List of libertarian political parties

Many countries and subnational political entities have libertarian parties. Although these parties may describe themselves as libertarian, they follow classical liberalism and their ideologies differ considerably, and not all of them support all elements of libertarianism. Most of these political parties are right-libertarians, or are right-leaning for favouring classical liberalism and economic liberalism, as left-libertarians take a different approach, generally opposing electoral politics and political parties themselves; exceptions have been the Libertarian Left in Chile, Libertarian Peru (now Free Peru), and the Radical Party in Italy.

  Officially registered members of Interlibertarians
  Associated members not yet officially registered as a member of Interlibertarians

Active parties by country

Name Founded Country Ideology Membership
Partido Libertario2019 ArgentinaLibertarian conservatism
Minarchism
Movimiento Libertario ArgentinaPaleolibertarianism
Frente Despertar2018 ArgentinaLibertarianism
Classical liberalism
Economic liberalism
Voice Libertarian Conservative Party2021 ArmeniaLibertarian conservatism
Liberal Democratic Party[1][2][3]2001 AustraliaClassical liberalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Interlibertarians
Reason Party2017 Australia
 Victoria
Civil libertarianism
Parti libertarien[2][4]2012 BelgiumClassical liberalism
Minarchism
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (founding member)
Interlibertarians
Libertair, Direct, Democratisch2007 Belgium
 Flanders
Conservative liberalism
Euroscepticism
Right-wing populism
European Conservatives and Reformists Party
European Conservatives and Reformists
Libertarian Party[1]2009 BrazilAnarcho-capitalismInterlibertarians
New Party2011 BrazilClassical liberalism
Right-libertarianism
Socialism and Liberty Party2004 BrazilLibertarian socialism
Democratic socialism
League for Democracy Party2006 CambodiaCivil libertarianism
Social liberalism
Populism
Progressivism
Third way
British Columbia Libertarian Party1986 Canada
 British Columbia
Libertarian conservatism
Libertarian Party of Canada[1][2][3]1973 CanadaLibertarianism
Classical Liberalism
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Interlibertarians
People's Party of Canada 2018  Canada Libertarian conservatism
Right-wing populism
Ontario Libertarian Party[1]1975 Canada
 Ontario
Libertarian conservatismInterlibertarians
Freedom Party of Ontario1984 Canada
 Ontario
Objectivism
Secularism
Laissez-faire
Pauper Party of Ontario2011 Canada
 Ontario
Libertarianism
Social credit
Monetary reform
Atlantica Party2016 Canada
 Nova Scotia
Libertarian conservatismFreedom Party International
Manitoba First2016 Canada
 Manitoba
Right-libertarianism
Conservative Party of Quebec2009 Canada
 Quebec
Fiscal conservatism
Social liberalism
Quebec nationalism
Quebec federalism
Conservatism
Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan2020 Canada
 Saskatchewan
Right-libertarianism
Right-wing populism
Western Canadian separatism
Humanist Party1984 ChileLibertarian socialism
Libertarian Left1999 ChileLeft-libertarianism
Libertarian socialism
Partido Libertario[5] ChileClassical liberalism
Libertario[2] ColombiaMinarchismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Partido Movimiento Libertario1994 Costa RicaLibertarian conservatism
Liberal Democrats[1] CyprusClassical liberalismInterlibertarians
Svobodní[1][2]2009 Czech RepublicClassical liberalism
Euroscepticism
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Interlibertarians
Urza.cz2021 Czech RepublicAnarcho-capitalism
Right-libertarianism
Libertarian Party[1] DenmarkClassical liberalismInterlibertarians
Liberal Alliance2007 DenmarkClassical liberalism
Hard Line2017 DenmarkRight-libertarianism
Ethnic nationalism
Identitarianism
Hard Euroscepticism
European Party for Individual Liberty2013 European UnionClassical liberalismInterlibertarians
Parti libéral[2][4]
Mouvement des libertariens
Parti libertarien[6]
2013 FranceClassical liberalism
Minarchism
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (founding member as Mouvement des libertariens, 2013–2016, and latest name since 2020)
Pirate Party2006 FranceCivil libertarianism
Pirate politics
E-democracy
Pirate Parties International
Girchi2015 GeorgiaClassical liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Party of Reason[1][2][4]2009 GermanyClassical liberalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties (founding member)
Interlibertarians
European Party for Individual Liberty
Liberal Alliance2007 GreeceClassical liberalism
Le az adók 75%-ával Párt
(Down with 75% of Taxes Party)[7][8][9]
2019 HungaryClassical liberalism
Humanist Party1984 IcelandLibertarian socialism
Libertarian Society of Iceland2002 IcelandClassical liberalism
Liberal Democratic Party2020 IcelandClassical liberalism
Libertarianism
Euroscepticism
Swarna Bharat Party[10] IndiaClassical liberalism
Kurdistan Free Life Party2004 IranDemocratic confederalismKurdistan Communities Union
Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party2002 Iraq
 Kurdistan Region
Democratic confederalismKurdistan Communities Union
Zehut[11]2015 IsraelClassical liberalism
Minarchism
Zionism
Atheist Democracy2009 ItalyLibertarian socialism
Italian Radicals[12]2001 ItalyLibertarianism
Classical liberalism
Liberal International
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Libertarian Movement[1][2]2005 ItalyAnarcho-capitalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Interlibertarians
Go Tax Evaders![1] ItalyAnarcho-capitalismInterlibertarians
Power to the People2017 ItalyLibertarian socialism
Democratic socialism
Euroscepticism
Communism
North-East Project2004 Italy
 Veneto
Libertarianism
Venetian nationalism
Regionalism
Federalism
Autonomism
Freedom and Democracy for the Republic (LIDER)2011 Ivory CoastClassical liberalism
Humanism
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan2017 KazakhstanCivil libertarianism
Liberalism
Liberal democracy
Libertarische Partij[1][2][3][4]1993 NetherlandsClassical liberalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Interlibertarians
European Party for Individual Liberty
Imperium Europa2000 MaltaRight-libertarianism
Pan-European nationalism
Identitarianism
Capitalist Party2014 NorwayClassical liberalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Progress Party1973 NorwayConservative liberalism
Right-libertarianism
Right-wing populism
National conservatism
ACT New Zealand[13][14][15]1994 New ZealandClassic liberalism
Libertarianism
Congress of the New Right 2011  Poland Right-libertarianism
Right-wing populism
Euroscepticism
Monarchism
KORWiN[16] 2015  Poland Conservative liberalism
Euroscepticism[17]
Confederation Liberty and Independence (founding member)
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (founding member)
Libertarianie[18] 2020  Poland Minarchism
Right-libertarianism[19]

Classical liberalism

Iniciativa Liberal[20][21][22]2017  PortugalClassical liberalism
Pro-Europeanism
Right-libertarianism
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Libertarian Party of Russia[1][2][4]2008 RussiaAnarcho-capitalism
Minarchism
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (founding member)
Interlibertarians
Scottish Libertarian Party[2]2012 ScotlandClassical liberalism
Euroscepticism
Scottish independence
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Libertarian Party of South Africa[1][2][4]2013 South AfricaClassical liberalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties (founding member)
Interlibertarians
Freedom and Solidarity2009 SlovakiaClassical liberalism
Civil libertarianism
Capitalist Party of South Africa2019 South AfricaClassical liberalism
Libertarian Party[1] South KoreaAnarcho-capitalism
Dawn of Liberty Party2018 South KoreaRight-libertarianism
Classical liberalism
Right-wing populism
National conservatism
Partido Libertario[1][2]2009  SpainAnarcho-capitalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Interlibertarians
European Party for Individual Liberty
Unitarian Candidacy of Workers1979 Spain
 Andalusia
Libertarian socialism
Liberala partiet[2]2004 SwedenClassical liberalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
Libertarian Party of Geneva  Switzerland
 Geneva
Classical liberalism
Libertarian Party[2][4]2014  SwitzerlandClassical liberalismInternational Alliance of Libertarian Parties
I Liberisti Ticinesi[1]  Switzerland
 Ticino
Classical liberalismInterlibertarians
Democratic Union Party2003 SyriaDemocratic confederalismKurdistan Communities Union
Syrian National Democratic Alliance2014 SyriaDemocratic confederalism
Kurdistan Workers' Party1978 TurkeyDemocratic confederalism[23]
Libertarian socialism[24]
Kurdistan Communities Union
Liberal Democratic Party1994 TurkeyClassical liberalismInterlibertarians
Pirate Party Turkey2021 TurkeyPirate politics
Big tent libertarianism
5.10[1]2014 UkraineClassical liberalismInterlibertarians
Liberty 2010  Ukraine Classical liberalism
Libertarian Party[1][2][4]2007 United KingdomClassical liberalism
Euroscepticism
Libertarian conservatism
Minarchism
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (founding member)
Interlibertarians
Alaskan Independence Party 1984  United States
 Alaska
Libertarian conservatism
Alaskan nationalism
Independent Party of Delaware 2000  United States
 Delaware
Laissez-faire
Fiscal conservatism
Libertarian Party[1][2][3][4]1971 United StatesClassical liberalism
Libertarianism
International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (founding member)
Interlibertarians
U.S. Marijuana Party 2002  United States Civil libertarianism
Cannabis legalisation
United States Pirate Party2006 United StatesCivil libertarianism
Pirate politics
Direct democracy
Pirate Parties International
Transhumanist Party2014 United StatesLibertarian transhumanismTranshumanist Party Global
Natural Law Party 1992  United States Civil libertarianism
Environmentalism
Libertarian Liberal Party[1] UruguayClassical liberalismInterlibertarians
Fatherland for All1997 VenezuelaLibertarian Marxism
Libertarian Movement of Venezuela[25] VenezuelaAnarcho-capitalism
Minarchism
Interlibertarians

Defunct parties by country

Name Active Country Ideology Membership
Liberal Libertarian Party 2009–2014  Argentina Classical liberalism Interlibertarians
WikiLeaks Party2013–2015 AustraliaLibertarianism
Anti-authoritarianism
Anderz2014 BelgiumLibertarianism
Socialism
Freedom Party of Manitoba1980s–2000s Canada
 Manitoba
ObjectivismFreedom Party International
Liberal Alternative2006–2011 FranceClassical liberalism
Liberal Democratic Party2008–2019 FranceClassical liberalismEuropean Party for Individual Liberty
Right-Green People's Party2010–2016 IcelandLibertarianism
Euroscepticism
Environmentalism
Swatantra Party1959–1974 IndiaClassical liberalism
Liberal Reformers[3]2005–2009 ItalyClassical liberalism
Pannella List1989–1996 ItalyRadicalism
Libertarianz[3]1995–2014 New ZealandObjectivism
Liberal People's Party1992–2017 NorwayClassical liberalism
Laissez-faire
Objectivism
Libertarian Party[26]2015–2020 PolandAnarcho-capitalism
Minarchism
Real Politics Union[3]1990–2011 PolandClassical liberalism
Euroscepticism
Russian Libertarian Movement2003–2006 RussiaClassical liberalism
Libertarian Municipal People1954–2011 SwedenLeft-libertarianism
Syndicalism
Regionalism
Localism
Pirate Party UK2009–2020 United KingdomCivil libertarianism
Pirate politics
Personal Choice Party[3]2004–2006 United StatesClassical liberalism
Boston Tea Party2006–2012 United StatesClassical liberalismInterlibertarians

Organizations associated with Libertarian parties

Name Founded Association Country Ideology
Libertarian Platform[27] 2008 Free Democratic Party  GermanyAnarcho-capitalism
Classical liberalism
College Libertarians Libertarian Party  United StatesLibertarianism
Libertarians for Life 1976 Libertarian Party  United StatesPro-life libertarianism
LPRadicals 1975?/2006 Libertarian Party  United StatesAnarchism
Outright Libertarians[28]1998Libertarian Party United StatesLGBT libertarianism
Republican Liberty Caucus[3]1991Republican Party United StatesLibertarian conservatism

See also

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