List of major liberal parties considered right

See also: List of major liberal parties considered left

Liberalism is frequently associated with centrism. ^[1] However, in some regions, including Australia, Brazil and New Zealand, liberalism may be linked to conservatism, right-leaning or right-of-centre politics; in this case, liberals may be the main opponents of socialists or social democrats (see Bourgeois party). In addition to that, there are liberal parties involved in right-wing politics in many parts of the world.

List includes only liberal parties that are perceived as "right" by regional standards as well as international standards:

Active

Major parties

Country	Party		Abbr.	Notes	Ref.
Australia		Liberal Party of Australia	LPC	Two-party system dominated by the Liberal Party and social-democratic Labor Party.	[2]
Ghana		New Patriotic Party	LPC	Two-party system dominated by the liberal New Patriotic Party and social-democratic National Democratic Congress.	[3]
Moldova		Party of Action and Solidarity	PAS	Multi-party system dominated by the liberal PAS and socialist PSRM and its affiliates.	[4] [5]
Mongolia		Democratic Party	DP, АН	Two-party system dominated by the liberal Democratic Party and social-democratic Mongolian People's Party.	[6]
New Zealand		New Zealand National Party	Nats	Two-party system dominated by the liberal National Party and social-democratic Labour Party.	[7] [8]
Nicaragua		Constitutionalist Liberal Party	PLC	Dominant-party system under the socialist FSLN. Liberal PLC is one of the main opposition parties.	[9]

Other

• Australia : Liberal Democratic Party ^{[10] [a]}
• Belgium : Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats, ^[11] Reformist Movement ^[11]
• Brazil : Cidadania, ^{[12] [13]} New Party ^{[14] [15]}
• Chile : Evópoli ^{[16] [17]}
• Denmark : Venstre , ^{[18] [19]} Liberal Alliance ^[20]
• Estonia : Estonian Reform Party ^{[21] [22]}
• France : Democratic Movement, ^{[23] [24]} Renaissance, ^[25] Union of Democrats and Independents ^[26]
• Germany : Free Democratic Party ^{[27] [28]}
• Ireland : Fine Gael ^[29]
• Italy : Forza Italia (2013) ^{[30] [31]}
• Lithuania : Liberals' Movement ^[32]
• Moldova : Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, ^{[4] [5]} Liberal Party ^{[4] [5]}
• Netherlands : People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ^[33]
• New Zealand : ACT New Zealand ^[34]
• Nicaragua : Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance, Independent Liberal Party ^[9]
• Norway : Progress Party ^{[35] [36] [37]}
• Portugal : Social Democratic Party, ^{[38] [39]} Liberal Initiative ^[40]
• Romania : National Liberal Party ^[41]
• Russia : New People ^{[42] [43] [44]}
• Spain : Citizens ^[45]
• Sweden : Centre Party, ^{[46] [47]} Liberals ^[48]
•   Switzerland : FDP.The Liberals/LRP.The Liberal-Radicals ^{[49] [50] [51]}
• Ukraine : Holos ^{[52] [53]}

Historical

Only liberal parties that existed since 1945 are included:

• Brazil : Liberal Party (1985) ^[54]
• France : Union for French Democracy ^[55]
• Italy : Forza Italia (1994), ^{[56] [57]} Italian Liberal Party, ^[58] The People of Freedom ^[59]
• Lithuania : Liberal and Centre Union ^[60]
• New Zealand : New Zealand Party ^{[61] [62]}

List of liberal political coalitions considered right

Active

• Argentina : Juntos por el Cambio ^[63]
• Bulgaria : Democratic Bulgaria ^[64]
• France : Ensemble ^{[65] [66]}

Poland's liberal Civic Coalition (KO) is considered "left" in that it is the main opposition party to the conservative United Right (ZP), but in international standards, KO is referred to as the centre-right. ^[67]

Historical

• Bulgaria : Blue Coalition, ^{[68] [69]} Reformist Bloc ^[70]
• Moldova : Alliance for European Integration ^{[71] [72]}
• Romania : Right Romania Alliance, ^{[73] [74]} United Right Alliance ^[75]

Right-wing to far-right conservaitve parties using the party name "Liberal"

Some related terms like Libertarianism are usually associated with right-wing politics. Similarly conservative parties in South Korea usually use variation of Jayu (Korean : 자유;lit. "liberal", "freedom" or "liberty") which might be translated as "liberal".

These political parties have "Liberal" in their party names, but most of them deviate from the general liberal principles:

Active

• Austria : Freedom Party of Austria ^[b]
• Belarus : Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus
• Brazil : Liberal Party (2006)
• Israel : Likud – National Liberal Movement
• Japan : Liberal Democratic Party
• Russia : Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
• Serbia : Serbian Radical Party ^[c]

Historical

• Japan : Liberal Party (1945), Liberal Party (1950)
• Russia : Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (after 1990)
• South Korea : Liberal Party (1951), Democratic Liberal Party

See also

See also

Liberal conservatism#Liberal-conservative parties or parties with liberal-conservative factions Liberalism Classical liberalism Conservative liberalism Liberalism by country [in the modern era] Historic liberalism in New Zealand Liberalism and radicalism in France Liberalism and radicalism in Italy (Liberism) Liberalism in Australia Liberalism in Brazil Liberalism in Europe, usually the political position of centre to centre-right. Renew Europe [76] [77] Libertarianism Right-libertarianism

Notes

1. The party is still active but changed its 2023 name from the "Liberal Democratic Party" to the "Libertarian Party."
2. Instead of "liberal", the party the related term "freiheitlich" which originating from the national liberal Deutschfreiheitlichkeit  [ de ] movement. Liberal factions were present in the current party until the 1980s.
3. While SRS does not call themselves liberal, its name is originates from the People's Radical Party, a classical radical party.

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