List of democratic socialist parties that have governed

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This is a list of 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.

Contents

Political parties

CountryPartyYears in powerMember of SINotes
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Socialist Party of Albania 2013–present
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australian Labor Party 1904, 1908–1909, 1910–1916, 1929–1932, 1941–1949, 1972–1975, 1983–1996, 2007–2013, 2022-presentyes
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Bangladesh Awami League 2009–present
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Barbados Labour Party 1954-1961, 1976–1986, 1994–2008, 2018–present
Democratic Labour Party 1961-1976, 1986–1994, 2008–2018
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgian Socialist Party 1938-1939, 1945–1949, 1954–1958, 1973-1974
Parti socialiste 2011–2014
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Progressive Labour Party 1998-2012
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Movement Towards Socialism 2006–present
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Brazilian Socialist Party 2002–2016
Democratic Labour Party 2003, 2007–2016yes
Workers' Party 2002–2016
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgarian Socialist Party 2002-2012
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Socialist Party of Chile 1970-1973, 2006–2010, 2014–2017yes
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica National Liberation Party 2006-2014
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Dominica Labour Party 1961-1979, 2000–present
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Dominican Revolutionary Party 1963, 1978–1986, 2000-2004
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Democratic Left 1988-1992
PAIS Alliance 2007–2021
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 2009–2019
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Fiji Labour Party 1987, 1999-2000
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland 1982–2012, 2020–presentyes
Flag of France.svg  France French Section of the Workers' International
Socialist Party 1981–1995, 1997–2002, 2012–2017yes
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Panhellenic Socialist Movement 1981-1989, 1993–2004, 2009–2012
Syriza 2015–2019
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Siumut
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana People's National Congress (Guyana) 2015–present
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian Socialist Party 1994–1998, 2002-2010
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Social Democratic Alliance 2009-2013yes
Flag of India.svg  India Indian National Congress 1947-1977, 1980–1989, 1991–1996, 2004-2014yes
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Sinn Féin 1919-22
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Israeli Labor Party 1968–1977, 1984-2003yes
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italian Socialist Party
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica People's National Party 1955-1962, 1972–1980, 1989–2007, 2012–2016
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japan Socialist Party 1947-1948yes [1]
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Labour Party
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Labour Party
Mauritian Militant Movement
Militant Socialist Movement
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Nepali Congress
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Labor Party 1946, 1948–1958, 1973–1977, 1994-2002
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Labour Party 1935-1949, 1957–1960, 1972–1975, 1984–1990, 1999–2008, 2017-presentobserver
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Labour Party 1928, 1935–1939, 1945–1961, 1971–1972, 1973–1981, 1986–1989, 1990–1997, 2000–2001, 2005–2013, 2021-presentobserver
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistan People's Party
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish Socialist Party
Democratic Left Alliance 1993–1997, 2001-2005
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Socialist Party 1976-1978, 1983–1985, 1995–2002, 2005–2011, 2015–presentyes
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party 1960-1980, 1995–2015
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Labour Party 1960-1964, 1979–1982, 1997–2006, 2011–2016, 2021–present
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent Labour Party 1967-1972, 1974-1984
Unity Labour Party 2001–present
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Smer 2006-2010, 2012–presentyes
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa African National Congress 1994–presentyes
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 1982–1996, 2004–2011, 2018-presentyes
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956-1960, 1960–1965, 1970–1977, 1994–present
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Tanganyika African National Union 1962–1977
Chama Cha Mapinduzi 1977–presentyes
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago United National Congress 1995-2001, 2010–2015
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Democratic Left Party
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Labour Party 1924, 1929–1951, 1964–1970, 1974–1979, 1997-2010observer
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Socialist Party of Uruguay 2005–presentyes
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Democratic Action 1945-1948, 1959–1969, 1974–1979, 1984-1993

Currently represented

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.

PartyCountryDate established% of popular vote
in the latest election
Seats in the legislature
(lower chamber if bicameral)
Movement for Socialism [2] Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 199855.10% (2020)
75 / 130(58%)
Broad Front 1 [3] Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 197140.49% (2019)
42 / 99(42%)
Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova [4] Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 199727.17% (2021)
32 / 101(32%)
National Unity of Hope 1 [2] Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 200217.92% (2019)
54 / 160(34%)
Labour Party 1 [5] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 190032.20% (2019)
202 / 650(31%)
Scottish National Party 1 [6] Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 193647.7% (2021)
64 / 129(50%)
Plaid Cymru 1 [7] [8] [9] [10] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 192520.70% (2021)
13 / 60(22%)
Social Democratic and Labour Party 1 [11] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Northern Ireland 19709.1% (2022)
8 / 90(9%)
Sinn Féin [12] [13] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Northern Ireland 190529% (2022)
27 / 90(30%)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 190524.53% (2020)
37 / 158(23%)
Syriza 1 [14] Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 200431.53% (2019)
86 / 300(29%)
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front [2] Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 19806.91% (2021)
4 / 84(5%)
Inuit Ataqatigiit [15] Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 197637.44% (2021)
12 / 31(39%)
Left-Green Movement [16] Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 199912.57% (2021)
6 / 63(10%)
Democratic Socialist Left [17] Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 201716.49% (2019)
10 / 60(17%)
Party of Socialists and Democrats 1 [17] Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 200513.13% (2019)
8 / 60(13%)
Guasú Front [2] Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 201011.83% (2018)
6 / 45(13%)
Peoples' Democratic Party [18] [19] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 201211.70% (2018)
67 / 550(12%)
Workers' Party 1 [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 198010.30% (2018)
56 / 513(11%)
Unidas Podemos [27] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 201612.86% (2019)
35 / 350(10%)
The Left [28] Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 20144.46% (2022)
5 / 90(6%)
The Left [29] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20074.9% (2021)
39 / 709(6%)
Socialist Party 1 [30] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 19716% (2021)
9 / 150(6%)
Socialist Party of Serbia 1 [31] [32] Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 199011.79 (2022)
23 / 250(9%)
Left Alliance [33] Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 19908.17% (2019)
16 / 200(8%)
Left Party [34] Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 19178.02% (2018)
28 / 349(8%)
Socialist People's Party [35] Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 19597.71% (2019)
14 / 179(8%)
New Democratic Party 1 [36] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 196115.98% (2019)
24 / 338(7%)
Red–Green Alliance [35] Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 19896.93% (2019)
13 / 179(7%)
A Just Russia 1 [37] Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 20066.34% (2016)
16 / 225(7%)
Broad Front [38] [39] Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 20136.18% (2020)
9 / 130(7%)
Socialist Left [40] Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 19756.02% (2017)
11 / 169(7%)
Brazilian Socialist Party [41] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19475.52% (2018)
31 / 513(6%)
Democratic Labour Party 1 [41] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19794.68% (2018)
28 / 513(5%)
La France insoumise [42] Flag of France.svg  France 201611.03% (2017)
17 / 577(3%)
The Left [43] Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 19995.48% (2018)
2 / 60(3%)
MeRA25 [14] Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 20183.44% (2019)
9 / 300(3%)
Socialism and Liberty Party [41] Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 20042.85% (2018)
10 / 513(2%)
Free and Equal 1 [44] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20173.39% (2018)
14 / 630(2%)
Movement of Socialist Democrats [45] Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 19781.04% (2019)
1 / 217(0.5%)
Armenian Revolutionary Federation 1 [46] [47] Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 18903.89% (2018)
0 / 132(0%)

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