Political parties of the world

Please add political parties to this list. Please keep list of countries and lists of parties in each country in alphabetical order. Please use local party names, plus translations in parens. To distinguish minor parties from those with real power, list the current percentage of seats, rounded to the nearest percentage, in the national legislature (those with real power, not including forums with little power like the British House of Lords or the Irish Senate), indicate which parties are governing (either alone or in coalition), and indicate the party of the head of government (not heads of state with little power like the British Queen or the President of Israel).

Trans-national Parties

• Communist Party
• Green Party
• Natural Law Party

Pan-European Parties =

Showing <Seats in European Parliament> as of 1999 [1]

• Europe of Democracies and Diversities <3%>
• European Federation of Green Parties/European Free Alliance <8%>
• European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party <8%>
• European People's Party/European Democrats <37%>
• European Unitary Left/Nordic Green Left <7%>
• Party of European Socialists <29%>
• Union for a Europe of Nations <5%>

Australia

• Australian Democrats
• Australian Greens
• Australian Labor Party
• Country Liberal Party
• Liberal Party of Australia
• National Party of Australia
• Pauline Hansons One Nation

Defunct parties:

• United Australia Party
• Democratic Labor Party
• Nationalists
• Free Traders
• Protectionists

Austria

• Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs

Belgium

Dutch speaking:

• Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten
• Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams
• Socialistische Partij
• Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie
• ID21
• Agalev
• Vlaams Blok

French speaking:

• Parti Réformateur Libéral
• Parti Social Chrétien
• Parti Socialiste
• Front Démocratique des Francophones
• Ecolo
• Front National
• Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement

Canada

• Bloc Québécois <13%>
• Canadian Alliance Party <19%>
• Democratic Representative Caucus^† <3%>
• Liberal Party of Canada <57%, Governing, Prime Minister>
• New Democratic Party of Canada <4%>
• Progressive Conservative Party of Canada <4%>

^† not an official party, but a recognized caucus splintered from the Canadian Alliance Party and voting with the Progressive Conservative Party

China, People's Republic of

• Chinese Communist Party

Cyprus

• KISOS
• Movement for Social Democracy

Czech Republic

• Ceská strana sociálne demokratická

Denmark

• Centrum-Demokraterne
• Dansk Folkeparti
• Det Konservative Folkeparti
• Det Radikale Venstre
• Enhedslisten
• Fremskridtspartiet
• Kristeligt Folkeparti
• Socialdemokratiet
• Socialistisk Folkeparti
• Venstre

Estonia

• Möödukad

Finland

• Vasemmistoliitto (Left Alliance)
• Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic Party)
• Keskustapuolue (Center Party)
• Vihreä liitto (Green Alliance)
• Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition)
• Kristillinen liitto (Christian Alliance)

France

• Front National
• Rassemblement Pour la République
• Parti Communiste Français
• Parti Socialiste

Germany

Showing seats in the Bundestag as of 2001. Social democrats and greens form the ruling coalition; head of government comes from the social democrats.

• Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands - SPD (social democrats) 44%
• Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands - CDU (christian democrats; conservative) 37%
• Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (greens) 7%
• Freie Demokratische Partei - FDP (liberal/libertarian) 6%
• Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus - PDS (democratic socialists, leftwing) 6%

Greece

• Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima - PASOK

Hungary

• Magyar Szocialista Párt

Iceland

• Alþy?uflokkurínn - Jafna?armannaflokkur Íslands

Ireland

Showing <Seats in Dáil> as of 2001 [2]

• Fianna Fail <45%, Governing, Taoiseach>
• Fine Gael <32%>
• Green Party <1%>
• Labour Party <12%>
• Progressive Democrats <2%, Governing>
• Sinn Fein <1%>
• Socialist Party <1%>

Israel

• Likud Party
• Israel Labour Party
• Meretz

Italy

• Alleanza Nazionale <government>
• Centro Cristiano Democratico <government>
• Cristiani Democratici Uniti <government>
• Democratici di Sinistra
• Forza Italia <government and head of government Silvio Berlusconi>
• Lega Nord <government>
• Partito dei Comunisti Italiani
• Partito della Rifondazione Comunista
• Socialisti Democratici Italiani

Defunct parties:

• Democrazia Cristiana
• Movimento Sociale Italiano
• Partito Comunista Italiano
• Partito Socialista Italiano

Japan

• Soka Gakkai (Value Creation Party)

Latvia

• Latvijas Socialdemokratiska Strandnieku Partija

Lithuania

• Lietuvos Socialdemokratu Partija

Luxembourg

• Parti Ouvrier Socialiste Luxembourgeois/Letzeburger Socialistesch

Malta

• Partit Laburista

Netherlands

• Christen Democratisch Appèl <christian democratic, 19%>
• ChristenUnie <christian, 3%>
• D66 <democrats, governing, 9%>
• Groen Links <environmental and socialist, 7%>
• Leefbaar Nederland (coalition of local parties, not represented, new party established 2001)
• Partij van de Arbeid <labour, governing, prime minister, 30%>
• Socialistische Partij <socialist, 3%>
• Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij <christian, 2%>
• Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie <liberal, governing, 26%>

New Zealand

• ACT New Zealand <8%>
• Alliance <governing, 8%>
• Asia Pacific United Party
• Animals First
• Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
• Aotearoa Tenants Party <unregistered>
• Aroha Ngia Tatou <unregistered>
• Blokes Liberation Front <unregistered>
• Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand
• Christians Against Abortion <unregistered>
• Communist League <unregistered>
• Dominion Workers <unregistered>
• Freedom Movement
• Future New Zealand
• Green Party <6%>
• Labour Party <governing, 41%>
• Libertarianz
• McGillicuddy Serious Party
• Mana Maori Movement
• Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata
• Mauri Pacific
• National Democrats Party <unregistered>
• National Party <32%>
• Natural Law
• New Zealand First Party <4%>
• NMP
• NZ Economic Euthenics Party <unregistered>
• NZ Equal Rights Party <unregistered>
• OneNZ Party
• Piri Wiri Tua Movement <unregistered>
• Reform Party <unregistered>
• Republican Party
• South Island Party
• Te Tawharau
• The Peoples Choice Party
• United NZ <1%>
• Workers Party of New Zealand <unregistered>

Norway

• Det Norske Arbeiderparti

Poland

• Akcja Wyborcza Solidarnosc Prawicy (Solidarity of Right-wing Electionary Action)
• Liga Polskich Rodzin (League of Polish Families)
• Platforma Obywatelska (Citizen's Platform)
• Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish Peasant Party)
• Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc (Peace and Justice)
• Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (Democratic Left Alliance)
• Stronnictwo Konserwatywno-Ludowe (Censervativy Peasant Party)
• Unia Polityki Realnej (Realpolitik Union)
• Unia Pracy (Union of Labor) (in Polish name doesn't have anything to do with trade/labor unions)
• Unia Wolnosci (Freedom Union)

Portugal

• Partido Socialista (Socialist Party)
• Partido Social Democrata (social democratic Party)
• Partido Popular (Popular Party)
• Partido Comunista (Communist Party)
• Bloco de Esquerda
• Os Verdes

Romania

• Partidul Democrat
• Partidul Social Democrat Roman

San Marino

• Partito Socialista Sammarinese

Slovakia

• Socialnodemokraticka Strana Slovenska
• Strana Demoktratickej Lavice

Slovenia

• Zdruzena Lista Socialnih Demokratov

South Africa

• African National Congress (ANC), governing 67%
• Inkatha Freedom Party
• Democratic Party
• New National Party
• Pan-Africanist Congress
• African Christian Democratic Party
• Freedom Front

Spain

• Partido Socialisita Obrero Espanol

Sweden

• Vänsterpartiet (The left party, formerly the Swedish Communist Party)
• Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet (The social democratic labour party)
• Miljöpartiet (The Swedish green party)
• Centerpartiet (The center party)
• Folkpartiet (The people's party, the Swedish liberal party)
• Moderata samlingspartiet (The Swedish conservatives)
• Kristdemokraterna (The Christian democrats)

Switzerland

• Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz / Parti Socialiste Suisse

Taiwan

• Democratic Progressive Party
• Kuomintang
• People First Party
• New Party
• Taiwan Solidarity Union
• Taiwan Independence Party

Turkey

• Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Republican People's Party)
• Demokratik Sol Parti (Democratic Left Party)
• Anavatan Partisi (Motherland Party)
• Dogru Yol Partisi (True Path Party)
• Halkin Demokrasi Partisi (People's Democracy Party)
• Milliyetci Hareket Partisi (Nationalist Movement Party)
• Refah Partisi (Welfare Party)

United States

The US has seven political parties that are active thoughout the entire country. <seats in House (of 435), seats in Senate (of 100)>

• Constitution Party (formerly known as the Taxpayers Party)
• Democratic Party <212,50>
• Green Party
• Libertarian Party
• Natural Law Party
• Reform Party
• Republican Party <221,49, President>

Many other parties operate in individual states or regions.

• Alaskan Independence Party http://www3.polarnet.com/End_of_Road/soapbox.dir/aip.dir
• All American Constitution Party http://www.america-collins.com/
• American Independent Party http://www.aipca.org/
• Americanist Party http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/americanist
• Communist Party U.S.A. http://www.hartford-hwp.com/cp-usa
• Constitution Action Party http://www2.ari.net/home/CAP
• DC Statehood Green Party http://dcstatehood.org/
• Democratic Socialists of America http://www.dsausa.org/
• Expansionist Party of the United States http://members.aol.com/XPUS
• Freedom Socialist Party http://www.socialism.com/
• Fusion Party of America http://members.tripod.com/~fusionparty
• Grassroots Party of Minnesota http://www.visi.com/~grp
• Hui Kalai'aina http://members.xoom.com/HUIKALAIAINA
• Humanist Party http://www.humanist.org/hp
• International Socialist Organization http://www.internationalsocialist.org/
• Internet Party http://www.internet-party.org/
• Ku Klux Klan Party http://www.kukluxklan.org/
• Labor Party http://www.labornet.org/lpa
• Liberty Coalition http://www.libertycoalition.org/index.htm
• Light Party http://www.lightparty.com/
• Multi-Capitalist Party http://www.oicu2.com/afc
• [[National Mini Convention Political Party]] http://www.surf-ici.com/nmcpp/index.htm
• National Patriot Party http://205.232.76.174/patriot/patriot.html
• National Socialist White People's Party http://www2.ca.nizkor.org/hweb/orgs/american/national-socialist-white-peoples-party/
• New Party http://www.newparty.org/
• New Union Party http://www1.minn.net/~nup
• Pacifist Party http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/4826
• Peace and Freedom Party http://www.peaceandfreedom.org/
• Populist Party
• Progressive Labor Party http://www.plp.org/
• Prohibition Party http://www.prohibitionists.org/
• Public Campaign http://www.publiccampaign.org/
• Puritan Party http://ows.net/puritan
• Rainbow Coalition Party
• Reform Silly Party of Florida
• Royalist Party of America http://members.xoom.com/purpleshirts/index.html
• Social Democrats http://www.socialdemocrats.org/
• Social Nationalist Party http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Senate/9324
• Socialist Party http://sp-usa.org/
• Southern Party
• VAMPS Against Modern Political Systems http://id.mind.net/~malachi/vamps
• Vermont Progressive Party
• We the People Party http://www.wtp.org/
• The White House Project http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/
• Workers Party http://www.workersparty.org/
• Workers World Party http://www.workers.org/
• World Socialist Party of the United States http://www.worldsocialism.org/usa/

United Kingdom

Showing <Seats in the House of Commons> as of 2001 [3]

• British National Party
• Conservative Party <25%>
• Cornish Nationalist Party -- Cornish secessionist party
• Labour Party <62%, Governing, Prime Minister>
• Liberal Democrat Party <8%>
• Mebyon Kernow -- Cornish secessionist party
• Official Monster Raving Loony Party
• Plaid Cymru -- Welsh Nationalist Party <1%>
• Scottish National Party <1%>
• Sinn Fein <1%>
• Social Democratic and Labour Party <0%>
• Ulster Democratic Unionist Party <1%>
• Ulster Unionists <1%>
• Socialist Alliance
• Socialist Labour Party
• UK Independence Party

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