# Alliance of Democrats (political international)

The Alliance of Democrats was a loose political international which operated from 2005 to 2012. While it did not publish an official manifesto, it consisted of a broad array of political parties that identified as centre-right, centrist, and centre-left. It was founded by the United States Democratic Party, the European Democratic Party (EDP) and the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD).
The Alliance included members of the Centrist Democrat International (such as the Christian Democrat Party of Chile and the Democratic Union of Catalonia) and the Liberal International (such as all members of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats), as well as former members of Socialist International (the Indian National Congress), Israel's relatively new Kadima party, and conservative parties such as the Democratic Party of Serbia, which is also member of the International Democrat Union.
The Alliance was co-chaired by François Bayrou, Francesco Rutelli and Ellen Tauscher, while after 2008 Gianni Vernetti, who was also co-president of the Italian Liberal Group, was the Alliance's coordinator.

## Past members
### National parties and groups

| Country | Party |
| Andorra | Liberal Party of Andorra |
| Belgium | Citizens' Movement for Change |
| Burma | National Council of the Union of Burma |
| Cambodia | Sam Rainsy Party |
| Chile | Christian Democrat Party of Chile |
| Cyprus | European Party |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Revolutionary Party |
| Egypt | Democratic Front Party |
| France | Democratic Movement |
| Hong Kong | Democratic Party |
| India | Indian National Congress |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle |
| Iraqi Kurdistan | Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq |
| Israel | Kadima |
| Italy | Alliance for Italy |
| Japan | Democratic Party of Japan |
| Kazakhstan | Democratic Party |
| Lithuania | Labour Party |
| Malaysia | Malaysian People's Movement Party |
| Maldives | Maldivian Democratic Party |
| Philippines | Liberal Party |
| San Marino | Popular Alliance |
| Senegal | Senegalese Democratic Party |
| Serbia | Democratic Party of Serbia |
| Singapore | Singapore Democratic Party |
| Slovakia | People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia |
| South Africa | Democratic Alliance |
| Spain | Basque National Party |
| Spain | Democratic Union of Catalonia |
| Sri Lanka | Liberal Party of Sri Lanka |
| Sudan | Liberal Party |
| Taiwan | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Thailand | Democrat Party |
| United Kingdom | Policy Network |
| United States | Democratic Party |
| Uruguay | Broad Front |

### International coalitions

| Region | Party |
| Africa | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats from the African Caribbean and Pacific |
| Asia | Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats |
| European Union | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| European Union | European Democratic Party |

### Notable individual members

* Shukria Barakzai (Afghan politician and Muslim feminist)
* Pasqual Maragall (former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya)
* Ona Juknevičienė (MEP, EDP member)
* Paweł Piskorski (MEP, EDP member)
* Yolande Mukagasana (writer, witness to the genocide in Rwanda)

## Leadership

* Co-Chairs: François Bayrou, Francesco Rutelli, Gianni Vernetti and Ellen Tauscher (2005–...)
* Coordinator: Gianni Vernetti (2008–...)