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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 liberalism 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.

Contents 1 Aims 2 Members 2.1 Full members 2.2 Observer parties 2.3 Cooperating organisations 3 Former members 4 Think Tanks 5 See also 6 External links

Aims

The Liberal International Constitution (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 manifestos, 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.

Members

Ruling parties in bold.

Full members

•  Andorra - Liberal Party of Andorra
•  Angola - Liberal Democratic Party
•  Austria - Liberal Forum
•  Belgium
  • Mouvement Réformateur
  • Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
•  Bulgaria -
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms
  • National Movement for Simeon II
•  Canada - Liberal Party
•  Costa Rica - Partido Movimiento Libertario
•  Côte d'Ivoire - Rassemblement des Republicains
•  Croatia - Hrvatska Socijalno Liberalna Stranka
•  Cuba -
  • Partido Liberal de Cuba
  • Partido Solidaridad Democrática
  • Unión Liberal Cubana
•  Denmark -
  • Det Radikale Venstre
  • Venstre
•  Equatorial Guinea - National Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea
•  Estonia - Eesti Reformierakond
•  Finland -
  • Keskusta
  • Svenska Folkpartiet
•  Germany -
  • Deutsche Gruppe der LI
  • Freie Demokratische Partei
•  Gibraltar - Liberal Party
•  Honduras - Partido Liberal
•  Hungary - Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége
•  Iceland - Framsóknarflokkurinn
•  Israel -
  • Shinui
  • Israeli Group
•  Latvia - Latvias Cels
•  Lithuania - Liberal Union of Lithuania
•  Luxembourg - Demokratesch Partei
•  Republic of Macedonia - Liberalnо Demokratska Partija
•  Malawi - United Democratic Front (Malawi)
•  Moldova - Partidul Social-Liberal
•  Montenegro - Liberalni Savez Crne Gore
•  Morocco -
  • Union Constitutionnelle
  • Mouvement Populaire
•  Netherlands -
  • Democraten 66
  • Nederlandse Groep
  • Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
•  Norway - Venstre
•  Paraguay - Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico
•  Philippines - Liberal Party
•  Romania - Partidul Naţional Liberal
•  Russia - Yabloko (Russian Federation)
•  Senegal - Parti Démocratique Sénégalais
•  Serbia - Liberals of Serbia
•  Slovakia - Alliance of New Citizens
•  Slovenia - Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije
•  South Africa - Democratic Alliance
•  Spain -
  • Llibertat i Democracia Social
  • Unió Mallorquina
•  Sri Lanka - Liberal Party
•  Sweden - Liberal People's Party
•  Switzerland -
  • Freisinnig Demokratische Partei
  • Parti Libéral Suisse
•  Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party
•  Tanzania - Chama Cha Wananchi
•  United Kingdom -
  • Alliance Party
  • Liberal International British Group
  • Liberal Democrats

Observer parties

•  Argentina - Recreate for Growth
•  Brazil - Brazilian Group of Liberal International
•  Democratic Republic of the Congo - Alliance Nationale des Démocrates pour la Reconstruction (ANADER)
•  Croatia - Croatian People's Party (HNS)
•  Guatemala - Movimiento Reformador (MR)
•  Ireland - Progressive Democrats
•  Italy -
  • Federation of Italian Liberals
  • Italian Liberal Group
•  Kenya - Liberal Democratic Party of Kenya
•  Kosovo - Partia Liberale e Kosoves
•  Lithuania - New Union/Social Liberals
•  Mexico - Nueva Alianza
•  Sweden - Centre Party
•  Seychelles - Seychelles National Party
•  Tunisia - Parti Social Libéral
•  United States - United States Democratic Party
•  Zambia - United Party for National Development
•  Georgia - Republican Party of Georgia

Cooperating organisations

• 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

Former members

• 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

The International is also in a loose association with the following Think Tanks

• Liberales Institut (Switzerland)
• Dr. Y. Foerder Liberal Institute (Israel)
• Fondazione Luigi Einaudi (Italy)
• Teldersstichting (Netherlands)
• The Bertil Ohlin Institute (Sweden)
• CentreForum (UK)

See also

• Prize For Freedom
• Liberalism worldwide

External links

• Liberal International official site
• The Liberal Agenda for the 21st Century

•  • e Member parties of international liberal organizations
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