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 Solidarity Party ^[3]

Asia

  Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions ^[4]

  India

• Samajwadi Party ^{[5] [6]}

  Japan

• Komeito

  Philippines

• Partido Demokratiko Pilipino ^[7]

Europe

  Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Alliance of Independent Social Democrats ^[8]

  Bulgaria

• Alternative for Bulgarian Revival ^[9]
• Bulgarian Socialist Party ^[10]

Czechia

• Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia ^{[11] [ better source needed ]}
• Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy ^[12]
• United Democrats – Association of Independents ^{[11] [ better source needed ]}

  Denmark

• Social Democrats ^[13]

  Estonia

• Estonian Centre Party ^{[14] [ better source needed ]}
• Together

  Germany

• Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht ^[15]
• Ecological Democratic Party ^[16]

  Georgia

• European Socialists ^[17]
• Georgian Dream ^[18]
• Georgian Troupe ^[19]

  Greece

• Communist Party of Greece ^[20]

  Ireland

• Aontú ^[21]

  Lithuania

• Dawn of Nemunas ^[22]
• Labour Party ^[23]
• Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union ^[24]
• Lithuanian Regions Party ^[25]
• Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" ^[26]

  Montenegro

• Democratic People's Party ^{[27] [ better source needed ]}
• Socialist People's Party of Montenegro ^{[27] [ better source needed ]}
• Workers' Party ^[28]

  Moldova

• Heart of Moldova Republican Party ^[29]
• Our Party ^{[30] [31]}
• Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova ^{[32] [33]}
• Party of Regions of Moldova ^[34]
• Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova ^[35]
• Revival Party ^[36]
• Victory ^[37]

  Netherlands

• Christian Union ^[38]
• Denk ^[39]
• Socialist Party ^[40]

  Poland

• Law and Justice ^[41]
• Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland ^[42]
• Slavic Union ^{[43] [44]}

  Romania

• Great Romania Party ^[45]
• Nation People Together ^[46]
• Social Democratic Party ^[47]

  Russia

• Communist Party of the Russian Federation
• A Just Russia – For Truth ^{[48] [49]}

  Slovakia

• Direction – Social Democracy ^[50]
• Voice – Social Democracy ^[51]

  Spain

• Feminist Party of Spain ^[52]
• Workers' Front ^[53]

  Ukraine

• All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" ^[54]
• Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) ^[55]

  United Kingdom

• Alba Party ^[56]
• Social Democratic Party ^[57]
• Workers Party of Britain ^[58]

Oceania

  Australia

• Jacqui Lambie Network ^[59]
• Katter's Australian Party ^[60]
• Democratic Labour Party

  New Zealand

• New Zealand First ^[61]

Former parties

Asia

  Japan

• Democratic Socialist Party ^[62]
• Japan Cooperative Party ^[63]

Europe

  Czech Republic

• Party of Civic Rights ^[64]

  Moldova

• Șor Party ^[65] (banned)

  Netherlands

• Christian Social Party ^[66]
• Democratic Socialists '70 ^[67]

  Romania

• Romanian Communist Party ^[68]

  Slovakia

• Union of the Workers of Slovakia

  Sweden

• Folklistan ^[69]

  Ukraine

• Communist Party of Ukraine ^[70] (banned)

See also

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

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