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{{Short description|International alliance of right-of-centre political parties}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = International Democrat Union
| image = International Democrat Union logo.png
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| abbreviation = IDU
| motto = "Global alliance of the [[centre-right politics|centre-right]]."
| formation = {{start date and age|1983}}
| type =
| status =
| purpose = World federation of [[centre-right politics|right-of-centre]]/[[moderate]]-to-[[conservative]] political parties<ref>{{cite web |title=Declaration of Principles, London 1983 |url=https://www.idu.org/about/principles-statutes/ |website=idu.org |date=February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Marjorie |last2=Weaver |first2=Warren Jr. |title=Briefing; A Parties' Party |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/24/us/briefing-a-parties-party.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 24, 1985}}</ref>
| headquarters = [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]
| region_served = Worldwide
| membership = 84 political parties and 8 organizations
| language = English
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = {{flagdeco|CAN}} [[Stephen Harper]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]])
| leader_title2 = Deputy Chairman
| leader_name2 = {{flagdeco|AUS}} [[Brian Loughnane]] ([[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]])
| main_organ =
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| website = {{URL|idu.org}}
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}}
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The '''International Democrat Union''' ('''IDU''') is an [[political international|international alliance]] of [[centre-right politics|centre-right]] [[political party|political parties]].<ref>{{cite news |author-last=Weisman |author-first=Steven R. |date=23 September 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/23/world/conservative-figures-see-bright-future.html |url-status=live |title=Conservative Figures See 'Bright' Future |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York City |issn=1553-8095 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716145052/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/09/23/world/conservative-figures-see-bright-future.html |archive-date=16 July 2021 |access-date=13 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author-last=Sanger |author-first=David E. |date=11 June 2002 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/11/world/bush-sees-sharon-and-says-time-isn-t-ripe-for-peace-conference.html |url-status=live |title=Bush in Terrorist Warning |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York City |issn=1553-8095 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719025159/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/11/world/bush-sees-sharon-and-says-time-isn-t-ripe-for-peace-conference.html |archive-date=19 July 2021 |access-date=13 October 2022 |quote=[[George W. Bush|President Bush]] warned an international group of conservative and moderate politicians at the White House tonight that terrorists could attain 'catastrophic power' with weapons of mass destruction and would readily use that power to attack the United States or other nations. The president made his remarks to about 100 members of the International Democrat Union, a group of international center and center-right political parties that met today and Sunday for a conference in Washington.}}</ref> Headquartered in [[Munich]], [[Germany]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Globalizing Democracy: Party Politics in Emerging Democracies |last=Burnell |first=Peter J. |year=2006 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location=London |isbn=978-0-415-40184-5 |page=63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bA59TOV-4X0C }}</ref> the IDU consists of 84 full and associate members from 65 countries.<ref>{{cite web|last1=International Democrat Union |title=IDU Members |url=http://www.idu.org/member.aspx |website=idu.org |access-date=2016-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701142810/http://www.idu.org/member.aspx |archive-date=2014-07-01 }}</ref> It is [[chairman|chaired]] by [[Stephen Harper]], former [[list of prime ministers of Canada|Prime Minister of Canada]], two affiliated international organizations ([[International Young Democrat Union]] and [[International Women's Democrat Union]]) and six affiliated regional organizations ([[Union of Latin American Parties]], [[Asia Pacific Democrat Union]], [[Caribbean Democrat Union]], [[Democrat Union of Africa]], [[European People's Party]] and [[European Conservatives and Reformists Party]]).

The IDU allows centre-right conservative [[political party|political parties]] around the world to establish contacts and discuss different views on public policy and related matters. Their stated goal is the promotion of "democracy and [of] centre-right policies around the globe".<ref>[https://www.idu.org/about/history/ IDU — History]. Retrieved 9 February 2022.</ref> The IDU has some overlap of member parties with the [[Centrist Democrat International]] (CDI), but the CDI is more [[Centrism|centrist]] and [[Communitarianism|communitarian]] than the IDU.<ref>{{cite book |title=The German Political Foundations as Actors in Democracy Assistance |last=Mohr |first=Alexander |year=2010 |publisher=Universal-Publishers |location=Boca Raton |isbn=978-1-59942-331-9 |page=151 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9Pd_fF8Kt84C }}</ref>

Though the IDU was founded to be politically on the [[centre-right politics|centre-right]], a number of its member parties have been increasingly seen as further [[right-wing politics|right]] on the political spectrum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2022/09/14/scott-morrison-far-right|title=Scott Morrison signs on with global political network home to 'intolerant far right'|date=14 September 2022|website=thenewdaily.com.au|access-date=8 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Ennser|first1=Laurenz|date=21 December 2010|title=The homogeneity of West European party families.|url=http://ppq.sagepub.com/content/18/2/151|journal=Sage|volume=18|issue=2|pages=151–171|doi=10.1177/1354068810382936|s2cid=146782908}}</ref>

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 [[Vice President of the United States|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]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Future Catches Up: Transnational Parties and Democracy |last=Goldman |first=Ralph Morris |year=2002 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |location=London |isbn=978-0-595-22888-1 |page=418 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yJWlDYuoT5sC }}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aecr.eu/node/229/lightbox2 |title=AECR becomes regional member of IDU |website=AECR.eu |access-date=October 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017114350/http://www.aecr.eu/node/229/lightbox2 |archive-date=October 17, 2013 }}</ref> 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]].

==Founding==
The IDU was founded in [[London]] on 24 June 1983.<ref name="IDUFoundingMeetingMinutes_1983">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Minutes-London-1983.pdf|title=International Democrat Union, minutes of founding meeting, 1983}}</ref> According to [[Richard V. Allen]], to be admitted as a member, a party must qualify as a "mainstream conservative" party influenced by [[classical liberalism]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/27/us/by-any-other-name-conservative.html | title = BY ANY OTHER NAME, CONSERVATIVE | newspaper = The New York Times | date = July 27, 1985}}</ref>

The founding declaration was signed by 19 persons:<ref name="IDUFoundingMeetingMinutes_1993">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Minutes-London-1993.pdf|title=International Democrat Union, minutes of founding meeting, 1993}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Person !! Party !! Country
|-
| [[Alois Mock]] || [[Austrian People's Party]] || {{Flag|Austria}}
|-
| [[Margaret Thatcher]] || [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] || {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
| [[Helmut Kohl]] || [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]] || rowspan=2 | {{Flag|West Germany}}
|-
| [[Franz Josef Strauss]] || [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]]
|-
| [[Jacques Chirac]] || [[Rally for the Republic]] || {{Flag|France|1974}}
|-
| [[Andrew Peacock]] || [[Liberal Party of Australia]] || {{Flag|Australia}}
|-
| [[Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza]] || [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]] || {{Flag|Greece}}
|-
| [[Manuel Fraga]] || [[People's Alliance (Spain)|People's Alliance]] || rowspan=2 | {{Flag|Spain}}
|-
| [[Oscar Alzaga]]|| [[People's Democratic Party (Spain)|People's Democratic Party]]
|-
| [[Susanne Wood]] || [[New Zealand National Party]] || {{Flag|New Zealand}}
|-
| [[Glafcos Clerides]] || [[Democratic Rally]] || {{Flag|Cyprus|1960}}
|-
| [[Ilkka Suominen]] || [[National Coalition Party]] || {{Flag|Finland}}
|-
| [[Francisco Lucas Pires|Lucas Pires]] || [[CDS – People's Party]] || {{Flag|Portugal}}
|-
| {{ill|Tatsuo Tanaka|ja|田中龍夫}} || [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] || {{Flag|Japan|1870}}
|-
| [[Ulf Adelsohn]] || [[Moderate Party]] || {{Flag|Sweden}}
|-
| [[Erik Nielsen]] || [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]] || {{Flag|Canada}}
|-
| [[Poul Schlüter]] || [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] || {{Flag|Denmark}}
|-
| [[Jo Benkow]] || [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]] || {{Flag|Norway}}
|-
| [[Frank Fahrenkopf]] || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] || {{Flag|United States}}
|-
|}

==Member parties==
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===Full members===
The IDU has 84 member parties.
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" cellpadding="5"
|-
|+ Full members
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Country
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Party
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Abbreviation
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Government
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Lower Chamber
! scope="col" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" | Upper Chamber
|-
|{{ALB}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Party of Albania]]
| PD
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|59|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{ARG}}
! scope="row" | [[Republican Proposal]]
| PRO
| {{no2}} In opposition
| {{Composition bar|53|257|{{party color|Republican Proposal}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|8|72|{{party color|Republican Proposal}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{AUS}}
! scope="row" | [[Liberal Party of Australia]]
| LIB
| {{no2}} In opposition
| {{Composition bar|42|151|hex={{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}|per=1|color=#FFF}}
| {{Composition bar|31|76|hex={{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}|per=1|color=#FFF}}
|-
|{{AUT}}
! scope="row" | [[Austrian People's Party]]
| ÖVP
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| {{composition bar|71|183|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|per=1}}
| {{composition bar|26|61|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{AZE}}
! scope="row" | [[Azerbaijan National Independence Party]]
| AMIP
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|125|hex=#FFFF00|per=1}}
|-
|{{BAN}}
! scope="row" | [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
| BNP
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|7|350|hex=#1E90FF|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{BLR}}
! scope="row" | [[BPF Party]]
| BNF
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|0|110|#CE2029|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|0|64|#CE2029|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[United Civic Party]]
| AHP
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
|{{Composition bar|0|110|red|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|0|64|red|per=1}}
|-
|{{BLZ}}
! scope="row" | [[United Democratic Party (Belize)|United Democratic Party]]
| UDP
| {{no2}} In opposition
|{{Composition bar|5|31|{{party color|United Democratic Party (Belize)}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|3|13|{{party color|United Democratic Party (Belize)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{BOL}}
! scope="row" | [[Democrat Social Movement]]
| MDS
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|0|130|hex={{party color|Social Democrat Movement}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|0|36|hex={{party color|Social Democrat Movement}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | {{nowrap|{{BIH}}}}
! scope="row" | [[Party of Democratic Action]]
| SDA
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| {{Composition bar|9|42|{{party color|Party of Democratic Action}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|3|15|{{party color|Party of Democratic Action}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Party of Democratic Progress]]
| PDP
| {{no2}} In opposition
|{{Composition bar|2|42|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|0|15|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| HDZ
| {{yes2}} In coalition
|{{Composition bar|16|98|blue|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|14|58|blue|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Croatian Democratic Union 1990]]
| HDZ 1990
|{{no2}} In opposition
|{{Composition bar|2|98|blue|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|0|58|blue|per=1}}
|-
|{{BRA}}
! scope="row" | [[Brazil Union]]
| UB
| {{maybe|Independent}}
| {{Composition bar|81|513|hex=#254AA5|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|7|81|hex=#254AA5|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{BGR}}
! scope="row" |[[GERB]]
|
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|59|240|hex={{party color|GERB}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)|Union of Democratic Forces]]
| SDS
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|2|240|hex=#0038A9|per=1}}
|-
|{{CAN}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative Party of Canada]]
| CPC / PCC
| {{no2}} In opposition
|{{Composition bar|115|338|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|15|105|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{CHL}}
! scope="row" | [[Independent Democratic Union]]
| UDI
| {{no2}} In opposition
|{{Composition bar|23|155|hex={{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}|per=1|color=#FFF}}
|{{Composition bar|9|43|hex={{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}|per=1|color=#FFF}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Renewal (Chile)|National Renewal]]
| RN
| {{no2}} In opposition
| {{Composition bar|25|155|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|8|43|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{COL}}
! scope="row" | [[Colombian Conservative Party]]
| PCC
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| {{Composition bar|21|172|hex={{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|14|108|hex={{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{HRV}}
! scope="row" | [[Croatian Democratic Union]]
| HDZ
| {{yes2}} In coalition
|{{Composition bar|61|151|hex={{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{CYP}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Rally]]
| DISY
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|17|56|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{CZE}}
! scope="row" | [[Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|Civic Democratic Party]]
| ODS
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| {{Composition bar|34|200|hex={{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|18|81|hex={{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[TOP 09]]
|
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| {{Composition bar|14|200|hex={{party color|TOP 09}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|6|81|hex={{party color|TOP 09}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{DNK}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]]
| DKF
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|13|179|#0B610B|per=1}}
|-
|{{DMA}}
! scope="row" | [[Dominica Freedom Party]]
| DFP
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|21|#008000|per=1}}
|-
|{{DOM}}
! scope="row" | [[National Progressive Force]]
| FNP
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|0|190|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|0|32|per=1}}
|-
|{{ECU}}
! scope="row" | [[Social Christian Party (Ecuador)|Social Christian Party]]
| PSC
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|19|137|yellow|per=1}}
|-
|{{SLV}}
! scope="row" |[[Nationalist Republican Alliance]]
| ARENA
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|14|84|{{party color|Nationalist Republican Alliance}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{EST}}
! scope="row" | [[Isamaa]]
|
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|8|101|#4CD2D0|per=1}}
|-
|{{FIN}}
! scope="row" | [[National Coalition Party]]
| Kok
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|48|200|#1AD3D9|per=1}}
|-
|{{GEO}}
! scope="row" | [[United National Movement (Georgia)|United National Movement]]
| ENM
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|36|150|#8A1D1B|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{DEU}}
! scope="row" | [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]]
| CDU
| {{no2}} In opposition
|{{Composition bar|152|736|#000000|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|22|69|#000000|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]]
| CSU
| {{no2}} In opposition
|{{Composition bar|45|736|hex={{party color|Christian Social Union of Bavaria}}}}
|{{Composition bar|4|69|hex={{party color|Christian Social Union of Bavaria}}}}
|-
|{{GHA}}
! scope="row" | [[New Patriotic Party]]
| NPP
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|137|275|{{party color|New Patriotic Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{GRC}}
! scope="row" | [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]]
| ND
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|158|300|#177CD5|per=1}}
|-
|{{GRD}}
! scope="row" | [[New National Party (Grenada)|New National Party]]
| NNP
| {{yes2}} In government
|{{Composition bar|14|15|{{party color|New National Party (Grenada)}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|10|13|{{party color|New National Party (Grenada)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{GUA}}
! scope="row" | [[Unionist Party (Guatemala)|Unionist Party]]
| PU
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|3|160|black|per=1}}
|-
|{{HON}}
! scope="row" | [[National Party of Honduras]]
| PNH
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|44|128|{{party color|National Party of Honduras}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{HUN}}
! scope="row" | [[Fidesz]]
|
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|117|199|#B0521C|per=1}}
|-
|{{ISL}}
! scope="row" | [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| D
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|16|63|#93BFD9|per=1}}
|-
|{{IND}}
! scope="row" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| BJP
| {{yes2}} In government
| {{Composition bar|303|543|hex={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|95|245|hex={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{ISR}}
! scope="row" | [[Likud Party]]
| Likud
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|32|120|#2447F6|per=1}}
|-
|{{JAM}}
! scope="row" | [[Jamaica Labour Party]]
| JLP
| {{yes2}} In government
| {{Composition bar|49|63|hex=green|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|13|21|hex=green|per=1}}
|-
|{{KEN}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Party (Kenya)|Democratic Party of Kenya]]
| DP
| {{no2}} In opposition
| {{Composition bar|1|394|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|0|67||width=|per=1}}
|-
|{{LBN}}
! scope="row" | [[Lebanese Forces]]
| Kataeb
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|19|128|#8A2908|per=1}}
|-
|{{LIT}}
! scope="row" | [[Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats]]
| TS–LKD
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|50|141|blue|per=1}}
|-
|{{MDV}}
! scope="row" | [[Maldivian Democratic Party]]
| MDP
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|65|87|{{party color|Maldivian Democratic Party}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |{{MLT}}
! scope="row" | [[Nationalist Party (Malta)|Nationalist Party]]
| PN
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|35|79|#5087b2|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{MLD}}
! scope="row" | [[Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova]]
| PLDM
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|101|#07AC09|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Party of Action and Solidarity]]
| PAS
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|63|101|hex={{party color|Party of Action and Solidarity}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{MNG}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Party (Mongolia)|Democratic Party]]
| DP
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|12|76|blue|per=1}}
|-
|{{MNE}}
! scope="row" | [[Movement for Changes]]
| PzP
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|5|81|#1BCAA4|per=1}}
|-
|{{MAR}}
! scope="row" | [[Istiqlal Party]]
|
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| {{Composition bar|81|395|#E290D8|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|24|120|#E290D8|per=1}}
|-
|{{NAM}}
! scope="row" | [[Popular Democratic Movement]]
| PDM
| {{no2}} In opposition
| {{Composition bar|16|104|{{party color|Popular Democratic Movement}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|2|42|{{party color|Popular Democratic Movement}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{NZL}}
! scope="row" | [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]]
| NAT
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|34|120|{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{NIC}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative Party (Nicaragua)|Conservative Party]]
| PCN
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|1|92|green|per=1}}
|-
|{{NMK}}
! scope="row" | [[VMRO-DPMNE]]
|
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|36|120|#AB1316|per=1}}
|-
|{{NEP}}
! scope="row" | [[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]]
| RPP
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| {{Composition bar|14|275|gold|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|0|59|gold|per=1}}
|-
|{{NOR}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]]
| H
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|36|169|#86C7F8|per=1}}
|-
|{{PAN}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Change (Panama)|Democratic Change]]
| CD
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|18|71|#A62876|per=1}}
|-
|{{PRY}}
! scope="row" | [[Colorado Party (Paraguay)|Partido Colorado]]
| ANR-PC
| {{yes2}} In government
| {{Composition bar|48|80|#E32528|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|23|45|#E32528|per=1}}
|-
|{{PER}}
! scope="row" | [[Christian People's Party (Peru)|Christian People's Party]]
| PPC
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|130|per=1}}
|-
|{{PRT}}
! scope="row" | [[CDS – People's Party]]
| {{nowrap|CDS–PP}}
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|230|{{party color|CDS – People's Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{RUS}}
! scope="row" | [[Union of Right Forces|Union of Right Forces Movement]]
| SPS
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|450|{{party color|Union of Right Forces}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{KNA}}
! scope="row" | [[People's Action Movement]]
| PAM
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|4|11|Gold|per=1}}
|-
|{{Country|Saint Lucia}}
! scope="row" | [[United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)|United Workers Party]]
| UWP
| {{no2}} In opposition
| {{Composition bar|2|17|#F3D511|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|3|11|#F3D511|per=1}}
|-
|{{VCT}}
! scope="row" | [[New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)|New Democratic Party]]
| NDP
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|6|15|#ffcc29|per=1}}
|-
|{{SRB}}
! scope="row" | [[Serbian Progressive Party]]
| SNS
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|95|250|#3E6074|per=1}}
|-
|{{SVN}}
! scope="row" | [[Slovenian Democratic Party]]
| SDS
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|27|90|#E7EC52|per=1}}
|-
|{{RSA}}
! scope="row" | [[Inkatha Freedom Party]]
| IFP
| {{no2}} In opposition
| {{Composition bar|14|400|hex={{party color|Inkatha Freedom Party}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|2|90|hex={{party color|Inkatha Freedom Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{KOR}}
! scope="row" | [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]]
| PPP
| {{yes2}} In government
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|114|300|{{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{ESP}}
! scope="row" | [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]
| PP
| {{no2}} In opposition
|{{Composition bar|88|350|{{party color|People's Party (Spain)}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|97|265|{{party color|People's Party (Spain)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{LKA}}
! scope="row" | [[United National Party]]
| UNP
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|1|225|hex={{party color|United National Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{SWE}}
! scope="row" | [[Moderate Party]]
| M
| {{yes2}} In coalition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|68|349|#003153|per=1}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Taiwan}}
! scope="row" | [[Kuomintang]]
| KMT
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|38|113|{{party color|Kuomintang}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{TZA}}
! scope="row" | [[Chadema|Chama Cha Demokrasia Na Maendeleo]]
| CHADEMA
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|20|393|#D21F28|per=1}}
|-
|{{TCA}}
! scope="row" | [[People's Democratic Movement (Turks and Caicos Islands)|People's Democratic Movement]]
| PDM
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|1|15|#144D89|per=1}}
|-
|{{UGA}}
! scope="row" | [[Forum for Democratic Change]]
| FDC
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|32|375|#899FCD|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{UKR}}
! scope="row" | [[All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"|Batkivshchyna]]
| VOB
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|25|450|#B5080B|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[European Solidarity]]
| YeS
| {{no2}} In opposition
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|27|450|{{party color|European Solidarity}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{GBR}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative and Unionist Party]]
| CON
| {{yes2}} In government
| {{Composition bar|355|650|#177CD5|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|262|786|#177CD5|per=1}}
|-
|{{USA}}
! scope="row" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| R / GOP
| {{no2}} In opposition
| {{Composition bar|222|435|#D51013|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|49|100|#D51013|per=1}}
|-
|{{VEN}}
! scope="row" | [[Project Venezuela]]
| PV
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|167|yellow|per=1}}
|}

==Chairmen==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" cellpadding="5"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Chairperson
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Term Start
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Term End
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Political Affiliation
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Country
|-
|[[William Hague]]
|1997
|2002
|style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative and Unionist Party (UK)}}; color:white" |[[Conservative Party (UK)|{{color|white|Conservative}}]]
|{{UK}}
|-
|[[John Howard]]
|2002
|2014
|style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}}; color:white" |[[Liberal Party of Australia|{{color|white|Liberal}}]]
|{{AUS}}
|-
|[[John Key|Sir John Key]]
|2014
|2018
|style="background-color:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |[[New Zealand National Party|{{color|white|National}}]]
|{{NZL}}
|-
|[[Stephen Harper]]
|2018
|incumbent
|style="background-color:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}; color:white" |[[Conservative Party of Canada|{{color|white|Conservative}}]]
|{{CAN}}
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe]]
*[[Caribbean Democrat Union]]
*[[Centrist Democrat International]]
*[[European People's Party]]
*[[European Conservatives and Reformists]]
*[[Political international]]s: such as [[Liberal International]], the corresponding liberal organisation; and [[Socialist International]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.idu.org IDU official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140715044518/http://iydu-network.org/ IYDU official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140701142810/http://www.idu.org/member.aspx IDU enumeration of constituent members]

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International Democrat Union - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 07:48, 27 August 2023