International Democrat Union
| Abbreviation | IDU |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1983 |
| Purpose | World federation of centre-right political parties |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 71 |
Official language | English |
Chairman | John Key |
| Website | http://www.idu.org |
The International Democrat Union (IDU) is an international alliance of centre-right political parties. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway,[1] the IDU comprises 71 full and associate members from 63 different countries.[2] It is chaired by John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand.
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 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 the European People's Party, the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists[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 Norwegian Charlotte Spurkeland[6] and an affiliated women's wing in the International Women's Democrat Union.
Member parties
Full members
Associate members
| Country | Party | Abbr | Government |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus |
Partyja BPF | PBNF | extraparliamentary opposition |
| Belarus |
United Civic Party of Belarus | UCP | extraparliamentary opposition |
 Cuba |
Cuban Democratic Directorate | DDC | in exile (United States) |
 Georgia |
New Rights | NRP | in opposition |
 Kenya |
Democratic Party | DP | in opposition |
 Paraguay |
Movimiento Dignidad Republicana / Partido Colorado | MDR | in government |
 Russia |
Union of Right Forces Movement | SPS | extraparliamentary opposition |
 Tanzania |
Party for Democracy and Progress | Chadema | in opposition |
 Ukraine |
All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" | VOB | in coalition government |
See also
- Centrist Democrat International
- European People's Party
- Political internationals: such as Liberal International, an equivalent liberal organisation; and Socialist International, an equivalent centre-left organisation
References
- ↑ 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. 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.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
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