List of economic left and socially conservative political parties

The following is a list of political parties which combined left-wing economic policies with conservative social policies.

Active parties

Africa

  South Africa

• Al Jama-ah ^[1]
• UMkhonto weSizwe ^[2]

America

  United States

• American Communist Party ^[3]
• American Solidarity Party ^[4]

Asia

  Cambodia

• Cambodian People's Party ^[5]

  Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions ^[6]

  India

• Samajwadi Party ^{[7] [8]}

  Japan

• Komeito

  Philippines

• Partido Demokratiko Pilipino ^[9]

Europe

  Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Alliance of Independent Social Democrats ^[10]

  Bulgaria

• Alternative for Bulgarian Revival ^[11]
• Bulgarian Socialist Party ^[12]

Czechia

• Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia ^{[13] [ better source needed ]}
• Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy ^[14]
• United Democrats – Association of Independents ^{[13] [ better source needed ]}

  Denmark

• Social Democrats ^[15]

  Estonia

• Estonian Centre Party ^{[16] [ better source needed ]}
• Together

  Germany

• Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht ^[17]
• Ecological Democratic Party ^[18]

  Georgia

• European Socialists ^[19]
• Georgian Dream ^[20]
• Georgian Troupe ^[21]

  Greece

• Communist Party of Greece ^[22]

  Ireland

• Aontú ^[23]

  Lithuania

• Dawn of Nemunas ^[24]
• Labour Party ^[25]
• Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union ^[26]
• Lithuanian Regions Party ^[27]
• Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" ^[28]

  Montenegro

• Democratic People's Party ^{[29] [ better source needed ]}
• Socialist People's Party of Montenegro ^{[29] [ better source needed ]}
• Workers' Party ^[30]

  Moldova

• Heart of Moldova Republican Party ^[31]
• Our Party ^{[32] [33]}
• Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova ^{[34] [35]}
• Party of Regions of Moldova ^[36]
• Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova ^[37]
• Revival Party ^[38]
• Victory ^[39]

  Netherlands

• Christian Union ^[40]
• Denk ^[41]
• Socialist Party ^[42]

  Poland

• Law and Justice ^[43]
• Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland ^[44]
• Slavic Union ^{[45] [46]}

  Romania

• Great Romania Party ^[47]
• Nation People Together ^[48]
• Social Democratic Party ^[49]

  Russia

• Communist Party of the Russian Federation
• A Just Russia – For Truth ^{[50] [51]}

  Slovakia

• Direction – Social Democracy ^[52]
• Voice – Social Democracy ^[53]

  Spain

• Feminist Party of Spain ^[54]
• Workers' Front ^[55]

  Ukraine

• All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" ^[56]
• Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) ^[57]

  United Kingdom

• Alba Party ^[58]
• Social Democratic Party ^[59]
• Workers Party of Britain ^[60]

Oceania

  Australia

• Jacqui Lambie Network ^[61]
• Katter's Australian Party ^[62]
• Democratic Labour Party

  New Zealand

• New Zealand First ^[63]

Former parties

Asia

  Japan

• Democratic Socialist Party ^[64]
• Japan Cooperative Party ^[65]

Europe

  Czech Republic

• Party of Civic Rights ^[66]

  Moldova

• Șor Party ^[67] (banned)

  Netherlands

• Christian Social Party ^[68]
• Democratic Socialists '70 ^[69]

  Romania

• Romanian Communist Party ^[70]

  Slovakia

• Union of the Workers of Slovakia

  Sweden

• Folklistan ^[71]

  Ukraine

• Communist Party of Ukraine ^[72] (banned)

See also

• Conservative left (disambiguation)
• Old Left
• MAGA communism

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