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has a
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at both the national and regional level. Nationally, there are five dominant parties: United We Can ( Podemos– IU), 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 gove ...
(PSOE),
Citizens - Party of the Citizenry Citizens ( es, link=no, Ciudadanos ; ca, link=no, Ciutadans ; eu, link=no, Hiritarrak; gl, link=no, Cidadáns; shortened as Cs—C's until January 2017), officially Citizens–Party of the Citizenry (''Ciudadanos–Partido de la Ciudadanía'') ...
(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
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 meet ...
(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 Palace of the Parliament () in Madrid. It has 350 members elect ...
and regional representation in the Senate). 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 nort ...
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 gove ...
(''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 party linked to
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(''Unión General de Trabajadores, UGT'') trade union. Along with its Catalan instance, the
Socialists' Party of Catalonia The Socialists' Party of Catalonia ( ca, Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya, PSC–PSOE official acronym) is a social-democratic political party in Catalonia, Spain, resulting from the merger of three parties: the Socialist Party of Cataloniaâ ...
(''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
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,
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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 liberalis ...
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 (''Foro Asturias'') and
Navarrese People's Union The Navarrese People's Union ( es, Unión del Pueblo Navarro), abbreviated to UPN, is a regional conservative political party in Navarre, Spain. Until 2008, it was a fraternal party of the People's Party (PP), acting as the latter's Navarrese bran ...
(''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 party split from the People's Party in 2014 whose main ideologies are
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and national conservatism,
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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 nationalism Peripheral nationalism refers to the nationalist sentiments of some regions or territorial entities within a sovereign state, in occasions in conflict with the larger concept of the nation-state in which they reside, and trying to construct a minori ...
s). Vox opposes
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in Spain while endorsing
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abroad, rejects
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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
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and Hungarian
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. * 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
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(''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
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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 (''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
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party originated around the
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-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
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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 Animal consciousness, sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their Utilitarianism, utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding 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, Equal opportunity, opportunities, and Social privilege, privileges within a society. In Western Civilization, Western and Culture of Asia, Asian cultures, the concept of social ...
. The party seeks to ban all sorts of bullfighting 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 Active parties by country Defunct parties by country Organizations associated with Libertarian parties See also * Liberal parties by country * List of libertarian organizations * Lists of political parties Lists of political part ...
(''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. ...
(''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 (''Partido Pirata'') (2006–present) * Internet Party (''Partido de Internet'') (2009–present) * Authentic Phalanx (''Falange Auténtica'') (2002–present) *
Confederation of the Greens The Confederation of the Greens ( es, Confederación de los Verdes), frequently referred to as simply The Greens ( es, Los Verdes, LV), is a green political party in Spain. Since 2011, 13 out of 16 of their member parties belong to Equo; for thi ...
(''Confederación de los Verdes'') (1984–present) * Anticapitalists (''Anticapitalistas'') (1995–present) *
Land Party The Land Party ( gl, Partido da Terra, ) is a Galicia (Spain), Galician political party that was established in 2011. Party platform The party platform, party's platform encompasses eight types of sovereignty: * Popular sovereignty, citizen sove ...
(''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 Alianza may refer to: Sport * Alianza Atlético, Peru * Alianza F.C., San Salvador * Alianza F.C. (Panama) * Alianza Universidad in Huánuco, Peru * Alianza Lima, Peru * Alianza Petrolera F.C., Colombia Music * Alianza (Argentine band) * Alianza ...
* Iniciativa Socialista de Izquierdas *
Los Parados LOS, or Los, or LoS may refer to: Science and technology * Length of stay, the duration of a single episode of hospitalisation * Level of service, a measure used by traffic engineers * Level of significance, a measure of statistical significanc ...
* Los Verdes Ecopacifistas * Nueva Izquierda Verde * Nuevo Partido por la Democracia * Socialist Action Party (PASOC) * Partido Familia y Vida (PFyV) *
Actúa Actúa (English: ''Act'') is a Spanish left-wing political party founded by the ex-leader of United Left (IU) Gaspar Llamazares and the former judge Baltasar Garzón. History Actúa was registered as a political party in 2017, as the continuatio ...
(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 Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain ( es, Partido Comunista de los Pueblos de España) is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Spain. PCPE was founded out of the unification of several Marxist-Leninist factions. The youth organization is ...
(PCPE) (1984–present) *
Communist Party of Spain (Marxist-Leninist) The Communist Party of Spain ( es, Partido Comunista de España; PCE) is a Marxist-Leninist party that, since 1986, has been part of the United Left coalition, which is part of Unidas Podemos. It currently has two of its politicians serving a ...
(2006–present) * Revolutionary Left (2017–present) * Communist Party of the Workers of Spain (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 España 2000 (E-2000) is a far-right political party in Spain which has never obtained national or regional parliamentary representation. The last time it ran for General elections was in 2011, where it obtained 9266 votes out of a total of 24,59 ...
(2002–present) *
Spanish Alternative Spanish Alternative ( es, link=no, Alternativa Española, AES) () is a Far-right politics, far-right political party in Spain. It describes itself as "social Christian and cross-sectional". Its Secretary General is the lawyer and businessman Rafae ...
(2003–present) * Party for Freedom (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 (1990–present) *
Asturian Left Izquierda Asturiana (IAS; en, Asturian Left) is an Asturian nationalist leftist political party of Asturias, Spain. History Izquierda Asturiana was founded in 1992 by former members of the Unidá Nacionalista Asturiana. In the European Parliam ...
(1992–present) * Unidad Regionalista Asturiana * Bloc for Asturias * Coalición Asturiana * Unidá


Basque Country

* Zutik * Zornotza Eginez (local)


Cantabria

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Cantabrian Nationalist Council Cantabrian Nationalist Council (Cantabrian dialect, Cantabrian: ''Conceju Nacionaliegu Cántabru'', CNC) is a political party with a nationalist and left-wing ideology. It was formed in Cantabria in 1995. History The ''Conceju Nacionaliegu Cánt ...
(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 The Castilian Left ( es, Izquierda Castellana, IzCa) is a leftist nationalist political movement active in the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile-La Mancha, Castile and Leon and Community of Madrid. It strives to advocate for the nationa ...
(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

* Galician People's Front (1986–present)


Madrid

*
The Greens of the Community of Madrid The Greens of the Community of Madrid ( es, Los Verdes de la Comunidad de Madrid, LVCM) is a Spanish political party. References Political parties in the Community of Madrid {{Spain-party-stub ...


Navarre

* Batzarre (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 The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...
, 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 Ba ...
, absorbed into Socialist Party of the Basque Country (1977–1993) * Majorca Socialist Party, absorbed into
PSM–Nationalist Agreement The PSM–Nationalist Agreement ( ca, PSM–Entesa Nacionalista, PSM–EN) is a democratic socialist, environmentalist and Catalan nationalist political party of the Balearic Isles, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , imag ...
*
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 Pr ...
(1983–1986) *
Valencian Union Valencian Union ( ca-valencia, Unió Valenciana; es, Unión Valenciana; UV) was a regionalist political party in the Valencian Community, Spain. The party had not been represented in the Valencian autonomous parliament since 1999. It scored ...
(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 ot ...
(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 Euskal Herritarrok ( en, Basque Citizens, EH) was a Basque independentist and socialist political party in the Basque Country. EH was banned in 2003 by the Supreme Court of Spain on the grounds that it sympathized with ETA. History In February ...
(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 Convergence and Union ( ca, Convergència i Unió, CiU; ) was a Catalan nationalist electoral alliance in Catalonia, Spain. It was a federation of two constituent parties, the larger Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC) and its smaller coun ...
(1978–2015) * Aralar (2000–2017) *
Nafarroa Bai ''Nafarroa Bai'' ( eu, Navarre Yes) was a Navarrese coalition in Spain of Basque nationalist and regional left-wing parties created in 2004 for the Spanish General election. History The coalition comprised Aralar, the Basque Nationalist Party, ...
(2004–2015) * Amaiur (2011–2015) * Platform for Catalonia (2002–2019) (merged into Vox) *
Union, Progress and Democracy Union, Progress and Democracy ( es, link=no, Unión, Progreso y Democracia , UPyD ) was a Spanish political party founded in September 2007 and dissolved in December 2020. It was a social-liberal party that rejected any form of nationalism, espe ...
(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 A political spectrum is a system to characterize and classify different political positions in relation to one another. These positions sit upon one or more geometric axes that represent independent political dimensions. The expressions politi ...
. It strongly supported the unity of Spain, thereby being an enemy of Spain's
peripheral nationalism Peripheral nationalism refers to the nationalist sentiments of some regions or territorial entities within a sovereign state, in occasions in conflict with the larger concept of the nation-state in which they reside, and trying to construct a minori ...
.


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 Traditi ...
(1977) * Spanish Solidarity (1982–1984) *
Republican Social Movement The Republican Social Movement ( es, Movimiento Social Republicano, MSR) was a far-right political party in Spain. It was registered at the Ministry of Interior on November 30, 1999, with offices in Barcelona. The following year it merged with Vé ...
(1999–2018) *
Basque Nationalist Action Basque Nationalist Action ( eu, Eusko Abertzale Ekintza, es, Acción Nacionalista Vasca, EAE–ANV) is a Basque nationalist party based in Spain. Founded in 1930, it was the first Basque nationalist political party to exist running on a socialist ...
(1930-2008), outlawed *
Askatasuna Askatasuna (from the Basque word meaning "Freedom") is a Basque political party registered on 31 August 1998, outlawed in 2009 by the Audiencia Nacional under the 2002 Political Parties Law. History In 1998 several notable events occurred aroun ...
(1998–2009), banned *
Herritarren Zerrenda The Herritarren Zerrenda (HZ, en, List of Fellow Citizens; ) is a Basque nationalist political party in Spain and France, created in 2004 to run in the European Parliament election. Since these elections were simultaneous throughout the European ...
(2004), banned * Demokrazia Hiru Milioi (2009), outlawed * Partido Galeguista (1977–1984) *
Galician Coalition Galician Coalition ( Galician: Coalición Galega, CG) is a political party in Galiza with a Galician nationalist and centrist ideology. Since 2012 CG is part of the coalition Compromiso por Galicia. History Coalition CG was born as an electora ...
(1983–2012) *
Commoners' Land Tierra Comunera ( en, Commoners' Land, TC) is a Castilian nationalist political party in the Spanish historical region of Castile. It is modelled after the Basque and Catalan nationalist parties but does not advocate full independence for Cast ...
(1988–2009) *
Alianza por la Unidad Nacional Alianza may refer to: Sport * Alianza Atlético, Peru * Alianza F.C., San Salvador * Alianza F.C. (Panama) * Alianza Universidad in Huánuco, Peru * Alianza Lima, Peru * Alianza Petrolera F.C., Colombia Music * Alianza (Argentine band) * Alianza ...
(1995–2005) (Merged into National Alliance) * Spanish Democratic Party (1996–2008) * Nós–Unidade Popular (2001–2015) * Cantabrian Unity (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 lib ...
(1834–1874) *
Progressive Party Progressive Party may refer to: Active parties * Progressive Party, Brazil * Progressive Party (Chile) * Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus * Dominica Progressive Party * Progressive Party (Iceland) * Progressive Party (Sardinia), Ita ...
(1834–1874) *
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...
(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 over ...

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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 lib ...
(1834–1874) *
Progressive Party Progressive Party may refer to: Active parties * Progressive Party, Brazil * Progressive Party (Chile) * Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus * Dominica Progressive Party * Progressive Party (Iceland) * Progressive Party (Sardinia), Ita ...
(1834–1874) *
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...
(1849–1869) * Liberal Union (1858–1874) *
Traditionalist Communion The Traditionalist Communion ( es, Comunión Tradicionalista, CT) was one of the names adopted by the Carlist movement as a political force since 1869. History In October 1931, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne Duke Jaime died. He was su ...
(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

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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 The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...
(1880–1931) *
Traditionalist Communion The Traditionalist Communion ( es, Comunión Tradicionalista, CT) was one of the names adopted by the Carlist movement as a political force since 1869. History In October 1931, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne Duke Jaime died. He was su ...
(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 l ...
(1901–1936) * Republican Nationalist Federal Union (1910–1917) * Republican–Socialist Conjunction (1909–1919) * Maurist Party (1913–1930) * Reformist Party (1912–1924) *
Radical Republican Party The Radical Republican Party ( es, Partido Republicano Radical), sometimes shortened to the Radical Party, was a Spanish Radical party in existence between 1908 and 1936. Beginning as a splinter from earlier Radical parties, it initially played a ...
(1908–1936) * Spanish Patriotic Union (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 (1933–1937) *** Popular Action (1930–1933) ** Spanish Agrarian Party (1934–1936) **
Spanish Nationalist Party Spanish Nationalist Party (PNE; es, Partido Nacionalista Español) was a Spanish nationalist political party active in the Second Spanish Republic. The PNE was founded by José María Albiñana in 1930. Ideology The main points of the party plat ...
(1930–1936) ** Spanish Renovation (1933–1937) **
Traditionalist Communion The Traditionalist Communion ( es, Comunión Tradicionalista, CT) was one of the names adopted by the Carlist movement as a political force since 1869. History In October 1931, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne Duke Jaime died. He was su ...
(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 (1934–1976) ** Workers' Party of Marxist Unification (1935–1980) *
Radical Republican Party The Radical Republican Party ( es, Partido Republicano Radical), sometimes shortened to the Radical Party, was a Spanish Radical party in existence between 1908 and 1936. Beginning as a splinter from earlier Radical parties, it initially played a ...
(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 Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional-Sindicalista (, JONS) was a nationalist and fascist movement in 1930s Spain, merged with the Falange Española into the Falange Española de las JONS in 1934. History JONS was founded on 10 October 1931 as the fusio ...
(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 l ...
(1901–1936) *
Radical Socialist Republican Party Radical Socialist Republican Party (PRRS; es, Partido Republicano Radical Socialista), sometimes shortened to Radical Socialist Party (PRS; ''Partido Radical Socialista''), was a Spanish radical political party, created in 1929 after the split of ...
(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, Spai ...

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Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista The Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FET y de las JONS; ), frequently shortened to just "FET", was the sole legal party of the Francoist regime in Spain. It was created by General Francisco F ...
(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 The Traditionalist Communion ( es, Comunión Tradicionalista, CT) was one of the names adopted by the Carlist movement as a political force since 1869. History In October 1931, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne Duke Jaime died. He was su ...
(1869–1937)


See also

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Politics of Spain The politics of Spain takes place under the framework established by the Constitution of 1978. Spain is established as a social and democratic sovereign countryFirst article. wherein the national sovereignty is vested in the people, from wh ...
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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 ...
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List of political parties in Catalonia This article lists political parties in Catalonia represented in Parliament, their ideologies, leaders, number of MPs and their positions on Catalan independence. Parties and coalitions in the Catalan Parliament Smaller parties Reference ...
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List of political parties in Galicia This article lists political parties in Galicia, Spain. Parties represented in the Galician Parliament Parties without representation Smaller parties * Galicianist Tide ( En Marea– CxG– PG) * Zero Cuts–Common Space–The Green ...
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Liberalism and radicalism in Spain This article gives an overview of liberalism and radicalism in Spain. It is limited to liberal and radical parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having been represented in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that sch ...
* Republicanism in Spain *
Anarchism in Spain Anarchism in Spain has historically gained some support and influence, especially before Francisco Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936–1939, when it played an active political role and is considered the end of the golden age of cl ...
* The far-right in Spain * Federalism in Spain * Parties and factions in Isabelline Spain *
List of registered political parties in Spain by geographic location The following is a list of political parties registered at the Interior Minister, Ministry of Interior, Spain, from 1976 to 2002. Note that: * The Ministry does not appear to remove registrations if parties become inactive or are dissolved, and ma ...


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