February  UTC  By the time blue really settled as the UK Conservatives colour the links with the Canadian party were much looser Red is generally used by socialist parties rather than liberals who in Europe at least tend to use yellow  eg the UK Liberal Democrats or the German Free Democratic Party There are of course exceptions eg the Canadian Liberals are red and the NDP orange  Theres a list at Political colour but other conservative or Christian Democrat parties ie generally those in the International Democrat Union andor the European Peoples Party that use blue includeLiberal Party of Australia despite the name Union of the Democratic Forces Bulgaria Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria Civic Democratic Party Czech Republic Colombian Conservative Party Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica Estonia Party of Estonian Christian Democrats National Coalition Party Finland Christian Social Union of Bavaria Germany New Democracy Greece Christian Democratic Peoples Party Hungary Forza Italia Italy Fine Gael Ireland Nationalist Party Malta National Action Party Mexico ChristianUnion Netherlands Conservative Party of Norway New Zealand National Party Law and Justice Poland Social Democratic Centre  Peoples Party Portugal  despite the name Democratic Party of Serbia Christian Democrats Sweden and Moderate Party Sweden