List of political parties in Spain

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This article lists political parties in Spain.

Spain has a multi-party system at both the national and regional level. Nationally there are two dominant political parties, (the left-leaning PSOE and right-wing PP) which make it extremely difficult for any other formation or coalition to achieve an electoral majority in the bicameral Cortes Generales (consisting of both the national Congress of Deputies and regional representation in the Senate).

Regional parties can be strong in autonomous communities like Catalonia and the Basque Country and are often essential for national government coalitions.

National political formations of Spain

• People's Party (Partido Popular, PP) — mainstream centre-right, is a conservative, catholic and economically liberal party.
• Union, Progress and Democracy (Unión Progreso y Democracia, UPyD) — a recently established progressive and social liberal party. Strongly supports the unity of Spain.
• Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español, PSOE) — mainstream centre-left social democratic party linked to General Union of Workers (Unión General de Trabajadores, UGT) trade union.
• United Left (Izquierda Unida, IU) — left-wing group associated with Workers' Commissions (Comisiones Obreras, CCOO) trade union, is a coalition of minor left-wing, republican and green parties led by the Communist Party of Spain, supporting the removal of the monarchy of Spain and the withdrawal of Spain from NATO.

Political parties in Congress

	Party	Position	Ideology	Results (2011)	Seats in Congress (Total: 350)	Coalition partners
	People's Party (PP) Partido Popular	Right-wing	Conservatism, liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, economic liberalism, unionism	10,830,693 votes, 44.62% of the electorate	185	UPN (1 seat)
	Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Partido Socialista Obrero Español	Centre-left	Social progressivism, social democracy, Third Way	7,003,880 votes, 28.73% of the electorate	110
	United Left (IU) Izquierda Unida	Left-wing	Democratic socialism, communism, republicanism, secularism, green politics	1,680,810 votes, 6.92% of the electorate	8	ICV (2 seats) CHA (1 seat)
	Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) Unión Progreso y Democracia	Centre	Progressivism, social liberalism, secularism, symmetric federalism, European federalism	1,140,242 votes, 4.69% of the electorate	5
	Convergence and Union (CiU) Convergència i Unió	Centre-right	Catalan nationalism, liberalism, economic liberalism, Christian democracy	1,014,263 votes, 4.17% of the electorate	16
	Amaiur Amaiur	Left-wing	Basque nationalism, Basque separatism, socialism	333,628 votes, 1.37% of the electorate	7	EA, Alternatiba and Aralar
	Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea Partido Nacionalista Vasco Parti National Basque	Centre	Basque nationalism, liberal conservatism, Christian democracy	323,517 votes, 1.33% of the electorate	5
	Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya	Left-wing	Catalan separatism, left-wing nationalism, democratic socialism, republicanism, progressivism	256,393 votes, 1.05% of the electorate	3
	Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Bloque Nacionalista Galego	Left-wing	Galician nationalism, left-wing nationalism, democratic socialism	183,279 votes, 0.75% of the electorate	2
	Canarian Coalition (CC) Coalición Canaria	Centre-right	Canarian nationalism, liberalism	143,550 votes, 0.59% of the electorate	2	Nueva Canarias
	Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds	Left-wing	Green politics, eco-socialism, Catalan nationalism	caucus with United Left to the general elections	2
	Commitment Coalition Coalició Compromís	Left-wing	Valencian nationalism, democratic socialism, progressivism, green politics	125,150 votes, 0.51% of the electorate	1	Equo
	Asturian Forum (FAC) Foro Austurias	Centre-right	Asturian regionalism, conservatism, Christian democracy	99,173 votes, 0.40% of the electorate	1
	Yes to the Future (GBai) Gerora Bai	Centre-left	Basque nationalism, social democracy	42,411 votes, 0.17% of the electorate	1
	Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Unión del Pueblo Navarro	Centre-right	Conservatism, liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, Navarrese regionalism	caucus with People's Party to the general elections	1
	Aragonese Union (CHA) Chunta Aragonesista	Left-wing	Aragonese nationalism, democratic socialism	caucus with United Left to the general elections	1

Political parties represented in regional parliaments but not at the Congress

Aragón

Party	Ideology	Seats (Total Seats: 67)
Aragonese Party (Partido Aragonés)	Centrism, Aragonese regionalism, Aragonese nationalism	7
Aragonese Council (Chunta Aragonesista)	Democratic socialism, Aragonese nationalism, environmentalism	4

Balearic Islands

Party	Ideology	Seats (Total Seats: 59)
Bloc per Mallorca	Catalan nationalism, communism, Green politics, republicanism	5
Eivissa pel Canvi	Catalan nationalism, socialism, Green politics, republicanism	2 <3

Basque Country

Party	Ideology	Seats (Total Seats: 75)
Aralar Party	Socialism, Basque nationalism, left-wing nationalism, abertzale	4
Eusko Alkartasuna	Social democracy, Basque nationalism, separatism, centre-left	1

Cantabria

Party	Ideology	Seats (Total Seats:39)
Cantabrian Regionalist Party (Partido Regionalista de Cantabria)	Regionalism	12

Castilla y León

Party	Ideology	Seats (Total Seats:83)
Leonese People's Union (Unión del Pueblo Leonés)	Leonese regionalism	1

Catalonia

Party	Ideology	Seats (Total seats: 135)
Catalan Solidarity for Independence (Solidaritat Catalana per la Independència)	Catalan separatism	4
Citizens – Party of the Citizenry (Ciutadans - C's)	Antinationalism, social liberalism	3

La Rioja

Party	Ideology	Seats (Total Seats: 33)
Riojan Party (Partido Riojano)	Regionalist	2

Navarra

Party	Ideology	Seats (Total Seats: 50)
Nafarroa Bai	Basque nationalism	8
Navarrese People's Union (Unión del Pueblo Navarro)	Conservatism	19

Political parties running for the Spanish general election, 2011

English Wikipedia

• Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
• Communist Party of the People of Spain (PCPE)
• Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
• Communist Unification of Spain
• EQUO
• People's Party (Spain) aka Popular Party (Spain) (PP)
• Party Against Bullfighting, Cruelty and Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
• United Left (Spain)
• Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV)
• Humanist Party (PH)
• Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)
• Amaiur
• Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)
• SOLIDARIDAD Y AUTOGESTIÓN INTERNACIONALISTA (SAIn)
• Asturias Forum (FAC)
• Partido Andalucista (PA)
• Andecha Astur
• Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra)
• Convergence and Union (CIU)
• Pirates of Catalonia (Pirata.cat)
• Platform for Catalonia (PxC)
• Internet Party (PDI)
• Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
• España 2000

Spanish Wikipedia

• Escaños en Blanco (Eb)
• Partido de Castilla y León (PCAL)
• Falange Española de las Jons (FE de las jons)
• For a Fairer World (PUM+J)
• Foro Centro y Democracia (CYD)
• Republicanos (RPS)
• Partido Regionalista por Andalucía Oriental (PRAO)
• Anticapitalist Left

Political parties without any representation

• Alianza para el Desarrollo y la Naturaleza
• Alianza por la Unidad Nacional
• Andecha Astur
• Batzarre
• Bloque por Asturies
• Candidatura d'Unitat Popular
• Coalición Asturiana
• Ciudadanos Agobiados y Cabreados
• Ciudadanos En Blanco
• Coalición Europea
• Coalición Liberal - European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party
• Coalición Galega
• Comunión Tradicionalista
• Communist Unification of Spain
• Conceju Nacionaliegu Cántabru
• Democracia Nacional
• España 2000
• Estat Català
• Extremadura Unida
• Falange Auténtica
• Falange Española de las JONS
• Frente Popular Galega
• Frente Nacional (National Front)
• Herritarren Zerrenda (legal in France, but not in Spain due to links with Batasuna / Herri Batasuna)
• Republican Left (Izquierda Republicana)
• Iniciativa Socialista de Izquierdas
• Izquierda Asturiana
• Izquierda Castellana
• La Falange
• Los Parados
• Los Verdes
• Los Verdes de la Comunidad de Madrid
• Los Verdes Ecopacifistas
• Lucha Internacionalista
• Movimiento Social Republicano
• Nós-Unidade Popular (Us-People Unity)
• Nueva Izquierda Verde
• Otra Democracia Es Posible
• Partido Andalucista
• Partido Antitaurino Contra el Maltrato Animal (PACMA)
• Partido Carlista, see Carlism
• Partido Cannabis
• Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España (PCPE)
• Partido da Terra
• Partido de Acción Socialista (PASOC)
• Partido de los Autónomos Jubilados y Viudas
• Partido del Bierzo
• Partido de Internet
• Partido de la Libertad Individual [1]
• Partido del Karma Democrático
• Partido Demócrata Español
• Partido Familia y Vida
• Partido Humanista
• Partido Galeguista
• Partido Mutuo Apoyo Romántico
• Partido Obrero Socialista Internacionalista
• Partido Pirata
• Partido Regionalista del País Leonés (Regionalist Party of the Leonese Country) Salamanca, Zamora, León PREPAL
• Partíu Asturianista
• Por un Mundo más Justo
• Por una Europa de los Trabajadores y los Pueblos - No a la Constitucion Europea - coalition of PCPE and LI-LIT.CI
• Prepal
• Tierra Comunera - Partido nacionalista Castellano, Castilian nationalist party
• Unidad Cántabra
• Unidad Regionalista Asturiana
• Unidad Regionalista de Castilla y León
• Unión Centrista Liberal
• Unión del Pueblo Salmantino, Salamanca
• Zornotza Eginez (local)
• Zutik

Illegal parties

• ANV (EAE - ANV)
• Communist Party of the Basque Homelands (Partido Comunista de las Tierras Vascas) PCTV - EHAK
• Euskal Herritarrok has been made illegal by the Spanish Supreme Court of Justice (Tribunal Supremo), which regards it as part of the terrorist organisation ETA
• Herri Batasuna/Batasuna (the political branch of ETA)

(* Note: Batasuna is legal in France; it is however an association and not a political party) Batasuna is in the list of terrorist organisations of US and EU.

• Herritarren Zerrenda

Defunct major parties

• Unión de Centro Democrático, refounded as Centro Democrático y Social (also defunct) (merged into Partido Popular)
• Alianza Popular, refounded as Partido Popular
• Partido Demócrata Popular, absorbed into the Partido Popular
• Partido Liberal, absorbed into the Partido Popular
• Partit Socialista de Mallorca, absorbed into PSM - Nationalist Agreement
• Euskadiko Ezkerra, absorbed into Partido Socialista de Euskadi
• Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas, the leading right-wing party of the Second Spanish Republic
• Partido Reformista Democrático
• Partido Socialista Popular
• Radical Republican Party
• Unio Valenciana

See also

• Politics of Spain
• List of political parties by country
• List of political parties in Catalonia
• Liberalism and radicalism in Spain