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political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in Spain.
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has a
multi-party system In political science, a multi-party system is a political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in ...
at both the national and regional level. Nationally, there are five dominant parties: United We Can ( PodemosIU), the
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources: * * * * political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gov ...
(PSOE), Citizens - Party of the Citizenry (Cs), the People's Party (PP) and Vox (VOX). At first a
two-party system A two-party system is a political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape. At any point in time, one of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually refe ...
dominated by the PSOE and the PP, the current makeup makes it difficult for any formation or coalition to achieve an electoral majority in the
bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single gr ...
Cortes Generales The Cortes Generales (; en, Spanish Parliament, lit=General Courts) are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies (the lower house), and the Senate (the upper house). The Congress of Deputies m ...
(consisting of both the national
Congress of Deputies The Congress of Deputies ( es, link=no, Congreso de los Diputados, italic=unset) is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch. The Congress meets in the Palacio de las Cortes, Madrid, Palace of the Parliament () in Ma ...
and regional representation in the
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
). Regional parties can be strong in autonomous communities, like
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
and the Basque Country, and are often essential for national government coalitions.


National political formations of Spain

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Spanish Socialist Workers' Party The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ( es, Partido Socialista Obrero Español ; PSOE ) is a social-democraticThe PSOE is described as a social-democratic party by numerous sources: * * * * political party in Spain. The PSOE has been in gov ...
(''Partido Socialista Obrero Español, PSOE'') — mainstream
centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...
social democratic Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...
party linked to General Union of Workers (''Unión General de Trabajadores, UGT'') trade union. Along with its Catalan instance, the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (''Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC''), it currently conforms the largest group in Congress. The party has governed from 1982 to 1996, from 2004 to 2011 and since 2018. * People's Party (''Partido Popular, PP'') — mainstream
centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
party, that is
conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
,
Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
and
economically liberal Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberali ...
and which conforms the second-largest group in Congress and leads the parliamentary opposition. It has established alliances with regional right-of-centre parties such as
Asturias Forum Asturias Forum ( es, Foro Asturias, ast, Foru Asturies, Foro), previously known as Forum of Citizens ( es, Foro de Ciudadanos, FAC) is a regionalist political party in the Principality of Asturias. History Asturias Forum was founded in January 2 ...
(''Foro Asturias'') and Navarrese People's Union (''Unión del Pueblo Navarro, UPN''). The People's Party originates from the People's Alliance (''Alianza Popular, AP'') refoundation in 1989. The party has governed from 1996 to 2004 and from 2011 to 2018. * Vox — a
right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this pos ...
party split from the People's Party in 2014 whose main ideologies are
social Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives from ...
and
national conservatism National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity. National conservatives usually combine nationalism with conservative stances promoting traditional cultural values, ...
,
economic liberalism Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic libera ...
and
centralism Centralisation or centralization (see spelling differences) is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning and decision-making, framing strategy and policies become concentrated within a particu ...
(i.e. strong opposition to Spain's peripheral nationalisms). Vox opposes LGBT movements in Spain while endorsing anti-LGBT rhetoric abroad, rejects
european federalism The United States of Europe (USE), the European State, the European Federation and Federal Europe, is the hypothetical scenario of the European integration leading to formation of a sovereign superstate (similar to the United States of America ...
and defends narrowing the naturalisation of immigrant individuals of maghrebi origin. It has allied to other right-wing to far-right political parties from Latin America, Italian
Brothers of Italy Brothers of Italy ( it, Fratelli d'Italia, FdI) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Italy. It is led by Giorgia Meloni, the incumbent Prime Minister of Italy and the first woman to serve in the position. Accor ...
and Hungarian Fidesz. * United We Can (''Unidas Podemos, UP,'' formerly known as ''Unidos Podemos'') — an anti-austerity
left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
electoral alliance led by the leftist 2014-founded party We Can (''Podemos''). The alliance is also formed by the United Left (''Izquierda Unida, IU''), which is associated with
Workers' Commissions The Workers' Commissions ( es, Comisiones Obreras, CCOO) since the 1970s has become the largest trade union in Spain. It has more than one million members, and is the most successful union in labor elections, competing with the Unión General de ...
(''Comisiones Obreras, CCOO'') trade union, as well as by the green-left
Green Alliance Green Alliance may refer to: *Green Alliance (think tank), a British think tank *Green Alliance (Colombia), a political party *Green Alliance (Ireland), former name of the Green Party in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland *Green Alliance ( ...
(''Alianza Verde, AV'') and other left-wing parties. This political space is branded differently in Galicia and in Catalonia. United We Can forms a coalition government with PSOE since 2020 and is related and overlapping, but not equivalent, to the 2022-founded left-wing electoral platform
Unite Unite may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Unite'' (A Friend in London album), 2013 album by Danish band A Friend in London * ''Unite'' (Kool & the Gang album), 1993 * ''Unite'' (The O.C. Supertones album), 2005 Songs ...
(''Sumar''), led by the PCE-affiliated Minister of Labour
Yolanda Díaz Yolanda Díaz Pérez (born 6 May 1971) is a Spanish politician and lawyer specialising in labour law, currently serving as Second Deputy Prime Minister since 2021 and Minister of Labour and Social Economy of the Government of Spain since 2020. ...
. *
Citizens Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection". Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...
(''Ciudadanos, Cs'') — a
centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...
liberal and Spanish nationalist party. It supports a high degree of political decentralization, but it rejects autonomous communities' right to self-determination. In 2019, its popular support sharply declined. The party has established electoral alliances with the People's Party in Navarre and in the Basque Country. * More Country (''Más País, MP'') — a progressive
green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combin ...
party originated around the
Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
-based More Madrid (''Más'' ''Madrid, MM'') party in 2019. More Madrid itself originates from Madrid Now (''Ahora Madrid'') a local We Can-related alliance. The party has an electoral alliance with the
ecologist Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...
Greens Equo (''Verdes Equo, Q'') party and the left-wing valencianist Commitement (''Compromís'') coalition. More Country and Greens Equo have also joined United We Can member parties in Andalusia.


Political parties with parliamentary representation


Represented in the Congress of Deputies


Represented in regional parliaments


Political parties without representation

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Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals The Animalist Party with the Environment ( es, Partido Animalista Con el Medio Ambiente; PACMA) is a Spanish political party founded in Bilbao on 24 February 2003. It is focused on animal rights and animal welfare, as a part of the requirement of ...
(''Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, PACMA'') (2003–present) — a
centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The ...
party focused on the fight for
animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the s ...
, the
environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
and
social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals ...
. The party seeks to ban all sorts of
bullfighting Bullfighting is a physical contest that involves a bullfighter attempting to subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull, usually according to a set of rules, guidelines, or cultural expectations. There are several variations, including some forms w ...
events. *
Falange Española de las JONS The Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FE de las JONS; ), was a fascist political party founded in Spain in 1934 as merger of the Falange Española and the Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista. FE de las JON ...
(''FE-JONS'') (1976–present) * Libertarian Party (''Partido Libertario, P-LIB'') (2009–present) * Escaños en Blanco es.html"_;"title=":es:Escaños_en_Blanco.html"_;"title="nowiki/>:es:Escaños_en_Blanco">es">:es:Escaños_en_Blanco.html"_;"title="nowiki/>:es:Escaños_en_Blanco">es(2010–present) *_National_Alliance_(Spain).html" ;"title=":es:Escaños_en_Blanco">es.html" ;"title=":es:Escaños_en_Blanco.html" ;"title="nowiki/>:es:Escaños en Blanco">es">:es:Escaños_en_Blanco.html" ;"title="nowiki/>:es:Escaños en Blanco">es(2010–present) * National Alliance (Spain)">National Alliance (''Alianza Nacional'') (2006–present) * For a Fairer World (''Por un Mundo Más Justo'', ''PM+J)'' (2004–present) * Zero Cuts (2014–present) * The Greens–Green Group, Green group (1994–present) * Humanist Party (Spain), Humanist Party (''Partido Humanista'', PH) (1984–present) *
Carlist Party The Carlist Party ( es, Partido Carlista, ca, Partit Carlí, eu, Karlista Alderdia, gl, Partido Carlista, ast, Partíu Carlista; PC) is a Spanish political party that considers itself as a successor to the historical tradition of Carlism. T ...
(''Partido Carlista'') (1970–present) * Comunión Tradicionalista Carlista es.html" ;"title=":es:Comunión Tradicionalista Carlista (1986)">es">:es:Comunión Tradicionalista Carlista (1986)">es(1986–present) *
Pirate Party Pirate Party is a label adopted by political parties around the world. Pirate parties support civil rights, direct democracy (including e-democracy) or alternatively participation in government, reform of copyright and patent law, free shari ...
(''Partido Pirata'') (2006–present) * Internet Party (''Partido de Internet'') (2009–present) * Authentic Phalanx (''Falange Auténtica'') (2002–present) * Confederation of the Greens (''Confederación de los Verdes'') (1984–present) * Anticapitalists (''Anticapitalistas'') (1995–present) * Land Party (''Partido da Terra'') (2011–present) * Overwhelmed and Annoyed Citizens * Citizens for Blank Votes * Cannabis Party * Party of the Democratic Karma * Alianza para el Desarrollo y la Naturaleza * Iniciativa Socialista de Izquierdas * Los Parados * Los Verdes Ecopacifistas * Nueva Izquierda Verde * Nuevo Partido por la Democracia * Socialist Action Party (PASOC) * Partido Familia y Vida (PFyV) * Actúa (2017–present) * Partido de los Autónomos Jubilados y Viudas * Republican Alternative (2013–present) * Partido Ibérico * Partido Mutuo Apoyo Romántico * Solidaridad y Autogestión Internacionalista (SAIn) * Foro Centro y Democracia (CYD) * Muerte al Sistema (+MAS+) * SOMOS España *
Volt Spain Volt Spain (short name: Volt, Spanish: Volt España) is a political party in Spain. It is part of the pan-European party and movement Volt Europa, which advocates for closer European and cross-border cooperation and is characterised by its supranat ...
(2018–present)


Communist parties

* Communist Unification of Spain (1973–present) * Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) (1973–present) * Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain (PCPE) (1984–present) * Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist) (2006–present) * Revolutionary Left (2017–present) *
Communist Party of the Workers of Spain The Communist Party of the Workers of Spain ( es, Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España, abbreviated PCTE) is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Spain. The PCTE was founded on March 3, 2019 as the result of a split in the Communist ...
(PCTE) (2019–present) * Internationalist Socialist Workers' Party (POSI) (1980–present) *
Internationalist Struggle Internationalist Struggle (LI) ( es, Lucha Internacionalista, ca, Lluita Internacionalista) is a Trotskyist organisation in Spain. It is part of the International Workers' Unity – Fourth International. Ideology LI is a republican organization ...
(LI) (1999–present)


Nationalist parties

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National Democracy National Democracy may refer to: * National Democracy (Czech Republic) * National Democracy (Italy) * National Democracy (Philippines) * National Democracy (Poland) * National Democracy (Spain) See also * Civic nationalism, a general concept * ...
(1995–present) * España 2000 (2002–present) * Spanish Alternative (2003–present) *
Party for Freedom The Party for Freedom ( nl, Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands. Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man faction in the House of Representatives, it won nin ...
(2013–present)


Regionalist parties


Andalusia

* Partido Regionalista por Andalucía Oriental (PRAO) es.html" ;"title=":es:partido regionalista por andalucía oriental">es">:es:partido regionalista por andalucía oriental">es


Asturias

* Partíu Asturianista (1985–present) *
Andecha Astur " socialist and nationalist flag of Asturias">Red_star.html" ;"title="Asturina cola estrella bermeya". A Red star">socialist and nationalist flag of Asturias used by Andecha Astur Andecha Astur (Asturian language, Asturian for: ''Asturian Group ...
(1990–present) * Asturian Left (1992–present) * Unidad Regionalista Asturiana *
Bloc for Asturias Bloc for Asturias ( es, Bloque por Asturias, ast, Bloque por Asturies, BA) is a left-wing Asturian nationalist political party in Spain, based in the Principality of Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of A ...
* Coalición Asturiana *
Unidá Unidá is an Asturian federation of parties formed by Asturian Left, members coming from Andecha Astur, and by the local parties Andecha por Carreño, Asturianistes por Nava and Asturianistes por Piloña, forming a local series of groups with t ...


Basque Country

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Zutik Zutik ( en, Stand up) was a political party in Basque Country, Spain which was dissolved in 2009. Zutik was formed in 1991 through the merger of the EMK and LKI—the Basque branch of LCR. Within Zutik there is a current affiliated to the ...
* Zornotza Eginez (local)


Cantabria

* Cantabrian Nationalist Council (1995–present)


Castile and León

* Partido de El Bierzo (1979–present) * Partido Regionalista del País Leonés (1980–present) * Unidad Regionalista de Castilla y León (1992–present) * Izquierda Castellana (2002–present) * Agrupación de Electores Independientes Zamoranos * Partido de Castilla y León (PCAL) es.html" ;"title=":es:partido_castellano.html" ;"title="nowiki/>:es:partido castellano">es">:es:partido_castellano.html" ;"title="nowiki/>:es:partido castellano">es


Catalonia

* Estat Català (1922–present) * Pirate Party of Catalonia (Pirata.cat) * National Front of Catalonia (2013), National Front of Catalonia (2013–present)


Extremadura

* United Extremadura (1980–present)


Galicia

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Galician People's Front The Galician People's Front ( gl, Frente Popular Galega) is a Galicia (Spain), Galician political organization with a socialist and Galician independence, independentist ideology. History After the Galician People's Union (UPG) accepted the parti ...
(1986–present)


Madrid

* The Greens of the Community of Madrid


Navarre

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Batzarre Batzarre ( en, Assembly) is a political party in Navarre, Spain. It has a branch in the Basque Autonomous Community known as Zutik. It bids to win the political space to the left of the Basque nationalists and the Spanish socialists, the latte ...
(1987–present)


Defunct parties


Defunct major parties

* People's Socialist Party (1968–1978) * National Union (1979–1982) * People's Alliance, refounded as People's Party (1976–1989) ** Liberal Party, absorbed into the People's Party (1976–1989) **
People's Democratic Party People's Democratic Party or ''variant thereof'', could refer to: * People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan *People's Democratic Party (Belize) *People's Democratic Party (Bhutan) * People's Democratic Party (Chile) *People's Democratic Party (Dom ...
, absorbed into the People's Party (1982–1989) * Union of the Democratic Centre (1977–1983), refounded as Democratic and Social Centre (1982–2006) (merged into PP) *
Euskadiko Ezkerra Euskadiko Ezkerra (EE; en, Basque Country Left) was a Basque socialist political organisation. It was founded as a coalition of Euskal Iraultzarako Alderdia (EIA, ''Basque Party for Revolution'' or ''Party for Basque Revolution'') and other B ...
, absorbed into
Socialist Party of the Basque Country Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic systems characterized by the dominance of social ownership of the means of production as opposed to private ownership. As a term, it describes the econ ...
(1977–1993) * Majorca Socialist Party, absorbed into PSM–Nationalist Agreement *
Democratic Reformist Party The Democratic Reformist Party (''Partido Reformista Democrático'' in Spanish) was a Spanish political party led by Miquel Roca founded in 1983. It was supported by the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) of Antonio Garrigues Walker, the Riojan Pro ...
(1983–1986) * Valencian Union (1982–2014) *
Andalusian Party The Andalusian Party ( es, Partido Andalucista, PA) was an Andalusian nationalist centre-left political party from Andalusia ( Spain), with an important presence in provinces such as Cádiz and Seville although in the past they have stood in oth ...
(1965–2015) *
Herri Batasuna Herri Batasuna (; en, Popular Unity; HB) was a far-left Basque nationalist coalition in Spain. It was founded in 1978 and defined itself as abertzale, left-wing, socialist, and supported the independence of the Greater Basque Country. It was r ...
(1978–2001), refounded as
Batasuna Batasuna (; en, Unity) was a Basque nationalist political party. Based mainly in Spain, it was banned in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money. The party is included in the "European Union ...
(2001–2013), the political branch of
ETA Eta (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἦτα ''ē̂ta'' or ell, ήτα ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative in most dialects, ...
, illegal ** Euskal Herritarrok (1998–2003), banned *
Communist Party of the Basque Homelands The Communist Party of the Basque Homelands ( eu, Euskal Herrialdeetako Alderdi Komunista, EHAK; es, Partido Comunista de las Tierras Vascas, PCTV) was a communist Basque separatist party in the Basque Country, Spain. The party was outlawed b ...
(2002–2008), outlawed * Convergence and Union (1978–2015) * Aralar (2000–2017) * Nafarroa Bai (2004–2015) *
Amaiur Amaiur was a left-wing Basque nationalist and separatist political coalition from the Basque Country and Navarre. The name of the coalition comes from the fortress of Amaiur in Navarre, which was one of the last Basque strongholds during the S ...
(2011–2015) * Platform for Catalonia (2002–2019) (merged into Vox) * Union, Progress and Democracy (2007–2020), a progressive party which ideologically combined
social liberalism Social liberalism (german: Sozialliberalismus, es, socioliberalismo, nl, Sociaalliberalisme), also known as new liberalism in the United Kingdom, modern liberalism, or simply liberalism in the contemporary United States, left-liberalism ...
with
centralism Centralisation or centralization (see spelling differences) is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning and decision-making, framing strategy and policies become concentrated within a particu ...
from the radical centre of political spectrum. It strongly supported the unity of Spain, thereby being an enemy of Spain's peripheral nationalism.


Defunct minor parties

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National Alliance July 18 National Alliance July 18 ( es, Alianza Nacional 18 de Julio, AN18) was a far-right nationalist electoral coalition in Spain, formed ahead of the 1977 elections by New Force of Blas Piñar, Círculos Doctrinales José Antonio and Carlist Traditio ...
(1977) * Spanish Solidarity (1982–1984) * Republican Social Movement (1999–2018) * Basque Nationalist Action (1930-2008), outlawed * Askatasuna (1998–2009), banned * Herritarren Zerrenda (2004), banned *
Demokrazia Hiru Milioi Demokrazia Hiru Milioi (Spanish: ''Democracia Tres Millones''; D3M; also called Demokrazia 3,000,000) was an electoral platform which was formed to participate in the Basque Parliament elections in 2009. It was declared illegal on February 8, 2009 ...
(2009), outlawed * Partido Galeguista (1977–1984) * Galician Coalition (1983–2012) * Commoners' Land (1988–2009) * Alianza por la Unidad Nacional (1995–2005) (Merged into National Alliance) * Spanish Democratic Party (1996–2008) * Nós–Unidade Popular (2001–2015) *
Cantabrian Unity Cantabrian Unity ( es, Unidad Cántabra) is a Cantabrian political party based in Torrelavega. It upholds the "Cantabrian Lábaru" as the legitimate flag of Cantabria, and advocates the linguistic integrity of the Cantabrian territory. The party ...
(2002–2011) * Union of the Salamancan People (2002–2014) *
Another Democracy is Possible Another Democracy is Possible ( es, Otra Democracia es Posible) was a Spanish activist group (2003~2006), claiming for more democracy (fair electoral systems, participative and direct democracy, popular initiatives, and so on). It carried out se ...
(2003–2006) * National Front (2006–2011) * Unión Centrista Liberal (1978–2014)


Historical parties


Reign of Isabella II

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Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic ...
(1834–1874) * Progressive Party (1834–1874) * Democratic Party (1849–1869) * Liberal Union (1858–1874)


Sexenio Democrático The Sexenio Democrático or Sexenio Revolucionario (English: The six democratic or revolutionary years) is a period of 6 years between 1868 and 1874 in the history of Spain. The ''Sexenio Democrático'' starts on 30 September 1868 with the ove ...

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Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic ...
(1834–1874) * Progressive Party (1834–1874) * Democratic Party (1849–1869) * Liberal Union (1858–1874) * Traditionalist Communion (1869–1937) * Radical Democratic Party (1871–1880) *
Federal Democratic Republican Party The Federal Democratic Republican Party ( es, Partido Republicano Democrático Federal, PRDF) was a Spanish political party founded in 1868 during the Glorious Revolution that was active until 1912. Its ideology was federal republicanism and pro ...
(1868–1912) * Constitutional Party (1872–1880)


Bourbon restoration Bourbon Restoration may refer to: France under the House of Bourbon: * Bourbon Restoration in France (1814, after the French revolution and Napoleonic era, until 1830; interrupted by the Hundred Days in 1815) Spain under the Spanish Bourbons: * Ab ...

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Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...
(1876–1931) * Liberal Party (1880–1931) * Traditionalist Communion (1869–1937) *
Regionalist League of Catalonia Regionalist League of Catalonia ( ca, Lliga Regionalista de Catalunya, ; 1901–1936) was a right wing political party of Catalonia, Spain. It had a Catalanist, conservative, and monarchic ideology. Notable members of the party were Enric Prat de ...
(1901–1936) *
Republican Nationalist Federal Union The Republican Nationalist Federal Union ( es, Unión Federal Nacionalista Republicana, ca, Unió Federal Nacionalista Republicana. UFNR; 1910–1917) was a left-republican political party in Catalonia, Spain. In 1914 UFNR signed a deal with t ...
(1910–1917) *
Republican–Socialist Conjunction The Republican–Socialist Conjunction ( es, Conjunción Republicano–Socialista, CRS) was a Spanish electoral coalition created in 1909 and lasting until 1919. It comprised different parties during its short lifespan, but it always included the S ...
(1909–1919) * Maurist Party (1913–1930) * Reformist Party (1912–1924) * Radical Republican Party (1908–1936) *
Spanish Patriotic Union The Patriotic Union ( es, Unión Patriótica, UP) was the political party created from above by Spanish dictator Miguel Primo de Rivera, conceived as a support to his regime and integrating political Catholicism, technocrats, and the business-ow ...
(1924–1930)


Second Spanish Republic The Spanish Republic (), commonly known as the Second Spanish Republic (), was the form of government in Spain from 1931 to 1939. The Republic was proclaimed on 14 April 1931, after the deposition of King Alfonso XIII, and was dissolved on 1 ...

*National Front **
Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas The Confederación Española de Derechas Autónomas (, CEDA), was a Spanish political party in the Second Spanish Republic. A Catholic conservative force, it was the political heir to Ángel Herrera Oria's Acción Popular and defined itself in ...
(1933–1937) *** Popular Action (1930–1933) ** Spanish Agrarian Party (1934–1936) ** Spanish Nationalist Party (1930–1936) **
Spanish Renovation Spanish Renovation ( es, Renovación Española, RE) was a Spanish monarchist political party active during the Second Spanish Republic, advocating the restoration of Alfonso XIII of Spain as opposed to Carlism. Associated with the Acción Españo ...
(1933–1937) ** Traditionalist Communion (1869–1937) *
Popular Front A popular front is "any coalition of working-class and middle-class parties", including liberal and social democratic ones, "united for the defense of democratic forms" against "a presumed Fascist assault". More generally, it is "a coalition ...
** Republican Left (1934–1959) ** Republican Union (1934–1958) **
Syndicalist Party The Syndicalist Party (; ) was a left-wing political party in Spain, formed by Ángel Pestaña in 1932. Pestaña, a leading member of the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (CNT) trade union, formed the party in response to the growing influence ...
(1934–1976) ** Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (1935–1980) * Radical Republican Party (1908–1936) *
Falange Española de las JONS The Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FE de las JONS; ), was a fascist political party founded in Spain in 1934 as merger of the Falange Española and the Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista. FE de las JON ...
(1934–1937) **
Falange Española Falange Española (FE; English: Spanish Phalanx) was a Spanish fascist political organization active from 1933 to 1934. History The Falange Española was created on 29 October 1933 as the successor of the Movimiento Español Sindicalista (ME ...
(1933–1934) ** Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista (1931–1934) *
Regionalist League of Catalonia Regionalist League of Catalonia ( ca, Lliga Regionalista de Catalunya, ; 1901–1936) was a right wing political party of Catalonia, Spain. It had a Catalanist, conservative, and monarchic ideology. Notable members of the party were Enric Prat de ...
(1901–1936) * Radical Socialist Republican Party (1929–1934) *
Liberal Republican Right The Liberal Republican Right (''Derecha Liberal Republicana'') was a Spanish political party led by Niceto Alcalá Zamora, which combined immediately with the incipient republican formation of Miguel Maura just before the Pact of San Sebastián, ...
(1930–1936) * Republican Action (1925–1934) *
Conservative Republican Party The Conservative Republican Party (Portuguese: ''Partido Republicano Conservador'', PRC) was a Brazilian political party founded in October 1910 to represent the republican and oligarchic ideals of agrarian elites of states discontented with the d ...
(1932–1936) * Party of the Democratic Centre (1936–1939)


Francoist Spain Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spani ...

* Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (1937–1977) **
Falange Española de las JONS The Falange Española de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FE de las JONS; ), was a fascist political party founded in Spain in 1934 as merger of the Falange Española and the Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista. FE de las JON ...
(1934–1937) ** Traditionalist Communion (1869–1937)


See also

* Politics of Spain *
List of political parties by country This is a list of ruling political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organizat ...
* List of political parties in Catalonia * List of political parties in Galicia * Liberalism and radicalism in Spain *
Republicanism in Spain Republicanism in Spain is a political position and movement that holds that Spain should be a republic. There has existed in Spain a persistent trend of republican thought, especially throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, that has ...
* Anarchism in Spain * The far-right in Spain *
Federalism in Spain Federalism in Spain began in the 1830s, although it has its roots in the 1790s. The first and only attempt to establish a federal state in Spain occurred during the First Spanish Republic (1873-1874). After this failure, federalism was a minority ...
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Parties and factions in Isabelline Spain There were numerous political parties and factions in Isabelline Spain (Spain during the reign of Isabella II, who reigned 29 September 1833 – 30 September 1868). Some of them are known by multiple names, and in many cases the lines between these ...
* List of registered political parties in Spain by geographic location


References

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Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...