List of social democratic parties
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This is a list of parties in the world that consider themselves to be upholding the principles and values of social democracy. Some of the parties are also members of the Socialist International, Party of European Socialists or the Progressive Alliance. Note that, in some cases, a party's self-described adherence to social democracy may be disputed by its critics.
Names used by social democratic parties
Note: Not all parties that use these names are social-democratic in orientation.
- Socialist Party
- Social Democratic Party (disambiguation)
- Democratic Socialist Party
- Labour Party
- Social Democratic Union
- New Democratic Party
- Democratic Party
Alphabetical list by country
A
- Afghanistan:
- Afghan Social Democratic Party
- Albania:
- Åland Islands:
- Algeria:
- Andorra:
- Argentina:
- Radical Civic Union
- Socialist Party
- Support for an Equal Republic
- Armenia:
- Aruba:
- Australia:
- Austria:
- Azerbaijan:
B
- Bangladesh:
- Awami League
- Barbados:
- Belgium:
- Socialist Party (PS)
- Socialist Party Different (SP.a)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Brazil:
- Democratic Labour Party
- Worker's Party
- Brazilian Socialist Party
- Socialist People's Party
- Brittany:
- Bulgaria:
C
- Cambodia:
- Cameroon:
- Canada:
- New Democratic Party (NDP/NPD)
- Bloc Québécois (BQ)
- Parti Québécois (PQ)
- Colombia:
- Costa Rica:
- Croatia:
- Chile:
- Cuba:
- Cuban Arco Progresista (Social-Democratic) Party
- Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba
- Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba
- Cyprus:
- Czech Republic:
D
- Denmark:
E
- Egypt
- Egyptian Social Democratic Party
- Misr Alqawia Party
- Estonia:
- Ethiopia:
- Social Democratic Party
- European Union:
F
- Faroe Islands:
- Finland:
- France:
G
- Germany:
- Ghana:
- Gibraltar:
- Greece:
- Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)
- Democratic Left (DIMAR)
- Greenland:
- Forward
H
- Hong Kong:
- Hungary:
I
- Iceland:
- India:
- Indonesia:
- Iran:
- Ireland, Republic of:
- Israel:
- Italy:
- Democratic Party (PD)
- Italian Socialist Party (PSI)
J
- Japan:
- Jamaica:
K
- Kazakhstan:
- Kenya:
- Madaraka Party of Kenya
L
- Latvia:
- Lebanon:
- Liechtenstein:
- Luxembourg:
M
- Macedonia, Republic of:
- Malaysia:
- Malta:
- Mexico:
- Moldova:
- Mongolia:
- Mongolian People's Party
- Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
- Montenegro:
- Morocco:
N
- Nepal:
- Netherlands:
- Labour Party (PvdA)
- New Zealand:
- Northern Cyprus:
- Norway:
P
- Panama:
- Pakistan:
- Pakistan Peoples Party
- Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf
- Poland:
- Portugal:
- Puerto Rico:
R
- Romania:
- Russia:
S
- San Marino:
- Serbia:
- Democratic Party
- New Democratic Party
- Social Democratic Party of Serbia
- League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina
- Singapore:
- Slovakia:
- Slovenia:
- South Africa:
- South Korea:
- Spain:
- Suriname:
- Sweden:
- Switzerland:
T
- Transnistria:
- Turkey:
U
- Ukraine:
- United Kingdom:
- United States:
- Social Democrats USA (SDUSA)
- Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
- DSA has members who are democratic socialists and social democrats, and its literature is similar to the literature from parties called "socialist" in Western/Southern Europe and "social democratic" (or "labor"/"workers", etc.) in Northern/Central Europe.
- Some members of the Democratic Party (e.g. Dennis Kucinich) could arguably be considered social democrats; however, the party overall does not advocate social democracy. The Green Party has social democracy as one of its party planks, but it is an environmentalist party first.
- United States Territories: The Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) could arguably be considered a Social Democratic Party within the United States, since Puerto Rico is not sovereign; nevertheless, the Puerto Rican Independence Party is a full-fledged member of the Socialist International (SI).
- Uruguay:
V
- Venezuela:
Z
- Zimbabwe:
- Movement for Democratic Change
- Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
- Movement for Democratic Change – Mutambara
See also
External links
References
- ↑ James C. Docherty; Peter Lamb (2 October 2006). Historical Dictionary of Socialism. Scarecrow Press. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-8108-6477-1.