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	Free Democratic Party (Germany) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Free Democratic Party (Freie Demokratische Partei - FDP) is a free-market liberal (libertarian) party in Germany.
		Although the party is relatively weak, gaining between 5.8 and 12.8% of the votes in elections, it has participated in all but three postwar federal governments in coalition with either the CDU conservatives or the SPD social democrats and has spent only eight years out of government since 1949.
		The party took 6.2% of the vote and returned 43 deputies to the Bundestag in the general election of 1998.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Free_Democratic_Party_(Germany) (506 words)

	Free Democratic Party (Germany) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Free Democratic Party (Freie Demokratische Partei - FDP) is a free-market liberal party in Germany.
		Some prominent members of that wing, such as Dr Hildegard Hamm-Brücher, left the party altogether, sparking a debate about whether the term "liberal" is not as big a misnomer, when applied to the FDP, as in the case of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party.
		The term "liberal" in the case of the FDP in the classical liberal sense, usually termed libertarianism in America, wherein the central state is minimized.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Germany (426 words)

	German Free Democratic Party, overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Free Democratic Party was one of the original parties in Janda's 1950-1962 ICPP study.
		By far the smallest of the three parties, the Free Democrats have come to be frequent partners in coalition governments led by the CDU and even the SPD, despite the FDP's conservative position on economics.
		FDP, although it is the smallest of the original parties, it has been able to balance the power in the Bundestag through the formation of coalitions.
	www.janda.org /ICPP/ICPP1990/12-Germany/Party123/Party123-hj.htm (256 words)

	Civic Democratic Party - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Civic Democratic Party (Czech:Občanská demokratická strana - abbreviation: ODS) is aeurosceptic,right-wingpolitical party in the Czech Republic.
		The party was founded in1991, after the Civic Forum split, byVáclavKlaus and it is currently led by Mirek Topolánek.
		The president, Václav Klaus, is amember of the party, but the head of government is from the rivalCzech Social Democratic Party.In the European Parliament elections in June and in Senate andregional assembly elections in November 2004 it was always a winnerwith over 30% votes.
	www.free-web-encyclopedia.com /?t=ODS (117 words)

	German Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Democrats were a left-wing liberal party, and, along with the Social Democrats, the political party most committed to maintaining a democratic, republican form of government.
		The party was abolished by the Nazis in 1933.
		The Free Democratic Party of Germany was formed after World War II largely by former leaders of the Democratic Party and the German People's Party.
	www.americancanyon.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/German_Democratic_Party (276 words)

	New Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The influence of organized labour on the party is still reflected in the party's leadership elections as labour votes are scaled to 25% of the total number of ballots cast.
		In Quebec, the Quebec New Democratic Party and the federal NDP agreed in 1989 to sever their structural ties after the Quebec party adopted a sovereignist platform.
		However the party does not allow her to be part of the parliamentary caucus, as the NDP favours the abolition of the Senate.
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/New_Democratic_Party (1939 words)

	Democratic - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Some critics of representative democracy argue that party politics mean that representatives will be forced to follow the party line on issues, rather than either the will of their conscience or constituents.
		In addition, for countries without a strong tradition of democratic majority rule, the introduction of free elections alone has rarely been sufficient to achieve a transition from dictatorship to democracy, until a wider shift in the political culture and gradual formation of the institutions of democratic government have occurred too.
		One is to argue that the presence of a constitution in many democratic countries acts as a safeguard against the tyranny of the majority.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /democratic.htm (2646 words)

	free democratic party of germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Free Democratic Party (FDP - Freie Demokratische Partei) is a liberal party in Germany.
		Although the party is relatively weak, yielding between 5 and 10 % of the votes in elections, it has participated in all but three postwar federal governments in coalitions with the CDU (conservatives) and SPD (social-democratic) and has spent only eight years out of government since 1949.
		Still, the party tends to do especially well in areas where people are more well off, and in times when the CDU is not popular among the voters.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /free_democratic_party_of_germany.html (325 words)

	Germany - Free Democratic Party
		The FDP served in coalition governments with the CDU from 1949 to 1956 and from 1961 to 1966.
		The party's new direction was ratified at the FDP's 1971 party congress, which endorsed a program of "social liberalism." As economic conditions worsened in the early 1980s, however, the FDP returned to its earlier advocacy of economic policies more conservative than those endorsed by the SPD.
		FDP politicians breathed a collective sigh of relief when the party garnered 6.9 percent of the vote when Germans went to the polls in October 1994.
	www.countrystudies.us /germany/162.htm (1054 words)

	The Free Democratic Party Calls for Investigation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Free Democratic Party (FDP) is calling on the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) to investigate Speaker George Dweh for his alleged involvement in the squabble about the replacement of Finance Minister Lusine Kamara.
		The party pointed out it is against the decision of the NTLA which had previously ruled that it was a violation of the CPA to withdraw any government official after 100 days of being inducted into office.
		FDP Chairman Gbollie said being speaker and still holding loyalty to a faction calls for a thorough investigation by the honorable body to ensure that appropriate action is taken.
	www.theperspective.org /inquirer/fdp.html (313 words)

	Free Democratic Party: Flags in the 1950's (Germany) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The FDP used in the 1950's red flags with a golden cross and the fl eagle emblem with white letters 'FDP'.
		However, in a FDP brochure for the 1953 election campaign the cross is shown as a scandinavian cross.
		There were some variants of the FDP flag with the cross and eagle — the vertical version (with scandinavian cross), the flag of the German Young Democrats (DJD) and the flag of the Democratic Party of the Saar.
	www.flagspot.net /flags/de}fdp50.html (422 words)

	Democratic Party of Armenia
		Democratic Party of Armenia was created in 1991 to help and to support the Armenian people and to create a sovereign, democratic and economically developed state based on social justice and the rule of law.
		Party Platform: The basic goal of the Democratic Party of Armenia is to create a sovereign, democratic and economically developed state based on social justice and the rule of law.
		The economic policy of the Democratic party of Armenia is directed to ensure the stable development of the economy of the country and the well-being of its citizens.
	dem_party.tripod.com (312 words)

	Radical Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		DNC: The Democratic Donkey Origins and usage of the symbol of the Democratic Party.
		NDP on Trade and Globalization The views of the New Democratic Party on globalized trade and the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
		British Columbia New Democratic Party The province's social democratic party and Official Opposition.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Radical_Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland.html (299 words)

	Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party was a political party created in the United States state of Mississippi in 1964, during the civil rights movement.
		The official Mississippi state Democratic Party in 1964 was, like Democratic party organizations elsewhere in the Deep South, committed to defending white supremacy.
		State Party officials openly campaigned for the Republican candidate, Barry Goldwater, who was running strongly in the South on the strength of his opposition to civil rights laws of the type advocated by Johnson.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mississippi_Freedom_Democratic_Party (1139 words)

	AllRefer.com - Germany - Free Democratic Party \| German Information Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The party's new direction was ratified at the FDP's 1971 party cong ress, which endorsed a program of "social liberalism." As economic conditions worsened in the early 1980s, however, the FDP returned to its earlier advocacy of economic policies more conservative than those endorsed by the SPD.
		The FDP abandoned the coalition with the SPD in September 1982, shifting allegiance to the CDU/CSU.
		FDP politicians breathed a collective sigh of relief when the party garnered 6.9 percent of the vote when Germans went to the pol ls in October 1994.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/germany/germany133.html (1196 words)

	Kurdistan Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP; Kurdish: Partiya Demokrat a Kurdistanê or PDK) is a Kurdish political party led by Massoud Barzani.
		The KDP became the leading party in the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil.
		The other main Iraqi Kurdish party, the leftist Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, split with the KDP and established a de facto government of their own in the city of Suleymaniya.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Kurdistan_Democratic_Party (361 words)

	Free Democratic Party of Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The FDP has traditionally been composed mainly of middle- and upper-class Protestants, who consider themselves "independents"and heirs to the European liberal tradition.
		Although the party is relatively weak, yielding between 5 and 10 % of the votes inelections, it has participated in all but three postwar federal governments in coalitions with the CDU (conservatives) and SPD (social-democratic) and has spentonly eight years out of government since 1949.
		Still, the party tends to do especially wellin areas where people are more well off, and in times when the CDU is not popular among the voters.
	www.therfcc.org /free-democratic-party-of-germany-69427.html (196 words)

	New Democratic Party - free-definition
		It is a democratic socialist and social democratic party, and is considered the furthest left of Canada's mainstream parties, along with the Bloc Québécois.
		He was elected at the party's convention in Toronto on January 25, 2003, defeating his nearest rival, longtime MP Bill Blaikie, on the first ballot with 53.5% of the vote.
		Unlike other federal parties, the NDP is integrated with its provincial and territorial party, such that a member of the federal party is a member of the provincial or territorial party where he or she resides.
	www.netlexikon.akademie.de /NDP.html (1427 words)

	Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (Also called Christan-Democratic Party, German: Christlich Demokratische Volkspartei (CVP), French: Parti Démocrate-Chrétien Suisse (PDC), Italian: Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero (PPD), Romansh: Partida Cristiandemocratica Svizra (PCD)) is a political party in Switzerland and a member of the Swiss coalition government.
		After the World Wars, denominational distinctions dwindled in importance, and the CVP began to be eclipsed in popularity by the Social Democrats on the Left and the Swiss People's Party on the Right.
		Following continuing losses in the federal parliamentary elections of 1999 and 2003, the party lost one of its two seats in the coalition government, the Swiss Federal Council, to the Swiss People's Party.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_of_Switzerland (386 words)

	The Passing of the Democratic Party [Free Republic]
		Joe was a Democrat back when the party still had good solid men who cared for their country and tried to serve it.
		Bill Bradley's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is the last effort of the non-crooked, non-thuggish, sincere element of the Democratic Party to regain a voice.
		It is a party of disgruntled intellectuals, victims groups, thugs, haters, and crass opportunists who are united by a shared sense of moral superiority.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a388f7b1b6c22.htm (1671 words)

	Free Democratic Party -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Delegates from liberal parties in the American, British, and French zones of occupation formed the FDP in December 1948.
		The party was held together by opposition to Communism, though it contained members with left-of-center opinions and southern landowners...
		In 1980, the Democratic Party was a house that was divided among the Kennedy and Carter camps.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9035280 (534 words)

	1896: The Democratic Party
		Democrats further complicated the campaign by nominating Arthur Sewall of Maine for the Vice-Presidency.
		Gold Democrats and Republicans used this term contemptously, to emphasize that the radical proposals adopted in 1896 did not represent the "real," traditional views of the Democratic party.
		Silver Democrats' belief that such threats were widespread, combined with a perception that McKinley won by taking enormous sums from "trusts," lent special bitterness to their defeat.
	projects.vassar.edu /1896/democrats.html (1564 words)

	Encyclopedia: Radical Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei (FDP) (in French: Parti radical-démocratique (PRD) and in Italian: Partito Liberale-Radicale Svizzero (PLR)) is a free market liberal party in Switzerland.
		A few of the cantonal parties in Central Switzerland are/were named Liberal Party (Liberale Partei), and not affiliated with the Liberal Party of Switzerland.
		As of January 2005, the office of party president is vacant after the resignation of Rolf Schweiger.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Radical-Free-Democratic-Party-of-Switzerland (225 words)

	Free Democratic Party (Liberal Party) (Germany) # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen ...
		Today the FDP maintains a position in the middle of the political positions, forming coalitions with the CDU as well as with the SPD in certain Länder.
		The FDP was founded in 1948 and in 1949 it joined the federal coalition under Chancellor Adenauer, where it remained (except for a short opposition period 1957-1961) until 1966, when it went into opposition for another three years.
		Especially in the new Länder (former German Democratic Republic) the FDP is very weak, in spite of its unification with the former East German parties LDPD and NDPD.
	www.fahnenversand.de /fotw/flags/de}fdp.html (531 words)

	CNN - Germany Votes - Free Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Free Democratic Party is Kohl's junior coalition partner and has been in every German government for nearly 30 years, often playing the kingmaker's role.
		But now the FDP is struggling to make the 5 percent of votes needed to stay in parliament.
		Head: The FDP is said to lack strong personalities after the retirement of the stars of the past three decades, Hans-Dietrich Genscher and Graf Otto Lambsdorff.
	www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/1998/09/germany/parties/fdp.html (178 words)

	Free Democratic Party - dKosopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Free Democratic Party (Freie Demokratische Partei, or FDP) was created in 1948 under the chairmanship of Theodor Heuss, who served as the first president of the Federal Republic, from 1949 to 1959.
		The FDP has been in government for most of Germany's post war history, joining either the CDU/CSU or the SPD to form a coalition government.
		This party considers itself to be a political corrective in its partnership with the more important "Volksparteien" (people's parties), be it the CDU or the SPD.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php?title=Free_Democratic_Party&printable=yes (213 words)

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