As we celebrate 40 yrs of championing
#democracy
&
#freedom
, we re-launch our organization as the International Democracy Union. Our values remain constant, but this small adjustment clarifies our cause supporting democracy worldwide. Welcome to the International Democracy Union!
We are pleased to confirm Hon. Tundu Lissu’s participation at the
#IDUForum2020
. Tundu Lissu is Vice-Chairman of
@ChademaTz
and was Presidential candidate in the recent elections in
#Tanzania
, which have been an example for an unfree, unjust and unrightful voting process.
Congratulations to
@TunduALissu
and
@ChademaTz
for receiving the 2020 Bush-Thatcher Award for Freedom. Your fight for a free and democratic
#Tanzania
is honoured by the IDU and the international community. We will keep supporting you towards a democratic and free Tanzania. 🇹🇿
The IDU‘s regional affiliates are an important pillar of our work and the connection to partner parties around the world. With its new leadership,
@dua_africa
shows its future-oriented path. The IDU family congratulates the newly elected leadership
@freemanmbowetz
&
@AttaLouisa
.
The IDU is excited to announce that PM
@BorisJohnson
has joined our Honorary Advisory Board. His extensive experience as a statesman will be of tremendous help as we work towards building an ever-stronger alliance of the centre-right! Welcome to the IDU, Prime Minister! 🇬🇧
The IDU is dismayed that
@poroshenko
was denied permission to leave
#Ukraine
to attend
#iduforum2023
. We call on 🇺🇦authorities to allow his departure as it is of utmost importance for decision makers to receive firsthand insight on the war and support the country under attack.
Знову театр абсурду на кордоні.
Маю підписане відрядження головою Верховної Ради, але прикордонники мене не пропустили.
Я далекий від думки, що прикордонники діяли за власної ініціативи. Кожен може сам здогадатися, хто ж скасував документ, підписаний спікером парламенту.
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We have not and we will not forget
#Ukraine
! The IDU is honoured to have President
@poroshenko
returning to the IDU this December. We are strongly committed to supporting our partners and helping Ukraine win the war! 🇺🇦
Congratulations, President
@NAkufoAddo
for being re-elected to lead
#Ghana
for the next four years. The IDU is proud to having you as a member party and leading force in
@dua_africa
. 🇬🇭
The IDU and the Democrat Union of Africa DUA are gravely concerned about latest developments in
#Tanzania
, where a political-motivated court ruling has attempted to hinder the activities of
@ChademaTz
Tanzania, the leading opposition party in the country.
IDU's 40th anniversary Forum was kicked-off tonight by Prime Minister
@BorisJohnson
with a motivating and inspirational speech. What an energy and atmosphere! It was an honour to host you as our opening speaker of
#idu40
Prime Minister!
The IDU fully supports our member
@ChademaTz
and its presidential candidate
@TunduALissu
in the upcoming
#Tanzania
|n election. Fair campaigning and a free election must be guaranteed.
DUA is very concerned about the latest news coming out of
#Tanzania
two months before the general election. The country’s democratic credentials are put to the test and free, fair and peaceful elections are at stake. Find the full statement on .
The Rt Hon
@stephenharper
, Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister, was today unanimously elected IDU Chairman at the IDU Party Leaders' meeting in Madrid, Spain. Mr. Harper succeeds the Rt Hon Sir
@RtHon_JohnKey
whom we thank for his great work for IDU.
#iduplm2018
The IDU is pleased to announce that Prime Minister
@trussliz
has joined our Honorary Advisory Board. The IDU will benefit from PM Truss's more than ten years of government experience. We are looking forward to working together to strengthen the global centre-right alliance! 🌎🇬🇧
Congratulations Dr.
@MBawumia
for winning the
@NPP_GH
primaries and becoming Presidential candidate for the upcoming 2024 election.This was a demonstration of internal party democracy in the best possible way!The IDU family will support you to
#breakthe8
!The NPP is in good hands!
The IDU is pleased to announce that the Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Doug Ford
@fordnation
, is confirmed to speak at the opening dinner of the upcoming
#IDUForum2019
in Washington, D.C.
The IDU is looking forward welcoming you!
Thank you
@SecPompeo
for sharing your insights on the West, China, Venezuela and the Middle East with the global alliance of centre-right parties at today’s
#IDUForum2020
. It was a great honour having you with us. 🇺🇸
IDU had the pleasure to meet with Israeli Government Spokesman
@EylonALevy
who is doing an outstanding job for 136 days explaining the world what happened on
#October7
and the ongoing war developments. Thank you for your time, Eylon! 🇮🇱
The IDU is honored to announce that United States Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo
@SecPompeo
will speak at this year's IDU Forum 2020.
Welcome, Secretary Pompeo! 🇺🇸
Con nuestra candidata de la unidad
@MariaCorinaYA
, trabajando juntas para articular esfuerzos y lograr una elección presidencial que permita a Venezuela recuperar la libertad y la democracia.
Seguiremos avanzando en la conformación de la red 600k y en la promoción y…
IDU was honoured to host 5th President of
#Ukraine
@Poroshenko
at IDU Forum Berlin 2022.On a day when Putin’s military has committed yet another atrocity against unarmed Ukrainian civilians, his message of strength and determination inspires all who defend freedom.
#IDUForum2022
The IDU wishes SLO Prime Minister
@JJansaSDS
and our member party
@strankaSDS
much success in tomorrow‘s election. Under PM Janša's leadership,
#Slovenia
became a strong and confident voice in Europe and worldwide, not least b/c of its powerful and clear commitment for
#Ukraine
.
At the IDU Forum Petro
@poroshenko
called all allies to firmly support
#Ukraine
. International awareness is necessary to strengthen the policy of sanctions against
#Russia
, develop the defense resilience of Ukraine and support democratic reforms.
#StandwithUkraine
🇺🇦
The IDU wishes our
#Nigerian
|n member party
@OfficialPDPNig
with
@atiku
much success in todays Presidential Elections. Todays election presents a significant opportunity to consolidate Nigeria’s
#democracy
. The IDU stands in support of credible, free and peaceful
#elections
. 🇳🇬🗳️
Thank you
@MDPSecretariat
for today‘s valuable exchange on the current situation in the Indo-Pacific, the
#Corona
crisis and the challenges from China. We are pleased having you as a partner and member in the IDU. 🇲🇻
Great news! IDU Chairman
@stephenharper
congratulates PM
@ScottMorrisonMP
and the
@LiberalAus
for winning the elections in
#Australia
. As the global alliance of the centre-right, the IDU looks forward to working with our Australian partners in the years ahead.
At the IDU Executive Meeting held on December 7th in Washington D.C., it was unanimously decided that three new members would join the Executive Board. We welcome Israeli Minister of Intelligence
@GilaGamliel
, and the Chairpersons of
@dua_africa
@AttaLouisa
and
@freemanmbowetz
to
The IDU is pleased to announce its new Honorary Advisory Board members: Fmr Chancellor
@sebastiankurz
and Fmr Prime Ministers
@JJansaSDS
&
@ScottMorrisonMP
have agreed to join this IDU body supporting the leadership in growing the organization. Read more:
The IDU strongly condems the arrest of multiple members of
@ChademaTz
, including Vice Chairman
@TunduALissu
. Being arrested under the accusation of illegal assembly and. disrupting police activity shows that
freedom of assembly remains unprotected in
#Tanzania
. 1/2
Another coservative win! Congratulations
@JJansaSDS
and IDU member
@strankaSDS
for winning the parliamentary elections in
#Slovenia
. A clear centre-right program was the road to success!
We wish our member
@NZNationalParty
and their leader
@JudithCollinsMP
all the best in the upcoming election! Judith is a long-standing partner and very much appreciated in the international community. We cannot think of a better Prime Minister for New Zealand!
#TwoTicksBlue
🗳
Congratulations to the new
#Slovenian
Prime Minister and leader of IDU member
@strankaSDS
@JJansaSDS
for being sworn into office today! The IDU family wishes you and your ministers all the best for governing and navigating your country through challenging times.
Congratulations to Prime Minister
@AndrejPlenkovic
and
@HDZ_HR
for winning the 2024 Croatian Parliamentary Elections, an unprecedented third successive victory! HDZ is a leading voice of the European centre-right and a pillar of our global IDU family that will ensure
#Croatia
…
@JJansaSDS
’s centre-right government led to solid economic growth and a record low unemployment rate.
#Slovenia
needs another 4 years of SDS led government to solidify the success of the current government and ensure a prosperous and stable Slovenia for the future. 🗳🇸🇮
Chadema has officially called for the party members interested in running for presidency of the URT on the party ticket to file their intention & credentials to the office of the SG by June 15. Other party procedures will be issued after this first stage
@idualliance
@dua_africa
Thank you to
@Mike_Pence
for joining tonight's
#IDUDC
Forum. We must use all the tools in our arsenal to defend freedom and democracy.
We are proud to have you in our global alliance of the centre-right.
A court in Dar Es Salaam convicted legislators from our member-party, including parliamentary opposition leader & Chairman
@freemanmbowetz
,SecGen
@JohnMnyika
, the Deputy SecGen, and other legislators for making “seditious” statements and imposed three-years jail terms.
Congratulations
@Red_UPLA
for realising a highly impactful meeting in Paraguay and for re-electing your leadership headed by Chairman
@JulianObiglio
. IDU is looking forward to an ever closer cooperation. Felicidades! 🇵🇾🌎
Great to meet
@TunduALissu
, last year’s winner of the IDU award on freedoms yesterday. We had a very good conversation on the situation in
#Tanzania
, especially as regards human rights and the shrinking of civic space.
#Venezuela
election was neither free nor democratic. The IDU calls upon its members to denounce the legitimacy of the 20th May elections and to issue direct sanctions against the Maduro dictatorship. Find IDU Chairman's full statement at
@stephenharper
Today we mourn the loss of the 41st President of the United States and founding father of the International Democrat Union IDU, George Herbert Walker Bush. Statement by the IDU Chairman, the Rt. Hon.
@stephenharper
here:
@Bush41
#IDU
#Bush41Legacy
Inspiring remarks from
@DanCrenshawTX
and
@michaelgwaltz
on the future of military readiness, bipartisan support for
#Ukraine
, and the importance of soft power in today's panel moderated by
@DCTwining
.
Thank you for joining us at
#IDUDC
. The future is in strong hands.
Congratulations
@ArminLaschet
on the election as new
@CDU
chairman. The IDU is very much looking forward continuing the close cooperation in order to strengthen our global network of Christian-Democrats and Conservatives. All the best and good luck for the upcoming challenges!
On this day in 1945, the
@CDU
was founded in Berlin. Rising from the ashes of World War II, the
#CDU
is today a modern and Germany’s most successful political party. Congratulations to Angela Merkel and the whole CDU on all achievements made!
#75JahreCDU
The IDU thanks Chancellor Dr.Angela Merkel for being a champion of freedom and democracy.During her chancellorship,the
@CDU
has been a true leader for centre-right parties in Europe and beyond.Her 16years in office have left a proud legacy within the conservative party landscape.
Congratulations to
@BorisJohnson
on his election as Leader of the
@conservatives
. As a founding member of the
#IDU
, the Tories are a strong and energetic partner of our global network of centre-right parties. The IDU is looking forward to moving forward together.
“Great nations are built on our timeless principles of freedom. We must choose leadership and choose partnership as our response to tyranny.” Thank you to Vice President
@Mike_Pence
for your powerful message delivered at
#iduforum2023
Washington D.C.
Germany is so far among the most successful countries in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in this global pandemic.Thus, the IDU is pleased to welcome the German Minister of Health
@jensspahn
to the
#IDUForum2020
discussing a vaccine and other newest developments.Welcome, Minister!
The IDU is honoured to announce that the Hon.
@JudithCollinsMP
, Opposition Leader from New Zealand will speak at the
#IDUForum2020
on the panel ‘Women, Families and the Covid Crisis: The impact of the pandemic’. It is great to having you back at the IDU Forum, Judith! 🇳🇿
Day 2 of
#IDUDC
is underway with 'War in Europe', a conversation on how to restore the territorial integrity of
#Ukraine
.
@JJansaSDS
,
@kvolker
, and
@Klitschko
emphasize that the only way democracy and freedom are reinforced is by standing together against this tyranny.
The IDU Forum 2020 is coming soon, and we are excited to announce that
@erna_solberg
, Prime Minister of Norway is confirmed to speak at our virtual Forum. We are looking forward to an outstanding program at
#iduforum2020
!
Together with
@IRIglobal
, the IDU invites you to discuss the challenges for countries neighbouring
#Russia
and possibilities to strengthen the resilience of these countries, who are standing up for freedom and democracy. Join us at this virtual IDU Forum on July 15!
The IDU wishes our Montenegrin member party
@PzPonline
with leader
@NebojsaMedojevi
and the coalition ‚For the future of
#Montenegro
‘ much success in today‘s election. It is time for a change in the only post-communist country which never changed its government. 🗳🇲🇪
We wish IDU member
@VMRO_DPMNE
much success in next week’s parliamentary election. A fair campaign and free
#elections
are the foundation of freedom, democracy and prosperity for all! 🗳
Congratulations to
@vonderleyen
as new elected & first female President of the
@EU_Commission
. The International Democrat Union wishes you good luck & a successful tenure to shape the political profile & strengthen the democratic structures of the EU.
@IDU_Secretariat
@epp
@cdu
The IDU condemns the attack on
@MohamedNasheed
, Speaker of the Parliament and former President of the
#Maldives
. President Nasheed was injured in an explosion during a targeted terrorist attack on the evening of May 5, 2021.
We are pleased to confirm Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs, Hon.
@KatalinNovakMP
from Hungary as a featured speaker during the
#IDUForum2019
!
We are excited to soon be welcoming our delegates, partners and supporters to the IDU Executive Meeting 2018 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, USA.
#IDUExec2018
IDU member
@ISTIQLAL_DRI
Morocco shares an interesting and informative perspective on how to best mitigate the crisis and tackle challenges in health care, the economy and society at large during this
#pandemic
. Check out their video here:
The IDU had the honor to welcome Sviatlana
@Tsihanouskaya
at the
#IDUForum
. In her speech, she asked the international community to take further actions in order to end the repressive Lukashenko regime in the heart of Europe. We need to protect Belarusians and Europeans!
As the
#Maduro
regime continues to prohibit the presidential candidacy of
@MariaCorinaYA
in
#Venezuela
, in clear defiance of the October 2023 Barbados Agreement, the IDU condems its efforts to stifle
#democracy
and calls on it to allow Venezuelans to choose who their next
The IDU family is honoured to welcome the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration from the Republic of
#Ghana
, Hon. Shirley
@AyorkorBotchwey
to this year’s IDU Forum! 🇬🇭
#IDUDC
„Military amateurs talk operations. Professionals discuss logistics.“ -it was an honour to listening to former
@IDF
spokesperson and
@FDD
Senior Fellow
@jconricus
today explaining strategies and logistics of the ongoing war eliminating terror organization Hamas. Thank you
Congratulations to IDU member party
@kokoomus
‘ candidate
@alexstubb
winning the Presidential elections in
#Finland
! As
@NATO
’s latest member and a leading supporter of
#Ukraine
, President Stubb’s Finland will continue standing at the forefront of the democratic world.
Congratulations
@sukyeol__yoon
for winning the Presidential election in
#SouthKorea
. We are pleased to continue the good work with you and our IDU member, the People‘s Power Party of South Korea. 🇰🇷
The IDU is alarmed by the attack on the US Capitol Building. We condemn the violence that took place in the strongest possible terms. Those who attacked the Capitol are neither conservatives nor patriots.
The IDU stands with the Lebanese people in the wake of yesterday’s horrific explosion. We were shocked to learn that Nizar Najarian, the Secretary General of our member party
@KataebIB
was tragically lost; our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Coming soon: the 2019 IDU Forum in Washington, DC! Connect with global policy makers and thought leaders from around the world. More information on
#IDUForum2019
„We are witnessing the breakdown of democracy in Sri Lanka.The lawful government of PM Wickremesinghe must be restored without further delay.“ IDU Chairman
@stephenharper
‘s full statement on the latest developments in
#SriLanka
on .
@officialunp
@RW_UNP
The IDU is delighted to see our Latin American affiliate organisation
@laredupla
meeting again in-person in Ecuador, having elected a new leadership with
@JulianObiglio
as new President. Congratulations!
We need to stand by our Ukrainian allies and we need to do it together.
Thank you to
@robertcobrien
&
@goncharenkoua
for today’s panel on aligning the transatlantic world.
#IDU40
Congratulations to
@MDPSecretariat
for a very successful
#MDPCongress2022
where we were able to engage in dialogue and find common purpose.
We are more united and determined than ever in our mission as we face next year’s Presidential Elections!
The IDU family thanks Chancellor Angela
#Merkel
for her 16 years of leadership and service for
#Germany
, Europe and the world. We wish
@ArminLaschet
and the teams of
@CDU
and
@CSU
all the best and much success in tomorrow’s election. Viel Glück, Armin! 🇩🇪 🗳
#Bundestagswahl21
The hijacking of a
#Ryanair
flight is an unprecedented act of state terrorism. The regime of Dictator
#Lukashenko
severely interfered with civil aviation to oppress the voices of freedom and democracy in
#Belarus
. Roman
#Protasevich
must be released immediately.
The IDU is pleased to announce that former Australian Prime Minister and IDU Honorary Advisory Board member
@ScottMorrisonMP
will speak at this year’s IDU Forum 2022 in Washington D.C. Join us for exciting three days with the global alliance of centre-right parties!
#IDUDC
🇦🇺
An outstanding opening dinner at
#IDUForum2019
- thank you to
@SenToomey
,
@SenToddYoung
, and the Hon. Doug Ford
@fordnation
! We are looking forward to an action-packed day tomorrow coverering the landscape from digital government to campaign trends and the future of conservatism!