Democratic Party and similar terms may refer to:

Active parties

Africa

Botswana Democratic Party The Botswana Democratic Party (Abbreviation, abbr. BDP, colloquially known as Domkrag) is a centre-right politics, centre-right political party in Botswana. From the country's 1965 Bechuanaland general election, inaugural election in 1965 until th ...

* Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea * Gabonese Democratic Party * Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally * Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally *

Democratic Party (Kenya) The Democratic Party (DP) is a conservative political party in Kenya. The party was founded in 1991 by John Keen and Mwai Kibaki after section 2A of the constitution was repealed. History At the legislative elections, 27 December 2002, the p ...

* Basotho Batho Democratic Party, Lesotho * Democratic Party (Libya) * Malawi Democratic Party * Democratic Party of Namibia * Senegalese Democratic Party * Seychelles Democratic Party *

Democratic Alliance (South Africa) The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a Liberalism, liberal South African list of political parties in South Africa, political party. The party has been the second-largest in South Africa since its foundation in 2000. The party is broadly centrism, c ...

* Swazi Democratic Party * Democratic Party (Tanzania) * Democratic Party (Tunisia) *

Democratic Party (Uganda) The Democratic Party (; DP) is a moderate conservative political party in Uganda led by Norbert Mao. The DP was led by Paul Ssemogerere (politician), Paul Ssemogerere for 25 years until his retirement in November 2005. John Ssebaana Kizito repl ...

Americas

* Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina) * National Democratic Party (Argentina) * Democratic Party (Mendoza), Argentina * Democratic Party of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina * Anguilla Democratic Party * Bonaire Democratic Party *

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party The Brazilian Democratic Movement (, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, with the most numbers of senators, ...

New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...

, Canada * Party for Democracy (Chile) * Democratic Party (Curaçao) * Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) *

Social Democratic Party (El Salvador) The Social Democratic Party () was a social-democratic party in El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and ...

* Guyana Democratic Party * Montserrat Democratic Party * Democratic Choice (Dominican Republic) * Democratic Party (Sint Eustatius) * Democratic Party Sint Maarten * Peruvian Democratic Party * Democratic Party We Are Peru () * Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) * Democratic Party of Trinidad and Tobago *

Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is a Centre-left politics, center-left political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Major party, major parties of the U.S., it was founded in 1828, making it the world's oldes ...

* Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia

* Khmer Democratic Party, Cambodia * Democratic Party (Hong Kong) * Democratic Party (India) * Meghalaya Democratic Party, India * Nagaland Democratic Party, India * Reang Democratic Party, India * Democratic Party (Indonesia) * Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle * Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party, Iraq * Constitutional Democratic Party, Japan *

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP, the Lib Dems, or , is a major conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * and Japanese nationalism, nationalistSources describing the LDP as nationalist: * ...

* Democratic Party Adilet, Kazakhstan * Lebanese Democratic Party * Arab Democratic Party (Lebanon) * Kurdish Democratic Party (Lebanon) * Maldivian Democratic Party * Democratic Party (Mongolia) * Democratic Party (Myanmar) * Korean Social Democratic Party, North Korea * Pakistan Democratic Party * Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines * Democratic Party of the Philippines *Philippine Democratic Party – People's Power, better known as PDP–Laban *

Singapore Democratic Party The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is a social liberal political party in Singapore. Founded in 1980 by Chiam See Tong, the party gained its first seat in 6th Parliament of Singapore, Parliament in 1984 Singaporean general election, 1984 when ...

* Singapore Democratic Alliance * People's Liberal Democratic Party, Singapore *

Kurdistan Democratic Party The Kurdistan Democratic Party (), usually abbreviated as KDP or PDK, is the ruling Political party, party in Iraqi Kurdistan and the senior partner in the Kurdistan Regional Government. It was founded in 1946 in Mahabad in Iranian Kurdistan. ...

, Kurdistan Region *

Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015) The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK or DP; , ) is a Liberalism, liberal list of political parties in South Korea, political party in South Korea. The DPK and its rival, the People Power Party (South Korea), People Power Party (PPP), form the two ...

, South Korea * Democratic Party (Sri Lanka) *

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

, Taiwan * Democratic Party (Tajikistan) * Democrat Party (Thailand) * Democratic Party (Timor-Leste) * Democratic Party of Turkmenistan

Europe

* European Democratic Party *

Europeans United for Democracy Europeans United for Democracy – Alliance for a Europe of Democracies, formerly known as ''EUDemocrats'', was a Euroscepticism, Eurosceptic and self-described Eurorealism, Eurorealist European political party. It sought a radical decentraliza ...

Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania (, PDSH), also known as the Democratic Party (, PD), is a Conservatism, conservative political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the country since 2013 and has dominated the Albanian ...

* Democratic Party (Andorra) * Democrats for Andorra * Democratic Party of Armenia * Azerbaijan Democratic Party * Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) * Democratic Party of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bulgarian Democratic Party * Democratic Party (Bulgaria) * Democratic Party of Zagorje, Croatia *

Democratic Party (Cyprus) The Democratic Party (, ''Dimokratikó Kómma'' (DIKO)) is a Greek Cypriot nationalism, Greek-Cypriot nationalist, centrism, centrist List of political parties in Cyprus, political party in Cyprus founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou. DIKO is var ...

* Democratic Party (Denmark) * Democratic Party of Germany * Democrats (Greenland) * Iceland Democratic Party *

Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party (, PD) is a Social democracy, social democratic political party in Italy. The party's secretary is Elly Schlein, elected in the 2023 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, 2023 leadership election, while the party's ...

* Democratic Party of Kosovo * Democratic Party (Luxembourg) * Democratic Party of Turks, Macedonia * Democratic Party (Malta) * Democratic Party of Moldova * Democratic Party (Montenegro) * Democratic Party of Artsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh * Democrats 66, Netherlands *

Democrats in Norway The Norway Democrats ( , ND) is a radical right national conservative and anti-globalist political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. The party was founded in 2002, chiefly by former members of the Progress Party led by ...

* Democratic Party – demokraci.pl, Poland * Alliance of Democrats (Poland) (alternatively known as the Democratic Party) *

Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party (; , abbr. DS) is a social democratic list of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. Srđan Milivojević has led the party as its Democratic Party (Serbia)#List of presidents, president since 2024. The p ...

* Democratic Party of Serbia * Democratic Party of Slovenia *

Slovenian Democratic Party The Slovenian Democratic Party (, SDS), formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia (, SDSS), is a conservative parliamentary party; it is also one of the largest parties in Slovenia, with approximately 30,000 reported members in 2013. It ...

Catalan European Democratic Party The Catalan European Democratic Party (, PDeCAT, sometimes stylized as PDECat), initially branded as the Catalan Democratic Party (, PDC), was a liberal political party in Spain that supported Catalan independence. The party was founded in Bar ...

, Spain *

Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( , SD ) is a Nationalism, nationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2024, it is the largest member of Sweden's Right-wing politics, right-wing bloc and the sec ...

* Swiss Democrats * Democrat Party (Turkey, current) * Democratic Party of Ukraine

Oceania

* Australian Democrats *

Democratic Party (Cook Islands) The Democratic Party (also known for a time as the Democratic Alliance Party) is a political party in the Cook Islands. As a result of the 2022 Cook Islands general election, 2022 Cook Islands election, it is currently in opposition, holding five ...

* Democratic Party of Guam * Democratic Party of Nauru * Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) * Democratic Party (Solomon Islands)

Defunct parties

Africa

* Dahomeyan Democratic Party, Benin * Democratic Party of Benin * Democratic Party (Gambia) * Sudanese Democratic Party, French Sudan * Ipelegeng Democratic Party, Seoposengwe Party, Namibia * Namibia Democratic Party * Democratic Party of Nigeria and the Cameroons * Democratic Party (South Africa) * Democratic Party (South Africa, 1973)

Americas

Democrats (Brazil) The Democrats (, DEM) was a Centre-right politics, centre-right political party in Brazil that merged with the Social Liberal Party (Brazil), Social Liberal Party to found the Brazil Union in 2021. It was founded in 1985 under the name of Liberal ...

* Democratic Party (Brazil, 1925-1934) * Democratic Party (Chile) * Democratic Party (Costa Rica) * Democratic Party (Cuba) * Democratic Party (Nicaragua) * Democratic Party (Peru) *

Democratic Action Congress The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was a Tobago-based political party in Trinidad and Tobago. History The party was established in 1971 by A. N. R. Robinson, and was originally an List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements, auto ...

, Trinidad and Tobago * Democratic National Assembly, Trinidad and Tobago *

Caribbean People's Democratic Party The Caribbean People's Democratic Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trin ...

, Trinidad and Tobago * Social Democratic Labour Party of Trinidad and Tobago * Venezuelan Democratic Party

Asia

* Democratic Party (Cambodia) * Democratic Party (1912), China * Democratic parties, the official term for the eight small non-Communist parties in China that exist alongside the Communist Party * Indonesian Democratic Party * Democratic Party (Japan, 1947) * Democratic Party (Japan, 1954) * Democratic Party (Japan, 1996) *

Democratic Party of Japan The was a Centrism, centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist: * * * * * * * to Centre-left politics, centre-left, Liberalism, liberal or Social liberalism, social-liberal List of political parties in Japan, ...

Europe

* European Democrats * Democratic Party of Abkhazia * Democratic Abkhazia * Democratic Party of Austria * The Democrats (Austria) * Azerbaijani Democratic Party * Democratic Party (Central Lithuania) * Estonian Democratic Party * German Democratic Party * Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar * Democratic Party (Hungary) * Democratic Party (Italy, 1913) *

Italian Democratic Party The Italian Democratic Party (, PDI) was an Kingdom of Italy, Italian right-wing political party founded in 1944. History

The party was founded by the union of the following clubs and movements: * Centre of Italian Democracy (''Centro dell ...

Oceania

* Democratic Party (1920), Australia * Democratic Party (1943), Australia * Fiji Democratic Party * Democratic Party (Solomon Islands, historical)

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