben (Anschriftenverzeichnis), Stand 01.10.2026, read 2026-10-19 ('Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands', Kurzbezeichnung CDU, address Klingelhöferstraße 8, 10785 Berlin, e-mail kah@cdu.de)

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Control

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European or international party family: Not disclosed

1 source

Die Bundeswahlleiterin, Verzeichnis der Parteien und politischen Vereinigungen, die gemäß § 6 Absatz 3 Parteiengesetz Unterlagen hinterlegt haben (Anschriftenverzeichnis), Stand 01.10.2026, read 2026-10-19 (registered party with deposited statutes and board list; members, no owners)

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Money

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Income mix: Not disclosed
State funding and named donors Pending check: Funder Type Note
Federal Republic of Germany (staatliche Teilfinanzierung, § 18 PartG) Government or public body recipient of state funds for 2024 (Festsetzung of 31 Jan 2025); per-party amount not extracted
Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG – DVAG Company EUR 190,000 in 2026 (100,000 on 27.01, 40,000 on 02.02, 50,000 on 23.09)
Verein Wirtschaft für Demokratie e. V. i. G. (Magdeburg) Other EUR 187,942.89 received 02.09.2026
Carl Rudolf Thies Knauf Individual EUR 150,000 in 2026 (100,000 on 09.02, 50,000 on 12.08)
Dr. Karl Gerhold Individual EUR 150,000 in 2026 (50,000 on 09.03, 100,000 on 13.05)
Andreas Lapp Individual EUR 100,000 received 28.01.2026
Philip Harting Familienstiftung Foundation EUR 100,000 in 2026 (50,000 on 31.08 and 14.10)
Dr. Martin Herrenknecht Individual EUR 100,000 in 2026 (50,000 on 14.01 and 05.08)
Dr. Arend Oetker Individual EUR 100,000 in 2026 (50,000 on 23.01 and 29.04)

Funder	Type	Note
Federal Republic of Germany (staatliche Teilfinanzierung, § 18 PartG)	Government or public body	recipient of state funds for 2024 (Festsetzung of 31 Jan 2025); per-party amount not extracted
Deutsche Vermögensberatung AG – DVAG	Company	EUR 190,000 in 2026 (100,000 on 27.01, 40,000 on 02.02, 50,000 on 23.09)
Verein Wirtschaft für Demokratie e. V. i. G. (Magdeburg)	Other	EUR 187,942.89 received 02.09.2026
Carl Rudolf Thies Knauf	Individual	EUR 150,000 in 2026 (100,000 on 09.02, 50,000 on 12.08)
Dr. Karl Gerhold	Individual	EUR 150,000 in 2026 (50,000 on 09.03, 100,000 on 13.05)
Andreas Lapp	Individual	EUR 100,000 received 28.01.2026
Philip Harting Familienstiftung	Foundation	EUR 100,000 in 2026 (50,000 on 31.08 and 14.10)
Dr. Martin Herrenknecht	Individual	EUR 100,000 in 2026 (50,000 on 14.01 and 05.08)
Dr. Arend Oetker	Individual	EUR 100,000 in 2026 (50,000 on 23.01 and 29.04)

2 sources

Where does it appear?

Channels

Nothing disclosed

Official websites: Not disclosed
Official social accounts: Not disclosed

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Media, foundations and other bodies it controls: Not disclosed

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
1	4 November 2026	First published

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