Christian People's Party (1965-1970)

Christian People's Party (short name: CVP ) was the name of a political party in the Federal Republic of Germany .

The CVP was created on July 17, 1965 through the merger of the Center Party and the Saarland People's Party (SVP). The SVP split off from the Christian People's Party of the Saarland after it was absorbed into the CDU Saar in 1959 . The center, which in the 1920s had the additional designation Christian People's Party , and the CVP of the Saarland were united under the name Christian People's Party from July 1956 to April 1957 .

The plan was to include the German Party , the South Schleswig Voters' Association , the Bavarian Party and the Baden People's Party , some of which had already been part of the Federal Union . However, this did not materialize.

The CVP took part in the 1965 federal election , but only in Saarland and North Rhine-Westphalia. In the Saarland the party achieved 1.4%, in NRW only 0.1% of the valid votes. Due to the disappointing result, the center left the CVP.

As early as June 1965, the SVP had entered the Saarland state elections under the name Saarland People's Party / Christian People's Party (SVP / CVP) and won two seats with 5.2% (30,570 votes), although more than half of the vote in the Lost compared to 1960 . Even after the center left, the regional association continued to work under the name SVP / CVP. In 1970 it was only 0.9% (5,773 votes). After leaving the Saarland state parliament in 1970, political activity was discontinued.