Liberal Democrats may refer to: * supporters of

liberal democracy Liberal democracy is the combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government. It is characterized by elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into diff ...

Liberal Democrats (UK) The Liberal Democrats (commonly referred to as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. Since the 1992 general election, with the exception of the 2015 general election, they have been the third-largest UK political ...

, a political party in the United Kingdom *

Liberal Democratic Party (Australia) The Liberal Democratic Party, shortened as LDP, Liberal Democrats, or Lib Dems, is an Australian political party founded in Canberra in 2001. The party espouses smaller government and supports policies that are based on classical liberal, li ...

, a political party in Australia, also known as Liberal Democrats * left-liberals or

social liberals Social liberalism (german: Sozialliberalismus, es, socioliberalismo, nl, Sociaalliberalisme), also known as new liberalism in the United Kingdom, modern liberalism, or simply liberalism in the contemporary United States, left-liberalism ...

in the

Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero An ...

Liberal Democrats (Italy) The Liberal Democrats ( it, Liberal Democratici, LD), whose complete name is Liberal Democrats for Renewal (''Liberal Democratici per il Rinnovamento''), is a liberal and centrist political party in Italy. The party, whose current leader is It ...

, a political party in Italy *

Liberal Democratic Party (France) The Liberal Democratic Party (french: Parti libéral démocrate, PLD) was a classical liberal political party in France. It was founded in 2008 by a split in the Liberal Alternative. It seeks to fulfil the same role as the former Liberal Democr ...

, a political party in France *

Liberal Democrats (Germany) The Liberal Democrats – The Social Liberals (German: ), abbreviated to LD, is a minor social liberal party in Germany, founded in 1982 and currently led by Kasim Dönmez. History The party was founded on 28 November 1982 mainly by former members ...

, a political party in Germany * Liberal Democrats (Sudan), a political party in Sudan * Liberal Democratic Party (Belarus), a political party in Belarus, also known as Liberal Democrats * Liberal Democrats (Belgium), a political party in Belgium *

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * List of political parties in Japan, political party in Japan. The LDP has been in power almost continuously s ...

, a political party in Japan, also known as Liberal Democrats * Liberal Democratic Party (Netherlands), a political party in the Netherlands * Liberal Democrats (Slovenia), a political party in Slovenia *

Liberal Democratic Party of Russia ) , abbreviation = LDPR (English)ЛДПР (Russian) , native_name = , newspaper = ''For the Russian People'' , youth_wing = , seats1_title = Seats in the Federation Council , seats1 = , seats2_title ...

, a political party in Russia, also known as Liberal Democrats *

Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine The Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine ( uk, Ліберально-демократична партія України, Liberalno-demokratychna partiya Ukrayiny) is a political party in Ukraine registered in July 1992.Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats The Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats ( hr, Hrvatska narodna stranka – Liberalni demokrati or HNS – LD) is a social-liberal political party in Croatia. As of April 2015 HNS forms a parliamentary club with 5 members in the Croati ...

, a political party in Croatia, sometimes shortened as Liberal Democrats * Order of the Nation (political party), a political party in the Czech Republic formerly known as LiDem – Liberal Democrats

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