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SDP

British  

abbreviation

  1. Social Democratic Party

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Lord Taverne resigned from the Labour party over his pro-European views and became a founder of the Liberal Democrats, when the SDP merged with the Liberal Party in 1988.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

After Milanovic scheduled the election and announced his surprise bid for prime minister, he began campaigning on behalf of the SDP.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Marin's SDP and the nationalist Finns Party meanwhile ran neck-and-neck at 19.3% each, a gain of 1.6 percentage points for the former and 1.8 points for the latter since 2019.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

The SDP meeting was attended by delegates from all over East Germany and appointed a 15-man executive, to be led by a 35-year-old historian, Mr Ibrahim Bohme, who used to be in the SED.

From The Guardian • Oct. 16, 2019

Despite some initial success that saw the SDP at one point winning a quarter of the vote, it later failed.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2019