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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. Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... Politics is the process by which individuals or relatively small groups attempt to exert influence over the actions of an organization. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... This is an (partial) overview of individuals that contributed to the development of liberal theory on a worldwide scale and therefore are strongly associated with the liberal tradition and instrumental in the exposition of political liberalism as a philosophy. ... Classical liberalism (also called laissez-faire liberalism[1]) is a term used: to label the philosophy developed by early liberals from the Age of Enlightenment until John Stuart Mill [2] to label the revived economic liberalism of the 20th century, seen in work by Friedrich Hayek[3] and Milton Friedman. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cultural liberalism is a form of liberalism which stresses the freedom of the individual from what Lord Acton called the tyrany of the majority, the right of the non-conformist to march to a different drummer. ... The liberal theory of economics is the theory of economics begun in the Englightenment, and believed to be first fully forumulated by Adam Smith. ... Libertarianism is a political philosophy advocating that individuals should be free to do whatever they wish with their person or property, as long as they do not infringe on the same liberty of others. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about political philosophy of Ordoliberalism. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Social liberalism is either a synonym for new liberalism or a label used by progressive liberal parties in order to differentiate themselves from the more conservative liberal parties, especially when there are two or more liberal parties in a country. ... American liberalism—that is, liberalism in the United States of America—is a broad political and philosophical mindset, favoring individual liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty, whether they come from established religion, from government regulation, from the existing class structure, or from multi-national corporations. ... Liberalism has been a strong force in Canadian politics since the late 18th Century. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series References A page examining the divergence between the Australian Liberal Party and liberals from ozpolitics. ... This article gives an overview of liberalism in the United Kingdom. ... This is an (partial) overview of individuals that contributed to the development of liberal theory on a worldwide scale and therefore are strongly associated with the liberal tradition and instrumental in the exposition of political liberalism as a philosophy. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Individualism is a term used to describe a moral, political, or social outlook, that stresses human independence and the importance of individual self-reliance and liberty. ... Liberal democracy is a form of government. ... Liberal neutrality is the idea that the liberal state should not promote any particular conception of the good. This idea formed a cornerstone of John Rawls work and has been developed by many other liberal thinkers e. ... The philosophical concept of negative liberty refers to an individuals liberty from being subjected to the authority of others. ... Positive liberty is an idea that was first expressed and analyzed as a separate conception of liberty by John Stuart Mill but most notably described by Isaiah Berlin. ... Liberty is generally considered a concept of political philosophy and identifies the condition in which an individual has immunity from the arbitrary exercise of authority. ... A free market is an idealized market, where all economic decisions and actions by individuals regarding transfer of money, goods, and services are voluntary, and are therefore devoid of coercion and theft (some definitions of coercion are inclusive of theft). Colloquially and loosely, a free market economy is an economy... This box:  • • A mixed economy is an economy that has a mix of economic systems. ... An open society is a concept originally developed by philosopher Henri Bergson. ... This article discusses liberalism as a major political current in specific regions and countries. ... The International Federation of Liberal & Radical Youth (IFLRY) is an international grouping of Liberal parties - it is the youth wing of the Liberal International. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium. ... ALDE logo The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (French: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour lEurope) is a Group in the European Parliament. ... European Liberal Youth (LYMEC - Liberal Youth Movement of the European Community) is an international organisation of Liberal youth movements - mostly the youth wings of members of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party. ... The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats is a regional organization of liberal and democratic political parties in Asia. ... The Africa Liberal Network is composed of 16 parties in Africa, from 14 different countries, and is an associated organisation of Liberal International, the political family to which Liberal Democratic parties belong. ... The Liberal Network for Latin America (Red Liberal de América Latina, RELIAL) is an international network founded in 2003 with the official launch taking place in Costa Rica November 2004. ... The Liberal Network for Latin America (Red Liberal de América Latina, RELIAL) is an international network founded in 2003 with the official launch taking place in Costa Rica November 2004. ... A political international is a trans-national organisation of political parties or activists. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 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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 withe the theme of Democracy and Developement November 2006 is the eleventh month of that year and has yet to occur. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... John Thomas Alderdice, Baron Alderdice (28 March 1955— ) is a Northern Ireland politician. ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Johannes Cornelis Hans van Baalen (born June 17, 1960) is a Dutch Member of Parliament for the liberal Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ... d66 may refer to Democrats 66, a Dutch political party d66 (die), a dice roll used in some old wargames and RPGs This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Marrakech (مراكش marrākish), known as the Pearl of the South, is a city in southwestern Morocco in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. ... November 2006 is the eleventh month of that year and has yet to occur. ... Development has meaning in several contexts: // Biological development or morphogenesis of embryos in the context of developmental biology (also see maturation) Child development (physical emphasis) or post-natal human development (pediatrics, etc) Technology development in industry, as in software engineering, the methodology and process of development of computer software; biotechnology...

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Aims

The Liberal International Consitution (2005) gives its purposes as

"to win general acceptance of Liberal principles which are international in their nature throughout the world, and to foster the growth of a free society based on personal liberty, personal responsibility and social justice, and to provide the means of co-operation and interchange of information between the member organisations, and between men and women of all countries who accept these principles."

The principles that unite member parties from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe are; respect for human rights, free and fair elections and multiparty-democracy, social justice, tolerance, social market economics, free trade, environmental sustainability and a strong sense of international solidarity.


The aims of Liberal International are also set out in a series of seven maifestos, written between 1946 and 1997 and are furthered by a variety of bodies including a near yearly conference for liberal parties and individuals from around the world. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Members

Full members

The International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) is an international liberal youth organizations. ... The International Network of Liberal Women is a member of the Liberal International. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party aisbl (founded 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium. ... The Liberal, Democratic and Reformers Group is a group in the Council of Europe. ... The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg European Flag: used by the Council of Europe and by the European Union The Council of Europe (French: Conseil de lEurope , German: Europarat /ˌɔɪ.ˈro. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Andorran political parties ... The Liberal Democratic Party (Partido Liberal Democrático) is a liberal party in Angola. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Austrian political parties ... The Mouvement Réformateur (MR) is a Belgian French-speaking liberal party, favoring a united Belgium. ... The Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten or VLD (Flemish Liberals and Democrats) is a Flemish liberal party, created in 1992 from the former PVV and a few other politicians from other parties. ... The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (Движение за права и свободи, Dviženie za Prava i Svobodi) is a centrist ethnic political party in Bulgaria, based in the Turkish minority. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Bulgarian political parties | Liberal parties ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Libertarian parties | Costa Rican political parties | Liberal parties ... The Rally of the Republicans (Rassemblement des Républicains, RDR) is an oppositional liberal party in Côte dIvoire, led by Alassane Ouattara. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Croatian political parties ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Cuban political parties ... The Cuban Liberal Union (Spanish: Unión Liberal Cubana) is a liberal party in Cuba of the classical, pro-free market variety, not to be confused with American left-liberalism. ... Det Radikale Venstre (literally: The Radical Left, but officially translated by the party as Danish Social Liberal Party), is a social liberal party in Denmark. ... Venstre is the name of two Scandinavian political parties Venstre (Denmark) Venstre (Norway) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The National Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea (Unión Democrática Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial) is a liberal party in exile from in Equatorial Guinea. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Estonian political parties | Liberal parties ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Finnish political parties | Nordic Agrarian parties ... The Swedish Peoples Party (Svenska folkpartiet (SFP) in Swedish or Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue (RKP) in Finnish) is a Swedish minority and mainly liberal party in Finland. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | German political parties | Liberal parties ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Gibraltar-related stubs | Liberal parties | Gibraltarian political parties ... The Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras) is a liberal party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. ... Stylized party logo Simple party logo The Alliance of Free Democrats - the Hungarian Liberal Party (Hungarian: Szabad-Demokraták szövetsége - a Magyar Liberális Párt, abbreviation SZDSZ) is a liberal party in Hungary, led by Gábor Kuncze. ... The Progressive Party (Icelandic: Framsóknarflokkurinn) is an agrarian and liberal party in Iceland. ... Shinui (שינוי) (original full name: Tenua le-Shinui ve Yozma and then to Shinui-Mifleget ha-Merkaz) is a Zionist, secular and anti-clerical, free market liberal party in Israel. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Latvian political parties ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Lithuanian political parties | Historical liberal parties ... The Democratic Party is a liberal party in Luxembourg, led by Claude Meisch who took over from Lydie Polfer. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Macedonian political parties ... Anthem: Transliteration: English: Capital Skopje Largest city Skopje Macedonian, Albanian1 Government Parliamentary republic  - President Branko Crvenkovski  - Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski Independence from Yugoslavia   - Declared September 8, 1991  Area  - Total 25,333 km² (148th) 9,779 sq mi   - Water (%) 1. ... The United Democratic Front claims to be a liberal party in Malawi and is mainly strong in the southern region populated by ethnic Yao. ... The Social Liberal Party (Partidul Social Liberal) is a liberal political party in Moldova, led by Oleg Serebrian. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Montenegrin political parties ... Motto: none Anthem: Oj, svijetla majska zoro Capital Podgorica Largest city Podgorica Serbian of the Ijekavian dialect1 Government Republic  - President Filip Vujanović  - Prime Minister Željko Å turanović Independence From Serbia and Montenegro   - Declared June 3, 2006   - Recognised June 8, 2006  Area  - Total 14,026 km² (159th) 5,414 sq mi   - Water... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Moroccan political parties ... Politics of Morocco Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Moroccan political parties ... Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... Venstre is the name of two Scandinavian political parties Venstre (Denmark) Venstre (Norway) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Paraguayan political parties ... The Liberal Party is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ... The Partidul Naţional Liberal (National Liberal Party) is a liberal party in Romania. ... Yabloko logo Yabloko, (official title: the Russian Democratic Party Yabloko, in Russian: Российская демократическая партия Яблоко) is a Russian social-liberal party, led by Grigory Yavlinsky. ... The Senegalese Democratic Party (French: Parti Démocratique Sénégalais) is a political party in Senegal. ... The Liberals of Serbia (Либерали Србије, Liberali Srbije) is a liberal party in Serbia. ... Motto: none Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Serbian, cyrillic script1 Government Republic  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica  - President Boris Tadić Establishment    - Formation 814   - First Serbian Uprising 1804   - Internationally recognized July 13, 1878   - Kingdom of SCS created December 1, 1918   - SCG dissolved June... The Alliance of the New Citizen (Slovak: Aliancia Nového Občana, ANO) is a new liberal party in Slovakia. ... Liberal Democracy of Slovenia or LDS (Slovenian: Liberalna demokracija Slovenije) is the liberal and former ruling political party of Slovenia. ... The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a liberal South African political party, and the official opposition to the ruling African National Congress. ... The Mallorcan Union (Unió Mallorquina) is a regional liberal party in Spain. ... The Liberal Party of Sri Lanka began as a think-tank called the Council for Liberal Democracy, founded in 1981 by the late Dr Chanaka Amaratunga, a longstanding member of the United National Party which was then in government. ... Folkpartiet Liberalerna is a liberal party in Sweden. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Swiss political parties ... The Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: Liberale Partei der Schweiz, French: Parti liberal suisse, Italian: Partito Liberale Svizzero) is a free market liberal party in Switzerland. ... Democratic Progressive Party Emblem The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (Chinese: 民主進步黨; abbrev. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Tanzanian political parties ... The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI), is a political party operating in Northern Ireland. ... Motto: [citation needed] (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (de facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (de facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3, NI Sign Language Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair... The Liberal International British Group is a UK organisation which promotes the work of The Liberal International and assists with contacts between UK Liberal Democrats and worldwide Liberal movements. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Observer parties

Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Argentine political parties ... The Croatian Peoples Party _ Liberal Democrats (Croatian Hrvatska narodna stranka _ Liberalni Demokrati; HNS) a liberal party in Croatia. ... The Progressive Democrats (in Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach, literal back-translation: The Democratic Party) is a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Stub | Liberal parties | Italian political parties ... The Liberal Party of Kosovo (Partia Liberale e Kosoves) is a liberal party in Kosovo. ... For other uses of the name Kosovo, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... The New Union (social liberals) (Lithuanian: Naujoji sÄ…junga (socialliberalai)), or NS, is a social liberal party in Lithuania, and the third largest in the Seimas, with 28 of 141 members. ... The New Alliance Party (in Spanish language Partido Nueva Alianza or PNA) is one of the political parties of Mexico of most recent creation. ... Mexico or, in Spanish, México, is: Mexico, a federal republic in North America Mexico City, that countrys capital city Mexican Federal District, the federal district containing that capital city Estado de México (State of Mexico), one of that republics 31 constituent states Mexico is also the... The Civic Alliance of Serbia (Serbian: Грађански савез Србије; transliteration into the Latin alphabet: GraÄ‘anski savez Srbije) is a social-liberal party in Serbia. ... Motto: none Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Serbian, cyrillic script1 Government Republic  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica  - President Boris Tadić Establishment    - Formation 814   - First Serbian Uprising 1804   - Internationally recognized July 13, 1878   - Kingdom of SCS created December 1, 1918   - SCG dissolved June... The Seychelles National Party is a liberal political party in Seychelles. ... The Social Liberal Party could refer to a number of parties, these are listed in the page Liberal Party. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Zambian political parties ...

Cooperating organisations

The Africa Liberal Network is composed of 16 parties in Africa, from 14 different countries, and is an associated organisation of Liberal International, the political family to which Liberal Democratic parties belong. ... The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats is a regional organization of liberal and democratic political parties in Asia. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium. ... Zürcher Zeitung, No. ... The National Democratic Institute is a non-profit organization which works to support and expand democracy worldwide. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The Liberal Network for Latin America (Red Liberal de América Latina, RELIAL) is an international network founded in 2003 with the official launch taking place in Costa Rica November 2004. ...

Former members

The Austrian Freedom Party (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs, abbreviated to FPÖ) is a far-right political party in Austria. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Croatian political parties ... Croatian Social Liberal Party (Croatian: Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka, HSLS) is a liberal party in Croatia. ... The Movimiento Fuerza Ecuador (Movement Forwards Ecuador) is a liberal party in Ecuador. ... The Liberals for Ã…land (Swedish: Liberalerna pÃ¥ Ã…land) is a liberal party of the Ã…land Islands. ... Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Ghanese political parties ... The International Democrat Union is an international grouping of conservative and, in some cases, Christian democratic parties. ... The former main office building of Fidesz The Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union (in Hungarian: Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség) is a large centre-right conservative and Christian Democratic political party in Hungary; as of 2006, it is the largest opposition party. ... Liberal Party (自由党 Jiyuto) is the name of five different political parties in different time periods in Japan. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Nicaraguan political parties | Liberal parties ... The National Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Nacional) is a liberal party in Panama. ... The Social Democratic Party (Portuguese: Partido Social Democrata, pron. ... Democratic and Social Centre (in Castillan: Centro Democrático y Social) is a political party in Spain. ... The United Democratic Party is a liberal party in Tanzania. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Turkish political parties ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Liberal parties | Ukrainian politics | Ukrainian political parties | Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs ...

Think Tanks

The International is also in a loose association with the following Think Tanks This article is about the institution. ...

The Liberales Institut is a swiss classical liberal think tank, founded in Zurich in 1979 and headed by Robert Nef ever since. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

See also

This article discusses liberalism as a major political current in specific regions and countries. ...

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