Libertas United Kingdom

Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu is the name of the Libertas Party Limited affiliate in Great Britain.

On 10 March 2009, it was reported that Libertas intended to field candidates in the UK.^[2] Kevin O’Connell, a former deputy director of Europol, former commander in the London Metropolitan Police, and former employee of Libertas^[3] stated in The Sunday Times that "if Libertas would have me as a candidate, I would run”.^[3] O’Connell was the first person to indicate a willingness to run for Libertas in Britain. Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), criticised Libertas's intention to run in the UK, stating: "I'm a little surprised that Libertas want to stand in the UK as their policy seems almost the same as David Cameron's Conservatives'." Ganley dismissed UKIP's position as "reactionary".^[4] Former newspaper editor Bridget Rowe, Nigel Farage's press secretary, then registered Libertas UK with the United Kingdom Electoral Commission,^[5] making it unclear whether Ganley's Libertas could field candidates in the UK under that name.^[5] On 11 February 2009, Libertas announced the opening of its United Kingdom office^[6] at Suite 6.8, 52 Grosvenor Gardens, London, United Kingdom, SW1. Ganley gave a press conference on 10 March 2009, at which the party was launched and he introduced Robin Matthews as its leader.^[1][7]

The party originally registered under the name New Dawn for Europe: Libertas.eu, before changing its name to Pro-Democracy: Libertas.eu in April 2009.^[8] It is under this name that the party fielded candidates in the June 2009 European Parliamentary elections.^[9]

Libertas NI (abbr. unknown: LNI?) is the name of the Libertas Party Limited affiliate in Northern Ireland. It shared offices and some personnel with the Great Britain affiliate but had a different treasurer. It did not field candidates in the 2009 elections.

Libertas UK (abbr. unknown: LUK?) is the name of a political party that was registered to field candidates in England^[11] for the 2009 Euroelections.

On 19 December 2008^[11] former newspaper editor Bridget Rowe, a friend of Nigel Farage^[5] of UKIP registered Libertas UK with the United Kingdom Electoral Commission,^[5] making it unclear whether Ganley's Libertas Party Limited could field candidates in the UK under that name.^[5] Rowe's Libertas did not field candidates in the 2009 elections.

• Jens-Peter Bonde
• Declan Ganley
• 2009 European Parliament election
• Treaty of Lisbon