Yes, certainly in the US. In the UK, the Liberal Democrat Party tends to be more in the centre, while the Labour Party is more solidly left wing.
leftist
The liberals, communists, and other leftists were strong opposed to the nationalist governments of Italy and Germany. When those governments criminalized much of the leftist dissent and consolidated power, that opposition became marginalized and the unification could go on.
Leftist Socialist Party of Japan was created in 1948.
Leftist Socialist Party of Japan ended in 1955.
Liberals were sometimes called "bourgeois liberals" because they spoke mostly for the middle class.
No, Liberals are Americans too.
The libs
Liberals
Liberals of Serbia was created in 1991.
Liberals for Åland was created in 1978.
Liberals for Forests was created in 2001.
Sgarbi Liberals was created in 1999.