LI News Issue 519

The political crisis in Macedonia culminated last week when violent protestors stormed the Parliament and brutally attacked MPs from the parliamentary majority moments after they had elected the new President of Parliament. MPs from LI full member Liberalno-demokratska partija – LDP were…

Growth of young activists, demand for renewal of the governing bodies, ensuring the RDR remains the first party and the return of Alassane Ouattara to the presidency of the party were the dominant themes raised by the Rassemblent des Républicains (RDR – LI full…

President Tsai Ing-Wen, who leads LI full member Democratic Progressive Party (DPP – Taiwan), welcomed an eight-member British parliamentary delegation led by Liberal International Patron Lord David Steel (Liberal Democrats, UK – LI full member) last month.

The leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM – LI full-member) and former prime minister, Raila Odinga, has been named as Kenya’s presidential candidate for the 8 August general elections.

As the Canadian government moves to legalise marijuana, the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC – LI full member) and Prime Minster, Justin Trudeau, has given a candid interview setting out how the shift in drug policy might bring about a fundamental change in Canadian society.

The Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies has rejected a controversial constitutional amendment that would have allowed the re-election of president Horacio Cartes. The vote has put an end to the political crisis that generated violent riots and led to the burning of Congress and…