Liberal Democrats may refer to: * supporters of

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Liberal Democrats (UK) The Liberal Democrats, colloquially known as the Lib Dems, are a Liberalism, liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988. They are based at Liberal Democrat Headquarters (UK), Liberal Democrat Headquarters, in Westminster, ...

, a political party in the United Kingdom *

Liberal Democratic Party (Australia) The Libertarian Party (LP), formerly known as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is an Politics of Australia, Australian political party founded in Canberra in 2001. The party espouses smaller government and a philosophy stated in 2013 to be ...

, a political party in Australia, also known as Liberal Democrats * left-liberals or

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in the

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Liberal Democrats (Italy) The Liberal Democrats (, LD), whose complete name is Liberal Democrats for Renewal (''Liberal Democratici per il Rinnovamento''), is a liberalism, liberal and centrism, centrist List of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy. The p ...

, a political party in Italy * European Liberal Democrats, a political party in Italy, also known as European LibDems *

Liberal Democratic Party (France) The Liberal Democratic Party (, PLD) was a classical liberal political party in France. It was founded in 2008 by a split in the Liberal Alternative. It seeks to fulfil the same role as the former Liberal Democracy, uniting supporters of Alain ...

, a political party in France *

Liberal Democrats (Germany) The Liberal Democrats – The Social Liberals (German language, German: ), abbreviated to LD, is a minor social liberal party in Germany, founded in 1982 and currently led by Paul Vossiek. History The party was founded on 28 November 1982 mainly b ...

, a political party in Germany *

Liberal Democrats (Sudan) The Liberal Democrats (Arabic: حِزب الديمقراطيين الأحرار, ''Hizb Al-Demokhrateen Al-Ahrar'') is a political party in Sudan. At the last legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process wh ...

, a political party in Sudan *

Liberal Democratic Party (Belarus) The Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (LDPB, , ) is a right-wing political party in Belarus. It was created in 1994 as the Belarusian successor of the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union. Despite claiming to be a "constructive and dem ...

, a political party in Belarus, also known as Liberal Democrats *

Liberal Democrats (Belgium) Liberal Democrats (, ) is a minor French-speaking political party in Belgium. History and ideology The party was founded as the ''Listes Destexhe'' by former Senator, author and Mouvement Réformateur (MR) politician Alain Destexhe in February ...

, a political party in Belgium *

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP, the Lib Dems, or , is a major conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * and Japanese nationalism, nationalistSources describing the LDP as nationalist: * ...

, a political party in Japan, also known as Liberal Democrats *

Liberal Democratic Party (Netherlands) The Liberal Democratic Party (, LibDem) is a minor social liberal party in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories i ...

, a political party in the Netherlands *

Liberal Democrats (Slovenia) The Liberal Democrats (; LIDE) is a centrist to centre-left Centre-left politics is the range of left-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. Ideologies commonly associated with it include social democracy, so ...

, a political party in Slovenia *

Liberal Democratic Party of Russia LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia () is a Russian Ultranationalism, ultranationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist List of political parties in Russia, political party. It succeeded the Liberal Democratic Party of the ...

, a political party in Russia, also known as Liberal Democrats *

Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine The Liberal Democratic Party of Ukraine () is a political party in Ukraine registered in July 1992.Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats The Croatian People's Party – Liberal Democrats ( or HNS) is a social- liberal political party in Croatia. In the 11th Sabor, since 2024, a single HNS representative forms a parliamentary club together with two independent representatives. HN ...

, a political party in Croatia, sometimes shortened as Liberal Democrats *

Order of the Nation (political party) Conservative Right Party – Order of the Nation (, SKP - ŘN), previously known as LIDEM – Liberal Democrats, is a political party in the Czech Republic, formed in 2012 as a breakaway party from Public Affairs (VV). The party supported greate ...

, a political party in the Czech Republic formerly known as LiDem – Liberal Democrats

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