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The Free Democrats (Denmark, Historical)
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Free Democrats may refer to: *Alliance of Free Democrats (Hungary) *Association of Free Democrats (East Germany) *Free Democrats of Arjeplog *Free Democrats (Armenia) *Free Democrats (Czech Republic) *Free Democrats (Italy) *Free Democrats (Norway) *Free Democrats (South Africa) *Movement of Free Democrats (Cyprus) *Our Georgia – Free Democrats *Party of Free Democrats (Ukraine) *The Free Democrats (Denmark) * The Free Democrats (Denmark, historical) *Union of Free Democrats (Bulgaria) *Free Democratic Party (Germany) * Free Democrats Ireland (Ireland) See also *Free Democratic Party (other) Free Democratic Party is the name of several political parties around the world. It usually designates a party ideologically based on liberalism. Current parties with that name include: *Free Democratic Party (Germany), a liberal political party in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Of Free Democrats
The Alliance of Free Democrats – Hungarian Liberal Party ( hu, Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége – a Magyar Liberális Párt, SZDSZ) was a liberal political party in Hungary. The SZDSZ was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party and of Liberal International. It drew its support predominantly from Budapest among the middle classes, liberal intellectuals and entrepreneurs, with an ideological basis in social and economic liberalism. SZDSZ provided the first freely elected President for the Third Hungarian Republic, Árpád Göncz. The SZDSZ High Mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky was in office continuously since 1990 till 2010, when he was replaced by István Tarlós (who himself was a member of SZDSZ in the 1990s). History The party's origins lay in the illegal democratic opposition under the communist rule of János Kádár. This gave rise to the loosely organized Network of Free Initiatives (''Szabad Kezdeményezések Hálózata'') on 1 May 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Free Democrats
The Association of Free Democrats (german: Bund Freier Demokraten) was a liberal coalition, later party, formed in East Germany on 12 February 1990. It originally consisted of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany, Liberal Democratic Party, the Free Democratic Party (GDR) and the German Forum Party. In the Volkskammer election of the 18 March 1990 the Association of Free Democrats, heavily supported by the West German Free Democratic Party (Germany), Free Democratic Party, polled 5.28% of the votes and gained 21 seats, all parties running on the same lists. Most of the seats went to Liberal Democratic Party of Germany, Liberal Democratic Party members, whose leader Rainer Ortleb became their parliamentary leader. It then participated in the last GDR government led by Lothar de Maizière. On 27 March 1990, the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany, Liberal Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party of Germany (East Germany), National Democratic Party of Germany, previously ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Democrats Of Arjeplog
Free Democrats of Arjeplog ( sv, Arjeplogs Fria Demokrater) was a local political party in Arjeplog, Sweden. In the 2002 municipal polls it got 157 votes (8.0%) and three seats (down from four in 1998). The party forms part of a local government coalition consisting of the Social Democrats Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ..., Centre Party and AFD. Swedish local political parties {{Sweden-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Democrats (Armenia)
Free Democrats ( hy, Ազատ դեմոկրատներ, translit=Azat demokratner) is an Armenian liberal, Pro-European political party. It was founded in 2011 by Khachatur Kokobelyan. History Some Free Democrats party members participated in the 2012 Armenian parliamentary election under the Heritage Party list. Following the election, Heritage won 5.78% of the vote. The party participated in the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election, however the party won just 0.94% of the vote, failing to win any political representation. Khachatur Kokobelyan headed the party list, while Hrant Bagratyan (former Prime Minister of Armenia and leader of the Freedom Party) was the candidate for the post of Prime Minister. Prior to the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election, the Free Democrats formed a political alliance known as the We Alliance with the Hanrapetutyun Party, another pro-Western and pro-European party in Armenia. During the election campaign, the Free Democrats advocated that Armenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Democrats (Czech Republic)
The Civic Movement ( cs, Občanské hnutí, OH) was a liberal political party based in the Czech Republic, which existed from 1991 to 1995. The party was established after the break-up of Civic Forum by the liberal wing of Civic Forum, while the conservative wing established the Civic Democratic Party. Foreign Minister Jiří Dienstbier was elected leader of the Civic Movement. The party participated in the 1992 legislative election but failed to reach the required 5% threshold and was left without parliamentary representation. The party then renamed itself as the Free Democrats (''Svobodní demokraté'', SD), modelled on the Free Democratic Party of Germany, as the party tried to position itself as a more clearcut liberal party. The party joined the Liberal International Liberal International (LI) is a worldwide organization of liberal political parties - a political international. It was founded in Oxford in 1947 and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Democrats (Italy)
The Free Democrats (''Liberi Democratici'', LD) were the centrist faction within the Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy, around Francesco Rutelli, former leader of Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, one of the two main parties that merged to form the PD in 2007. The faction was launched by Rutelli in June 2009 during a convention in Rome. The group comprised both liberals and Christian democrats who wanted the PD to be modelled on the example of the United States Democratic Party and consider social democracy as obsolete in the 21st century. In fact the followers of Rutelli, the so-called ''Rutelliani'', included both the secular-liberal faction of the late DL (Paolo Gentiloni, Ermete Realacci and his group of ecologists, Linda Lanzillotta, Gianni Vernetti, Roberto Giachetti, etc.), who represented the more free market-oriented wing of the PD, and the socially conservative Teodems (Paola Binetti, Luigi Bobba, Enzo Carra, Donato Mosella, etc.), who were on the righ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Democrats (Norway)
The Free Democrats ( no, Fridemokratene) is a political organization formed by former members of the Progress Party of Norway in 1994. The 1993 election saw the support of the Progress Party (6.3 percent and 10 representatives) halved. After the 1994 Progress Party national convention several representatives of the "libertarian wing" broke out and founded a party more ideologically consistently libertarian, the Free Democrats. Four of the defectors were MPs, and formed an independent group in Parliament of Norway. Its first leader Ellen Christine Christiansen was among the four MPs, and also served in Oslo city council until 1995. In the Norwegian county elections, 1995 the party received 1,932 votes, 0.09% of the votes. The Free Democrats no longer participate in elections and function merely as a think tank and organization for Norwegian libertarians, regardless of their political allegiance. People associated with the Free Democrats also founded the online newspaper '' Lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Democrats (South Africa)
The Free Democrats (FREE DEMS) is a South African political party founded by neurologist Dr. Johan Reid to lobby for private health care, and is opposed to the government's proposed National Health Insurance. It is furthermore in favour of free enterprise, privatisation, private education and lower taxes. Controversy Reid has previously been accused of sexual harassment, and has been found guilty of seven counts of unprofessional conduct by the Health Professions Council. In August 2007, the Health Professions Council issued an apology for "incorrect information" published on their website regarding the guilty verdicts. Election results The party contested the 2019 general election at national level and in the Western Cape, failing to win a seat. National elections , - ! Election ! Total votes ! Share of vote ! Seats ! +/– ! Government , - ! 2019 , 2,580 , 0.01% , , – , Provincial elections ! rowspan=2 , Election ! colspan=2 , Eastern Cape ! colspan=2 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Democrats
The United Democrats ( el, Ενωμένοι Δημοκράτες (ΕΔΗ), ''Enomenoi Dimokrates'' (EDI)) is a liberal political party in Cyprus. The party was founded by former President of Cyprus George Vasiliou in 1993 as ''Kinima Eleftheron Dimokraton'' ("Movement of Free Democrats"). The party later merged with ADISOK (a group of former AKEL members, including Andreas Fantis, Andreas Ziartides and Pavlos Diglis) to form United Democrats. The party is a full member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and an observer member of the Liberal International. History At the legislative elections, 27 May 2001, the party won 2.6% of the popular vote and 1 out of 56 seats. During the 2004 Annan Plan Referendum, the party supported the Annan Plan for Cyprus. In 2005 the party's president George Vasiliou stepped down and Michalis Papapetrou was elected president. In the elections of 21 May 2006, the party won only 1.6% and lost parliamentary representation. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Georgia – Free Democrats
Free Democrats ( ka, თავისუფალი დემოკრატები, ''t’avisup’ali demokratebi''), previously known as Our Georgia – Free Democrats, is a political party in Georgia founded by Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former envoy to the United Nations, on 16 July 2009. The party was in opposition to the government led by Mikheil Saakashvili and his United National Movement. For the 2012 elections, it was part of the Georgian Dream alliance that won the election against the United National Movement. However, the party left the governing coalition on 5 November 2014. The Free Democrats support a presidential republic with a strong parliament, an independent judicial system, and a wide range of authorized local authorities. Its economic objectives are a competitive, free-market economy and the establishment of sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, job creation and social protection systems. To this end, the parties should consider strengthening ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of Free Democrats
The Party of Free Democrats ( uk, Партія Вільних Демократів) is a political party in Ukraine led by Mykhaylo Brodskyy. It was registered in November 1999 as Yabluko ( uk, Яблуко; ''Apple'').Партія вільних демократів Database DATA The party has about 1,000 members. History (a member of the faction) formed a 14-member "Yabluko" faction in the |
The Free Democrats (Denmark, Historical)
{{disambig, political ...
Free Democrats may refer to: *Alliance of Free Democrats (Hungary) *Association of Free Democrats (East Germany) *Free Democrats of Arjeplog *Free Democrats (Armenia) *Free Democrats (Czech Republic) *Free Democrats (Italy) *Free Democrats (Norway) *Free Democrats (South Africa) *Movement of Free Democrats (Cyprus) *Our Georgia – Free Democrats *Party of Free Democrats (Ukraine) *The Free Democrats (Denmark) * The Free Democrats (Denmark, historical) *Union of Free Democrats (Bulgaria) *Free Democratic Party (Germany) * Free Democrats Ireland (Ireland) See also *Free Democratic Party (other) Free Democratic Party is the name of several political parties around the world. It usually designates a party ideologically based on liberalism. Current parties with that name include: *Free Democratic Party (Germany), a liberal political party in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
