The opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) has been admitted as a full member of the Centrist Democrat International (CDI).This is the grouping of right-wing parties formerly known as the Christian Democrat International, which changed its name in 2001, to ease expansion into Islamic countries.Far and away the most significant members of the grouping are the ruling parties of Germany and France – the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and the UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) which is the power base for French President Nicolas Sarkozy.According to a report in Wednesday’s issue of the pro-MDM newsheet “CanalMoz”, the MDM’s membership of the CDI was announced by the party’s leader, the Mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, at a press conference in Beira on Tuesday.Simango had just returned from a CDI meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco. The Moroccan Prime Minister, Abbas El Fassi, leads the CDI affiliate in Morocco, the Istiqlal Party. Simango said the MDM hopes to develop partnerships with other CDI members, and will count on support from them in future election campaigns.
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