International Democrat Union

International Democrat Union
Abbreviation IDU
Purpose/focus World federation of centre-right political parties
Location Oslo, Norway
Region served Worldwide
Membership 45
Chairman John Howard
Website http://www.idu.org

The International Democrat Union, abbreviated to IDU, is a centre-right international alliance of conservative and liberal-conservative political parties. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway,[1] the IDU comprises 45 full or associate members. It is chaired by John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia.[2]

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 across 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 Pacific Democrat Union (PDU). Created at the instigation of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and American Vice President George H. W. Bush, the organisation was founded at a joint meeting of the EDU and PDU in London, the United Kingdom.[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 both the European People's Party and the (dormant since 2002) European Democrat Union in Europe. It also has an affiliated youth wing in the International Young Democrat Union and an affiliated women's wing in the International Women's Democrat Union.

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Member parties

Full members

Country Party Abbr Government
 Albania Democratic Party of Albania PD in government
 Australia Liberal Party of Australia Lib in opposition
 Austria Austrian People's Party ÖVP junior party in government
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan National Independence Party AMIP in opposition
 Bolivia Popular Consensus CP in opposition
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Party of Democratic Action SDA junior party in government
 Brazil Democrats DEM in opposition
 Bulgaria Union of Democratic Forces SDS in opposition
 Canada Conservative Party of Canada CPC/PCC in government
 Chile Independent Democrat Union UDI in government
 Chile National Renewal RN in government
 China, Republic of Kuomintang KMT in government
 Colombia Colombian Conservative Party PCC junior party in government
 Croatia Croatian Democratic Union HDZ in opposition
 Cyprus Democratic Rally DISY in opposition
 Czech Republic Civic Democratic Party ODS leader of government coalition
 Denmark Conservative People's Party K in opposition
 Dominican Republic National Progressive Force FNP in opposition
 Ecuador Social Christian Party PSC in opposition
 El Salvador Nationalist Republican Alliance ARENA in opposition
 Estonia Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica IRL in government
 Finland National Coalition Party Kok leader of government coalition
 France Union for a Popular Movement UMP in government
 Georgia United National Movement UNM in government
 Georgia Christian-Democratic Movement KDM in opposition
 Germany Christian Democratic Union CDU leader of government coalition
 Germany Christian Social Union of Bavaria CSU leader of government coalition in Bavaria, junior party in federal government coalition
 Ghana New Patriotic Party NPP in opposition
 Greece New Democracy ND in opposition
 Guatemala Unionist Party PU in opposition
 Honduras National Party of Honduras PNH in government
 Hungary Fidesz in government
 Iceland Independence Party XD in opposition
 South Korea Grand National Party GNP in government
 Macedonia Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity VMRO–DPMNE in government
 Maldives Maldivian Democratic Party MDP in government
 Moldova Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova PLDM leader of government coalition
 Mongolia Democratic Party junior party in government
 New Zealand National Party Nat in government
 Nicaragua Conservative Party PCN in opposition
 Norway Conservative Party H in opposition
 Peru Christian People's Party PPC in opposition
 Portugal Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party CDS–PP junior party in government
 Serbia Democratic Party of Serbia DSS in opposition
 Slovenia Slovenian Democratic Party SDS in opposition
 Spain People's Party PP in government
 Sri Lanka United National Party UNP in opposition
 Sweden Moderate Party M leader of government coalition
 Uganda Forum for Democratic Change FDC in opposition
 United Kingdom Conservative and Unionist Party Tory leader of government coalition
 United States Republican Party GOP majority in House, minority in Senate
 Venezuela Project Venezuela PV in opposition

Associate members

Country Party Abbr Government
 Belarus Partyja BPF PBNF in opposition
 Belarus United Civil Party of Belarus UCP in opposition
 Bolivia Nationalist Democratic Action ADN in opposition
 Georgia New Rights NRP in opposition
 Malta Nationalist Party PN in government
 Mozambique RENAMO in opposition
 Namibia Democratic Turnhalle Alliance DTA in opposition
 Panama Panameñista Party PP in government
 Russia Union of Right Forces[5] SPS in opposition
 Saint Kitts and Nevis People's Action Movement PAM in opposition
 Tanzania Party for Democracy and Progress Chadema in opposition

Observers

Country Party Abbr Government
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Party of Democratic Progress PDP in opposition
 Serbia G17 Plus G17+ junior party in government

See also

References

  1. ^ Burnell, Peter J. (2006). Globalizing Democracy: Party Politics in Emerging Democracies. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 63. ISBN 9780415401845. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bA59TOV-4X0C. 
  2. ^ http://www.idu.org/officers.aspx
  3. ^ Mohr, Alexander (2010). The German Political Foundations as Actors in Democracy Assistance. Boca Raton: Universal-Publishers. p. 151. ISBN 9781599423319. http://books.google.com/books?id=9Pd_fF8Kt84C. 
  4. ^ Goldman, Ralph Morris (2002). The Future Catches Up: Transnational Parties and Democracy. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 418. ISBN 9780595228881. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yJWlDYuoT5sC. 
  5. ^ IDU elect John Howard Leader, welcomes ten new members, International Democrat Union, www.idu.org, 23 September 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011

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