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International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties
Political international (1924–1938) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties (French: Entente Internationale des Partis Radicaux et des Partis Démocratiques Similaires), also known as the Radical International,[1][2] was a political international of classical-radical and left-leaning liberal political parties existed from 1924 until 1938.
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History
Establishment followed pattern of similar organizations such as Labour and Socialist International, adapted for various centrist parties. First constituent meeting of the International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties were organized on 29 August 1924 in Geneva under leadership of later Nobel Peace Prize awardee Ferdinand Buisson, who later acted as the President of the executive committee.[3]
After 1938, the organization ceased operating, but some of the member parties, later in 1947, founded the broader organization Liberal International.[4]
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Organization
Structure
Objective of the organization were to connect various political parties associated with liberalism and classical radicalism to promote essential democracy. Its intellectual operation were closely associated with the League of Nations. Organization were directed by the executive committee, consisting of delegates of some of the member parties. Organizational seat were located at headquarters of the French Radical Party at Volois Palace, Rue de Valois, Paris.
After foundation of the International Entente, it included member or associate parties of Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey,[5] and the United Kingdom.[6]
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Congresses
- 1928: London, United Kingdom
- 1934: Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1935: London, United Kingdom
Member and associate parties
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References
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