2016

• CALD Taiwan Presidential & Parliamentary Elections Mission
  13-17 January | Taipei & Taoyuan, Taiwan
  As its first main activity for 2016, the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats (CALD), in partnership with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of Taiwan, a founding member of CALD, organized the mission for delegates to learn about campaign strategies and election processes to observe Taiwan’s 2016 presidential election.
• CALD Philippines Presidential Election Mission
  9-15 April 2016 | Manila and Iloilo, Philippines
  This mission was aimed in part to provide participants with a general understanding and appreciation of the Philippine democratic system, electoral framework and political party dynamics. Organized by CALD in cooperation with the Liberal Party of the Philippines (LP) and with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), the mission took place a month before the Philippines’ 9 May general elections, which was touted to be the “most hotly contested” polls since the restoration of democracy in that country in 1986, with “reform politics” battling it out against “traditional politics”.
• CALD Youth Participation in 39th IFLRY General Assembly
  14-17 April 2016 | Istanbul, Turkey
  The International Federation of Liberal Youth held its 39th General Assembly. CALD Youth, as an IFLRY Regional Bureau Member was represented in the event by Chairperson Ms. Bulgan Bayasgalant.
• CALD Participation in the Inauguration of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen
  19-21 May 2016 | Taipei, Taiwan
  Tsai Ing-wen was sworn in as the 14th President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on 20 May in an astonishing ceremony which showcased the inspiring history of the country’s democratic struggle.
• CALD Executive Mission to Taiwan
  9-12 September 2016 | Taipei and Yilan, Taiwan
  The event, composed of the CALD Executive Mission and CALD’s Participation in the first Asia Democracy Forum organized by the DPP’s Democracy Institution, examined the democratic developments in Asia and the experience of Southeast Asian nations vis-à-vis their pursuit of democracy. The mission also discussed the prospects and cooperation between the DPP-led Taiwanese government and CALD in achieving their goals and vision in the broader Asian region.
• Participation of Mu Sochua and Oyun Sanjaasuren in LI Manifesto Drafting Committee Meetings
  22 July 2016 | Taipei, Taiwan
  29 September 2016 | New York, USA
  Convening in Taipei Taiwan, the drafting committee for the 2017 Liberal International manifesto, which will centre on global challenges and opportunities for liberalism in the twenty-first century has brought together representatives from LI member parties in Asia, under LI President, Dr. Juli Minoves.

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