International Democrat Union
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Countries with a party member of International Democrat Union as of September 2018[update] | |
Abbreviation | IDU |
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Formation | 1983 |
Purpose | World federation of centre-right to right-wing political parties |
Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 73 |
Official language | English |
Chairman | Stephen Harper |
Deputy Chairman | Brian Loughnane |
Website | idu |
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The International Democrat Union (IDU) is an international alliance of centre-right to right wing political parties. Headquartered in Munich, Germany,[1] the IDU comprises 73 full and associate members from 63 different countries.[2] It is chaired by Stephen Harper, former Prime Minister of Canada.
The IDU provides a forum in which political parties holding similar beliefs can come together and exchange views on matters of policy and organisational interest. From this, they act cooperatively, establish contacts, and present a unified voice toward the promotion of centre-right policies around the globe. The IDU has some overlap of member parties with the Centrist Democrat International (CDI), but the CDI is more centrist and communitarian than the IDU.[3]
The group was founded in 1983 as the umbrella organisation for the European Democrat Union (EDU), Caribbean Democrat Union (CDU), and the Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU). Created at the instigation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and US Vice President George H. W. Bush, the organisation was founded at a joint meeting of the EDU and APDU in London, England, UK.[4]
The IDU has several regional affiliates: the Democrat Union of Africa, the Union of Latin American Parties, the Asia Pacific Democrat Union, the Caribbean Democrat Union, and the European People's Party, the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe[5] and the (dormant since 2002) European Democrat Union in Europe. It also has an affiliated youth wing the International Young Democrat Union led by Australian Simon Breheny[6] and an affiliated women's wing in the International Women's Democrat Union.
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Founding[edit]
IDU was founded in London, on June 24, 1983.[7]
The founding declaration was signed by 19 persons:[8]
Member parties[edit]
Full members[edit]
Country | Party | Abbr | Status | Seats Lower House | Seats Upper House |
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Albania | Democratic Party of Albania | PD | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 140 (0%)
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Australia | Liberal Party of Australia | LIB | senior party in coalition | 62 / 150 (41%)
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29 / 76 (38%)
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Austria | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | senior party in coalition | 61 / 183 (33%)
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22 / 61 (36%)
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Argentina | Republican Proposal | PRO | senior party in coalition | 108 / 257 (42%)
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25 / 72 (35%)
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Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan National Independence Party | AMIP | in opposition | 0 / 125 (0%)
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Bolivia | Social Democrat Movement | Demócratas | in opposition | 0 / 130 (0%)
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0 / 36 (0%)
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Belarus | The BPF Party | BPF | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 110 (0%)
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0 / 64 (0%)
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United Civil Party | UCP | in opposition | 1 / 110 (0.9%)
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0 / 64 (0%)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | Party of Democratic Action | SDA | senior party in coalition | 9 / 42 (21%)
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3 / 15 (20%)
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Party of Democratic Progress | PDP | in opposition | 2 / 42 (5%)
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0 / 15 (0%)
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Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina | HDZ | senior party in coalition | 16 / 98 (16%)
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14 / 58 (24%)
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Croatian Democratic Union 1990 | HDZ-1990 | in opposition | 2 / 98 (2%)
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1 / 58 (2%)
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Brazil | Democrats | DEM | senior party in coalition | 29 / 513 (6%)
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7 / 81 (9%)
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Bulgaria | GERB | GERB | senior party in coalition | 95 / 240 (40%)
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Union of Democratic Forces | SDS | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 240 (0%)
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Canada | Conservative Party of Canada | CPC/PCC | in opposition | 96 / 338 (28%)
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31 / 105 (30%)
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Chile | Independent Democratic Union | UDI | junior party in coalition | 30 / 155 (19%)
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9 / 43 (21%)
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National Renewal | RN | senior party in coalition | 34 / 155 (22%)
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8 / 43 (19%)
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Colombia | Colombian Conservative Party | PCC | junior party in coalition | 21 / 172 (12%)
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15 / 108 (14%)
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Croatia | Croatian Democratic Union | HDZ | in government | 55 / 151 (36%)
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Cyprus | Democratic Rally | DISY | in government | 18 / 56 (32%)
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Czech Republic | Civic Democratic Party | ODS | in opposition | 25 / 200 (13%)
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18 / 81 (22%)
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Denmark | Conservative People's Party | K | in opposition | 6 / 179 (3%)
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Dominican Republic | National Progressive Force | FNP | in opposition | 0 / 190 (0%)
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0 / 32 (0%)
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Ecuador | Social Christian Party | PSC | in opposition | 15 / 137 (11%)
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El Salvador | Nationalist Republican Alliance | ARENA | in opposition | 37 / 84 (44%)
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Estonia | Pro Patria |
PP |
junior party in coalition | 11 / 101 (11%)
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European Union | European People's Party | EPP | senior party in coalition | 218 / 751 (29%)
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8 / 28 (29%)
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Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe | ACRE | in opposition | 72 / 751 (10%)
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2 / 28 (7%)
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Finland | National Coalition Party | Kok | in opposition | 38 / 200 (19%)
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Georgia | United National Movement | UNM | in opposition | 6 / 150 (4%)
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Germany | Christian Democratic Union | CDU | senior party in coalition | 200 / 709 (28%)
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22 / 69 (32%)
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Christian Social Union of Bavaria | CSU | junior party in coalition | 46 / 709 (6%)
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6 / 69 (9%)
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Ghana | New Patriotic Party | NPP | in government | 169 / 275 (61%)
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Greece | New Democracy | ND | in government | 158 / 300 (53%)
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Grenada | New National Party | NNP | in government | 15 / 15 (100%)
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7 / 13 (54%)
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Guatemala | Unionist Party | PU | in opposition | 2 / 158 (1%)
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Honduras | National Party of Honduras | PNH | in government | 61 / 128 (48%)
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Hungary | Fidesz | in government | 117 / 199 (59%)
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Iceland | Independence Party | XD | junior party in coalition | 16 / 63 (25%)
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India | Bharatiya Janata Party[9] | BJP | in government | 303 / 545 (56%)
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73 / 245 (30%)
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Israel | Likud Party | Likud | senior party in coalition | 35 / 120 (29%)
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South Korea | Liberty Korea Party | LKP | in opposition | 112 / 300 (37%)
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Kenya | Democratic Party of Kenya | DP | in opposition | 0 / 67 (0%)
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0 / 394 (0%)
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Lebanon | Kataeb Party | Kataeb | in opposition | 3 / 128 (2%)
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Lithuania | Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats | TS-LKD | in opposition | 31 / 141 (22%)
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Maldives | Maldivian Democratic Party | MDP | in opposition | 19 / 85 (22%)
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Moldova | Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova | PLDM | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 101 (0%)
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Mongolia | Democratic Party | in opposition | 9 / 16 (56%)
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Montenegro | Movement for Changes | PzP | in opposition | 5 / 81 (6%)
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Morocco | Istiqlal Party | in opposition | 46 / 395 (12%)
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24 / 120 (20%)
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New Zealand | National Party | Nats | in opposition | 55 / 120 (46%)
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Nicaragua | Conservative Party | PCN | in opposition | 1 / 92 (1%)
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North Macedonia | VMRO–DPMNE | VMRO–DPMNE | in opposition | 39 / 120 (33%)
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Norway | Conservative Party | H | senior party in coalition | 45 / 169 (27%)
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Panama | Democratic Change | CD | in opposition | 25 / 71 (35%)
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Paraguay | Partido Colorado | MDR | in government | 46 / 80 (58%)
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20 / 45 (44%)
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Peru | Christian People's Party | PPC | extraparliamentary opposition | 0 / 130 (0%)
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Portugal | CDS – People's Party | CDS–PP | in opposition | 18 / 230 (8%)
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Russia | Union of Right Forces | SPS | extraparliamentary opposition | A former political Party, now an NGO. | |
Saint Lucia | United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) | UWP | in government | 11 / 17 (65%)
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Serbia | Serbian Progressive Party | SNS | senior party in coalition | 97 / 250 (39%)
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Slovenia | Slovenian Democratic Party | SDS | in opposition | 25 / 90 (28%)
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Spain | People's Party | PP | in opposition | 134 / 350 (38%)
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146 / 265 (55%)
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Sri Lanka | United National Party | UNP | in government | 106 / 225 (47%)
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Sweden | Moderate Party | M | in opposition | 70 / 349 (20%)
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Taiwan | Kuomintang | KMT | in opposition | 35 / 113 (31%)
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Tanzania | Chama Cha Demokrasia Na Maendeleo | CHADEMA | in opposition | 63 / 393 (16%)
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Uganda | Forum for Democratic Change | FDC | in opposition | 36 / 375 (10%)
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Ukraine | Batkivshchyna | VOB | in opposition | 20 / 450 (4%)
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United Kingdom | Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | in government | 314 / 650 (48%)
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249 / 784 (32%)
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United States | Republican Party | R/GOP | majority in Senate and holds office of Presidency; minority in House of Representatives | 197 / 435 (45%)
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53 / 100 (53%)
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Venezuela | Project Venezuela | PV | in opposition | Did not participate in 2018 elections. |
Associate members[edit]
Country | Party | Abbr | Government |
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Cuba | Cuban Democratic Directorate | DDC | in exile (United States) |
Georgia | New Rights | NRP | extraparliamentary opposition |
Chairmen[edit]
- Stephen Harper, 2018–present
- Sir John Key, 2014–2018
- John Howard, 2002–2014
- William Hague, 1997–2002
See also[edit]
- Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe
- Centrist Democrat International
- European People's Party
- European Conservatives and Reformists
- Political internationals: such as Liberal International, the corresponding liberal organisation; and Socialist International, the corresponding centre-left organisation
References[edit]
- ^ Burnell, Peter J. (2006). Globalizing Democracy: Party Politics in Emerging Democracies. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-415-40184-5.
- ^ International Democrat Union. "IDU Members". Idu.org. Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ Mohr, Alexander (2010). The German Political Foundations as Actors in Democracy Assistance. Boca Raton: Universal-Publishers. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-59942-331-9.
- ^ Goldman, Ralph Morris (2002). The Future Catches Up: Transnational Parties and Democracy. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-595-22888-1.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2012.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "IYDU-New Chairman and Board Elected". IDU. November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ International Democrat Union, minutes of founding meeting, 1983
- ^ International Democrat Union, minutes of founding meeting, 1993
- ^ Diplomat, Akhilesh Pillalamarri, The. "India's Bharatiya Janata Party Joins Union of International Conservative Parties". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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