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Liberal International is a political international for liberal parties. Its headquarters are located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within 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.
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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, free market economy, 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.
Officers
The president of Liberal International is Lord Alderdice, a British Liberal Democrat peer who was leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. The deputy president is Hans van Baalen, spokesperson on foreign affairs, Europe and defence for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament. The secretary general is Emil Kirjas, a former president of the International Federation of Liberal Youth.
Publications
Liberal International has two main publications. The first, LI-news[1] is a weekly dossier of news items that are relevant to the organization's member parties or cooperating organizations. The second, Liberal Matters, is a magazine published several times a year highlighting a particular liberal theme.
Members
Ruling parties in bold.
Full members
Andorra - Partit Liberal d'Andorra
Angola - Partido Liberal Democrático
Austria - Liberales Forum
Belgium
Bulgaria -
Canada - Liberal Party/Parti libéral
Costa Rica - Partido Movimiento Libertario
Côte d'Ivoire - Rassemblement des Republicains
Croatia - Hrvatska Socijalno Liberalna Stranka
Cuba -
Denmark -
Equatorial Guinea - Unión Democrática Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial
Estonia - Eesti Reformierakond
Finland -
Germany -
- Deutsche Gruppe der LI
- Freie Demokratische Partei
Gibraltar - Liberal Party
Honduras - Partido Liberal
Hungary - Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége
Iceland - Framsóknarflokkurinn
Israel - Israeli Liberal Group
Latvia - Latvijas Cels
Lithuania - Liberal and Centre Union
Luxembourg - Demokratesch Partei
Macedonia - Liberalnо Demokratska Partija
Malawi - United Democratic Front
Montenegro - Liberalna Partija Crne Gore
Morocco -
Netherlands -
- Democraten 66
- Nederlandse Groep
- Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
Norway - Venstre
Paraguay - Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico
Philippines - Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas (Liberal Party)
Romania - Partidul Naţional Liberal
Russia - Yabloko
Senegal - Parti Démocratique Sénégalais
Serbia - Liberali Srbije
Slovakia - Aliancia Nového Občana
Slovenia - Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije
South Africa - Democratic Alliance
Spain -
Sri Lanka - Liberal Party
Sweden -
Switzerland -
Republic of China - Democratic Progressive Party
Tanzania - Civic United Front
United Kingdom -
Observer parties
Argentina - Recrear para el Crecimiento (Recrear)
Brazil - Brazilian Group of Liberal International
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Alliance Nationale des Démocrates pour la Reconstruction- Costa Rica - Partido Movimiento Libertario - (President: Otto Guevara; Harvard, LL.M. '87)
- Croatia - Hrvatska narodna stranka – Liberalni Demokrati
Georgia - Republican Party of Georgia
Guatemala - Movimiento Reformador
Italy -
Kenya - Liberal Democratic Party of Kenya
Kosovo - Partia Liberale e Kosoves- Lithuania - Naujoji sąjunga (socialliberalai)
Mexico - Nueva Alianza
Moldova - Partidul Alianţă Moldova Noastră- Serbia - Liberalno-demokratska partija
- Slovenia - Zares
Seychelles - Seychelles National Party
Tunisia - Social-Liberal Party
Zambia - United Party for National Development
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
Liberal think tanks and foundations
The International is also in a loose association with the following organizations:
- Liberales Institut (Switzerland)
- Dr. Y. Foerder Liberal Institute (Israel)
- Fondazione Luigi Einaudi (Italy)
- Teldersstichting (Netherlands)
- The Bertil Ohlin Institute (Sweden)
- CentreForum (UK)
See also
References
External links
- Liberal International official site
- The Liberal Agenda for the 21st Century
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