International Alliance of Libertarian Parties

International Alliance of Libertarian Parties

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Abbreviation	IALP
Nickname	Libertarian International
Formation	6 March 2015 (2015-03-06)
Founded at	Bournemouth, UK
Type	International political organization
Legal status	Nonprofit advocacy organization
Purpose	Global coordination of libertarian political parties
Membership	6 (2025)
Secretary General	Roald Schoenmakers
Chair	Iván Dubois
Board of directors	Executive Committee
Main organ	General Assembly
Website	ialp.com

The International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (IALP) is a global political association of libertarian parties founded in 2015 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. It aims to facilitate cooperation among libertarian political organisations, promote the exchange of information and strategies, and represent libertarian viewpoints in international discussions.

The alliance brings together parties advocating individual liberty, free markets, limited government, and political decentralization, and functions as a counterpart to other transnational party networks such as the Liberal International, Socialist International, and International Democracy Union.

Aims

The International Alliance of Libertarian Parties (IALP) is an international organization that coordinates cooperation among political parties adhering to libertarian ideology. According to the organization, the alliance’s objectives are to promote libertarian principles, support the development of member parties, encourage the exchange of information and experience, and represent libertarian viewpoints in international discussions.

The IALP’s work is based on ideas such as individual liberty, voluntary association, market economics, opposition to aggression, and political decentralization. Member parties retain their political independence and participate on a voluntary basis. It was created as a libertarian alternative to other global political alliances, such as the International Democracy Union, Socialist International, and Liberal International.

The organization carries out its activities through general assemblies, regional coordination structures, policy statements, and thematic working groups.

History

The origins of the International Alliance of Libertarian Parties trace back to discussions within the global libertarian movement in the early 2000s about forming a coordinated political network once several countries had elected libertarian representatives, an idea originally promoted by U.S. libertarian theorist David Nolan.

At the 2014 Libertarian National Convention in the United States, the Libertarian National Committee adopted a resolution calling for the creation of an international association of libertarian parties. Former LNC chair Geoff Neale was appointed to lead the initiative and began coordinating with libertarian leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands to establish a global alliance of parties sharing similar principles. The IALP was formally founded on 6 March 2015 at a congress in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, attended by representatives of libertarian parties from Europe, North America, and other regions. In total, delegates from around a dozen countries took part in adopting the alliance’s founding statutes, while Geoff Neale was elected its first Chair.

Following several years of limited visibility, the alliance resumed regular public activity in the mid-2020s. In September 2024, it adopted a resolution opposing state censorship of social networks. In 2024, IALP President Iván Dubois, also a member of the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur), visited Ukraine amidst Russia's invasion to meet Ukrainian officials, including at a meeting of Latin American parliamentarians with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Under Dubois’s presidency, reflecting the growing influence of Argentina’s La Libertad Avanza movement following Javier Milei’s election as President of Argentina, the IALP increased its Latin American engagement. The organisation issued statements recognizing Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as legitimate President of Venezuela and condemning the use of drug laws against political opponents in Georgia.

In 2025, the IALP formally reconstituted and re-registered in the United States as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy organisation, adopting a new constitution and leadership framework while maintaining its international structure and membership.

Members

Country	Party	Abbreviation	Government	Lower Chamber	Upper Chamber
Germany	Party of Reason	PdV	Extraparliamentary opposition	0 / 630 (0%)	0 / 69 (0%)
Netherlands	Libertarian Party	LP	Extraparliamentary opposition	0 / 150 (0%)	0 / 75 (0%)
Spain	Libertarian Party	P-LIB	Extraparliamentary opposition	0 / 350 (0%)	0 / 264 (0%)
Switzerland	Libertarian Party	LP	Extraparliamentary opposition	0 / 46 (0%)	0 / 200 (0%)
United Kingdom	Libertarian Party UK	LPUK	Extraparliamentary opposition	0 / 650 (0%)	0 / 783 (0%)
United States	Libertarian Party	LP	Extraparliamentary opposition	0 / 435 (0%)	0 / 100 (0%)

Management

Chairs

N°	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Country	Presidency		Membership
1	File:Geoff Neale in 2008.jpg	Geoff Neale	United States	2015	2022	U.S. Libertarian Party
2		Roald Schoenmakers	Netherlands	2022	2023	Libertarian Party of the Netherlands
3	File:Iván Dubois Padrone.jpg	Iván Dubois	Argentina	2022	Incumbent	La Libertad Avanza

Organization

The IALP is governed by a General Assembly, composed of delegates from all full member parties, which serves as the alliance’s highest decision-making body. The General Assembly elects the Executive Committee, which implements its decisions and manages the organisation’s day-to-day affairs.

The Executive Committee includes a Chairperson, Secretary-General, Treasurer, Regional Vice-Chairs, and up to five members elected at large. The Chairperson represents the organisation internationally and presides over its meetings, while the Secretary-General oversees administration and the Treasurer manages financial reporting.

Membership is open to libertarian political parties that uphold the principles of the IALP Declaration and operate democratically. Parties may join as Full Members (with voting rights), Associate Members (non-voting but participatory), or Observers (individuals or organisations supportive of libertarian principles).

Executive Committee

The current Executive Committee, elected in 2025, includes:

• Iván Dubois (Argentina), Chair
• Roald Schoenmakers (Netherlands), Secretary General
• Marialexandra Garcia (United States), Treasurer