Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
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| Formation | 15 October 1993 |
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| Type | Regional organization |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Liberalism |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
Region | Asia |
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The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) is a regional organization of liberal democratic political parties in Asia.
Background[]
The Council was created on 15 October 1993, in a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan.[1] There are nine member parties, an associate member, and one party with observer status. Currently, many democrats in Asia have a relationship with CALD. CALD has also opened its membership to like-minded individuals, and regularly engages with non-member political parties from Japan and South Korea with which it shares the same democratic values. The Democratic Party of Japan is one of the examples. On the other hand, for the convenience of particular members, they also accept individual members like the situation in Hong Kong. The Democratic Party of Hong Kong is represented in CALD by Martin Lee and Sin Chung Kai. The third individual member of the CALD was Indonesia's ex-President Abdurrahman Wahid (1940–2009). Aung San Suu Kyi and Corazon Aquino (1933-2009) are honorary members of CALD.
Full members[]
| Country | Name | Government | Political wing |
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 Cambodia |
Cambodia National Rescue Movement | in exile | Centre |
 Indonesia |
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | senior party in government coalition | Centre-left |
| Indonesia |
National Awakening Party[2] | junior party in government coalition | Centre[3] |
 Malaysia |
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | in government | Centre |
 Mongolia |
Civil Will-Green Party | extraparliamentary opposition | Centre |
 Philippines |
Liberal Party | in opposition | Centre to centre-left |
 Singapore |
Singapore Democratic Party | extraparliamentary opposition | Centre to centre-left |
 Taiwan |
Democratic Progressive Party | in government | Centre-left |
 Thailand |
Democrat Party | junior party in government coalition | Centre to centre-right |
Observer parties[]
| Country | Name | Government | Political wing |
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 Myanmar |
National League for Democracy | under military junta | Centre-left |
 Japan |
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan[4] | in opposition | Centre-left |
References[]
- ^ "History : CALD | Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats". cald.org.
- ^ "PKB Becomes Full CALD Member : CALD | Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats". cald.org.
- ^ "Guide to the 2019 Indonesian elections: A little psephology". Australia-Indonesia Centre. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "List of members". cald.org. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
External links[]
- Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats official site
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- International liberal organizations
- Political parties established in 1993
- 1993 establishments in Taiwan