International Democrat Union
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The International Democrat Union is a global alliance of center-right political parties that promotes conservative and Christian-democratic values and cooperation across democratic countries.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Democrat Union Context triple: [Conservative Party (UK), internationalAffiliation, International Democrat Union]
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A.
European Conservatives and Reformists Party
The European Conservatives and Reformists Party is a centre-right, Eurosceptic political party at the European level that brings together conservative and reformist parties from across Europe.
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B.
Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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C.
Servant of the People party
Servant of the People party is a Ukrainian political party associated with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that rose to prominence on an anti-corruption and reformist platform.
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D.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
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E.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Norwegian Labour Party is a major social-democratic political party in Norway that has historically been one of the country’s dominant governing parties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Democrat Union Target entity description: The International Democrat Union is a global alliance of center-right political parties that promotes conservative and Christian-democratic values and cooperation across democratic countries.
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A.
European Conservatives and Reformists Party
The European Conservatives and Reformists Party is a centre-right, Eurosceptic political party at the European level that brings together conservative and reformist parties from across Europe.
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B.
Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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C.
Servant of the People party
Servant of the People party is a Ukrainian political party associated with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that rose to prominence on an anti-corruption and reformist platform.
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D.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
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E.
Norwegian Labour Party
The Norwegian Labour Party is a major social-democratic political party in Norway that has historically been one of the country’s dominant governing parties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alliance of political parties
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international political organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IDU ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | regional centre-right party organizations ⓘ |
| founded | 1983 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
George H. W. Bush
ⓘ
Helmut Kohl ⓘ Jacques Chirac ⓘ Margaret Thatcher ⓘ |
| foundingLocation |
London, United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| hasChairman | Håkan Svenneling (example; verify current holder) ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Canadian Conservative Party
ⓘ
Christian Democratic Union of Germany ⓘ Conservative Party (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to:
Conservative Party (UK)
Fine Gael ⓘ Liberal Party of Australia ⓘ New Zealand National Party ⓘ People's Party (Spain) ⓘ Republican Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
Swedish Moderate Party ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | political party ⓘ |
| hasOrgan |
Executive Committee
ⓘ
IDU Forum ⓘ
linked to:
IDU
IDU Standing Committees ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Munich, Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Munich
|
| holds |
leadership meetings
ⓘ
regular international conferences ⓘ |
| ideology |
Christian democracy
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conservatism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| membershipCriteria | centre-right political orientation ⓘ |
| motto | Alliance of Conservatives and Christian Democrats (paraphrased; verify exact wording) ⓘ |
| politicalFamily | centre-right international ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| predecessor |
International Democrat Union (founding conference network)
ⓘ
linked to:
International Democrat Union
|
| promotes |
free market economy
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ representative democracy ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate cooperation among member parties
ⓘ
promote Christian-democratic values ⓘ promote centre-right policies ⓘ promote conservative values ⓘ support democracy worldwide ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| website | https://www.idu.org ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: International Democrat Union Description of subject: The International Democrat Union is a global alliance of center-right political parties that promotes conservative and Christian-democratic values and cooperation across democratic countries.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Conservatives and Reformists Party
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hasMemberParty
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New Democracy (Greece) (past or associate membership)
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linked to: International Democrat Union
International Democrat Union
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predecessor
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International Democrat Union (founding conference network)
ⓘ
linked to: International Democrat Union
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
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businessWing
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MIT – Association of the Christian Democratic Middle Class
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linked to: International Democrat Union
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
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internationalAffiliation
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Centrist Democrat International
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linked to: International Democrat Union
subject linked to:
Social Democratic Party (when in opposition)
linked to: International Democrat Union
subject linked to:
Social Democratic Party (when in opposition)
linked to: International Democrat Union
linked to: International Democrat Union
subject linked to:
Canadian Conservative Party
linked to: International Democrat Union
linked to: International Democrat Union
linked to: International Democrat Union
linked to: International Democrat Union
subject linked to:
FG
linked to: International Democrat Union