List of political parties in Spain

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This article serves as a list of the political parties in Spain.

Spain has a multi-party system at both the national and regional level, the major parties nationwide being the People's Party (PP) and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Spain was formerly considered to have a two-party system dominated by the PSOE and the PP;[1] however, the current makeup has no formation or coalition with enough seats to claim a parliamentary majority in the bicameral Cortes Generales (consisting of both the national Congress of Deputies and regional representation in the Senate). Regional parties can be strong in autonomous communities, notably Catalonia and the Basque Country, and are often essential for national government coalitions.

Political parties with parliamentary representation

Represented in Cortes Generales

More information Party or coalition, Ideology ...
Party or coalition Ideology Leader Deputies Senators MEPs Regional dep. Councillors Status
People's Party (PP)
Partido Popular
Alberto Núñez Feijóo
137 / 350
144 / 266
22 / 61
452 / 1,258
23,412 / 66,979
Opposition
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Social democracy Pedro Sánchez
121 / 350
91 / 266
20 / 61
354 / 1,258
20,784 / 66,979
Government
Vox
Vox
Santiago Abascal
33 / 350
2 / 266
6 / 61
119 / 1,258
1,695 / 66,979
Opposition
Unite
Sumar
Vacant
31 / 350
0 / 266
3 / 61
38 / 1,258
1,995 / 66,979
Government
Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
Oriol Junqueras
7 / 350
6 / 265
1 / 61
33 / 1,258
2,903 / 66,979
Support
Together for Catalonia (JxCat)
Junts per Catalunya
Carles Puigdemont
7 / 350
3 / 265
1 / 61
35 / 1,258
2,683 / 66,979
Opposition
Basque Country Unite (EH Bildu)
Euskal Herria Bildu
Arnaldo Otegi
6 / 350
5 / 266
1 / 61
30 / 1,258
1,399 / 66,979
Support
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea
Partido Nacionalista Vasco
Andoni Ortuzar
5 / 350
5 / 266
1 / 61
31 / 1,258
986 / 66,979
Support
We Can
Podemos
Left-wing populism Ione Belarra
4 / 350
0 / 266
2 / 61
17 / 1,258
1,995 / 66,979
Support
Commitment Coalition (Compromís)
Coalició Compromís
Joan Baldoví
1 / 350
1 / 265
1 / 61
15 / 1,258
662 / 66,979
Support
Canarian Coalition (CCa)
Coalición Canaria
Fernando Clavijo Batlle
1 / 350
1 / 266
0 / 61
19 / 1,258
304 / 66,979
Support
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)
Bloque Nacionalista Galego
Ana Pontón
1 / 350
1 / 266
1 / 61
19 / 1,258
590 / 66,979
Support
Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
Unión del Pueblo Navarro
Javier Esparza
1 / 350
1 / 266
0 / 61
15 / 1,258
298 / 66,979
Opposition
Yes to the Future (GBai)
Geroa Bai
Uxue Barkos
0 / 350
1 / 266
0 / 61
7 / 50
50 / 66,979
Government
Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)
Agrupación Socialista Gomera
Casimiro Curbelo
0 / 350
1 / 266
0 / 61
3 / 1,258
34 / 66,979
Government
Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Agrupación Herreña Independiente
Narvay Quintero
0 / 350
1 / 266
0 / 61
1 / 70
9 / 66,979
Opposition
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Represented in regional parliaments

More information Party or coalition, Ideology ...
Party or coalition Ideology Leader Regional dep. Councillors Region
Empty Spain (EV)
España Vaciada
Tomás Guitarte
6 / 1,258
262 / 66,979
Forward Andalusia (AA)
Adelante Andalucía
Teresa Rodríguez
2 / 109
8 / 9,067
Andalusia
Aragonese Party (PAR)
Partido Aragonés
Alberto Izquierdo
1 / 67
334 / 4,155
Aragón
Aragonese Union (CHA)
Chunta Aragonesista
Joaquín Palacín
3 / 67
131 / 4,155
Asturias Forum (Foro)
Foro Asturias
Carmen Moriyón
1 / 45
38 / 928
Asturias
More for Majorca (Més)
Més per Mallorca
Lluís Apesteguia
4 / 59
118 / 66,979
Balearic Islands
More for Menorca (MxMe)
Més per Menorca
Manel Martí
2 / 59
20 / 66,979
The Union of Formentera (Sa Unió)
Sa Unió de Formentera
Conservatism Llorenç Córdoba
1 / 59
9 / 66,979
New Canaries–Canarian Bloc (NC–BC)
Nueva Canarias–Bloque Canarista
Román Rodríguez
5 / 70
105 / 66,979
Canary Islands
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
Partido Regionalista de Cantabria
Miguel Ángel Revilla
8 / 35
298 / 1,041
Cantabria
Leonese People's Union (UPL)
Unión del Pueblo Leonés
Luis Mariano Santos
3 / 81
234 / 5,194
Castile and León (León)
Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP)
Candidatura d'Unitat Popular
Mireia Vehí
4 / 135
313 / 15,837
Catalonia
Catalan Alliance (AC)
Aliança Catalana
Sílvia Orriols
2 / 135
8 / 9,139
Movement for Dignity and Citizenship (MDyC)
Movimiento por la Dignidad y la Ciudadanía
Fatima Hamed
3 / 25
Ceuta
Ceuta Now! (CY!)
Ceuta Ya!
Mohamed Mustafa
2 / 25
Coalition for Melilla (CpM)
Coalición por Melilla
Mustafa Aberchán
5 / 25
Melilla
We Are Melilla (SML)
Somos Melilla
Regionalism Amin Azmani
1 / 25
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Represented in the European Parliament only

More information Party or coalition, Ideology ...
Party or coalition Ideology Leader MEPs
The Party is Over (SALF)
Se Acabó la Fiesta
Alvise Pérez
1 / 61
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Political parties without representation

Single issue parties

  • Party of the Democratic Karma (Partido del Karma Democrático) (2000–present)
  • Internet Party (Partido de Internet) (2009–present)
  • Escaños en Blanco [es] (2010–present)
  • X Party (Partido X) (2012)
  • Overwhelmed and Annoyed Citizens
  • Partido Ibérico
  • Partido de los Autónomos Jubilados y Viudas

Communist parties

Leftist parties

Progressive parties

Liberal parties

Conservative parties

  • Partido Familia y Vida
  • Comunión Tradicionalista Carlista [es] (1986–present)

Nationalist parties

Regionalist parties

Andalusia

Aragon

Asturias

Baleric Islands

Basque Country

  • Zornotza Eginez (local)

Cantabria

Castile and León

Catalonia

Extremadura

Galicia

Madrid

  • Municipalist Bench (Bancada municipalista) (2018–present)
  • Recover Madrid (2021–present)

Other parties

  • Los Parados
  • Nuevo Partido por la Democracia[3][4]
  • Partido Mutuo Apoyo Romántico
  • National Bolshevik Party (Partido Nacional Bolquevique)
  • Muerte al Sistema (+MAS+)[5]
  • SOMOS España

National political formations of Spain

Defunct parties

Defunct major parties

Andalusia

Aragon

Basque Country

Catalonia

Ceuta

Galicia

Madrid

Valencia

Defunct minor parties

Andalusia

Asturias

Balearic Islands

Basque Country

Cantabria

Castile and León

Catalonia

Extremadura

Galicia

Valencia

Historical parties

Reign of Isabella II and the Sexenio Democrático

Bourbon restoration

Second Spanish Republic

Francoist Spain

During the period of the Francoist Regime from 1939 to 1977, Spain was a one-party state. That means that only one political party, the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FET y de las JONS), was legally allowed to hold power.

See also

References

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