List of political parties campaigning for self-government

This is a list of political parties campaigning for self-government. Listed here are parties with a specific ethnic minority background or regional parties active on a national level promoting more autonomy or independence for their region. Only parliamentary (including regional parliaments or councils) or former parliamentary parties are listed. Some of these parties are members or observers of the European Free Alliance–Democratic Party of the Peoples of Europe (EFA–DPPE).

Belgium

See the Political parties in Belgium, since most parties are regionalist.

Canada

Quebec: See the List of political parties in Quebec, since most Quebec parties are regionalist.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taiwan Solidarity Union - seeks creation of a "Republic of Taiwan"

Democratic Progressive Party - seeks international recognition of the current de jure independence of "Republic of China, Taiwan" as stipulated in articles of the 1933 Montevideo Convention.

Croatia

Party of Danube Serbs- advocates bigger autonomy in decision making for the Serbs in Eastern Slavonia or Joint Council of Municipalities

Istrian Democratic Assembly- advocates bigger autonomy in decision making for Istria county

Finland

Swedish speaking: see the List of political parties in Åland, since all Åland parties are regionalist.

France

Basque Country

• Abertzaleen Batasuna
• Batasuna
• Eusko Alkartasuna
• Partido Nacionalista Vasco

Brittany

• Union Démocratique Bretonne
• Breton Party
• Emgann

Corsica

• Corsica Nazione

Martinique

• Mouvement indépendantiste martiniquais
• Parti progressiste martiniquais

Occitania

• Partit Occitan

Germany

• Bavaria Party

India

• Telangana Rashtra Samithi
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (successful)
• Gorkha Janmukti Morcha

Iraq

• Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq
• Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Italy

Northern Italy

• Lega Nord

Aosta Valley

• Valdotanian Union
• Edelweiss Aosta Valley
• Autonomist Federation
• Valdotanian Renewal
• Lively Aosta Valley
• Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta

Piedmont

• Lega Nord Piemont

Lombardy

• Lega Lombarda
• Lombard Alliance League

Trentino

• Daisy Civic List
• Lega Nord Trentino
• Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party
• Autonomist Trentino
• Ladin Autonomist Union

South Tyrol

• South Tyrolean People's Party
• Union for South Tyrol
• The Libertarians
• South Tyrolean Freedom
• Political Movement Ladins
• Democratic Party of South Tyrol
• Lega Nord Sud Tirolo

Veneto

• Liga Veneta
• North-East Project
• Liga Veneta Repubblica
• Venetians in Movement
• Venetian National Party

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

• Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• Friuli Movement
• Giulian Front

Liguria

• Lega Nord Liguria
• Ligurian Independentist Movement

Emilia

• Lega Nord Emilia

Romagna

• Lega Nord Romagna

Tuscany

• Lega Nord Toscana

Marche

• Lega Nord Marche

Umbria

• Lega Nord Umbria

Sardinia

• Sardinia Nation
• Sardinian Reformers
• Sardinian People's Party
• Sardinian Democratic Union
• Sardinian Action Party
• Independence Republic of Sardinia

Southern Italy

• Movement for Autonomy
• Federalist Alliance
• Lega Sud Ausonia
• Southern Action League

Sicily

• Movement for Autonomy
• Movement for the Independence of Sicily

Sweden

• Scanian Party

New Zealand

• New Munster Party
• South Island Party
• South Island Party (2008)

Pakistan

• Balochistan National Party
• Awami National Party
• Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Nevis

Concerned Citizens Movement

Serbia

• League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina

Spain

Andalusia

• Andalucista Party

Aragon

• Aragonese Party (Partido Aragonés)
• Aragonese Council (Chunta Aragonesista)

Asturias

• Asturian Nationalist Unity (Unidá Nacionalista Asturiana)
• Asturian Solidarity (Andecha Astur)

Balearic Islands

• Majorcan Union

Basque Country

• Aralar
• Eusko Alkartasuna
• EHAK
• Partido Nacionalista Vasco

Canary Islands

• Coalicion Canaria

Catalonia

• Convergence and Unity (Convergència i Unió), coalition of:
  • Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya)
  • Democratic Union of Catalonia (Unió Democràtica de Catalunya)
• Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
• Initiative for Catalonia Greens (Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds), formerly in coalition with Izquierda Unida

Galicia

• Bloque Nacionalista Galego

León

• Unión del Pueblo Leonés

Navarra

• Nafarroa Bai

Valencia

• Valencian Union

Switzerland

• Ticino League

Sri Lanka

• Tamil National Alliance

Turkey

• Peace and Democracy Party

United Kingdom

Cornwall

• Mebyon Kernow

Wessex

• Wessex Regionalist Party

England

• English Democrats Party

Scotland

• Scottish National Party
• Scottish Socialist Party
• Scottish Green Party
• Scottish Independence Party

Wales

• Plaid Cymru
• Forward Wales

Northern Ireland

A region disputed between the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

see politics of Northern Ireland

Nationalist/Republican -

• Sinn Féin
• Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Republican Sinn Féin
• Workers' Party of Ireland

Unionist/Loyalist -

• Ulster Unionist Party
• Democratic Unionist Party
• Progressive Unionist Party
• United Kingdom Unionist Party

Other -

• Ulster Third Way - Seeking an independent Northern Irish state separate from the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom

United States

Alaska

• Alaskan Independence Party

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rican Independence Party

See also

• List of political parties
• Political parties of minorities
• List of active autonomist and secessionist movements

External links

• http://www.broadleft.org/natliber.htm Comprehensive list of Leftist Movements for National, Ethnic Liberation or Regional Autonomy

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