Liberal Party is the name of dozens of political parties around the world. It usually designates a party that is ideologically liberal, meaning that they advocate individual rights and civil liberties, and sometimes left wing, meaning that they are egalitarian and believe in the redistribution of wealth from rich to poor. However, there are also some Liberal Parties which subscribe to classical liberalism and therefore support a mostly unregulated free market. Political Parties redirects here. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... Individual rights represent the moral rights of individuals in society prior to government. ... Left wing redirects here. ... Egalitarianism (derived from the French word égal, meaning equal or level) is a political doctrine that holds that all people should be treated as equals from birth. ... Income redistribution or redistribution of wealth is a political policy promoted by members of the political left, especially socialists, and opposed by members of the political right. ... Classical liberalism (also known as traditional liberalism[1] and laissez-faire liberalism[2]) is a doctrine stressing the importance of human rationality, individual property rights, natural rights, the protection of civil liberties, constitutional limitations of government, free markets, and individual freedom from restraint as exemplified in the writings of Adam... 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...

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Present-day parties

Politics of Colombia Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Colombian political parties | Liberal parties ... The Croatian Peoples Party _ Liberal Democrats (Croatian Hrvatska narodna stranka _ Liberalni Demokrati; HNS) a liberal party in Croatia. ... The Cuban Liberal Union (Spanish: Unión Liberal Cubana) is a liberal party in Cuba. ... Venstre[1] (IPA: , in Danish literally: Left), full name: Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark) is the largest political party in Denmark, founded with a basis on free market Liberalism, now a right-of-centre party. ... Liberalisterne (The Liberals) is a Danish political party founded in 2005 to campaign for a more liberal societal order in Denmark. ... The Liberal Party or Hizb al-Ahrar is a political party in Egypt. ... Liberals (Liberaalit) is a free market liberal party in Finland. ... The Free Democratic Party (German: Freie Demokratische Partei; FDP) is a liberal political party in Germany. ... 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. ... Liberal Party (自由黨) is a liberal conservative political party in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) is a liberal party in Iceland. ... The Italian Liberal Party (Italian: Partito Liberale Italiano, PLI) was an Italian free market liberal 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 | Liberal parties | Lithuanian political parties ... The Liberal Party of Macedonia (Liberalna Partija na Makedonija) is a liberal party in the Republic of Macedonia. ... This article is about the country in Europe. ... The Liberal Party of Montenegro (Liberalna Partija Crne Gore, LPCG) is a liberal political party in Montenegro. ... The Liberal Moroccan Party (French: Parti Marocain Libéral) is a political party in Morocco. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Nicaraguan political parties | Liberal parties ... The Authentic Radical Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico or PLRA) is a liberal party in Paraguay. ... The Liberal Party (Filipino: Partido Liberal) is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded in 1945 by a breakaway from the Nacionalista Party. ... Leader of the party The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (Либерально-Демократическая Партия России, Liberalno-Demokratičeskaja Partija Rossii) is a far right political party in Russia. ... Eugène Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People, symbolising French nationalism during the July Revolution 1830. ... 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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. ... The Liberal Party of Sweden (in Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna, abbreviated fp, meaning Peoples Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden. ... 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. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Liberal parties | Ukrainian politics | Ukrainian political parties | Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party is a minor United Kingdom political party. ...

In combination

The term Liberal is also used in combination with:

• Democratic

Further information: Liberal Democratic Party

• National

Further information: National Liberal Party

• New

Further information: New Liberal Party

• People's

Further information: Liberal People's Party

• Progressive

Further information: Progressive Liberal Party

• Reform

Further information: Liberal Reform Party

• Social

Further information: Social Liberal Party

• Radical

Further information: Radical Liberal Party

Liberal Democratic Party or Democratic Liberal Party is the name of dozens of political parties around the world. ... The National Liberal Party may be: National Liberal Party (Bermuda) - a Bermudian party National Liberal Party (Germany) - a former German party National Liberal Party (Lebanon) - a Lebanese party National Liberal Party (Panama) - a Panamanian party National Liberal Party (Romania) - a Romanian party National Liberal Party (UK) - a former United Kingdom... New Liberal Party may refer to: New Liberal Party (Brazil) New Liberal Party (Israel) New Liberal Party (Nicaragua) New Liberal Party (UK) Category: ... There are several political parties named Liberal Peoples Party in English: Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue in Finland Det Liberale Folkeparti in Norway Folkpartiet Liberalerna in Sweden See also the list of liberal parties. ... The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist and liberal party, now the ruling party of the Bahamas. ... There are several political parties named Liberal Reform Party in English: list of liberal parties. ... The Social Liberal Party could refer to a number of parties, these are listed in the page Liberal Party. ... Radical Liberal Party is the name of some political parties around the world. ...

See also

• Freedom Party
• Liberal International
• Radical Party
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal parties

Freedom Party is the name of several political parties, including Austria - Austrian Freedom Party Canada - Freedom Party of Canada (Affiliate of Freedom Party International) Liberia - National Freedom Party of Liberia South Africa - Inkatha Freedom Party Switzerland - Freedom Party of Switzerland United Kingdom - Freedom Party (UK) United States - Freedom Party of... Liberal International is a political international for international liberal parties. ... A number of political organizations have called themselves the Radical Party, or have Radical as part of their name. ... This is an overview of parties that adhere more or less (explicitly) to the ideas of political liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world. ... This is a list about liberalism and political parties around the world. ...

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