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

[edit] Political parties in Congress

Party Position Ideology Results (2008) Seats in Congress (Total: 350)
People's Party (PP) Centre-right Conservatism, liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, Patriotism, economic liberalism 10,830,693 votes, 44.62% of the electorate 186
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) Centre-left Social democracy, Social liberalism, Third Way, Patriotism, social progressivism 7,003,880 votes, 28.73% of the electorate 110
United Left - Initiative for Catalonia Greens (IU-ICV) Left wing Democratic socialism, republicanism, Communism, Eurocommunism, Green politics 1,680,810 votes, 6.92% of the electorate 11
Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) Centre Social liberalism, secularism, Spanish unionism, anti-nationalism, anti-separatism 1,140,242 votes, 4.69% of the electorate 5
Convergence and Union (CiU) Centre-right Catalan nationalism, liberalism, economic liberalism, Christian democracy 1,014,263 votes, 4.17% of the electorate 16
Amaiur Left-wing Basque nationalism, Basque separatism, socialism 333,628 votes, 1.37% of the electorate 7
Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) Centre Basque nationalism, liberal conservatism, Christian democracy 323,517 votes, 1.33% of the electorate 5
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) Left-wing Catalan separatism, Pancatalanism, left-wing nationalism, democratic socialism, Green politics, republicanism 256,393 votes, 1.05% of the electorate 3
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) Left-wing Galician nationalism, left-wing nationalism, democratic socialism 183,279 votes, 0.75% of the electorate 2
Canarian Coalition (CC) Centre Canarian nationalism, liberalism 143,550 votes, 0.59% of the electorate 2
Coalició Compromís Left-wing Valencianism, democratic socialism, green politics 125,150 votes, 0.51% of the electorate 1
Asturian Forum (FAC) Centre-right Asturian regionalism, conservatism, Christian democracy 99,173 votes, 0.40% of the electorate 1
Geroa Bai (GBai) Centre-left Basque nationalism, Social democracy 42,411 votes, 0.17% of the electorate 1
Navarrese People's Union (UPN) Centre-right Conservatism, Christian democracy, liberal conservatism, Navarrese regionalism caucus with People's Party to the general elections 1
Chunta Aragonesista (CHA) Left-wing Aragonese nationalism, democratic socialism caucus with United Left to the general elections 1

[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)
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)
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)
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)
Cantabrian Regionalist Party (Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) Regionalism 12

[edit] Castilla y León

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

[edit] Catalonia

Party Ideology Seats (Total seats: 135)
Citizens – Party of the Citizenry (Ciutadans - C's) Antinationalism, social liberalism 3

[edit] Valencia

Party Ideology Seats (Total Seats: 99)
Coalició Compromís (Coalició Compromís) Valencian nationalism, progressivism 6

[edit] La Rioja

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

[edit] Navarra

Party Ideology Seats (Total Seats: 50)
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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[edit] Political parties without any representation

[edit] Illegal parties

(* 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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.juntaelectoralcentral.es/jelect/2011/GENERALES_2011_Candidaturas.pdf
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