Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
The Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD) is a regional organization of liberal and democratic political parties in Asia.
| Formation | October 15, 1993 |
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| Founded at | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Type | regional organization |
| Legal status | Active |
Region | Asia |
| Website | cald |
Background
The Council was created on October 15, 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 is honorary member of CALD.
Full members
| Country | Name | Government | Political wing |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cambodia National Rescue Movement | in exile | Centre |
 | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | senior party in government coalition | Centre-left |
| National Awakening Party[2] | junior party in government coalition | Islamic party, centre-left to centre-right[3] |
 | Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | opposition | Centre |
 | Civil Will-Green Party | extraparliamentary opposition | Centre |
 | Liberal Party | in opposition | Centre to centre-left |
 | Singapore Democratic Party | extraparliamentary opposition | Centre-left |
 | Democratic Progressive Party | in government | Centre-left |
 | Democrat Party | in government | Centre-right |
Observer parties
| Country | Name | Government | Political wing |
|---|---|---|---|
 | National League for Democracy | in government | Centre-left |
 | Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan[4] | in opposition | Centre-left |
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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.
- Firdaus, Randy Ferdi. "Mengenang Peran Besar Gus Dur Bagi Perayaan Imlek dan Cap Go Meh". merdeka.com.
- "List of members". cald.org. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
External links
- Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats official site
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