The Liberal Democratic Party (Либерално-Демократска Партија) is a liberal party in the Republic of Macedonia. The Liberal Democratic Party was launched in April 1997 as a merger between the Liberal Party and the Democratic Party. The first leader of the LDP was Petar Goshev from the Democrats, who was also the last president of the League of Communists of Macedonia. When the former Liberal Party was reestablished in 1999, significant portion of former Liberal Party has remained in the LDP. At the legislative elections, 15 september 2002, the party won 12 out of 120 seats as part of the Together for Macedonia alliance, led by the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia and the Liberal Democratic Party. Since the 2002 elections it has participated in the government together with the SDSM and the DUI. Information about the Liberal Democratic Party’s performance in the last parliamentary elections, held on July 5, 2006, is not currently available, but because the Social Democratic Union was defeated, it is unlikely that the Liberal Democratic Party will remain in the government. Since 1994 the LDP is a member of Liberal International. The LDP is also an affiliate member of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current leader is Risto Penov.
See also
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism in Macedonia
External links
- Liberal Democratic Party official site
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| Major parties | Social Democratic Union of Macedonia - VMRO-Democratic Party of Macedonian National Unity - Democratic Party of Albanians - Democratic Union for Integration- Liberal Democratic Party - Liberal Party of Macedonia - New Social Democratic Party - Party for Democratic Prosperity - Socialist Party of Macedonia |
| Minor parties | Albanian Democratic Union - Democratic Alternative - Democratic League of Bosniaks - Democratic Party of Serbs in Macedonia - Democratic Party of Turks - Democratic Union - League for Democracy - National Democratic Party - United Party of Romas in Macedonia - VMRO-People's Party - Workers Party |
| - List of political parties - Politics of the Repiblic of Macedonia | |
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| Liberal International: *=Observer member |
Andorra: PLA – Angola PLD – Argentina: Recrear* –Austria: LIF – Belgium: MR - VLD – Bulgaria: DPS - NDSV – Burkina Faso: ADF-RDA* - Cambodia: PSR* - Canada: Liberal Party - DR Congo: ANADER * – Costa Rica: PML – Côte d’Ivoire: RDR – Croatia: HNS-LD* – HSLS – Cuba: PLC – PSD – ULC – Denmark: RV - Venstre – Equatorial Guinea: UDENA – Estonia: Reform – Finland: Keskusta – SFP – Georgia: RPG* - Germany: FDP – Gibraltar: Liberal Party – Guatemala : MR* – Honduras: PLH – Hungary: SzDSz – Iceland: FSF – Ireland: PD* – Israel: Shinui - Italy: FdLI* - Kenya LDP* - Kosovo: PLK* – Latvia: LC – Lithuania: LCU – NU-SL* – Luxembourg: DP – Macedonia: LDP – Madagascar: MFM* - Malawi: UDF – Mali - PCR* - Mexico: NA* – Moldova: PSL – Montenegro: LSCG – Morocco: AdL* - UC - MP – Netherlands : D66 - VVD – Nicaragua: ALN* - Norway: Venstre – Paraguay: PLRA – Philippines: PL – Romania: PNL – Russia: Yabloko - Senegal: PDS – Serbia: LS – Seychelles: SNP* - Slovakia: ANO – Slovenia: LDS – South Africa: DA – Spain: UM – Sri Lanka: LP – Sweden: Cp* - FpL – Switzerland: FDP - PLS – Taiwan: DPP (民進黨) – Tanzania: CCW/CUF – Tunisia : PSL* - United Kingdom: APNI - Lib Dems - Zambia: UNDP* National groups: Brazil: Brazilian Group*– German Group – Israeli Group - Italian Group* – Netherlands Group - Catalan Group - British Group |
| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party : | Andorra: LPA - Austria: LIF - Belgium: VLD - MR - Bosnia and Herzegovina: LDS - Bulgaria: ДПС - НДСВ - Croatia: HNS-LD - HSLS - IDS - Cyprus: ΕΔ - Czech Republic: ODA - Denmark: RV - Venstre - Estonia:KESK - Reform - Finland: Keskusta - SFP - Germany: FDP - Hungary: SzDSz - Ireland: PD - Italy: MRE - RAD - PRI - IDV - Latvia: LC - Lithuania: LCU - LRLS - NS-SL - Luxembourg: DP - Macedonia: ЛПМ - ЛДП - Moldova: AMN - Netherlands: D66 - VVD - Norway: Venstre - Poland: PD - Romania: NLP - Russia: Яблоко - Serbia: ЛС - PLK (Kosovo)- Slovakia: ANO - Slovenia: LDS - Spain: CDC - UM - Sweden: Cp - FpL - Switzerland: FDP - United Kingdom: Lib Dems - APNI Youth organization: LYMEC |
| Other parties in the ALDE EP Group: | Cyprus: DIKO - France: UDF* - Italy: Margherita* - Lithuania: DP* - Romania: PC - Spain: PNV* The parties marked with an * are member of the European Democratic Party |
| Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats | Cambodia: PSR - Malaysia: PGRM - Myanmar: NCUB – Pakistan: LFP (ass. member) - Philippines: LP – Singapore: SDP - Sri Lanka: LP - Taiwan: DPP (民進黨) - Thailand: DP |
| Africa Liberal Network | Angola: PLD – Burkina Faso: ADF-RDA – DR Congo: ANADER - Côte d’Ivoire: RDR - Equatorial Guinea: UDENA – Madagascar: MFM – Malawi: UDF - Morocco: MP – UC – Mozambique: PDD – Senegal: PDS – Seychelles: SNP – South Africa: DA – Tanzania: CUF - UDP – Tunisia: PSL – Zambia: UNDP – Zimbabwe: MDC |
| Liberal Network for Latin America (Relial) | Argentina: Recrear – PPG - Costa Rica: PML – Guatemala: MR – Mexico: NA – Peru: Justicia Nacional |
