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This is a list of democratic socialist parties which have governed countries, whether as the ruling party or as a member of a governing coalition. Most of these parties were members of the Socialist International.

List

Country Party Years in power Member of SI Notes
 Albania Socialist Party of Albania 2013–present
 Andorra Social Democratic Party 2009-2011
 Australia Australian Labor Party 1910-1916, 1929-1932, 1941-1949, 1972-1975, 1983-1996, 2007–2013 yes
 Austria Social Democratic Party of Austria 1919-1920, 1945-1966, 1971-2000, 2006–present yes
 Barbados Barbados Labour Party 1954-1961, 1976-1986, 1994-2008
 Barbados Democratic Labour Party 1961-1976, 1986-1994, 2008-present
 Belgium Belgian Socialist Party 1938-1939, 1945-1949, 1954-1958, 1973-1974
 Belgium Parti socialiste 2011–present
 Bermuda Progressive Labour Party 1998-2012
 Bolivia Movement Towards Socialism 2006–present
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1997-2014
 Brazil Workers' Party 2003–2016
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Socialist Party 2002-2012
 Chile Socialist Party of Chile 1970-1973, 2006-2010, 2014-present yes
 Costa Rica National Liberation Party 2006-2014
 Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia 2010-2015
 Czech Republic Czech Social Democratic Party 1998-2006, 2014–present
 Denmark Social Democrats 1924-1987, 1993-2001, 2011-2015 yes
 Dominica Dominica Labour Party 1961-1979, 2000–present
 Dominican Republic Dominican Revolutionary Party 1963, 1978-1986, 2000-2004
 Ecuador Democratic Left 1988-1992
 Ecuador PAIS Alliance 2007–present
 El Salvador Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 2009–present
 Fiji Fiji Labour Party 1987, 1999-2000
 Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland 1982-2012 yes
 France French Section of the Workers' International
 France Socialist Party 1981-1986, 1988-1993, 2012-present yes
 Germany Social Democratic Party of Germany 1969-1982, 1998-2005, 2005–2009, 2013–present (coalition) yes
 Gibraltar Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
 Greece Panhellenic Socialist Movement
 Greece SYRIZA 2015-present
 Greenland Siumut
 Hungary Hungarian Socialist Party
 Iceland Social Democratic Alliance 2009-2013 yes
 India Indian National Congress 1947-1977, 1980-1989, 1991-1996, 2004-2014 yes
 Israel Israeli Labor Party 1968-1977, 1984-2003 yes
 Italy Italian Socialist Party
 Jamaica People's National Party 1955-1962, 1972-1980, 1989-2007, 2012–present
 Japan Japan Socialist Party 1947-1948 joined in 1951 [1]
 Japan Social Democratic Party 1994-1996 yes
 Lithuania Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
 Republic of Macedonia Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
 Malta Labour Party
 Mauritius Labour Party
 Mauritius Mauritian Militant Movement
 Mauritius Militant Socialist Movement
 Mongolia Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
 Montenegro Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
 Morocco Socialist Union of Popular Forces
   Nepal Nepali Congress
 Netherlands Labor Party 1946, 1948-1958, 1973-1977, 1994-2002
 New Zealand Labour Party 1935-1949, 1957-1960, 1972-1975, 1984-1990, 1999-2008 observer
 Nicaragua Sandinista National Liberation Front 2007–present yes
 Niger Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
 Norway Labour Party 1928-1928, 1935-1939, 1945-1961, 1971-1972, 1973–1981, 1986–1989, 1990–1997, 2000–2001, 2005–2013 observer
 Pakistan Pakistan People's Party
 Poland Polish Socialist Party
 Poland Democratic Left Alliance
 Portugal Socialist Party
 Romania Social Democratic Party
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party 1960-1980, 1995–present
 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Labour Party 1960-1964, 1979-1982, 1997-2006, 2011–present
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent Labour Party 1967-1972, 1974-1984
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Unity Labour Party 2001–present
 Slovakia Smer 2006-2010, 2012–present yes
 Slovenia Social Democrats 2008-2012
 South Africa African National Congress 1994–present yes
 Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 1982-1996, 2004-2011 yes
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956-1960, 1960-1965, 1970-1977, 1994–present
 Sweden Swedish Social Democratic Party 1932-1976 (except for brief period in 1936), 1982-1991, 1994-2006, 2014–present yes [2]
  Switzerland Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
 Trinidad and Tobago United National Congress 1995-2001, 2010–present
 Turkey Democratic Left Party
 United Kingdom Labour Party 1945-1951, 1964-1970, 1974-1979, 1997-2010 observer
 Uruguay Socialist Party of Uruguay 2005–present yes
 Venezuela Democratic Action 1945-1948, 1959-1969, 1974-1979, 1984-1993
 Venezuela United Socialist Party of Venezuela 2007–present

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tetsu Katayama". infoplease.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
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