European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party

The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party aisbl (founded 1993) is a liberal party, active in the European Union, uniting liberal and centrist parties around Europe which together represent more than 20 million European voters and is an international non-profit association incorporated under the laws of Belgium.

It originated as the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform party grouping with seats in the European Parliament, but on April 30, 2004 (the day before the enlargement of the European Union) reformed itself as a pan-European political party.

The youth-wing of the ELDR Party is the European Liberal Youth, abbreviated as LYMEC, which contains youth and student liberal organisations from across Europe and brings together more than 170,000 young liberal Europeans.

On July 13, 2004 the Parliamentary Group of the ELDR approved a recommendation to unite in a new group with the UDF, the Lithuanian Labour Party and additional Italian members to create a new centre force to be called the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). This group is the parliamentary group of the ELDR and the European Democratic Party.

Member parties

Albania

• Partia Aleanca Demokratike (Democratic Alliance)

Andorra

• Partit Liberal (Liberal Party)

Austria

• Liberales Forum (Liberal Forum)

Belgium

• Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Flemish Liberals and Democrats)
• Mouvement Réformateur (Reformist Movement)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Liberalno Demokratska Stranka (Liberal Democratic Party)

Bulgaria

• Dvizhenie za prava i svobodi (Movement for Rights and Freedoms)
• Nacionalno Dviženie Simeon Vtori (National Movement for Simeon II)

Croatia

• Hrvatska Narodna Stranka – Liberalni Demokrati (Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats)
• Hrvatska socijalno liberalna stranka (Croatian Social Liberal Party)
• Liberalna Stranka (Liberal Party)

Cyprus

• Dimokratikon Komma (Democratic Party)

 Czech Republic

• Obcanska demokraticka aliance (Civic Democratic Alliance)

Denmark

• Venstre (Denmark's Liberal Party)
• Det Radikale Venstre (Danish Social-Liberal Party)

Estonia

• Eesti Keskerakond (Estonian Centre Party)
• Eesti Reformierakond (Estonian Reform Party)

Finland

• Suomen Keskusta (Finnish Centre Party)
• Svenska Folkpartiet (Swedish People's Party)

Germany

• Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party)

Hungary

• Szabad Demokratak Szövetsege (Alliance of Free Democrats)

Ireland

• Progressive Democrats

Italy

• I Radicali (Radicals)
• Italia dei Valori – Lista Di Pietro (Italy of Values-Di Pietro List)
• Movimento Repubblicani Europei (European Republican Movement)
• Partito Repubblicano Italiano (Italian Republican Party)

Latvia

• Latvijas Ceļš (Latvian Way)

Lithuania

• Liberalų ir centro sąjunga (Liberal and Centre Union)
• Naujoji sąjunga (New Union)

 Luxembourg

• Parti Démocratique / Demokratesch Partei (Democratic Party)

Republic of Macedonia

• Liberalna Partija na Makedonija (Liberal Party of Macedonia)

Netherlands

• Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy)
• Democraten 66 (Democrats 66)

Norway

• Venstre (Liberal Party)

Poland

• Unia Wolnosci (Liberty Union)

Romania

• Partidul Naţional Liberal (National Liberal Party)

 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro

• Liberali Srbije (Liberals of Serbia)
• Partia Liberale e Kosoves (Liberal Party of Kosova)

Slovakia

• Aliancia Nového Občana (Alliance of the New Citizen)

Slovenia

• Liberalna demokracija Slovenije (Liberal Democracy of Slovenia)

Sweden

• Folkpartiet Liberalerna (Liberal People's Party)
• Centerpartiet (Centre Party)

Switzerland

• Parti Radical Démocratique

United Kingdom

• Liberal Democrats
• Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

See also

• Political parties of the world
• Liberal International
• European Liberal Youth

External link

• ELDR web site