'''Liberal Democratic Party''' is the name of about 25 [[political parties]] in different countries throughout the world. Often formed by the merger of a [[Liberal]] Party and a [[Democratic Party]] the name cannot be relied upon to indicate a position in the [[political spectrum]]. Outside the U.S. "Liberal" in politics usually means [[Libertarian]]. Thus in Japan the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] is a conservative party. | '''Liberal Democratic Party''' is the name of about 25 [[political parties]] in different countries throughout the world. Often formed by the merger of a [[Liberal]] Party and a [[Democratic Party]] the name cannot be relied upon to indicate a position in the [[political spectrum]]. Outside the U.S. "Liberal" in politics usually means [[Libertarian]]. Thus in Japan the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] is a conservative party. |