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 ...
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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
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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 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 ...
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Liberal Democrats (Italy), a political party in Italy
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Liberal Democratic Party (France), a political party in France
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Liberal Democrats (Germany), a political party in Germany
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Liberal Democrats (Sudan)
The Liberal Democrats (Arabic: حِزب الديمقراطيين الأحرار, ''Hizb Al-Demokhrateen Al-Ahrar'') is a political party in Sudan.
At the last legislative elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process b ...
, a political party in Sudan
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Liberal Democratic Party (Belarus)
The Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus ( be, Ліберальна-дэмакратычная партыя Беларусі, russian: Либерально-демократическая партия Беларуси, Liberal'no-demokraticheskaya p ...
, a political party in Belarus, also known as Liberal Democrats
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Liberal Democrats (Belgium)
Liberal Democrats (French: ''Libéraux Démocrates'') is a minor French-speaking political party in Belgium.
History and ideology
The party was founded as the ''Listes Destexhe'' by former Senator, author and Mouvement Réformateur (MR) politicia ...
, a political party in Belgium
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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative:
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The LDP has been in power almost continuously s ...
, a political party in Japan, also known as Liberal Democrats
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Liberal Democratic Party (Netherlands)
The Liberal Democratic Party ( nl, Liberaal Democratische Partij, LibDem) is a minor social liberal party in the Netherlands, founded in August 2006. The leader of the party is Sammy van Tuyll van Serooskerken
Samuel Ernest "Sammy", Baron va ...
, a political party in the Netherlands
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Liberal Democrats (Slovenia)
The Liberal Democrats ( sl, Liberalni demokrati; LIDE) is a centrist to centre-left Slovenian political party. It was founded on 12 January 2022 by the then president of the National Assembly of Slovenia, Igor Zorčič.
History
On March 26, 202 ...
, a political party in Slovenia
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Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
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, a political party in Russia, also known as Liberal Democrats
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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
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Order of the Nation (political party)
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
, a political party in the Czech Republic formerly known as LiDem – Liberal Democrats
See also
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List of Liberal Democratic parties
Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties usually follow a liberal democratic ideology.
Active parties
Former parties
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