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. [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: - It does not have a federation in Catalonia, but an association with the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya).
Other parties with current representation in the Congress of Deputies, the Senate or in the European Parliament: - Esquerra Unida i Alternativa usually runs in coalition with Initiative for Catalonia Greens (Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds).
[edit] Parties only in regional parliaments  Evolution of popular vote in the Spanish General Elections from the democratic transition until 2008. Voter turnout is usually high. Parties with current representation only in any of the regional parliaments: [edit] Coalitions - Nafarroa Bai, coalition of Eusko Alkartasuna, Aralar, Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Batzarre, only for the constituency of Navarre.
- Bloc per Mallorca, coalition at the regional and local elections of United Left, Majorca Socialist Party, Greens and Catalonia Republican Left for the island of Majorca.
- Eivissa pel Canvi, coalition similar to the Bloc per Mallorca but for the island of Ibiza.
[edit] European Parliament election lists - Europe of the Peoples (Europa de los Pueblos), coalition at the European elections of centre-left, regional parties: ERC, Eusko Alkartasuna, CHA, PSA and CNC.
- GalEusCa - Pueblos de Europa, coalition at the European elections.
- European Coalition (Coalición Europea), coalition for European elections of centre-right, regional parties such as CC, PAR, PA, UV, CDN and UM
[edit] Minor parties Parties currently without representation in the parliament: [edit] Illegalized parties (* Note: Batasuna is legal in France; it is however an association and not a political party)
Batasuna is in the list of terrorist organisations of US and EU. [edit] Defunct major parties [edit] See also |
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