3RD CALD COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP
September
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/ 17-21 September Communications and media specialists from CALD member and observer parties gathered for this workshop focusing on political parties and the internet. This event was hosted by the Malaysian People’s Movement Party (PGRM).
SAM RAINSY PARTY EXECUTIVE MEETING
November / December
005 Manila, Philippines/ 13-16 November
SRP senior leaders including majority of its parliamentarians met in Manila with the support of CALD, LP and FNF. This was the first time that the party was able to meet since the self-imposed exile of its leader Sam Rainsy who was stripped of his parliamentary immunity.
CALD ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION TO TAIWAN’S LOCAL ELECTIONS
Taipei-Changhua-Taichung, Taiwan/ 30 November - 4 December
This observation mission of Asian liberal political parties to the first ever Taiwanese 3-in-1 local elections was jointly sponsored by DPP and CALD. The five-day mission covered three cities.
CALD IN THE ASIA/EUROPE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: THE FUTURE IS NOW Rome, Italy/ 1-3 December
CALD actively participated in this international dialogue between Asian and European Democrats focusing on “A New Europe/Asia Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities”. The three-day event was sponsored by the Italian La Margherita Party Democrazia E Liberta and the European Democratic Party.
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