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'''Liberal Party''' is the name of dozens of [[political party|political parties]] around the world. It usually designates a party that is ideologically [[liberalism|liberal]], meaning that they advocate [[individual rights]] and civil liberties, and sometimes [[left-wing_politics|left wing]], meaning that they are [[egalitarianism|egalitarian]] and believe in the [[redistribution of wealth]] from rich to poor. However, there are also some Liberal Parties which subscribe to [[classical liberalism]] and therefore support a mostly unregulated [[free market]].
{{see also|Liberalism worldwide}}
==Present-day parties==
{| class="wikitable"
!Nation
!Party
|-
|[[Åland]]
|[[Liberals for Åland]]
|-
|[[Andorra]]
|[[Liberal Party of Andorra]]
|-
|[[Aruba]]
|[[Aruban Liberal Organization]]
|-
|[[Australia]]
|[[Liberal Party of Australia]]<br/>[[Liberty & Democracy Party]] formerly ''Liberal Democratic Party''
|-
|[[Austria]]
|[[Liberal Forum]]
|-
|[[Bangladesh]]
|[[Liberal Party Bangladesh]]
|-
|[[Belgium]]
|[[Flemish Liberals and Democrats]] ([[Flanders]])<br/>[[Reformist Movement]] ([[Wallonia]])
|-
|[[Brazil]]
|[[Liberal Front Party]]<br />[[Liberal Party (Brazil)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Canada]]
|[[Liberal Party of Canada]] (federal party)<br/>
Provincial parties affiliated with the federal party includes [[Manitoba Liberal Party]], [[New Brunswick Liberal Association]], [[Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Liberal Party (Nova Scotia)|Nova Scotia Liberal Party]], [[Prince Edward Island Liberal Party]], and the [[Yukon Liberal Party]].
Autonomous provincial liberal parties with ties to the federal party includes [[Ontario Liberal Party]], and [[Alberta Liberal Party]].
Unaffiliated and independent provincial parties includes the [[British Columbia Liberal Party]], [[Parti libéral du Québec]] and [[Saskatchewan Liberal Party]].
|-
|[[Colombia]]
|[[Colombian Liberal Party]], a member of [[Socialist International]]
|-
|[[Croatia]]
|[[Croatian People's Party]]
|-
|[[Cuba]]
|[[Cuban Liberal Union]]
|-
|[[Denmark]]
|[[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark]]<br/>[[Det Radikale Venstre|Danish Social Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Egypt]]
|[[Liberal Party (Egypt)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Finland]]
|[[Liberals (Finland)|Liberals]]
|-
|[[France]]
|[[Liberal Alternative]]
|-
|[[Germany]]
|[[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]]
|-
|[[Gibraltar]]
|[[Liberal Party of Gibraltar]]
|-
|[[Haiti]]
|[[Liberal Party (Haiti)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Honduras]]
|[[Liberal Party of Honduras]]
|-
|[[Hong Kong]]
|[[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Iceland]]
|[[Liberal Party (Iceland)|Liberal Party]] (Frjálslyndi Flokkurinn)
|-
|[[Ireland]]
|[[Progressive Democrats]]
|-
|[[Italy]]
|[[Italian Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Japan]]
|[[Liberal Party (Japan)]]<br/>[[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]]
|-
|[[Lithuania]]
|[[Liberal and Centre Union]]
|-
|[[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]
|[[Liberal Party of Macedonia]]
|-
|[[Montenegro]]
|[[Liberal Party of Montenegro]]
|-
|[[Morocco]]
|[[Moroccan Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[The Netherlands]]
|[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]<br/>[[Democrats 66]]
|-
|[[Nicaragua]]
|[[Constitutional Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Norway]]
|[[Liberal Party of Norway]]
|-
|[[Paraguay]]
|[[Authentic Radical Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Philippines]]
|[[Liberal Party (Philippines)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Russia]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]]
|-
|[[Romania]]
|[[Romanian National Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Rwanda]]
|[[Liberal Party (Rwanda)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Serbia]]
|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia 2005)|Liberal Democratic Party]]<br/>[[Liberals of Serbia]]<br/>[[Serbian Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Sri Lanka]]
|[[Liberal Party of Sri Lanka]]
|-
|[[Sweden]]
|[[Liberal People's Party (Sweden)|Liberal People's Party]]
|-
|[[Switzerland]]
|[[Liberal Party of Switzerland]]
|-
|[[Ukraine]]
|[[Liberal Party (Ukraine)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]<br />[[Liberal Party (modern)|Liberal Party]] (claims to be the same as the historic Liberal Party, ''see below'')
|}
==Defunct parties of the name==
{| class="wikitable"
!Nation
!Party
|-
|[[Argentina]]
|[[Liberal Party (Argentina)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Armenia]]
|[[Liberal Party (Armenia)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Australia]]
|[[Commonwealth Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Belgium]]
|[[Liberal Party (Belgium)|Liberal Party]]<br />[[Liberal Party (Brussels)|Brussels Liberal Party]]<br />[[Reformist Liberal Party]] now merged into [[Mouvement Réformateur]] (French-speaking)
|-
|[[Bolivia]]
|[[Liberal Party (Bolivia)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Chile]]
|[[Liberal Party (Chile)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Croatia]]
|[[Liberal Party (Croatia)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Finland]]
|[[Liberal Party (Finland)|Liberal Party]]<br />[[Liberal People's Party (Finland)|Liberal People's Party]]
|-
|[[Germany]]
|[[Liberal Union (Germany)|Liberal Union]]
|-
|[[Greece]]
|[[Liberal Party (Greece)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Isle of Man]]
|[[Manx Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Israel]]
|[[Liberal Party (Israel)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Italy]]
|[[Italian Liberal Party (historical)|Italian Liberal Party]]<br/>[[Liberal Party (Italy)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Japan]]
|[[Jiyuto|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Montenegro]]
|[[Liberal Alliance of Montenegro]]
|-
|[[Netherlands]]
|[[Liberal State Party]]<br/>[[Liberal Union]]<br/>[[Liberal Party (Netherlands)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[New Zealand]]
|[[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal Party]]<br/>[[New Zealand Liberal Party (1963)|Liberal Party (1963)]]<br/>[[New Zealand Liberal Party (1992)|Liberal Party (1992)]]
|-
|[[Paraguay]]
|[[Liberal Party (Paraguay)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Puerto Rico]]
|[[Liberal Party (Puerto Rico)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Rhodesia]] (now [[Zimbabwe]])
|[[Southern Rhodesia Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Serbia]]
|[[Liberal Party (Serbia, 1883)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[South Africa]]
|[[South African Liberal Party]], outlawed by the [[Apartheid]] regime
|-
|[[South Korea]]
|[[Liberal Party (South Korea)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[Sweden]]
|[[Liberal Party of Sweden]]
|-
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[Liberal_Party_(UK)|Liberal Party]], merged into [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]
|-
|[[Uruguay]]
|[[Liberal Party (Uruguay)|Liberal Party]]
|-
|[[United States]]
|[[Liberal Party (New York State)|Liberal Party]] of [[New York]]<br />[[Liberal Party (Utah)|Liberal Party]] of [[Utah]]<br />[[Liberal Party (New Jersey)|Liberal Party]] of [[New Jersey]]
|}
==In combination==
The term ''Liberal'' is also used in combination with:
*''Democratic'' {{see|Liberal Democratic Party}}
*''National'' {{see|National Liberal Party}}
*''New'' {{see|New Liberal Party}}
*''People's'' {{see|Liberal People's Party}}
*''Progressive'' {{see|Progressive Liberal Party}}
*''Radical'' {{see|Radical Liberal Party}}
*''Reform'' {{see|Liberal Reform Party}}
*''Social'' {{see|Social Liberal Party}}
==See also==
*[[Free Democratic Party]]
*[[Freedom Party]]
*[[Liberal International]]
*[[Liberal parties]]
*[[List of liberal parties]]
*[[Radical Party]]
[[Category:Lists of political parties by generic name]]
{{wiktionary}}
[[cy:Plaid Ryddfrydol]]
[[de:Liberale Partei]]
[[fr:Parti libéral]]
[[ko:자유당]]
[[nl:Liberal Party]]
[[ja:自由党]]
[[sr:Либерална странка]]
[[sv:Liberal Party]]
[[zh:自由黨]]