List of political parties in Spain

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Political parties in Spain lists political parties in Spain.

Spain has a system similar to a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Regional parties can be strong in the autonomous communities like Catalonia and the Basque Country and are essential for government coalitions, which makes the party system a multi-party system.

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[edit] The parties

[edit] Registered parties

For a complete listing of all parties registered at the Ministry of Interior, see List of registered political parties in Spain.

[edit] Major parties

The two major parties of Spain are:

  • Partido Popular, formerly People's Coalition (Coalición Popular), a coalition of People's Alliance (Alianza Popular), Democratic People's Party (Partido Demócrata Popular) and Liberal Party (Partido Liberal).

Other parties with current representation in the parliament or in the European Parliament:


[edit] Parties only in regional parliaments

Parties with current representation in any of the regional parliaments:

[edit] Coalitions

  • Europe of the People's (Europa de los Pueblos), coalition at the European elections of ERC, CHA, EA, PSA and CNC.
  • GalEusCa - Pueblos de Europa, coalition at the European elections.
  • Nafarroa Bai, coalition of Eusko Alkartasuna, Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) and Aralar, only for the constituency of Navarre.

[edit] Minor parties

Parties currently without representation in the parliament:

[edit] Defunct major parties

[edit] See also

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