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Find sources: "International Democrat Union" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) International Democrat Union Countries with a party member of International Democrat Union as of September 2018[update] (parties in government in dark blue, parties in opposition in light blue) Abbreviation IDU Motto "Global alliance of the centre-right" Formation 1983 Purpose World federation of centre-right/right-wing and conservative/liberal political parties[1] Headquarters Munich, Germany Region served Worldwide Membership 73 Official language English Chairman Stephen Harper Deputy Chairman Brian Loughnane Website idu.org Part of a series on Conservatism Variants Cultural Fiscal Green Liberal Libertarian National Neo New Right One-nation Paleo Paternalistic Progressive Reactionary Social Traditionalist Concepts Familism Family values Private property Rule of law Communitarianism Civil Society Solidarity People Edmund Burke Joseph de Maistre Louis de Bonald François-René de Chateaubriand Samuel Taylor Coleridge Klemens von Metternich Adam Müller Benjamin Disraeli Michael Oakeshott Russell Kirk William F. Buckley George Will Roger Scruton Organizations Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe European People's Party International Democrat Union Religious conservatism Christian Democracy (in Europe) Christian right Christian fundamentalism Jewish right Islamic fundamentalism Traditionalist Catholic National variants Australia Canada China Colombia Germany Conservative Revolution State Socialism Hong Kong India New Zealand Pakistan Serbia South Korea Taiwan Turkey United Kingdom United States Related topics Aristocracy Capitalism Centre-right politics Corporatism Counter-revolutionary Fascism Liberalism Monarchism Neoliberalism Old Right (United States) Radical centrism Radical right Europe United States Reactionary Right-wing politics Toryism  Conservatism portal  Politics portal v t e The International Democrat Union (IDU) is an international alliance of centre-right, right and conservative political parties. Headquartered in Munich, Germany,[2] the IDU consists of 73 full and associate members from 63 different countries.[3] 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.[4] 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 U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush, the organisation was founded at a joint meeting of the EDU and APDU in London, United Kingdom.[5] 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, the European People's Party, and the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.[6] 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. Contents 1 Founding 2 Member parties 2.1 Full members 3 Chairpersons 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Founding[edit] IDU was founded in London on 24 June 1983.[7] The founding declaration was signed by 19 persons:[8] Person Party Country Alois Mock Austrian People's Party Austria Margaret Thatcher Conservative Party United Kingdom Helmut Kohl Christian Democratic Union of Germany Germany Franz Josef Strauss Christian Social Union in Bavaria Germany Jacques Chirac Rally for the Republic France Andrew Peacock Liberal Party of Australia Australia Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza New Democracy Greece Fraga Iribarne People's Alliance Spain Oscar Alzaga People's Democratic Party Spain Susanne Wood New Zealand National Party New Zealand Glafcos Clerides Democratic Rally Cyprus Ilkka Suominen National Coalition Party Finland Lucas Pires CDS – People's Party Portugal Tatsuo Tanaka [ja] Liberal Democratic Party Japan Ulf Adelsohn Moderate Party Sweden Erik Nielsen Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Canada Poul Schlüter Conservative People's Party Denmark Jo Benkow Conservative Party Norway Frank Fahrenkopf Republican Party United States Member parties[edit] Full members[edit] Full members Country Party Acronym Government Lower Chamber Upper Chamber  Albania Democratic Party of Albania PD extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 140 (0%)  Argentina Republican Proposal PRO in opposition 51 / 257 (20%) 8 / 72 (11%)  Australia Liberal Party of Australia LIB in coalition 61 / 151 (40%) 31 / 76 (41%)  Austria Austrian People's Party ÖVP in coalition 71 / 183 22 / 61  Azerbaijan Azerbaijan National Independence Party AMIP extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 125 (0%)  Bangladesh Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP in opposition 7 / 350 (2%)  Belarus BPF Party BPF extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 110 (0%) 0 / 64 (0%) United Civil Party UCP extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 110 (0%) 0 / 64 (0%)  Bolivia Democrat Social Movement MDS extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 130 (0%) 0 / 36 (0%)  Bosnia and Herzegovina Party of Democratic Action SDA in coalition 9 / 42 3 / 15 Party of Democratic Progress PDP in opposition 2 / 42 (5%) 0 / 15 (0%) Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina HDZ in coalition 16 / 98 (16%) 14 / 58 (24%) Croatian Democratic Union 1990 HDZ-1990 in opposition 2 / 98 (2%) 0 / 58 (0%)  Brazil Democrats DEM in coalition 29 / 513 (6%) 7 / 81 (9%)  Bulgaria GERB GERB in coalition 95 / 240 (40%) Union of Democratic Forces SDS extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 240 (0%)  Canada Conservative Party of Canada CPC/PCC in opposition 121 / 338 (36%) 21 / 105 (20%)  Chile Independent Democratic Union UDI in coalition 30 / 155 (19%) 9 / 43 (21%) National Renewal RN in coalition 34 / 155 (22%) 8 / 43 (19%)  Republic of China (Taiwan) Kuomintang of China KMT in opposition 38 / 113 (34%)  Colombia Colombian Conservative Party PCC in coalition 21 / 172 (12%) 14 / 108 (13%)  Croatia Croatian Democratic Union HDZ in coalition 61 / 151 (40%)  Cyprus Democratic Rally DISY in government 18 / 56 (32%)  Czech Republic Civic Democratic Party ODS in opposition 23 / 200 (12%) 18 / 81 (22%)  Denmark Conservative People's Party DKF in opposition 13 / 179 (7%)  Dominican Republic National Progressive Force FNP extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 190 (0%) 0 / 32 (0%)  Ecuador Social Christian Party PSC in opposition 15 / 137 (11%)  El Salvador Nationalist Republican Alliance ARENA in opposition 37 / 84 (44%)  Estonia Isamaa in coalition 12 / 101 (12%)  Finland National Coalition Party Kok in opposition 38 / 200 (19%)  Georgia United National Movement UNM in opposition 6 / 150 (4%)  Germany Christian Democratic Union of Germany CDU in coalition 200 / 709 (28%) 22 / 69 (32%) Christian Social Union of Bavaria CSU in coalition 46 / 709 4 / 69  Ghana New Patriotic Party NPP in government 137 / 275 (50%)  Greece New Democracy ND in government 158 / 300 (53%)  Grenada New National Party NNP in government 15 / 15 (100%) 7 / 13 (54%)  Guatemala Unionist Party PU in coalition 3 / 160 (2%)  Honduras National Party of Honduras PNH in government 61 / 128 (48%)  Hungary Fidesz in government 117 / 199 (59%)  Iceland Independence Party D in coalition 16 / 63 (25%)  India Bharatiya Janata Party BJP in government 303 / 543 93 / 245  Israel Likud Party Likud in coalition 36 / 120 (30%)  Jamaica Jamaica Labour Party JLP in government 49 / 63 (78%) 13 / 21 (62%)  Kenya Democratic Party of Kenya DP in opposition 1 / 394 (0.3%) 0 / 67 (0%)  Lebanon Lebanese Forces in opposition 15 / 128 (12%)  Lithuania Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats TS-LKD in coalition 50 / 141 (35%)  Maldives Maldivian Democratic Party MDP in government 65 / 87 (75%)  Moldova Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova PLDM extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 101 (0%)  Mongolia Democratic Party DP in opposition 11 / 76 (14%)  Montenegro Movement for Changes PzP in coalition 5 / 81 (6%)  Morocco Istiqlal Party in opposition 46 / 395 (12%) 24 / 120 (20%)  New Zealand National Party NAT in opposition 33 / 120 (28%)  Nicaragua Conservative Party PCN in opposition 1 / 92 (1%)  North Macedonia VMRO-DPMNE VMRO-DPMNE in opposition 36 / 120 (30%)  Norway Conservative Party H in coalition 45 / 169 (27%)  Panama Democratic Change CD in opposition 18 / 71 (25%)  Paraguay Partido Colorado ANR-PC in government 42 / 80 (53%) 17 / 45 (38%)  Peru Christian People's Party PPC extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 130 (0%)  Portugal CDS – People's Party CDS–PP in opposition 5 / 230 (2%)  Saint Lucia United Workers Party UWP in government 11 / 17 (65%)  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines New Democratic Party NDP in opposition 7 / 15 (47%)  Serbia Serbian Progressive Party SNS in government 188 / 250 (75%)  Slovenia Slovenian Democratic Party SDS in coalition 26 / 90 (29%)  South Korea People Power Party PPP in opposition 103 / 300 (34%)  Spain People's Party PP in opposition 89 / 350 (25%) 97 / 265 (37%)  Sri Lanka United National Party UNP in opposition 1 / 225 (0.4%)  Sweden Moderate Party M in opposition 70 / 349 (20%)  Tanzania Chama Cha Demokrasia Na Maendeleo CHADEMA in opposition 62 / 393 (16%)  Uganda Forum for Democratic Change FDC in opposition 36 / 375 (10%)  Ukraine Batkivshchyna VOB in opposition 24 / 450 (5%)  United Kingdom Conservative and Unionist Party CON in government 364 / 650 (56%) 245 / 786 (31%)  United States Republican Party R/GOP in government 197 / 435 (45%) 52 / 100 (52%)  Venezuela Project Venezuela PV extraparliamentary opposition 0 / 167 (0%) Chairpersons[edit] Chairperson Term Start Term End Political Affiliation Country William Hague 1997 2002 Conservative  United Kingdom John Howard 2002 2014 Liberal  Australia Sir John Key 2014 2018 National  New Zealand Stephen Harper 2018 incumbent Conservative  Canada 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 References[edit] ^ "Principles | International Democrat Union". 1 February 2018. ^ 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 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2016. ^ 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 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) ^ "International Democrat Union, minutes of founding meeting, 1983" (PDF). ^ "International Democrat Union, minutes of founding meeting, 1993" (PDF). External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to International Democrat Union. 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