Thursday, November 8, 2007

Liberal International
Liberal International and Progressive or simply, Liberal International is a political international for international liberal parties. Its headquarters are located in London inside the building of the National Liberal Club. It was founded in Oxford in 1947, and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the strengthening of liberal democracy around the world. The Oxford Manifesto describes the basic political principles of the Liberal International.
As of November 2006, the president of Liberal International was the British Liberal Democrat peer Lord Alderdice, former leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. Deputy President was the Dutch Member of Parliament Hans van Baalen, spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Europe and Defence for the VVD in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. Secretary General is Jasper Veen, member of D66, Netherlands. Its last congress was held in Marrakesh, Morocco, in November 2006, with the theme of Democracy and Development.

Members

Flag of Andorra Andorra - Liberal Party of Andorra
Flag of Angola Angola - Liberal Democratic Party
Flag of Austria Austria - Liberal Forum
Flag of Belgium Belgium - Mouvement Réformateur
Flag of Belgium Belgium - Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria -

  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms
    National Movement for Simeon II
    Flag of Canada Canada - Liberal Party
    Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica - Partido Movimiento Libertario
    Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire - Rassemblement des Republicains
    Flag of Croatia Croatia - Hrvatska Socijalno Liberalna Stranka
    Flag of Cuba Cuba -

    • Partido Liberal de Cuba
      Partido Solidaridad Democrática
      Unión Liberal Cubana
      Flag of Denmark Denmark -

      • Det Radikale Venstre
        Venstre
        Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea - National Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea
        Flag of Estonia Estonia - Eesti Reformierakond
        Flag of Finland Finland -

        • Keskusta
          Svenska Folkpartiet
          Flag of Germany Germany -

          • Deutsche Gruppe der LI
            Freie Demokratische Partei
            Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar - Liberal Party
            Flag of Honduras Honduras - Partido Liberal
            Flag of Hungary Hungary - Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége
            Flag of Iceland Iceland - Framsóknarflokkurinn
            Flag of Israel Israel -

            • Shinui
              Israeli Group
              Flag of Latvia Latvia - Latvias Cels
              Flag of Lithuania Lithuania - Liberal Union of Lithuania
              Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg - Demokratesch Partei
              Flag of the Republic of Macedonia Macedonia - Liberalnо Demokratska Partija
              Flag of Malawi Malawi - United Democratic Front (Malawi)
              Flag of Moldova Moldova - Partidul Social-Liberal
              Flag of Montenegro Montenegro - Liberalni Savez Crne Gore
              Flag of Morocco Morocco -

              • Union Constitutionnelle
                Mouvement Populaire
                Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands -

                • Democraten 66
                  Nederlandse Groep
                  Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
                  Flag of Norway Norway - Venstre
                  Flag of Paraguay Paraguay - Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico
                  Flag of the Philippines Philippines - Liberal Party
                  Flag of Romania Romania - Partidul Naţional Liberal
                  Flag of Russia Russia - Yabloko (Russian Federation)
                  Flag of Senegal Senegal - Parti Démocratique Sénégalais
                  Flag of Serbia Serbia - Liberals of Serbia
                  Flag of Slovakia Slovakia - Alliance of New Citizens
                  Flag of Slovenia Slovenia - Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije
                  Flag of South Africa South Africa - Democratic Alliance
                  Flag of Spain Spain -

                  • Llibertat i Democracia Social
                    Unió Mallorquina
                    Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka - Liberal Party
                    Flag of Sweden Sweden - Liberal People's Party
                    Flag of Switzerland Switzerland -

                    • Freisinnig Demokratische Partei
                      Parti Libéral Suisse
                      Flag of the Republic of China Republic of China - Democratic Progressive Party
                      Flag of Tanzania Tanzania - Chama Cha Wananchi
                      Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom -

                      • Alliance Party
                        Liberal International British Group
                        Liberal Democrats Full members

                        Flag of Argentina Argentina - Recreate for Growth
                        Flag of Brazil Brazil - Brazilian Group of Liberal International
                        Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo - Alliance Nationale des Démocrates pour la Reconstruction (ANADER)
                        Flag of Croatia Croatia - Croatian People's Party (HNS)
                        Flag of Guatemala Guatemala - Movimiento Reformador (MR)
                        Flag of Ireland Ireland - Progressive Democrats
                        Flag of Italy Italy -

                        • Federation of Italian Liberals
                          Italian Liberal Group
                          Flag of Kosovo Kosovo - Partia Liberale e Kosoves
                          Flag of Lithuania Lithuania - New Union/Social Liberals
                          Flag of Mexico Mexico - Nueva Alianza
                          Flag of Seychelles Seychelles - Seychelles National Party
                          Flag of Tunisia Tunisia - Parti Social Libéral
                          Flag of Zambia Zambia - United Party for National Development
                          Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia - Republican Party of Georgia Observer parties

                          Africa Liberal Network
                          Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE)
                          Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
                          European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
                          Friedrich Naumann Stiftung
                          Dr. Y. Foerder Foundation
                          Fondazione Luigi Einaudi
                          International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)
                          International Network of Liberal Women
                          Liberal Democrat Group of the Council of Europe (LDR)
                          Liberal, Democratic and Reformers' Group (Council of Europe)
                          Swedish International Liberal Centre
                          Neue Zürcher Zeitung
                          National Democratic Institute, an organization with ties to the Democratic Party (United States)
                          Red Liberal de América Latina Liberal International Cooperating organisations

                          Freedom Party of Austria (withdrew when expulsion was proposed)
                          Liberalna Stranka (Croatia, merged into Croatian Social Liberal Party
                          Movimiento Fuerza Ecuador (Ecuador)
                          Liberalerna på Åland (Finland)
                          Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (UDSR; France, founding member, but defunct party)
                          New Patriotic Party (Ghana, joined IDU)
                          Fiatal Demokraták Szövetsége (Hungary)
                          Jiyuto (Japan, party was dissolved)
                          Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (Nicaragua, withdrew after being criticised)
                          Partido Liberal Nacional (Panama, disaffiliated by LI congress)
                          Social Democratic Party (Portugal, joined conservative organizations)
                          Civic Alliance of Serbia (Serbia), merged into Liberal Democratic Party
                          Democratic and Social Centre (Spain)
                          United Democratic Party (Tanzania)
                          Liberal Demokrat Parti (Turkey)
                          Liberal Party (Ukraine) Think Tanks

                          Liberalism worldwide

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