The Alliance of Democrats was a loose political international which operated from 2005 to 2012. While it did not publish an official manifesto, it consisted of a broad array of political parties that identified as

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centrist Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the ...

, and

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. It was founded by the

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, the European Democratic Party (EDP) and the

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(CALD). The Alliance included members of the Centrist Democrat International (such as the Christian Democrat Party of Chile and the Democratic Union of Catalonia) and the

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(such as all members of the

), as well as former members of

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(the

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), Israel's relatively new Kadima party, and conservative parties such as the Democratic Party of Serbia, which is also member of the International Democrat Union. The Alliance was co-chaired by

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, Francesco Rutelli and

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, while after 2008

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, who was also co-president of the Italian Liberal Group, was the Alliance's coordinator.

Past members

National parties and groups

International coalitions

Notable individual members

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(

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politician and Muslim feminist) * Pasqual Maragall (former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya) * Ona Juknevičienė (MEP, EDP member) * Paweł Piskorski (MEP, EDP member) *{{flagicon, Rwanda

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(writer, witness to the genocide in

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)

Leadership

*Co-Chairs:

, Francesco Rutelli and

(2005–...) *Coordinator:

(2008–...)

Notes

External links

Official website
Alliance of Democrats 2005_establishments_in_the_United_States 2012_disestablishments_in_the_United_States Former international organizations Centrist political advocacy groups in the United States Centrism in Europe Centrism in Asia