List of political parties in Spain
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This article lists political parties in Spain.
Spain has a multi-party system of both national and regional governments. 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.
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[edit] National Political Formations of Spain
- Falange Extreme Rightwing or fascist group associated with Francoist Spain and the Manos Limpias quasi-trade-union which frequently mounts legal challenges against socialism
- Partido Popular or PP Mainstream Centre-Right associated with the main Employers Organization and Catholic Church
- Unión Progreso y Democracia or UPyD a recently established progressive and nationalist alliance
- Partido Socialista Obrero Español mainstream social-democrats linked to Unión General de Trabajadores trade union and the Confederación Empresarial de Economia Social
- Izquierda Unida or IU leftwing group associated with Comisiones Obreras or CCOO trade union
- Movimiento 15-M or Indignados a loose protest organization calling for ¡Democracia Real YA!
[edit] Political parties in Congress
[edit] Political parties represented in regional parliaments but not at the Congress
[edit] Andalusia
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats: 109) |
|---|---|---|
| Collective of Workers' Unity-Andalusian Left Bloc (CUT-BAI) | Libertarian socialism, anti-capitalism, Andalusian regionalism | 1 (Caucus with United Left) |
[edit] Aragón
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats: 67) |
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| Aragonese Party (Partido Aragonés) | Centrism, Aragonese regionalism, Aragonese nationalism | 7 |
| Aragonese Council (Chunta Aragonesista) | Democratic socialism, Aragonese nationalism, environmentalism | 4 |
[edit] Balearic Islands
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats: 59) |
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| Bloc per Mallorca | Catalan nationalism, communism, Green politics, republicanism | 5 |
| Eivissa pel Canvi | Catalan nationalism, socialism, Green politics, republicanism | 2 <3 |
[edit] Basque Country
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats: 75) |
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| Aralar Party | Socialism, Basque nationalism, left-wing nationalism, abertzale | 4 |
| Eusko Alkartasuna | Social democracy, Basque nationalism, separatism, centre-left | 1 |
[edit] Cantabria
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats:39) |
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| Cantabrian Regionalist Party (Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) | Regionalism | 12 |
[edit] Castilla y León
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats:83) |
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| Leonese People's Union (Unión del Pueblo Leonés) | Leonese regionalism | 1 |
[edit] Catalonia
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total seats: 135) |
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| Citizens – Party of the Citizenry (Ciutadans - C's) | Antinationalism, social liberalism | 3 |
[edit] Valencia
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats: 99) |
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| Coalició Compromís (Coalició Compromís) | Valencian nationalism, progressivism | 6 |
[edit] La Rioja
| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats: 33) |
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| Riojan Party (Partido Riojano) | Regionalist | 2 |
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| Party | Ideology | Seats (Total Seats: 50) |
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| Nafarroa Bai | Basque nationalism | 8 |
| Navarrese People's Union (Unión del Pueblo Navarro) | Conservatism | 19 |
[edit] Political parties running for the Spanish general election, 2011[1]
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- Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD)
- Communist Party of the People of Spain (PCPE)
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
- Communist Unification of Spain
- Escaños en Blanco (Eb)
- Equo
- Popular Party (Spain) (PP)
- Party Against Bullfighting, Cruelty and Mistreatment of Animals (PACMA)
- United Left (Spain)
- For a Fairer World (PUM+J)
- Foro Centro y Democracia (CYD)
- Republicanos (RPS)
- Republican Left of the Valencian Country (ERPV)
- Humanist Party (PH)
- Anticapitalist Left
- Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)
- Amaiur
- Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)
- SOLIDARIDAD Y AUTOGESTIÓN INTERNACIONALISTA (SAIn)
- Asturian Forum (FAC)
- Partido Democrático y Constitucional (PDYC)
- Izquierda Unida-los Verdes: la Izquierda Plural/Ezker Anitza (IU-LV)
- Partido Andalucista (PA)
- Partido Regionalista por Andalucía Oriental (PRAO)
- 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
- Izquierda unida-los verdes: la izquierda plural/ezker anitza (IU-lv)
- Izquierda unida de asturias-izquierda xunida d’asturies (IU-ix)
- Esquerra unida illes balears: la izquierda plural (EUIB)
- IU-los verdes: la izquierda plural/ezker anitza (IU-lv)
- Bloc-iniciativa-verds-equo-coalició compromís (Compromís-Q)
- Sí se puede, socialistas por tenerife, equo (SSP-sxtf-equo)
- Izquierda Unida Los Verdes - Convocatoria por Andalucía (IULV-CA)
- Izquierda Unida canaria-iniciativa por el hierro-los verdes: la izquierda plural (iuc-iph-lv)
- Chunta Aragonesista-Izquierda Unida, la izquierda de aragón: la izquierda plural (CHA-IU)
- Demos el Cambio (DEC)
- Solidaridad y Autogestión Internacionalista (SAIN)
- Familia y Vida (pfyv)
- PSM-iniciativaverds-entesa-equo (psm-iv-exm-equo)
- Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya-Catalunya sí (ERC-ri.cat)
- Ciudadanos de Centro Democrático (CCD)
- Partit Socialista de Menorca-entesa nacionalista (PSM-en)
- Partit Obrer Socialista Internacionalista (POSI)
- Convergencia por Extremadura (CEX)
- Alternativa Nacionalista Canaria (ANC)
- Movimiento por la Unidad del Pueblo Canario (MUPC)
- Coalición Canaria-Nueva Canarias (CC-NC-PNC)
- Partido de la Libertad Individual (P-LIB)
- La Falange (FE)
- Partido de Castilla y León (PCAL)
- Falange Española de las Jons (FE de las jons)
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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[disambiguation needed
], 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
[edit] See also
- Politics of Spain
- List of political parties by country
- List of political parties in Catalonia
- Liberalism and radicalism in Spain
[edit] References
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