List of social democratic parties
Encyclopedia
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.
Social democracy
Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
. Some are also members of the Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
. 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.- New Democratic PartyNew Democratic Party (disambiguation)The New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Canada, the second largest federal party and a major or third party in most Canadian provincesNew Democratic Party may also refer to:...
- Socialist PartySocialist PartySocialist Party is the name of several different political parties around the world that are explicitly called Socialist. All of these parties claim to uphold socialism, though they might belong to different branches of the socialist movement and might therefore have different interpretations of...
- Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic PartyThe name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by a large number of political parties in various countries around the world...
- Democratic Socialist PartyDemocratic Socialist Party-Current parties:*Democratic Socialist Party *Loktantrik Samajwadi Party *Democratic Socialist Party *Italian Democratic Socialist Party*Democratic Socialist Party *Democratic Socialist Party...
- Labour PartyLabour PartyThe name Labour Party , or similar, is used by several political parties around the world, particularly common in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. They are most commonly, but not exclusively, social democrats or democratic socialists and have been traditionally allied to the Labour...
- Social Democratic UnionSocial Democratic UnionThe Social Democratic Party was a political party in Latvia formed by a splinter group from the Latvian Social Democratic Labour Party after the leader of the Social Democrats' faction in the Saeima, Egils Baldzēns, lost to Juris Bojārs in the elections for party chairman on 27 October 2001...
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- Afghanistan:
- Afghan Social Democratic PartyAfghan Social Democratic PartyThe Afghan Social Democratic Party, more commonly known as Afghan Mellat , is a Pashtun nationalist political party in Afghanistan. Controversially, the party's leadership describes it as social democratic, but it is not recognized as such by the Socialist International...
- Afghan Social Democratic Party
- Albania:
- Partia Socialiste e Shqiperise - Socialist Party of AlbaniaSocialist Party of AlbaniaThe Socialist Party of Albania , is a centre-left, social democraticand socially liberal political party in Albania, it is currently the leading opposition party in Albania. It seats 66 MPs in the 2009 Albanian parliament . It achieved power in 1997 after a political crisis and governmental...
(PSSH)
- Partia Socialiste e Shqiperise - Socialist Party of Albania
- Argentina:
- Unión Cívica Radical - Radical Civic UnionRadical Civic UnionThe Radical Civic Union is a political party in Argentina. The party's positions on issues range from liberal to social democratic. The UCR is a member of the Socialist International. Founded in 1891 by radical liberals, it is the oldest political party active in Argentina...
- Partido Socialista - Socialist PartySocialist Party (Argentina)The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in Argentina. The history of socialism in Argentina began in the 1890s, when a group of people, notably Juan B. Justo, expressed the need for a greater social focus....
- Afirmación para una República Igualitaria - Support for an Equal Republic
- Unión Cívica Radical - Radical Civic Union
- Australia:
- Australian GreensAustralian GreensThe Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
- Australian Labor PartyAustralian Labor PartyThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
(ALP)
- Australian Greens
- Austria:
- Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) - Social Democratic Party of AustriaSocial Democratic Party of AustriaThe Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...
- Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) - Social Democratic Party of Austria
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- Bangladesh:
- Awami League
- Belgium:
- Dutch language: Socialistische Partij - Anders (SP.a) - Socialist Party - DifferentSocialist Party - Different' is a Flemish social-democratic party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the Socialistische Partij , which in turn had branched off from the Belgian Socialist Party, itself formed by former members of the Belgian Labour Party.-1978-now:The party was the big winner in the 2003 election, running...
(though they refuse to be called social-democrats) - French language: Parti Socialiste (PS) - Socialist PartySocialist Party (francophone Belgium)The Socialist Party is a Francophone social-democratic political party in Belgium. As of the 2010 elections, it is the second largest party in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives and the largest Francophone party...
- Dutch language: Socialistische Partij - Anders (SP.a) - Socialist Party - Different
- Bosnia and Herzegovina:
- Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine (SDP) - Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSocial Democratic Party of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a multi-ethnic social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The party is the successor of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was enlarged by the inclusion of the Socijaldemokrati BiH party to the original...
- Stranka nezavisnih socijal demokrata (SNSD) - Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
- Socijaldemokratska partija Bosne i Hercegovine (SDP) - Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil:
- Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB) - Brazilian Social Democracy PartyBrazilian Social Democracy PartyThe Brazilian Social Democracy Party is a centrist political party in Brazil. Originally a centre-left party at the time of its foundation, PSDB moved to the centre after Fernando Henrique Cardoso forged an alliance with the right-wing Liberal...
- Partido Democrático Trabalhista (PDT) - Democratic Labour PartyDemocratic Labour Party (Brazil)The Democratic Labour Party is a populist, democratic socialist political party of Brazil. It was founded in 1979 by left-wing leader Leonel Brizola as an attempt to reorganize the Brazilian leftist forces during the end of the Brazilian military dictatorship...
- Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT) - Worker's Party
- Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB) - Brazilian Social Democracy Party
- Brittany:
- Unvaniezh Demokratel Breizh (UDB) - Breton Democratic Union
- Bulgaria:
- Българска социалистическа партия, Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya (БСП, BSP) - Bulgarian Socialist PartyBulgarian Socialist PartyThe Bulgarian Socialist Party is social-democratic political party in Bulgaria and successor to the Bulgarian Communist Party. The BSP is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Socialist International, and is currently led by Sergei Stanishev....
- Партия Български социалдемократи, Partija Balgarski socialdemokrati, (ПБСД, PBSD) - Party of Bulgarian Social DemocratsParty of Bulgarian Social DemocratsThe Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats is a social-democratic political party in Bulgaria. It is a member of the Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists.-History:...
- Българска социалистическа партия, Bulgarska sotsialisticheska partiya (БСП, BSP) - Bulgarian Socialist Party
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- Cambodia:
- Kanakpak Pracheachon Kâmpuchéa (CPP) - Cambodian People's PartyCambodian People's PartyThe Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party...
- Kanakpak Pracheachon Kâmpuchéa (CPP) - Cambodian People's Party
- Canada:
- New Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
(NDP)/(NPD) - Bloc QuébécoisBloc QuébécoisThe Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
(BQ) - Parti QuébécoisParti QuébécoisThe Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
(PQ)
- New Democratic Party
- Colombia:
- Colombian Liberal PartyColombian Liberal PartyThe Colombian Liberal Party is a center-left party in Colombia that adheres to social democracy and social liberalism.The Party was founded in 1848 and, together with the Colombian Conservative Party, subsequently became one of the two main political forces in the country for over a century.After...
- Colombian Liberal Party
- Costa Rica:
- Partido Liberación Nacional (PLN) - National Liberation Party
- Croatia:
- Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske - Social Democratic Party of CroatiaSocial Democratic Party of CroatiaSocial Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia...
- Socijaldemokratska partija Hrvatske - Social Democratic Party of Croatia
- Chile:
- Partido Socialista de Chile - Socialist PartySocialist Party of ChileThe Socialist Party of Chile is a political party, that is part of the center-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. Its historical leader was the late President of Chile Salvador Allende Gossens, who was deposed by General Pinochet in 1973...
- Partido por la Democracia - Party for DemocracyParty for DemocracyThe Party for Democracy is a political party in Chile; it is social democratic in its political orientation. It was founded in December 1987 by Ricardo Lagos, who aimed at forming a legal social democratic party . The party continued to function after the defeat of Pinochet...
- Partido Radical Social Demócrata - Social Democrat Radical PartySocial Democrat Radical PartyThe Social Democratic Radical Party is a social democratic party in Chile.The party is a member of Socialist International....
- Partido Socialista de Chile - Socialist Party
- Cuba:
- Partido Arco Progresista - Cuban Arco Progresista (Social-Democratic) PartyCuban Arco Progresista (Social-Democratic) PartyThe Cuban Arco Progresista Party is a Social Democratic political Party founded in Cuba, on July 20 of 2009, but with a previous history of civil resistance...
- Coordinadora Social Demócrata de Cuba - Social Democratic Co-ordination of CubaSocial Democratic Co-ordination of CubaThe Social Democratic Co-ordination of Cuba is an illegal political party in Cuba....
- Partido Social-Revolucionario Democrático de Cuba - Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of CubaDemocratic Social-Revolutionary Party of CubaThe Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party of Cuba is a democratic socialist political party in Cuba...
- Partido Arco Progresista - Cuban Arco Progresista (Social-Democratic) Party
- Cyprus:
- Movement for Social DemocracyMovement for Social DemocracyThe Movement for Social Democracy EDEK is a Social Democratic party in Cyprus. It was originally founded by Dr Vasos Lyssaridis in 1969 as the United Democratic Union of Centre, EDEK and it was socialist party. It has gradually evolved into a social-democratic political party...
- Movement for Social Democracy
- Czech Republic:
- Česká strana sociálně demokratická (ČSSD) - Czech Social Democratic PartyCzech Social Democratic PartyThe Czech Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Czech Republic.-History:The Social Democratic Czechoslavonic party in Austria was founded on 7 April 1878 in Austria-Hungary representing the Kingdom of Bohemia in the Austrian parliament...
- Česká strana sociálně demokratická (ČSSD) - Czech Social Democratic Party
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- Estonia:
- Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE) - Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Estonia)The Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic party in Estonia, led by Sven Mikser. It has been a member of the Party of European Socialists since 16 May 2003 and a member of the Socialist International since November 1990....
- Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (SDE) - Social Democratic Party
- Ethiopia :
- (ESDFP) - Social Democratic PartyEthiopian Social Democratic Federal PartyThe Ethiopian Social Democratic Party is a political party in Ethiopia. the leaders of the ESDP are chairman Dr. Beyene Petros, vice chairman Mulu Meja, and secretary Alema Koira....
- (ESDFP) - Social Democratic Party
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- Finland:
- Social Democratic Party of FinlandSocial Democratic Party of FinlandThe Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
(SDP)
- Social Democratic Party of Finland
- France:
- Parti Socialiste (PS) - Socialist PartySocialist Party (France)The Socialist Party is a social-democratic political party in France and the largest party of the French centre-left. It is one of the two major contemporary political parties in France, along with the center-right Union for a Popular Movement...
- Parti Socialiste (PS) - Socialist Party
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- Germany:
- Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) - Social Democratic Party of GermanySocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
- Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) - Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Ghana:
- National Democratic Congress (NDC) - National Democratic CongressNational Democratic Congress (Ghana)The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...
- National Democratic Congress (NDC) - National Democratic Congress
- Greece:
- Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα / Panellínio Sosialistíko Kiníma (ΠΑΣΟΚ / PASOK) - Panhellenic Socialist MovementPanhellenic Socialist MovementThe Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
- Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα / Panellínio Sosialistíko Kiníma (ΠΑΣΟΚ / PASOK) - Panhellenic Socialist Movement
- Greenland:
- Siumut - ForwardForward (Greenland)Forward is a social-democratic political party in Greenland and a consultative member of the Socialist International. It is led by Aleqa Hammond, member of the Greenlandic Parliament, who is the first woman ever to lead the party...
- Siumut - Forward
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- Hong Kong:
- League of Social DemocratsLeague of Social DemocratsThe League of Social Democrats or LSD is a radical pro-democratic political party in Hong Kong. Its declared purpose is to "take a clear-cut stand to defend the interests of the grassroots"...
- League of Social Democrats
- Hungary:
- Magyar Szocialista Párt (MSZP) - Hungarian Socialist PartyHungarian Socialist PartyThe Hungarian Socialist Party describes itself as a social democratic party in Hungary. It is the partial successor of the communist Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party , which ruled Hungary between 1956 and 1989. The decision to declare the party a successor of the MSZMP was controversial, and...
- Magyarorszagi Szociáldemokrata Párt (MSZDP) Hungarian Social Democratic PartyHungarian Social Democratic PartyThe Hungarian Social Democratic Party is a political party in Hungary. Both the MSZDP and SZDP lay claim to the same heritage: the Social Democratic Party which was part of a governing coalition in Hungary between 1945 and 1948, and a short period in 1956, which itself was renamed from the...
- Magyar Szocialista Párt (MSZP) - Hungarian Socialist Party
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- Iceland:
- Samfylkingin - Social Democratic Alliance
- India:
- Indian National CongressIndian National CongressThe Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
(INC) - Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...
(DMK) - Praja Rajyam PartyPraja Rajyam PartyPraja Rajyam was a regional political party in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, founded by Telugu cinema actor Chiranjeevi on August 26, 2008.On 2011, 6 February it was officially announced that the party would be merging into Indian National Congress...
PRP - Samajwadi PartySamajwadi PartySamajwadi Party is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party...
- Socialist Party - Makkal Maanaadu Katchi (MMK) -Socialist party of Tamil Nadu
- Indian National Congress
- Indonesia:
- Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan (PDI-P) - Indonesian Democratic Party-StruggleIndonesian Democratic Party-StruggleThe Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle is an Indonesian political party. It is led by Megawati Sukarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesian independence leader and first president Sukarno. Megawati was President of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004...
- Partai Demokrasi Indonesia-Perjuangan (PDI-P) - Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle
- Iran:
- Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian (Majority)Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian (Majority)The Organization of Iranian People's Fadaian or Fedayan-e Khalq , 'Organization of self-sacrificers of the people of Iran ') is the largest socialist party in Iran and advocates the overthrow of the Islamic regime in Iran...
- Organization of Iranian People's Fedaian (Majority)
- Ireland, Republic of:
- Páirtí an Lucht Oibre (PLO) - Labour PartyLabour Party (Ireland)The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...
- Páirtí an Lucht Oibre (PLO) - Labour Party
- Israel:
- העבודה, Ha‘Avoda - LaborLabor (Israel)The Israeli Labor Party , commonly known as HaAvoda , is a social-democratic and labour Zionist political party in Israel. The party is an observer member of both Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists. The Israeli Labor Party was established in 1968 by a merger of Mapai,...
- מרצ-יחד - Meretz-YachadMeretz-YachadNew Movement-Meretz , previously known as Meretz, then Yachad, and then Meretz-Yachad is a left-wing, Zionist, social democratic political party in Israel....
- העבודה, Ha‘Avoda - Labor
- Italy:
- Democratici di Sinistra (DS) Democrats of the LeftDemocrats of the LeftThe Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
- Partito Socialdemocratico (PSDI) Italian Democratic Socialist PartyItalian Democratic Socialist PartyThe Italian Democratic Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy. Mimmo Magistro is the party leader. The PSDI, before the 1990s decline in votes and members, had been an important force in Italian politics, being the longest serving partner in government for Christian...
- Partito Democratico (PD) Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Italy)The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
- Partito Socialista Italiano (PSI) Italian Socialist Party
- Democratici di Sinistra (DS) Democrats of the Left
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- Japan:
- 民主党, Minshu-tō - Democratic Party of JapanDemocratic Party of JapanThe is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
- 社会民主党, Shakai Minshu-tō - Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Japan)The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a...
(SDP)
- 民主党, Minshu-tō - Democratic Party of Japan
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- Kazakhstan:
- Zhalpyulttyk Sotsial-Demokratiyalyk Partiya - Nationwide Social Democratic PartyNationwide Social Democratic PartyNationwide Social Democratic Party is a political party in Kazakhstan led by former Presidential election candidate Zharmakhan Tuyakbay...
- Zhalpyulttyk Sotsial-Demokratiyalyk Partiya - Nationwide Social Democratic Party
- Kenya:
- Madaraka Party of KenyaMadaraka Party of KenyaThe Madaraka People's Movement is a political party in Kenya which identifies itself as "youth-focused"....
- Madaraka Party of Kenya
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- Latvia:
- Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā strādnieku partija (LSDSP) - Latvian Social Democratic Workers' PartyLatvian Social Democratic Workers' PartyThe Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party is a centre-left, social democratic party in Latvia. It has a long history but is not represented in the current parliament of Latvia.-History:...
- Socialdemokrātu savienība (SDS) - Social Democratic Union
- Latvijas Sociāldemokrātiskā strādnieku partija (LSDSP) - Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party
- Lebanon:
- Democratic Left Movement (Lebanon)Democratic Left Movement (Lebanon)The Democratic Left Movement is the first leftist political party in the Lebanese Parliament. It was founded in September 2004 by left-wing intellectuals and activists who previously split from the Lebanese Communist Party...
- Progressive Socialist PartyProgressive Socialist PartyThe Progressive Socialist Party or PSP , also known as Parti Socialiste Progressiste in French, is a political party in Lebanon. Its current leader is Walid Jumblatt...
- Democratic Left Movement (Lebanon)
- Luxembourg:
- Lëtzebuergesch Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei - Luxembourg Socialist Workers' PartyLuxembourg Socialist Workers' PartyThe Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democratic political party in Luxembourg.The LSAP is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 13 of 60 seats at the 2009 election, and has one seat in the European Parliament...
- Lëtzebuergesch Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei - Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
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- Macedonia, Republic of:
- Социјалдемократски сојуз на Македонија (СДСМ), Socijaldemokratski sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM) - Social Democratic Union of MacedoniaSocial Democratic Union of MacedoniaThe Social Democratic Union of Macedonia is a centre-left political party in the Macedonia.It is the successor of the League of Communists of Macedonia, the ruling party during the communist regime which ruled SR Macedonia as a constituent republic of SFR Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1990. The current...
- Нова социјалдемократска партија (НСДП), Nova socijaldemokratska partija (NSDP) - New Social Democratic PartyNew Social Democratic PartyThe New Social Democratic Party is a centre-left social democratic party in the Republic of Macedonia. Its leader is Tito Petkovski, who parted with the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia in November 2005...
- Социјалдемократски сојуз на Македонија (СДСМ), Socijaldemokratski sojuz na Makedonija (SDSM) - Social Democratic Union of Macedonia
- Malaysia:
- Democratic Action PartyDemocratic Action PartyThe Democratic Action Party, or DAP is a secular, multi-racial, social democratic Malaysian political party.The DAP is one of the three major opposition parties in Malaysia, along with the PKR and PAS, that are seen as electable alternatives to the Barisan Nasional coalition of parties...
- Democratic Action Party
- Malta:
- Labour Party
- Mexico:
- Partido Revoluciónario Institucional - Institutional Revolutionary PartyInstitutional Revolutionary PartyThe Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...
- Partido de la Revolución Democrática - Party of the Democratic RevolutionParty of the Democratic RevolutionThe Party of the Democratic Revolution is a democratic socialist party in Mexico and one of 2 Mexican affiliates of the Socialist International...
- Partido Socialdemócrata - Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic PartyThe name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by a large number of political parties in various countries around the world...
- Partido Revoluciónario Institucional - Institutional Revolutionary Party
- Mongolia:
- Монгол Ардын Хувьсгалт Нам (MAXH)
- Mongol Ardyn Khuv'sgatt Nam (MAKN) - Mongolian People's Revolutionary PartyMongolian People's Revolutionary PartyThe Mongolian People's Party formerly the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party is an ex-communist political party in Mongolia. The party is abbreviated MPP in English and ' in Mongolian...
(MPRP)
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- Nepal:
- नेपाली काँग्रेस - Nepali CongressNepali CongressThe Nepali Congress is a Nepalese political party. Nepali Congress led the 1950 Democratic Movement which successfully ended the Rana dynasty and allowed commoners to take part in the polity. It again led a democratic movement in 1990, in partnership with leftist forces, to end monarchy and...
- नेपाली काँग्रेस - Nepali Congress
- Netherlands:
- Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) - Labour PartyLabour Party (Netherlands)The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...
- Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) - Labour Party
- New Zealand:
- New Zealand Labour PartyNew Zealand Labour PartyThe New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
- Jim Anderton's Progressive Party
- New Zealand Labour Party
- Norway:
- Arbeiderpartiet (Ap) - Norwegian Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
- Arbeiderpartiet (Ap) - Norwegian Labour Party
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- Panama:
- Partido Revolucionario DemocraticoDemocratic Revolutionary PartyThe Democratic Revolutionary Party is a Panamanian political party. It was founded in 1979 by the General Omar Torrijos, and is generally described as a party of the centre-left of the political spectrum.-History and creation:...
- Democratic Revolutionary PartyDemocratic Revolutionary PartyThe Democratic Revolutionary Party is a Panamanian political party. It was founded in 1979 by the General Omar Torrijos, and is generally described as a party of the centre-left of the political spectrum.-History and creation:...
- Partido Revolucionario Democratico
- Pakistan:
- پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی - Pakistan Peoples PartyPakistan Peoples PartyThe Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
(PPP) - عوامی نیشنل پارثی - Awami National PartyAwami National PartyThe Awami National Party is an Pashtun nationalist, socialist, centre-left political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International...
(ANP) - ایم کیو ایم - MQM (Mutahida Qaumi Movement)
- پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی - Pakistan Peoples Party
- Poland:
- RACJA Polskiej LewicyRACJA Polskiej LewicyReason of the Polish Left, or Reason Party , is a marginal left-wing anti-clerical political party in Poland...
(RACJA PL) - REASON of Polish Left - Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej (SLD) - Democratic Left AllianceDemocratic Left AllianceDemocratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland....
- Socjaldemokracja Polska (SDPL) - Social Democratic Party of PolandSocial Democratic Party of PolandThe Social Democracy of Poland is a social democratic political party in Poland.-Foundation:The party was founded in April 2004 as a splinter group from the postcommunist Democratic Left Alliance...
- Unia Lewicy - Union of the Left
- RACJA Polskiej Lewicy
- Portugal:
- Partido Socialista - Socialist PartySocialist Party (Portugal)The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action ....
(The Partido Social-DemocrataSocial Democratic Party (Portugal)The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...
is actually not social democratic)
- Partido Socialista - Socialist Party
- Puerto Rico:
- Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño - Puerto Rican Independence PartyPuerto Rican Independence PartyThe Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....
(PIP)
- Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño - Puerto Rican Independence Party
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- Romania:
- Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) - Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (Romania)The Social Democratic Party is the major social-democratic political party in Romania. It was formed in 1992, after the post-communist National Salvation Front broke apart. It adopted its present name after a merger with a minor social-democratic party in 2001. Since its formation, it has always...
- Partidul Social Democrat (PSD) - Social Democratic Party
- Russia:
- Социал-демократическая партия России, Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii (СДПР, SDPR) - Social Democratic Party of RussiaSocial Democratic Party of RussiaThe Social Democratic Party of Russia was a political party founded in Russia by Mikhail Gorbachev on November 26, 2001. First name of party is: Social Democratic Party of Russia . It was a coalition of several social democratic parties, had approximately 12,000 members, but had no seats in the...
- Союз социал-демократов, Soyuz sotsial-demokratov (ССД, SSD) - Union of Social DemocratsUnion of Social DemocratsUnion of Social Democrats is an all-Russian non-governmental organization founded on October 20, 2007 by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev....
- Справедливая Россия, Spravedlivaya Rossiya (СР, SR) - Just Russia
- Независимая демократическая партия России, Nezavisimaya demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii (НДПР, NDPR) - Independent Democratic Party of RussiaIndependent Democratic Party of RussiaThe Independent Democratic Party of Russia was the proposed name of a new liberal party that was announced in late September 2008 to be founded by the former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and State Duma deputy of Fair Russia Alexander Lebedev...
- Социал-демократическая партия России, Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii (СДПР, SDPR) - Social Democratic Party of Russia
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- Serbia:
- Демократска странка / Demokratska stranka (ДC - DS) - Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Serbia)The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...
- Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine (LSV) - League of Social Democrats of VojvodinaLeague of Social Democrats of VojvodinaThe League of Vojvodina Social Democrats is a regionalist social democratic political party in Serbia...
- Socijaldemokratska partija Srbije (SDPS) - Social Democratic Party of Serbia
- Демократска странка / Demokratska stranka (ДC - DS) - Democratic Party
- Singapore:
- Workers' Party of SingaporeWorkers' Party of SingaporeThe Workers' Party of Singapore is a centre-left opposition political party in Singapore. The party currently has six elected seats in Parliament, with the party's Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, Chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Muhamad Faisal Manap and Pritam Singh serving as Members of...
- Workers' Party of Singapore
- Slovakia:
- Smer—sociálna demokracia - Direction - Social DemocracyDirection - Social DemocracyThe party Direction – Social Democracy , often abbreviated to Smer, is a centre-left political party in Slovakia. It is led by Robert Fico, who was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2010. It is the largest party in the National Council, with 62 seats....
- Smer—sociálna demokracia - Direction - Social Democracy
- Slovenia:
- Socialni demokrati - Social DemocratsSocial Democrats (Slovenia)The Social Democrats is a centre-left political party in Slovenia, currently led by Borut Pahor. From 1993 until 2005, the party was known as the United List of Social Democrats .-Origins:...
- Socialni demokrati - Social Democrats
- South Africa:
- African National CongressAfrican National CongressThe African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a...
- Congress of the People (South African political party) (COPE)
- Independent Democrats
- United Democratic Movement
- African National Congress
- South Korea:
- Democratic Labour PartyDemocratic Labour Party (South Korea)The Democratic Labor Party , established in January 2000, is a left-wing nationalist political party in South Korea. It was founded in the effort to create a political wing for the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, considered more left and independent of the two union federations in South Korea...
(민주노동당, 民主勞動黨) - New Progressive PartyNew Progressive Party (South Korea)New Progressive Party is a left-wing political party in South Korea. New Progressive party was established by a number of Democratic Labour Party members who left the party in reaction to the dominating Korean nationalist faction.First party president was Roh Hoe-chan, elected at the 2004...
(진보신당, 進步新黨)
- Democratic Labour Party
- Spain:
- Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) - Spanish Socialist Workers' PartySpanish Socialist Workers' PartyThe Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
- Eusko Alkartasuna - Basque Socialdemocracy (EA)Eusko AlkartasunaEusko Alkartasuna is a Basque nationalist political party operating in Spain and France. The Basque language name means Basque Solidarity and abbreviated as EA. The party describes itself as a Basque nationalist, democratic, popular, progressive and non-denominational party...
- Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) - Republican Left of Catalonia
- Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) - Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
- Sweden:
- Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetarparti (SAP) - Swedish Social Democratic PartySwedish Social Democratic PartyThe Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
- 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 SwitzerlandSocial Democratic Party of SwitzerlandThe Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in 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
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- Turkey:
- Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) - Republican People's PartyRepublican People's Party (Turkey)The Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
- Demokratik Sol Parti (DSP) - Democratic Left PartyDemocratic Left Party (Turkey)The Democratic Left Party is a Turkish political party founded on November 14, 1985, by Rahşan Ecevit.-1985-1999:The DSP, a social democratic oriented party, was registered on November 14, 1985 by Rahşan Ecevit, wife of Bülent Ecevit, as he was banned from political life after the 1980 coup...
- Sosyal Demokrat Halk Partisi (SHP) - Social Democratic People's PartySocial Democratic People's Party (Turkey)The current Social Democratic People's Party or SHP is a Turkish left social-democratic political party established in 2002 by Murat Karayalçın, former Ankara Metropolitan Mayor and Foreign Minister ....
- Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi (ÖDP) - Freedom and Solidarity PartyFreedom and Solidarity PartyFreedom and Solidarity Party is a left-wing party in Turkey. The party has had limited electoral success, although it controls a number of town halls and is influential in some unions of public employees...
- Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) - Republican People's Party
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- United Kingdom:
- Labour Party
- Social Democratic and Labour PartySocial Democratic and Labour PartyThe Social Democratic and Labour Party is a social-democratic, Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. Its basic party platform advocates Irish reunification, and the further devolution of powers while Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom...
(SDLP) (Northern Ireland Only) - Progressive Unionist PartyProgressive Unionist PartyThe Progressive Unionist Party is a small unionist political party in Northern Ireland. It was formed from the Independent Unionist Group operating in the Shankill area of Belfast, becoming the PUP in 1979...
(PUP) (Northern Ireland only) - Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
(SNP) (Scotland only) - Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
(Wales only) - Mebyon KernowMebyon KernowMebyon Kernow is a left-of-centre political party in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It primarily campaigns for devolution to Cornwall in the form of a Cornish Assembly, as well as social democracy and environmental protection.MK was formed as a pressure group in 1951, and contained as members activists...
(MK) (Cornwall only)
- United States:
- Social Democrats USASocial Democrats USASocial Democrats, USA was the principal association of U.S. social democrats from 1972–2005.SDUSA was founded in 1972 when the Socialist Party of America renamed itself Social Democrats, USA...
(SDUSA) - Democratic Socialists of AmericaDemocratic Socialists of AmericaDemocratic Socialists of America is a social-democratic organization in the United States and the U.S. affiliate of the Socialist International, an international federation of social-democratic,democratic socialist and labor political parties and organizations.DSA was formed in 1982 by a merger of...
(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 PartyDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
(e.g. Dennis KucinichDennis KucinichDennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....
) 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 PartyPuerto Rican Independence PartyThe Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....
(PIP) could arguably be considered a Social Democratic Party within the United States, since Puerto Rico is not sovereign; nevertheless, the Puerto Rican Independence PartyPuerto Rican Independence PartyThe Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....
is a full-fledged member of the Socialist International (SI).
- Social Democrats USA
- Uruguay:
- Frente Amplio - Broad FrontBroad FrontBroad Front may refer to:*Broad Front , Argentine political party*Broad Front , Paraguayan political party,...
- Asamblea Uruguay - Uruguay AssemblyUruguay AssemblyThe Uruguay Assembly is a social-democratic political party in Uruguay. It is a member organisation of the ruling Broad Front. Its leader is the senator and former minister of economy of Uruguay, Danilo Astori....
- Frente Amplio - Broad Front
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- Zimbabwe:
- Movement for Democratic Change
- Movement for Democratic Change – TsvangiraiMovement for Democratic Change – TsvangiraiThe Movement for Democratic Change Zimbabwe is a political party and the largest party in the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe. It is the main formation formed from the split of the original Movement for Democratic Change in 2005.-Foundation:...
- Movement for Democratic Change – MutambaraMovement for Democratic Change – MutambaraThe Movement for Democratic Change — Mutambara is a Zimbabwean political party led by Welshman Ncube.-Foundation:The Movement for Democratic Change was founded in 1999 as an opposition party to the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front party led by President Robert Mugabe...