Members

Member Parties

Albania
Partia Demokratike - PD
Partia Demokratike - PD

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Bulevardi Zhan d'Ark 11
Tirane 1000
Albania

Argentina
Propuesta Republicana - PRO
Propuesta Republicana - PRO

Chairman: Mauricio Macri

Secretary General: Francisco Quintana

International Secretary: Julián Obiglio

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia

Chairman: Peter Dutton

International Secretary: Josh Manuatu

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

PO Box 6004
Kingston ACT 2604
Australia

Austria
Die neue Volkspartei
Die neue Volkspartei

Chairman: Karl Nehammer

Secretary General: Christian Stocker

International Secretary: Monika Reiner

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Lichtenfelsgasse 7
A-1010 Wien
Austria

Azerbaijan
National Independence Party of Azerbaijan - NIPA
National Independence Party of Azerbaijan - NIPA

Secretary General: Arzukhan Alizade

International Secretary: Elshan Mustafayev

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Mir Qasimov Str. 4
AZ 1119 Baku
Azerbaijan

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Movimiento Demócrata Social - Democratas
Movimiento Demócrata Social - Democratas

Chairman: Rubén Costas Aguilera

Secretary General: Óscar Ortiz Antelo

International Secretary: Óscar Ortiz Antelo

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Casilla de Correo 180
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina - HDZ
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina - HDZ

Chairman: Dragan Čović

Secretary General: Goran Božić

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Kneza Domagoja bb 88000
Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina
88000 Mostar
BiH

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Party of Democratic Progress - PDP
Party of Democratic Progress - PDP

Chairman: Branislav Borenović

Secretary General: Igor Crnadak

International Secretary: Igor Crnadak

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Prvog Krajiskog Korpusa 130
78000 Banja Luka
Republic of Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil
União Brasil
União Brasil

Chairman: Luciano Bivar

Secretary General: Antonio Carlos Magalhaes Neto

International Secretary: Paulo Gouvea

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Senado Federal - Anexo I - 26°
andar D.F. CEP 70.165-900 Brasília
Brazil

Bulgaria
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria - GERB
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria - GERB

Chairman: Boyko Borisov

Secretary General: Tsvetomir Paunov

International Secretary: Tsvetelina Markova

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Bulgaria Sq. 1
Sofia 1463
Bulgaria

Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada

Chairman: Pierre Poilievre

International Secretary: Randy Hoback MP

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

1720-130 Albert St. Ottawa
Ontario K1P 5G4
Canada

Chile
Unión Democrata Independiente - UDI
Unión Democrata Independiente - UDI

Chairman: Javier Macaya

Secretary General: María José Hoffmann

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Suecia 286 Providencia
Santiago
Chile

Chile
Partido Renovacion Nacional - RN
Partido Renovacion Nacional - RN

Chairman: Rodrigo Galilea

Secretary General: Mario Desbordes Jiménez

International Secretary: Sebastián Maturana

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Antonio Varas 454
Providencia Santiago
Chile

Colombia
Partido Conservador Colombiano
Partido Conservador Colombiano

Chairman: Efraín Cepeda

Secretary General: Maria Mercedes López Mora

International Secretary: Alejandra Hormazabal

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Avenida Carrera 24
No 37-09 Bogota
DC Colombia

Croatia
Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica - HDZ
Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica - HDZ

Chairman: Andrej Plenković

Secretary General: Krunoslav Katičić

International Secretary: Davor Božinović

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Trg zrtava fasizma 4
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

Cyprus
Dimokratikos Synagermos - DISY
Dimokratikos Synagermos - DISY

Chairman: Averof Neofytou MP

Secretary General: Panayiotis Antoniou

International Secretary: Alexandros Sinka

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

P O Box 25305
Nicosia CY-1308
Cyprus

Czech Republic
Obcanska Demokraticka Strana - ODS
Obcanska Demokraticka Strana - ODS

Chairman: Petr Fiala MP

International Secretary: Jiří KOZÁK

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Truhlářská 1106/9
110 00 Praha 1
Czech Republic

Denmark
Det Konservative Folkeparti - KFP
Det Konservative Folkeparti - KFP

Chairman: Søren Pape Poulsen

Secretary General: Søren Vandso

International Secretary: Ulrica Helgesson

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Justitsministeriet
Slotholmsgade 10
1216 København K
Denmark

Dominican Republic
Fuerza Nacional Progresista
Fuerza Nacional Progresista

Chairman: Marino Vinicio Castillo

Secretary General: Dr. Aquiles Castro

International Secretary: José Ricardo Taveras

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Ave. Pedro Henriquez Ureña Condominio Disesa
Local 201 Santo Domingo
D.N. Dominican Republic

El Salvador
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista - ARENA
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista - ARENA

Chairman: Mauricio Interiano

International Secretary: Ernesto Muyshondt

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Prolongacion Cl Arce No 2423 Ent 45 y 47
Av San Salvador
El Salvador

Estonia
Isamaa
Isamaa

Chairman: Urmas Reinsalu

Secretary General: Priit Sibul

International Secretary: Veiko Lukmann

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Paldiski mnt 13
10137 Tallinn
Estonia

Finland
Kansallinen Kokoomus - KOK
Kansallinen Kokoomus - KOK

Chairman: Petteri Orpo MP

Secretary General: Janne Pesonen

International Secretary: Matilda af Hällström

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Snellmaninkatu 1 A
Helsinki PO Box 23
FI-00023 Government
Finland

Georgia
United National Movement - UNM
United National Movement - UNM

Chairman: Mikheil Saakashvili

Secretary General: Ivane Merabishvili

International Secretary: Irakli Kavtaradze

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Ertiani Nacionaluri Mozraoba 45a
Kakheti Highway Tbilisi 0198
Georgia

Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union - CDU
Christlich Demokratische Union - CDU

Chairman: Friedrich Merz

Secretary General: Dr. Carsten Linnemann

International Secretary: Christian Kremer

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Christlich Demokratische Union (CDU)
Klingelhöferstrasse 8
D-10785 Berlin

Germany
Christlich-Soziale Union - CSU
Christlich-Soziale Union - CSU

Chairman: Dr. Markus Söder

Secretary General: Martin Huber

International Secretary: Christian Kattner

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1
Munich 80807
Germany

Ghana
New Patriotic Party – NPP
New Patriotic Party – NPP

Chairman: Stephen Ayesu Ntim

Secretary General: Justin Frimpong Kodua

International Secretary: Frederick Kofi Ameyaw

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Private Mail Bag
Accra-North
Accra Ghana

Greece
Nea Demokratia - ND
Nea Demokratia - ND

Chairman: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Secretary General: Lefteris Avgenakis

International Secretary: Yannis Smyrlis

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

8, Efroniou str.
Athens 106 34
Greece

Guatemala
Partido Unionista - PU
Partido Unionista - PU

Chairman: Álvaro Enrique Arzú Yrigoyen

Secretary General: Álvaro Arzú Escobar

International Secretary: Marco A. Solares

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

3a calle 0-42 zona 10 Guatemala
Guatemala

Hungary
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance

Chairman: Viktor Orbán

Secretary General: Gabor Kubatov

International Secretary: Kinga Gal

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Pf. 6.
1357 Budapest
Hungary

Iceland
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn

Chairman: Bjarni Benediktsson

Secretary General: Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir

International Secretary: Ragnheiður E. Árnadottir

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Lindargata 7
101 Reykjavík
Iceland

Korea, Republic of
People Power Party
People Power Party

Chairman: Kim, Gi Hyeon

Secretary General: Lee, Chul Gyu

International Secretary: Yonghee OH

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

6th floor, Headquarters of the People Power Party, 12, Gukhoe-daero 74-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 07238

Lithuania
Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats

Chairman: Gabrielius Landsbergis

Secretary General: Monika Navickiene

International Secretary: Žygimantas Pavilionis

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Tèvynès Sajunga (Lietuvos Konservatoriai)
Gedimino pr. 53 LT-01109
Vilnius Lithuania

North Macedonia
VMRO-DPMNE
VMRO-DPMNE

Chairman: Hristijan Mickoski

Secretary General: Igor Janusev

International Secretary: Vladimir Gjorchev MP

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

St. Makedonija 17a
1000 Skopje Macedonia
FYR of

Maldives
Maldivian Democratic Party
Maldivian Democratic Party

Chairman: Hassan Latheef

Secretary General: Anas Abdul Sattar

International Secretary: Anas Abdul Sattar

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Henveiru Dhekunu Dhaairaa #2
Shady Corner
Janavaree hingun Male
20050 Maldives

Mongolia
Democratic Party
Democratic Party

Chairman: Gantumur Luvsannyam

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Democratic Party Building,
Sukhbaatar district - 1,
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Montenegro
Movement for Changes - PzP
Movement for Changes - PzP

Chairman: Nebojša Medojević

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Bul. Ivana Crnojevića 107
Podgorica
Crna Gora
81 000 Crna Gora
Montenegro

Morocco
Istiqlal Party
Istiqlal Party

Chairman: Fez Hamid Chabat

Secretary General: Baraka Nizar

International Secretary: Rahhal El Makkaoui

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

4 Avenue Ibn Toumert
10000 Rabat - Maroc
Morocco

Norway
Høyres Hovedorganisasjon
Høyres Hovedorganisasjon

Chairman: Erna Solberg

International Secretary: Thomas Berg Olsen

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Høyres Hovedorganisasjon
Stortingsgaten 20
Postboks 1536 Vika
0117 Oslo

Panama
Cambio Democrático
Cambio Democrático

Chairman: Ricardo Martinelli

Secretary General: Rómulo Roux

International Secretary: Asdrúbal Ulloa

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Av. José Agustín Arango
Panamá
Panama

Peru
Partido Popular Cristiano
Partido Popular Cristiano

Chairman: Raúl Castro Stagnaro

Secretary General: Marisol Pérez Tello

International Secretary: Renato Sotelo

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Av. Alfonso Ugarte
1484 Breña Cercado de Lima
15082 Peru

Portugal
CDS - Partido Popular
CDS - Partido Popular

Chairman: Nuno Melo

Secretary General: Pedro Morais Soares

International Secretary: Luis Queiro

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Largo Adelino Amaro da Costa, Nr. 5
1149-063 Lisboa
Portugal

Taiwan Republic of China
Kuomintang
Kuomintang

Chairman: Wu Den-yih

Secretary General: Tseng Yung-chuan

International Secretary: Eva Yen-Jung Chen

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

No 232-234, Bade Road, Sec. 2
Zhongshan District
Taipei City
Taiwan Republic of China

Serbia
Serbian Progressive Party - SNS
Serbian Progressive Party - SNS

Chairman: Miloš Vučević

Secretary General: Darko Glišić

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Palmira Toljatija 5
III sprat 11070 Novi Beograd
Srbija

Slovenia
Slovenian Democratic Party - SDS
Slovenian Democratic Party - SDS

Chairman: Janez Janša

Secretary General: Janez Mezan

International Secretary: Peter Šuhel

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Trstenjakova 8
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Spain
Partido Popular - PP
Partido Popular - PP

Chairman: Alberto Núñez Feijóo

Secretary General: Cuca Gamarra

International Secretary: Gabriel Mato

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Calle Genova 13
Madrid 28004
Spain

Sri Lanka
United National Party - UNP
United National Party - UNP

Chairman: Ranil Wickremesinghe President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Secretary General: Kabir Hashim

International Secretary: Sagala Ratnayaka

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Sirikotha - UNP Headquarters
400, B120, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Saint Lucia
United Workers Party
United Workers Party

Chairman: Allen Michael Chastanet

International Secretary: Allen Michael Chastanet

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Upstairs AF Valmont
PO Box RB2497 Rodney Bay
Gros Islet
St Lucia

Sweden
Moderata Samlingspartiet
Moderata Samlingspartiet

Chairman: Ulf Kristersson

Secretary General: Karin Enström

International Secretary: Eva Gustavsson

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

PO Box 2080
Stockholm SE-103 12
Sweden

Uganda
Forum for Democratic Change
Forum for Democratic Change

Chairman: Patrick Amuriat

Secretary General: Nathan Nandala Mafabi

International Secretary: Patrick Amuriat

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

PO BOX 26928 Kampala
Uganda

United Kingdom
Conservative Party
Conservative Party

Chairman: The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP

International Secretary: Lord Daniel Hannan

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Conservative Campaign Headquaters
4 Matthew Parker Street
London, SW1H 9HQ
United Kingdom

United States
Republican Party
Republican Party

Chairman: Ronna Romney McDaniel

International Secretary: Chris J. Fussner

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

1275 K Street NW Suite 102
Washington D.C. 20005
United States

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Proyecto Venezuela
Proyecto Venezuela

Chairman: Henrique Salas Feo

International Secretary: Claudia C. Moller

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Av. Bolivar Norte
Torre Stratos
Piso 9 Guaparo
Valencia Venezuela

Belarus
The BPF Party
The BPF Party

Chairman: Ryhor Kastusiou

International Secretary: Ryhor Kastusiou

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Charnysheuskaga street 3-39
Minsk 220012
Belarus

Belarus
United Civil Party - UCP
United Civil Party - UCP

Chairman: Anatoly Lebedko

International Secretary: Hanna Yahorava

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Veri Khoruzhey Street 22
office 1701 220123, Minsk
Belarus

Grenada
New National Party
New National Party

Chairman: Keith Mitchell

International Secretary: Senator Winston Garraway

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Mrs. Rosaline Felix
P.O. Box 646
Mt. Helicon
Upper Lucas St. St. George's
Grenada

Kenya
Kenya African National Union KANU
Kenya African National Union KANU

Chairman: Hon. Gideon Moi

Secretary General: George Wainaina

International Secretary: Shahib Aly Khan

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Paraguay
MDR - Partido Colorado
MDR - Partido Colorado

Chairman: Santiago Peña

International Secretary: Tomas Anibal Zapattini

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Russian Federation
Union of Right Forces
Union of Right Forces

Chairman: Leonid Gozman

International Secretary: Leonid Gozman

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Tanzania, United Republic of
Chama Cha Demokrasia Na Maendeleo - CHADEMA
Chama Cha Demokrasia Na Maendeleo - CHADEMA

Chairman: Freeman Aikael Mbowe

International Secretary: John Edward Mrema

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Plot. 170 Ufipa Street, Kinondoni
P. O. Box 31191, Dar es Salaam
Tanzania

Ukraine
Batkivshchyna
Batkivshchyna

Chairman: Yulia Tymoshenko

International Secretary: Hryhoriy Nemyria MP

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Ukraine, Kyiv 04080,13, Turivska Str., 1st Floor

New Zealand
National Party
National Party

Chairman: Christopher Luxon

International Secretary: Greg Hamilton

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

41 Pipitea St, Thorndon
Wellington 6011
Neuseeland

Israel
Likud
Likud

Chairman: Benjamin Netanyahu

Secretary General: Zuri Siso

International Secretary: Minister Gamliel, MK, Chairwoman of the Likud International Department

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

38, King George Street
61230 Tel Aviv
Israel

Lebanon
The Kataeb Party – Lebanese Social Democratic Party (LSDP)
The Kataeb Party – Lebanese Social Democratic Party (LSDP)

Chairman: Samy Gemayel

Secretary General: Serge Dagher

International Secretary: Marwan Abdallah

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party

International Secretary: Nick Francis

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Sweden
Kristdemokraterna
Kristdemokraterna

Chairman: Ebba Busch

Secretary General: Peter Kullgren

International Secretary: Sofia Damm

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

South Africa
Inkatha Freedom Party
Inkatha Freedom Party

Chairman: Hon. Velenkosini Fiki Hlabisa

International Secretary: Hon. Narend Singh

Member category: Observer Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

No.2 Durban Club Place, Durban, South Africa

Moldova, Republic of
Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate
Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate

Chairman: Igor Grosu

Secretary General: Andrei Spînu

International Secretary: Mihai Popșoi

Member category: Observer Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Chișinău, str. Maria Cebotari 9/1

Ukraine
European Solidarity
European Solidarity

Chairman: Petro Poroshenko

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

01015, Ukraine, Kyiv, Lavrska, 16

Ecuador
CREO
CREO

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Nepal
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Rastriya Prajatantra Party

Chairman: Rajendra Prasad Lingden

Secretary General: Dhawal Shamsher Rana

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast

Chairman: President Henri Konan BÉDIÉ

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

P.O.BOX : 20 BP 1081 Abidjan 20 (Côte d’Ivoire)

Czech Republic

Chairman: Markéta Pekarová Adamová

Secretary General: Miriam Faltová

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Opletalova 1603/57, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Cuba

Chairman: Andrés Hernández

Member category: Associate Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica

Chairman: Juan Carlos Hidalgo

Secretary General: Ana Cristina Valdelomar

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Contact:

Partido Unidad Social Cristiana
Casa N° 96, Calle 45, Avenida 10A, Los Yoses, Montes de Oca, San José

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Partido Político Encuentro Ciudadano
Partido Político Encuentro Ciudadano

Chairman: Delsa Solórzano

Secretary General: Reinaldo Cervini

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Opposition

Belgium
Belgium
Belgium

Chairman: Bart De Wever

International Secretary: Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Koningsstraat 47 bus 6 - 1000 Brussel

Romania
Romania
Romania

Chairman: Nicolae Ionel Ciuca

Secretary General: Lucian Nicolae Bode

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

Contact:

Aleea Modrogan 1, Sector 1, Bucharest

IDU Member Party in Government

IDU Member Party not in Government

International young
democrat union

Regional Unions

International Women’s Democracy Union

Union of latin american parties

Asia Pacific Democrat Union

Caribbean Democrat union

Democrat union of Africa

European People’s Party

European Conservatives and Reformists Party

Regional Unions

Chairman Party address Contact Website
Asia-Pacific Democratic Union (APDU) Mohamed Nasheed PO Box 6004, Kingston ACT 2604, Australia. apdu@idu.org
Democratic Union of Africa (DUA) Hon. Louisa Atta-Agyeman

Rt. Hon. Freeman Mbowe

Private Mail Bag, Accra North, Ghana dua@idu.org
European People’s Party (EPP) Manfred Weber Rue du Commerce 10, 1000 Brussels, Belgium epp@idu.org www.epp.eu
European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR)  Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Rue du Trône 4, 1000 Brussels, Belgium ecr@idu.org www.ecrparty.eu
Unión de Partidos Latinoamericanos (UPLA) Julian Obiglio Marchant Pereira 367, Of. 601, Providencia, Santiago, Chile upla@idu.org uplalatinoamerica.org
Caribbean Democrat Union (CDU) Prime Minister Allen Chastanet 61 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies cdu@idu.org

Membership

The IDU has over 80 Member Parties from over 60 countries belonging to itself or one of its Regional Unions. It is the only international organisation of its kind with member parties from all continents. Many of its members come from democracies newly established during the 1990s. In addition to full membership of the IDU, parties can also join one of the Regional Unions or the Women’s and Youth Organisations under the International Democracy Union umbrella, but will then have only partial access to IDU events.

Basically, parties wishing to join the International Democracy Union must share the values of the IDU, as stated in the IDU Declaration of Principles (the London Declaration).

Applicant parties must have at least one IDU party prepared to ‘sponsor’ its membership. This party must be a full member of the IDU (for current members and their contact details. The sponsoring party will take the lead in informing the IDU Executive about the applicant and guiding applicant parties through the admission process, including being available at the relevant meeting of the Executive. The sponsor party does not have to come from the same region as the applicant. There is no limit to the number of sponsors an applicant party can have.

If determined that the membership criteria are met, the applicant party will be invited to present its application at a meeting of the IDU Executive. If approved by the Executive, not necessarily at the same meeting if further deliberations are considered necessary, the applicant from the time of the recommendation will be listed either as an Associate member (if not eligible for the full membership at that stage) or as an Observer recommended for full membership, to be invited to all IDU functions from then on.

The Party Leaders Meeting decides status of full membership and – if so decided – the party will become a member with full rights after the Party Leader or Chairman has signed the IDU Declaration of Principles – the London declaration of 1983. The IDU Party Leaders meetings are normally held every three years.

Members Overview

A
Albania
Partia Demokratike - PD
Argentina
Propuesta Republicana - PRO
Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
Austria
Die neue Volkspartei
Azerbaijan
National Independence Party of Azerbaijan - NIPA
B
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Movimiento Demócrata Social - Democratas
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina - HDZ
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Party of Democratic Progress - PDP
Brazil
União Brasil
Bulgaria
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria - GERB
Belarus
The BPF Party
Belarus
United Civil Party - UCP
Belgium
Belgium
C
Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
Chile
Unión Democrata Independiente - UDI
Chile
Partido Renovacion Nacional - RN
Colombia
Partido Conservador Colombiano
Croatia
Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica - HDZ
Cyprus
Dimokratikos Synagermos - DISY
Czech Republic
Obcanska Demokraticka Strana - ODS
Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast
Czech Republic
Cuba
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
D
Denmark
Det Konservative Folkeparti - KFP
Dominican Republic
Fuerza Nacional Progresista
E
El Salvador
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista - ARENA
Estonia
Isamaa
Ecuador
CREO
F
Finland
Kansallinen Kokoomus - KOK
G
Georgia
United National Movement - UNM
Germany
Christlich Demokratische Union - CDU
Germany
Christlich-Soziale Union - CSU
Ghana
New Patriotic Party – NPP
Greece
Nea Demokratia - ND
Guatemala
Partido Unionista - PU
Grenada
New National Party
H
Hungary
Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance
I
Iceland
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn
Israel
Likud
K
Korea, Republic of
People Power Party
Kenya
Kenya African National Union KANU
L
Lithuania
Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Lebanon
The Kataeb Party – Lebanese Social Democratic Party (LSDP)
M
Maldives
Maldivian Democratic Party
Mongolia
Democratic Party
Montenegro
Movement for Changes - PzP
Morocco
Istiqlal Party
Moldova, Republic of
Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate
N
North Macedonia
VMRO-DPMNE
Norway
Høyres Hovedorganisasjon
New Zealand
National Party
Nepal
Rastriya Prajatantra Party
P
Panama
Cambio Democrático
Peru
Partido Popular Cristiano
Portugal
CDS - Partido Popular
Paraguay
MDR - Partido Colorado
R
Russian Federation
Union of Right Forces
Romania
Romania
S
Serbia
Serbian Progressive Party - SNS
Slovenia
Slovenian Democratic Party - SDS
Spain
Partido Popular - PP
Sri Lanka
United National Party - UNP
Saint Lucia
United Workers Party
Sweden
Moderata Samlingspartiet
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
New Democratic Party
Sweden
Kristdemokraterna
South Africa
Inkatha Freedom Party
T
Taiwan Republic of China
Kuomintang
Tanzania, United Republic of
Chama Cha Demokrasia Na Maendeleo - CHADEMA
U
Uganda
Forum for Democratic Change
United Kingdom
Conservative Party
United States
Republican Party
Ukraine
Batkivshchyna
Ukraine
European Solidarity
V
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Proyecto Venezuela
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Partido Político Encuentro Ciudadano
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