List of major liberal parties considered right
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Liberalism is frequently associated with centrism;[1] however, in some regions, including Australia, Brazil, and New Zealand, liberalism may be linked to conservatism, right-leaning, or centre-right politics; in this case, liberals may be represent the "bourgeois camp" and be the main opponents of socialists or social democrats. There are also liberal parties involved in right-wing politics in many parts of the world.
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Major parties
| Country | Party | Abbr. | Notes | Ref. | |
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 Australia |
Liberal Party of Australia | LPC | Two-party system dominated by the Liberal Party and the social-democratic Labor Party. | [2] | |
 Ghana |
New Patriotic Party | LPC | Two-party system dominated by the liberal New Patriotic Party and the social-democratic National Democratic Congress. | [3] | |
 Moldova |
Party of Action and Solidarity | PAS | Multi-party system dominated by the liberal PAS and the socialist PSRM and its affiliates. | [4][5] | |
 Mongolia |
Democratic Party | DP, АН | Two-party system dominated by the liberal Democratic Party and the social-democratic Mongolian People's Party. | [6] | |
 New Zealand |
New Zealand National Party | Nats | Multi-party system dominated primarily by the liberal National Party and the social-democratic Labour Party. | [7][8][9] | |
 Nicaragua |
Constitutionalist Liberal Party | PLC | Dominant-party system under the socialist FSLN. The liberal PLC is one of the main opposition parties. | [10] | |
 South Africa |
Democratic Alliance | DA | Dominant-party system under the social-democratic ANC. The liberal DA is one of the main opposition parties. | [11] | |
Other
Australia: Liberal Democratic Party[12][a]
Belgium: Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats,[13] Reformist Movement[13]
Brazil: Cidadania,[14][15] New Party[16][17]
Chile: Evópoli[18][19]
Denmark: Venstre,[20][21] Liberal Alliance[22]
Estonia: Estonian Reform Party[23][24]
France: Democratic Movement,[25][26] Renaissance,[27] Union of Democrats and Independents[28]
Germany: Free Democratic Party[29][30]
Ireland: Fine Gael[31]
Italy: Forza Italia (2013)[32][33]
Lithuania: Liberals' Movement[34]
Moldova: Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova,[4][5] Liberal Party[4][5]
Netherlands: People's Party for Freedom and Democracy[35]
New Zealand: ACT New Zealand[36]
Nicaragua: Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance, Independent Liberal Party[10]
Norway: Progress Party[37][38][39]
Peru: Go on Country – Social Integration Party[40]
Portugal: Social Democratic Party,[41][42] Liberal Initiative[43]
Romania: National Liberal Party[44]
Russia: New People[45][46][47]
Spain: Citizens[48]
Sweden: Centre Party,[49][50] Liberals[51]
Switzerland: FDP.The Liberals/LRP.The Liberal-Radicals[52][53][54]
Ukraine: Holos[55][56]
Venezuela: Vente Venezuela[57][58]
The liberal Progressive Slovakia (PS) is considered right-leaning in that it is the main opposition party to the left-wing nationalist Direction – Social Democracy (Smer). By international standards, PS is referred to as the centre-left.[59]
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Only liberal parties that existed since 1945 are included.
List of liberal political coalitions considered right
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The Civic Coalition (KO), a Polish liberal party, is considered left-leaning in that it is the main opposition party to the conservative United Right (ZP). By international standards, KO is referred to as the centre-right.[74]
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Right-wing to far-right conservative parties using the party name "Liberal"
Some related terms like libertarianism (representing economic liberalism, neoliberalism, and right-libertarianism in what otherwise is called classical liberalism and libertarianism in the United States) are usually associated with right-wing politics. Similarly, conservative parties in South Korea usually use variation of Jayu (Korean: 자유; lit. '"liberal", "freedom", or "liberty"'), which might be translated as "liberal". These political parties have "Liberal" in their party names but most of them deviate from the general liberal principles.
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Notes
- The party is still active but changed its 2023 name from the "Liberal Democratic Party" to the "Libertarian Party".
- Instead of "liberal", the party the related term freiheitlich, which originating from the national liberal Deutschfreiheitlichkeit movement. Liberal factions were present in the current party until the 1980s.
- While the SRS does not call themselves liberal, its name originates from the People's Radical Party, a classical radical party.