List of social democratic parties

This is a list of parties in the world that consider themselves to be upholding the principles and values of social democracy. Some are also members of the Socialist International. Note that, in some cases, a party's self-described adherence to social democracy may be disputed by its critics.

1 Names used by social democratic parties
2 Alphabetical list
3 See also
4 External link

[edit] Names used by social democratic parties

Note: Not all parties that use these names are social democratic.

[edit] Alphabetical list

Afghanistan: Afghan Social Democratic Party
Argentina : Partido Socialista - Socialist Party
Australia: Australian Labor Party (ALP)
Austria: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPOe) - Social Democratic Party of Austria
Belgium:
- Dutch language: Socialistische Partij - Anders (SP.a) - Socialist Party - Different (though they refuse to be called social-democrats)
- French language: Parti Socialiste (PS) - Socialist Party
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine (SDP) - Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil:
- Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT) - Democratic Labour Party
- Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) - Worker's Party
Canada:
- Bloc Québécois (BQ)
- New Democratic Party (NDP)
- Quebec:
  - Parti Québécois (PQ)
  - Quebec Solidaire
Colombia:
- Colombian Liberal Party
Costa Rica: Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) - National Liberation Party
Croatia : Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske - Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Chile: Socialist Party(Partido Socialista) - Party for Democracy (Partido Por la Democracia)
Czech Republic: Česká strana sociálně demokratická (ČSSD) - Czech Social Democratic Party
Denmark: Socialdemokraterne - Social Democrats
Estonia: Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE) - Social Democratic Party
Ethiopia : (ESDFP) - Social Democratic Party
Finland: Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP)
France: Parti Socialiste (PS) - Socialist Party
Germany: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) - Social Democratic Party of Germany
Greece: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλίστικο Κινήμα / Panellínio Sosialistíko Kiníma (ΠΑΣΟΚ / PASOK) - Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Hong Kong:
- Civic Party
- League of Social Democrats
- The Frontier
Hungary: Magyar Szocialista Párt (MSZP) - Hungarian Socialist Party
Iceland: Samfylkingin - Alliance
India:
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Samajwadi Party - Socialist Party
Indonesia: Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan (PDI-P) - Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle
Ireland, Republic of: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre - Labour Party
Italy: Democratici di Sinistra (DS) - Democrats of the Left
Israel:
- העבודה, Ha‘Avoda - Labor
- מרצ-יחד - Meretz-Yachad
Japan:
- 民主党, Minshu-tō - Democratic Party of Japan
- 社会民主党, Shakai Minshu-tō - Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Kenya: Madaraka Party of Kenya
Latvia:
- Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā strādnieku partija (LSDSP) - Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
- Socialdemokrātu savienība (SDS) - Social Democratic Union
Lebanon:
- Democratic Left Movement (Lebanon)
- Progressive Socialist Party
Luxembourg: Lëtzebuergesch Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei - Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Malta: Malta Labour Party
Mexico:
- Partido de la Revolución Democrática - Party of the Democratic Revolution
- Partido Alternativa Socialdemócrata y Campesina - Social Democratic and Peasant Alternative Party
Mongolia: Монгол Ардын Хувьсгалт Нам (MAXH), Mongol Ardyn Khuv'sgatt Nam (MAKN) - Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP)
Netherlands:
- Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) - Labour Party
- Socialistische Partij - Socialist Party
New Zealand: New Zealand Labour Party
Norway: Arbeiderpartiet (AP) - Norwegian Labour Party
Pakistan:
- پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی - Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
Poland:
- RACJA Polskiej Lewicy (RACJA PL) - REASON of Polish Left
- Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (SLD) - Democratic Left Alliance
- Socjaldemokracja Polska (SDPL) - Social Democratic Party of Poland
- Unia Lewicy - Union of the Left
Portugal: Partido Socialista - Socialist Party
Romania: Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) - Social Democratic Party
Serbia: Демократска странка / Demokratska stranka (ДC - DS) - Democratic Party
Singapore: Workers' Party of Singapore
Slovakia: Smer--sociálna demokracia - Direction - Social Democracy
South Africa: African National Congress (ANC)
South Korea: Democratic Labour Party
Spain: Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) - Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Sweden: Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetarparti (SAP) - Swedish Social Democratic Party
Switzerland:
- Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz (SPS) = Parti socialiste suisse (PSS) = Partito Socialista Svizzero (PSS) = Partida Socialdemocrata de la Svizra (PSS) - Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
Turkey:
- Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) - Republican People's Party
- Demokratik Sol Parti (DSP) - Democratic Left Party
United Kingdom:
- Labour Party (England, Wales and Scotland)
- Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland only)
- Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) (Northern Ireland only)
- Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scotland only)
- Plaid Cymru (Wales only)
- Mebyon Kernow (MK) (Cornwall only)
United States:
- Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
- Labor Party
- Social Democratic Party of Pennsylvania
- Arguably, some members of the Democratic Party (e.g. Dennis Kucinich) are social democrats; however, the party line is not socialist and often anti-socialist.