24/06/2026
Today, we celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the International Democracy Union.
On June 24, 1983, leaders including Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Minister-President Franz Josef Strauss came together in London with a simple but powerful idea: that democratic, centre-right parties should work together across borders to advance freedom and strengthen democracy worldwide.
43 years later, the IDU has grown into a global alliance of more than 65 member-parties spanning every continent, united by those same enduring values.
As we mark this anniversary, we are grateful for the generations of leaders, member-parties, and citizens who have helped build and strengthen this remarkable alliance - and who continue to carry its founding ideals forward.