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{{Short description|International alliance of right-of-centre political parties}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = International Democracy Union
| image = International Democracy Union logo.png{{!}}class=skin-invert
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| abbreviation = IDU
| formerly = International Democrat Union (until 2023)
| formation = {{start date and age|1983|6|24|df=y}}
| 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 organisations
| language = English
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = [[Stephen Harper]] ([[Conservative Party of Canada]])
| leader_title2 = Deputy Chairman
| leader_name2 = [[Brian Loughnane]] ([[Liberal Party of Australia]])
| main_organ = 
| parent_organisation = 
| affiliations = 
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| website = {{URL|idu.org}}
| remarks = 
}}
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The '''International Democracy Union''' ('''IDU'''; known as the '''International Democrat Union''' until September 2023)<ref name="renaming Instagram video">{{Cite Instagram |user=internationaldemocracyunion |postid=Cww65oYowzn |title=As part of celebrating 40 years of championing #democracy and #freedom, the IDU Executive approved the re-launch of our organization as the 'International Democracy Union'. While our values remain constant, this small adjustment clarifies our cause as we work to expand our network in support of democracy worldwide. Welcome to the International Democracy Union! #idu40 |date=September 4, 2023 |link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cww65oYowzn/ |access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref> is an [[political international|international alliance]] of [[centre-right]] to  [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] [[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 centre and centre-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]]. It has three affiliated international organizations ([[International Young Democrat Union]], [[International Women's Democracy Union]] and SME Global)<ref>[https://www.idu.org/about/economics-sme-global/ SME Global — Small Business. Big Impact]. Retrieved 9 February 2022.</ref> 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]], [[Christian democracy|Christian democrat]] 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>

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>

==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=The Founding Meeting Of The Union |date=24 June 1983 |website=International Democrat Union |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210012730/http://www.idu.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Minutes-London-1983.pdf |archive-date= Dec 10, 2022 }}</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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210012721/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/27/us/by-any-other-name-conservative.html |archive-date= Dec 10, 2022 }}</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=September 2024 |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}}
|-
| [[Tatsuo Tanaka]] || [[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}}
|-
|}

== History and activities ==
According to a 1985 [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] memo, the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party of Japan]] had provided half of all funding for the organization at the time.<ref name=":99">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-06 |title=Who Is Mike Roman? The Trump Indictee with Canadian Ties |url=https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/09/06/Mike-Roman-Canadian-Ties/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330165140/https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/09/06/Mike-Roman-Canadian-Ties/ |archive-date=2025-03-30 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=[[The Tyee]]}}</ref> Several leaders of member parties had gained political power with help from [[Arthur J. Finkelstein]], such as [[Viktor Orbán]],<ref name=":147">{{Cite news |date=2023-07-01 |title=The man who helped Orban and Netanyahu rise to power |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66065550 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250331052710/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66065550 |archive-date=2025-03-31 |access-date=2025-05-18 |work=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> Benjamin Netanyahu<ref name=":147" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1996-10-10 |title=Arthur Finkelstein: Out Of Sight But In Control |url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9610/10/karl.finkelstein/index.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603175550/http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9610/10/karl.finkelstein/index.shtml |archive-date=2021-06-03 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> and Donald Trump.<ref name=":56">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-05 |title=Democracy Is Under Siege Globally. Canada Is Being Tested |url=https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/04/05/Democracy-Under-Siege-Globally/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327220555/https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/04/05/Democracy-Under-Siege-Globally/ |archive-date=2025-03-27 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=[[The Tyee]]}}</ref> The IDU shares resources with its members on "campaign technology, fund-raising techniques, opinion polling, advertising and campaign organization".<ref name=":146">{{Cite web |date=2019-08-06 |title=Stephen Harper Heads a Global Org That Helps Get Right-Wing Parties Elected. What Will It Do for Andrew Scheer? |url=https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2019/08/06/Harper-Heads-Global-Org-Help-Elect-Right-Wing-Parties/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406175508/https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2019/08/06/Harper-Heads-Global-Org-Help-Elect-Right-Wing-Parties/ |archive-date=2025-04-06 |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=[[The Tyee]]}}</ref> The Conservative Party of Canada and the Republican Party had closely collaborated on resources and strategy during the 2000s and 2010s.<ref name=":146" />

==Member parties==
===Full members===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" cellpadding="5"
|-
|+
|-
! Country<ref>{{Cite web |last=iamdesign |date=2018-02-01 |title=Members {{!}} International Democracy Union |url=https://www.idu.org/members/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>
! Party
! Abbreviation
! Government
! Lower Chamber
! Upper Chamber
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|{{ALB}}}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Party of Albania]]
| PD
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|59|140|hex={{party color|Democratic Party of Albania}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Republican Party of Albania]]
| PR
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|2|140|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Albania}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{ARG}}
! scope="row" | [[Republican Proposal]]
| PRO
| {{no2|Opposition}} 
| {{Composition bar|37|257|{{party color|Republican Proposal}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|6|72|{{party color|Republican Proposal}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{AUS}}
! scope="row" | [[Liberal Party of Australia]]
| LIB
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|28|150|hex={{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}|per=1|color=#FFF}}
| {{Composition bar|25|76|hex={{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}|per=1|color=#FFF}}
|-
|{{AUT}}
! scope="row" | [[Austrian People's Party]]
| ÖVP
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{composition bar|51|183|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|per=1}}
| {{composition bar|22|60|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{AZE}}
! scope="row" | [[Azerbaijan National Independence Party]]
| AMIP
| {{partial|Support}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|1|125|hex=#FFFF00|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Belarus}}
! scope="row" |[[BPF Party|The BPF Party]]
| BPF
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|110|Maroon|per=1.56}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[United Civic Party]]
| UCP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|110|Maroon|per=1}}
|-
|{{BEL}}
! scope="row" | [[New Flemish Alliance]] 
| N-VA
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|24|150|hex={{party color|New Flemish Alliance}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|9|60|hex={{party color|New Flemish Alliance}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{BOL}}
! scope="row" | [[Social Democratic 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="2" |{{nowrap|{{BIH}}}}
! scope="row" | [[Party of Democratic Progress]]
| PDP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|2|42|hex={{party color|Party of Democratic Progress}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|1|15|hex={{party color|Party of Democratic Progress}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| HDZ
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|4|42|hex={{party color|Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|3|15|hex={{party color|Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{BRA}}
! scope="row" | [[Brazil Union]] 
| UNIÃO
| {{partial|Independent}}
| {{Composition bar|59|513|hex=#254AA5|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|7|81|hex=#254AA5|per=1}}
|-
| {{BGR}}
! scope="row" |[[GERB]]
| GERB
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|66|240|hex={{party color|GERB}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{CAN}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative Party of Canada]]
| CPC / PCC
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|{{Composition bar|143|343|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|14|105|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{CHL}}
! scope="row" | [[Independent Democratic Union]]
| UDI
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|{{Composition bar|23|155|hex={{party color|Independent Democratic Union}}|per=1|color=#FFF}}
|{{Composition bar|9|50|hex={{party color|Independent Democratic Union}}|per=1|color=#FFF}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Renewal (Chile)|National Renewal]]
| RN
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|22|155|hex={{party color|National Renewal (Chile)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|11|50|hex={{party color|National Renewal (Chile)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{CRI}}
! scope="row" | [[Social Christian Unity Party]]
| PUSC
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|9|57|hex={{party color|Social Christian Unity Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{flag|Colombia}}
! scope="row" | [[Colombian Conservative Party]]
| PCC
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|25|188|hex={{party color|Colombian Conservative Party}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|15|108|hex={{party color|Colombian Conservative Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{CYP}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Rally]]
| DISY
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|17|56|hex={{party color|Democratic Rally}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{CZE}}
! scope="row" | [[Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|Civic Democratic Party]]
| ODS
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|34|200|hex={{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|21|81|hex={{party color|Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[TOP 09]]
| TOP 09
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|14|200|hex={{party color|TOP 09}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|4|81|hex={{party color|TOP 09}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{Flag|Croatia}}
! scope="row" | [[Croatian Democratic Union]]
| DISY
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|55|151|hex={{party color|Croatian Democratic Union}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Cuba}}
! scope="row" | [[Christian Democratic Party of Cuba]]
| PDC
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" | {{Composition bar|0|470|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Assembly of the Cuban Resistance]]
| ACR
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" | {{Composition bar|0|470|per=1}}
|-
|{{DNK}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]]
| DKF
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|10|179|{{party color|Conservative People's Party (Denmark) }}|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" | [[Creating Opportunities]]
| CREO
| {{no|Extraparliamentary opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|0|137|{{party color|CREO Movement}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{SLV}}
! scope="row" |[[Nationalist Republican Alliance]]
| ARENA
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|2|60|{{party color|Nationalist Republican Alliance}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{EST}}
! scope="row" | [[Isamaa]]
| 
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|10|101|{{party color|Isamaa}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{FIN}}
! scope="row" | [[National Coalition Party]]
| Kok
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|48|200|{{party color|National Coalition Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{GEO}}
! scope="row" | [[United National Movement (Georgia)|United National Movement]]
| UNM
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|15|150|{{party color|United National Movement (Georgia)}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |{{DEU}}
! scope="row" | [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany]]
| CDU
| {{yes|Government}}
|{{Composition bar|164|630|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|22|69|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]]
| CSU
| {{yes|Government}}
|{{Composition bar|44|630|hex={{party color|Christian Social Union of Bavaria}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|4|69|hex={{party color|Christian Social Union of Bavaria}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{GHA}}
! scope="row" | [[New Patriotic Party]]
| NPP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|88|275|{{party color|New Patriotic Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{GRC}}
! scope="row" | [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]]
| ND
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|158|300|{{party color|New Democracy (Greece)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{GRD}}
! scope="row" | [[New National Party (Grenada)|New National Party]]
| NNP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|{{Composition bar|5|15|{{party color|New National Party (Grenada)}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|3|13|{{party color|New National Party (Grenada)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{GUA}}
! scope="row" | [[Unionist Party (Guatemala)|Unionist Party]]
| PU
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|2|160|{{party color|Unionist Party (Guatemala)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{ISL}}
! scope="row" | [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
|
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|14|63|{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{ISR}}
! scope="row" | [[Likud]]
| Likud
| {{yes|Government}} 
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|32|120|{{party color|Likud}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{ITA}}
! scope="row" | [[Forza Italia (2013)|Forza Italia]]
| FI
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|46|400|{{party color|Forza Italia}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|20|200|{{party color|Forza Italia}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Brothers of Italy]]
| FdI
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|117|400|{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|66|200|{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{CIV}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally]]
| PDCI-RDA
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|73|255|per=1|{{party color|Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally}}}}
| {{Composition bar|6|99|per=1|{{party color|Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{KEN}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Party (Kenya)|Democratic Party of Kenya]]
| DP
| {{yes|Government}} 
| {{Composition bar|1|349|per=1|{{party color|Democratic Party (Kenya)}}}}
| {{Composition bar|0|67||width=|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Kenya African National Union ]]
| KANU
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|5|349|per=1|{{party color|Kenya African National Union}}}}
| {{Composition bar|0|67||width=|per=1}}
|-
|{{LAT}}
! scope="row" | [[National Alliance (Latvia)|National Alliance]]
| NA
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|13|100|{{party color|National Alliance (Latvia)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{LBN}}
! scope="row" | [[Kataeb Party]]
| 
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|4|128|{{party color|Kataeb Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{flag|Lithuania}}
! scope="row" | [[Lithuanian Christian Democrats]]
| LKD
|{{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|28|141|turquoise|per=1|background-color=}}
|-
|{{MDV}}
! scope="row" | [[Maldivian Democratic Party]]
| MDP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|12|93|{{party color|Maldivian Democratic Party}}|per=1}}
|-
| {{MLD}}
! scope="row" | [[Party of Action and Solidarity]]
| PAS
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|62|101|hex={{party color|Party of Action and Solidarity}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{MNG}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Party (Mongolia)|Democratic Party]]
| DP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|42|126|{{party color|Democratic Party (Mongolia)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{MAR}}
! scope="row" | [[Istiqlal Party]]
|
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|81|395|{{party color|Istiqlal Party}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|17|120|{{party color|Istiqlal Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{NEP}}
! scope="row" | [[Rastriya Prajatantra Party]]
| RPP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|14|275|{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|0|59|{{party color|Rastriya Prajatantra Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{NZL}}
! scope="row" | [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]]
| NAT
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|49|123|{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|-
|{{NGR}}
! scope="row" | [[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|Peoples Democratic Party]]
| PDP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|118|360|{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|36|109|{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{NMK}}
! scope="row" | [[VMRO-DPMNE]]
| 
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|58|120|{{party color|VMRO-DPMNE}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{NOR}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]]
| H
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|36|169|{{party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{PAN}}
! scope="row" | [[Democratic Change (Panama)|Democratic Change]]
| CD
| {{partial|Support}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|8|71|{{party color|Democratic Change (Panama)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{PRY}}
! scope="row" | [[Colorado Party (Paraguay)|Partido Colorado]]
| ANR-PC
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|48|80|{{party color|Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|23|45|{{party color|Colorado Party (Paraguay)}}|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}}
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|2|230|{{party color|CDS – People's Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{ROU}}
! scope="row" | [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]]
| {{nowrap|PNL}}
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|49|330|{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|22|136|{{party color|National Liberal Party (Romania)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{Country|Saint Lucia}}
! scope="row" | [[United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)|United Workers Party]]
| UWP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|2|17|{{party color|United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|3|11|{{party color|United Workers Party (Saint Lucia)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{VCT}}
! scope="row" | [[New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)|New Democratic Party]]
| NDP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|6|15|{{party color|New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{SRB}}
! scope="row" | [[Serbian Progressive Party]]
| SNS
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|104|250|{{party color|Serbian Progressive Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{SVN}}
! scope="row" | [[Slovenian Democratic Party]]
| SDS
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|27|90|{{party color|Slovenian Democratic Party}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{KOR}}
! scope="row" | [[People Power Party (South Korea)|People Power Party]]
| PPP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|107|300|{{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{ESP}}
! scope="row" | [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]
| PP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|{{Composition bar|137|350|{{party color|People's Party (Spain)}}|per=1}}
|{{Composition bar|143|264|{{party color|People's Party (Spain)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{LKA}}
! scope="row" | [[United National Party]]
| UNP
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|2|225|hex={{party color|United National Party}}|per=0}}
|-
|{{RSA}}
! scope="row" | [[Inkatha Freedom Party]]
| IFP
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|17|400|hex={{party color|Inkatha Freedom Party}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{SWE}}
! scope="row" |[[Moderate Party]]
|M
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" | {{Composition bar|68|349|{{party color|Moderate Party}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]]
| KD
| {{yes|Government}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|19|349|{{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{flagcountry|Taiwan}}
! scope="row" | [[Kuomintang]]
| KMT
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|52|113|{{party color|Kuomintang}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{TZA}}
! scope="row" | [[Chadema|Party for Democracy and Progress]]
| CHADEMA
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|20|393|{{party color|Chadema}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{UGA}}
! scope="row" | [[Forum for Democratic Change]]
| FDC
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|32|529|{{party color|Forum for Democratic Change}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Ukraine}}
! scope="row" | [[European Solidarity]]
|
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|27|450|{{party color|European Solidarity}}|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Batkivshchyna|All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"]]
|
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" |{{Composition bar|24|450|Red|per=1}}
|-
|{{GBR}}
! scope="row" | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative and Unionist Party]]
| CON
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{Composition bar|121|650|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|274|783|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|per=1}}
|-
|{{USA}}
! scope="row" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| R / GOP
| {{yes|Government}}
| {{Composition bar|220|435|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|per=1}}
| {{Composition bar|53|100|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|per=1}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{VEN}}
! scope="row" | [[Encuentro Ciudadano]]
| EC 
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" | {{Composition bar|0|277|yellow|per=1}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Project Venezuela]]
| PV 
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| colspan="2" | {{Composition bar|2|277|light blue|per=1}}
|}

==Former members==
* '''{{ARG}}''' – [[Justicialist Party]]
* '''{{BIH}}''' – [[Party of Democratic Action]]
* '''{{BIH}}''' – [[Croatian Democratic Union 1990]]
* '''{{BOL}}''' – [[Nationalist Democratic Action]]
* '''{{BRA}}''' – [[Democrats (Brazil)|Democrats]]
* '''{{BUL}}''' – [[Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)|Union of Democratic Forces]]
* '''{{CAN}}''' – [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]]
* '''{{DOM}}''' – [[Social Christian Reformist Party]]
* '''{{FRA}}''' – [[Rally for the Republic]]
* '''{{FRA}}''' – [[Union for a Popular Movement]]
* '''{{GUA}}''' – [[National Advancement Party]]
* '''{{HON}}''' – [[National Party of Honduras]]
* '''{{HUN}}''' – [[Fidesz]]
* '''{{IND}}''' – [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* '''{{JAP}}''' – [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]]
* '''{{LBN}}''' – [[Lebanese Forces]]
* '''{{LIT}}''' – [[Homeland Union]]
* '''{{MLD}}''' – [[Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova]]
* '''{{MNE}}''' – [[Movement for Changes]]
* '''{{NIC}}''' – [[Conservative Party (Nicaragua)|Conservative Party]]
* '''{{POR}}''' – [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party]]
* '''{{RUS}}''' – [[Union of Right Forces]]
* '''{{SRB}}''' – [[New Democratic Party of Serbia|Democratic Party of Serbia]]
* '''{{SRB}}''' – [[United Regions of Serbia]]
* '''{{KOR}}''' – [[Liberty Korea Party]]
* '''{{ESP}}''' – [[People's Alliance (Spain)|People's Alliance]]
* '''{{ESP}}''' – [[People's Democratic Party (Spain)|People's Democratic Party]]

==Chairmen==
{{incomplete|Additional leaders of the IDU from 1989 to 1997|date=May 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" width="150" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth)}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Austrian People's Party}}; color:white;"| 1
| [[File:Alois Mock 1986.png|100px]]
| [[Alois Mock]]<br />{{small|(1934–2017)}}
| 24 June 1983
| 1987
| 
| [[Austrian People's Party]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (Norway)}}; color:white;"| 2
| [[File:Willoch 1983 (high resolution, cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Kåre Willoch]]<br />{{small|(1928–2021)}}
| 1987
| 1989
| 
| [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party of Norway]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white;"| 3
| [[File:William Hague (2010).jpg|100px]]
| [[William Hague]]<br />{{small|(born 1961)}}
| 19 June 1997
| 10 June 2002
| {{ayd|1997|06|19|2002|06|10}}
| [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party of UK]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}}; color:white;"| 4
| [[File:Howard John BANNER b.jpg|100px]]
| [[John Howard]]<br />{{small|(born 1939)}}
| 10 June 2002
| 21 November 2014
| {{ayd|2002|06|10|2014|11|21}}
| [[Liberal Party of Australia]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white;"| 5
| [[File:John Key February 2015.jpg|100px]]
| [[John Key|Sir John Key]]<br />{{small|(born 1961)}}
| 21 November 2014
| 21 February 2018
| {{ayd|2014|11|21|2018|02|21}}
| [[New Zealand National Party]]
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party of Canada}}; color:white;"| 6
| [[File:Stephen-Harper-Cropped-2014-02-18.jpg|100px]]
| [[Stephen Harper]]<br />{{small|(born 1959)}}
| 21 February 2018
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2018|02|21|}}
| [[Conservative Party of Canada]]
|}

Since 1997, all Chairmen have been part of the [[Anglosphere]] (United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada).

== Regional Unions ==
In addition to being members of the UDI, political parties can also be members of one of its regional unions:

* Unión de Partidos Latinoamericanos (UPLA): Union of Latin American Parties;
* Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU or UDAP): Democratic Union of Asia and the Pacific
* Caribbean Democrat Union (CDU or UDC): Caribbean Democratic Union
* Democrat Union of Africa (DUA or UDA): Democratic Union of Africa
* European Democrat Union (EDU or EDU): European Democratic Union

== Direction ==

* President: Stephen Harper ( Conservative Party of Canada , 22nd <sup>Prime</sup> Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015 )
* Vice-President: Brian Loughnane ( Liberal Party of Australia )
* Honorary President: Lord Michael Ashcroft ( Conservative Party of the United Kingdom )
* Executive Vice Presidents:
** Hon. [[Antonio Giordano (politician)|Antonio Giordano]] MP (Fratelli d'Italia)
** Hon. Tundu Lissu (CHADEMA)
** Hon. Scott Morrison ( Liberal Party of Australia )
** Rt. Hon. Dame Priti Patel MP ( Conservative Party of the United Kingdom )
** Diego Schalper MP ( Renovación Nacional , Chile)
** David McAllister MEP (Christian Democratic Union)
* Vice-presidents:
** Marwan Abdallah ( Kataeb Party )
** Louisa Atta-Agyemang (New Patriotic Party)
** Governor Haley Barbour ( Republican Party )
** Hon. Deborah Bergamini MP ( Forza Italia )
** Deputy Minister Tasos Chatzivasileiou MP (New Democracy)
** Rt.Hon. Allen Chastanet MP ( United Workers Party )
** Hon. Judith Collins KC, MP (National Party)
** Dr. Rahhal El Makkaoui ( Istiqlal Party )
** Carlo Fidanza MEP ( ECR )
** Minister of State Florian Hahn MP ( ''Christlich-Soziale Union'' )
** Lord Daniel Hannan ( Conservative Party of the United Kingdom )
** Gabriel Mato MEP ( Partido Popular )
** Julian Obiglio (PRO)
** Marco Solares (Unionist Party)
** Majority Leader Jens Spahn MP (Christian Democratic Union)
** Commissioner Dubravka Šuica ( Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednic )
** HE Elbegdorj Tsakhiagiin ( Ардчилсан нам , Democratic Party)
* Political advisor: Eva Gustavsson ( ''Moderata Samlingspartiet'' , Sweden )
* Secretary General: Tina Mercep

==See also==
<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦--->
*[[Asia Pacific Democracy Union]]
*[[Caribbean Democrat Union]]
*[[Centrist Democrat International]]
*[[The Establishment|Conservative Establishment]]
*[[Democracy Union of Africa]]
*[[European Conservatives and Reformists Group]]
*[[European Conservatives and Reformists Party]]
*[[European People's Party]]
*[[International Women's Democracy Union]]
*[[International Young Democrat Union]]
*[[Political international]]s: such as the [[Liberal International]] and the [[Socialist International]]
*[[Union of Latin American Parties]]

==References==
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==External links==

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