This is a list of social democratic and democratic socialist parties which have governed countries, whether as the ruling party or as a member of a governing coalition. Most of these parties were members of the Socialist International.
The following is a list of democratic socialist or partially democratic socialist parties which are currently being represented in the legislature of their country. It does not include democratic socialist parties that are mainly social democratic and are considered to their right within the centre-left.
Party | Country | Date established | % of popular vote in the latest election |
Seats in the legislature (lower chamber if bicameral) |
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Movement for Socialism [2] | Bolivia | 1998 | 55.10% ( 2020) | 75 / 130 (58%)
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Broad Front 1 [3] | Uruguay | 1971 | 40.49% ( 2019) | 42 / 99 (42%)
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Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova [4] | Moldova | 1997 | 27.17% ( 2021) | 32 / 101 (32%)
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National Unity of Hope 1 [2] | Guatemala | 2002 | 17.92% ( 2019) | 54 / 160 (34%)
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Labour Party 1 [5] | United Kingdom | 1900 | 32.20% ( 2019) | 202 / 650 (31%)
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Scottish National Party 1 [6] | Scotland | 1936 | 47.7% ( 2021) | 64 / 129 (50%)
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Plaid Cymru 1 [7] [8] [9] [10] | Wales | 1925 | 20.70% ( 2021) | 13 / 60 (22%)
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Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 [11] | Northern Ireland | 1970 | 9.1% ( 2022) | 8 / 90 (9%)
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Sinn Féin [12] [13] | Northern Ireland | 1905 | 29% ( 2022) | 27 / 90 (30%)
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Ireland | 1905 | 24.53% ( 2020) | 37 / 158 (23%)
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Syriza 1 [14] | Greece | 2004 | 31.53% ( 2019) | 86 / 300 (29%)
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Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front [2] | El Salvador | 1980 | 6.91% ( 2021) | 4 / 84 (5%)
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Inuit Ataqatigiit [15] | Greenland | 1976 | 37.44% ( 2021) | 12 / 31 (39%)
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Left-Green Movement [16] | Iceland | 1999 | 12.57% ( 2021) | 6 / 63 (10%)
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Democratic Socialist Left [17] | San Marino | 2017 | 16.49% ( 2019) | 10 / 60 (17%)
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Party of Socialists and Democrats 1 [17] | San Marino | 2005 | 13.13% ( 2019) | 8 / 60 (13%)
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Guasú Front [2] | Paraguay | 2010 | 11.83% ( 2018) | 6 / 45 (13%)
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Peoples' Democratic Party [18] [19](Entered the 2023 elections from the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party lists) | Turkey | 2012 | 8.82% ( 2023) | 57 / 600 (10%)
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Workers' Party 1 [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] | Brazil | 1980 | 10.30% ( 2018) | 56 / 513 (11%)
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Unidas Podemos [27] | Spain | 2016 | 12.86% ( 2019) | 35 / 350 (10%)
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The Left [28] | Slovenia | 2014 | 4.46% ( 2022) | 5 / 90 (6%)
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The Left [29] | Germany | 2007 | 4.9% ( 2021) | 39 / 709 (6%)
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Socialist Party 1 [30] | Netherlands | 1971 | 6% ( 2021) | 9 / 150 (6%)
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Socialist Party of Serbia 1 [31] [32] | Serbia | 1990 | 11.79 ( 2022) | 23 / 250 (9%)
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Left Alliance [33] | Finland | 1990 | 8.17% ( 2019) | 16 / 200 (8%)
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Left Party [34] | Sweden | 1917 | 8.02% ( 2018) | 28 / 349 (8%)
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Socialist People's Party [35] | Denmark | 1959 | 7.71% ( 2019) | 14 / 179 (8%)
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New Democratic Party 1 [36] | Canada | 1961 | 15.98% ( 2019) | 24 / 338 (7%)
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Red–Green Alliance [35] | Denmark | 1989 | 6.93% ( 2019) | 13 / 179 (7%)
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A Just Russia 1 [37] | Russia | 2006 | 6.34% ( 2016) | 16 / 225 (7%)
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Broad Front [38] [39] | Peru | 2013 | 6.18% ( 2020) | 9 / 130 (7%)
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Socialist Left [40] | Norway | 1975 | 6.02% ( 2017) | 11 / 169 (7%)
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Brazilian Socialist Party [41] | Brazil | 1947 | 5.52% ( 2018) | 31 / 513 (6%)
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Democratic Labour Party 1 [41] | Brazil | 1979 | 4.68% ( 2018) | 28 / 513 (5%)
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La France insoumise [42] | France | 2016 | 11.03% ( 2017) | 17 / 577 (3%)
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The Left [43] | Luxembourg | 1999 | 5.48% ( 2018) | 2 / 60 (3%)
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MeRA25 [14] | Greece | 2018 | 3.44% ( 2019) | 9 / 300 (3%)
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Socialism and Liberty Party [41] | Brazil | 2004 | 2.85% ( 2018) | 10 / 513 (2%)
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Free and Equal 1 [44] | Italy | 2017 | 3.39% ( 2018) | 14 / 630 (2%)
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Movement of Socialist Democrats [45] | Tunisia | 1978 | 1.04% ( 2019) | 1 / 217 (0.5%)
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Armenian Revolutionary Federation 1 [46] [47] | Armenia | 1890 | 3.89% ( 2018) | 0 / 132 (0%)
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Sinn Féin is a 32-County party striving for an end to partition on the island of Ireland and the establishment of a democratic socialist republic.
The pro-Kurdish democratic socialist Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) [...].
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New Democratic Party (NDP), French Nouveau Parti Démocratique, Canadian democratic socialist political party favouring a mixed public-private economy, broadened social benefits, and an internationalist foreign policy.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation in its world outlook and traditions is essentially a socialist, democratic, and revolutionary party.
This is a list of social democratic and democratic socialist parties which have governed countries, whether as the ruling party or as a member of a governing coalition. Most of these parties were members of the Socialist International.
The following is a list of democratic socialist or partially democratic socialist parties which are currently being represented in the legislature of their country. It does not include democratic socialist parties that are mainly social democratic and are considered to their right within the centre-left.
Party | Country | Date established | % of popular vote in the latest election |
Seats in the legislature (lower chamber if bicameral) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Movement for Socialism [2] | Bolivia | 1998 | 55.10% ( 2020) | 75 / 130 (58%)
|
Broad Front 1 [3] | Uruguay | 1971 | 40.49% ( 2019) | 42 / 99 (42%)
|
Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova [4] | Moldova | 1997 | 27.17% ( 2021) | 32 / 101 (32%)
|
National Unity of Hope 1 [2] | Guatemala | 2002 | 17.92% ( 2019) | 54 / 160 (34%)
|
Labour Party 1 [5] | United Kingdom | 1900 | 32.20% ( 2019) | 202 / 650 (31%)
|
Scottish National Party 1 [6] | Scotland | 1936 | 47.7% ( 2021) | 64 / 129 (50%)
|
Plaid Cymru 1 [7] [8] [9] [10] | Wales | 1925 | 20.70% ( 2021) | 13 / 60 (22%)
|
Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 [11] | Northern Ireland | 1970 | 9.1% ( 2022) | 8 / 90 (9%)
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Sinn Féin [12] [13] | Northern Ireland | 1905 | 29% ( 2022) | 27 / 90 (30%)
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Ireland | 1905 | 24.53% ( 2020) | 37 / 158 (23%)
| |
Syriza 1 [14] | Greece | 2004 | 31.53% ( 2019) | 86 / 300 (29%)
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Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front [2] | El Salvador | 1980 | 6.91% ( 2021) | 4 / 84 (5%)
|
Inuit Ataqatigiit [15] | Greenland | 1976 | 37.44% ( 2021) | 12 / 31 (39%)
|
Left-Green Movement [16] | Iceland | 1999 | 12.57% ( 2021) | 6 / 63 (10%)
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Democratic Socialist Left [17] | San Marino | 2017 | 16.49% ( 2019) | 10 / 60 (17%)
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Party of Socialists and Democrats 1 [17] | San Marino | 2005 | 13.13% ( 2019) | 8 / 60 (13%)
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Guasú Front [2] | Paraguay | 2010 | 11.83% ( 2018) | 6 / 45 (13%)
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Peoples' Democratic Party [18] [19](Entered the 2023 elections from the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party lists) | Turkey | 2012 | 8.82% ( 2023) | 57 / 600 (10%)
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Workers' Party 1 [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] | Brazil | 1980 | 10.30% ( 2018) | 56 / 513 (11%)
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Unidas Podemos [27] | Spain | 2016 | 12.86% ( 2019) | 35 / 350 (10%)
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The Left [28] | Slovenia | 2014 | 4.46% ( 2022) | 5 / 90 (6%)
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The Left [29] | Germany | 2007 | 4.9% ( 2021) | 39 / 709 (6%)
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Socialist Party 1 [30] | Netherlands | 1971 | 6% ( 2021) | 9 / 150 (6%)
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Socialist Party of Serbia 1 [31] [32] | Serbia | 1990 | 11.79 ( 2022) | 23 / 250 (9%)
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Left Alliance [33] | Finland | 1990 | 8.17% ( 2019) | 16 / 200 (8%)
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Left Party [34] | Sweden | 1917 | 8.02% ( 2018) | 28 / 349 (8%)
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Socialist People's Party [35] | Denmark | 1959 | 7.71% ( 2019) | 14 / 179 (8%)
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New Democratic Party 1 [36] | Canada | 1961 | 15.98% ( 2019) | 24 / 338 (7%)
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Red–Green Alliance [35] | Denmark | 1989 | 6.93% ( 2019) | 13 / 179 (7%)
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A Just Russia 1 [37] | Russia | 2006 | 6.34% ( 2016) | 16 / 225 (7%)
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Broad Front [38] [39] | Peru | 2013 | 6.18% ( 2020) | 9 / 130 (7%)
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Socialist Left [40] | Norway | 1975 | 6.02% ( 2017) | 11 / 169 (7%)
|
Brazilian Socialist Party [41] | Brazil | 1947 | 5.52% ( 2018) | 31 / 513 (6%)
|
Democratic Labour Party 1 [41] | Brazil | 1979 | 4.68% ( 2018) | 28 / 513 (5%)
|
La France insoumise [42] | France | 2016 | 11.03% ( 2017) | 17 / 577 (3%)
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The Left [43] | Luxembourg | 1999 | 5.48% ( 2018) | 2 / 60 (3%)
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MeRA25 [14] | Greece | 2018 | 3.44% ( 2019) | 9 / 300 (3%)
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Socialism and Liberty Party [41] | Brazil | 2004 | 2.85% ( 2018) | 10 / 513 (2%)
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Free and Equal 1 [44] | Italy | 2017 | 3.39% ( 2018) | 14 / 630 (2%)
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Movement of Socialist Democrats [45] | Tunisia | 1978 | 1.04% ( 2019) | 1 / 217 (0.5%)
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Armenian Revolutionary Federation 1 [46] [47] | Armenia | 1890 | 3.89% ( 2018) | 0 / 132 (0%)
|
Sinn Féin is a 32-County party striving for an end to partition on the island of Ireland and the establishment of a democratic socialist republic.
The pro-Kurdish democratic socialist Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) [...].
Die Linke describe themselves as the party of democratic socialism [...].
New Democratic Party (NDP), French Nouveau Parti Démocratique, Canadian democratic socialist political party favouring a mixed public-private economy, broadened social benefits, and an internationalist foreign policy.
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation in its world outlook and traditions is essentially a socialist, democratic, and revolutionary party.