The monograph examines the history of French Christian democracy in the second half of the 20th century: the 1960s, when there are structural changes and a wide pluralism of Christian democratic movements; The 1970s, when Christian democracy interacts closely with giscardism, the 1980s - a period of stabilization of electoral and political influence and, finally, the 1990s - the beginning of the 21st century - a period of decline in traditional political culture and the evolution of the center associated with the activities of Francois Bayrou.