What is Christian Social Union of Bavaria?
{{Infobox political party |country = Germany |name = Christian Social Union of Bavaria |native_name = Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern |logo = [[File:CSU Logo since 2016.svg|200px|CSU logo]] |colorcode = {{party color|Christian Social Union of Bavaria}} |leader = [[Markus Söder]] ([[Minister President]] of [[Bavaria]]) |foundation = [[1945]] |ideology = [[Christian democracy]] <br> [[Conservatism]] |position= [[Centre-right]] |international = [[Christian Democrat International]] and [[International Democrat Union]] |european = [[European People's Party]] |europarl = [[European People's Party - European Democrats]] |colours = Blue (campaign colour) |headquarters = Franz Josef Strauß-Haus<br />Nymphenburger Str. 64<br />80335 [[München]] |website = [http://www.csu.de http://www.csu.de] }} The '''Christian Social Union of Bavaria''' or '''Christlich Soziale Union''' (short '''CSU''') is a [[conservatism|conservative]] political party in the [[Germany|German]] state of [[Bavaria]]. In the [[Federal republic|federal]] [[parliament]] of Germany ([[Bundestag]]) the CSU and the [[CDU]] join together in a political alliance to form the main centre-right group in Germany. Its chief is [[Horst Seehofer]]. == History == In 1945, two local CSU groups were founded. One in [[Würzburg]] and the other in [[Munich]]. In January 1946 the CSU was founded for the whole of Bavaria. All state elections of Bavaria were won by the CSU. Sometimes the CSU had to make some [[coalition]]s with the Bayernpartei (Bavarian Party), the [[FDP]] or the [[SPD]]. In the federal government the CSU always joins with the CDU. The CSU is more conservative than the CDU. One very famous leader of the CSU was [[Franz Josef Strauß]]. Sometimes he was well known for the good that he did. Other times because of [[scandal]]s. == Programme == The CSU is a very conservative party according to the people of Bavaria, who mainly live in the countryside and smaller towns and villages. Traditionally it tried to make a compromise between conservative