List of left-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]
• People's Revolutionary Movement ^[2]
• UMkhonto weSizwe ^[3]

America

  United States

• American Solidarity Party ^[4]
• Georgia Green Party ^[5]
• Prohibition Party ^[6]

Asia

  Hong Kong

• Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions
• Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions ^[7]

  India

• Samajwadi Party ^{[8] [9]}

  Japan

• Komeito

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]
• Czech Sovereignty of Social Democracy ^[14]
• United Democrats – Association of Independents ^[13]

  Denmark

• Social Democrats ^[15]

  Estonia

• Estonian Centre Party ^[16]

  Germany

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

  Georgia

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

  Ireland

• Aontú ^[22]

  Latvia

• Latvian Russian Union
• Social Democratic Party "Harmony" ^[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]
• Socialist People's Party of Montenegro ^[30]
• Workers' Party ^[31]

  Moldova

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

  Netherlands

• Christian Union ^[39]
• Denk ^[40]
• Socialist Party ^[41]

  Poland

• Slavic Union ^{[42] [43]}

  Romania

• Great Romania Party ^[44]
• Nation People Together ^[45]
• Romanian Ecologist Party ^{[46] [47]}
• Social Democratic Party ^[48]

  Russia

• A Just Russia – For Truth ^{[49] [50]}
• Communist Party of the Russian Federation ^[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

• Democratic Labour Party ^[61]
• Jacqui Lambie Network ^[62]
• Katter's Australian Party ^[63]

  New Zealand

• New Zealand First ^[64]

Former parties

Africa

  South Africa

• Labour Party ^[65]

Asia

  Japan

• Democratic Socialist Party ^[66]
• Japan Cooperative Party ^[67]

Europe

  Czech Republic

• Party of Civic Rights ^[68]

  Moldova

• Șor Party ^[69] (banned)

  Netherlands

• Christian Social Party ^[70]
• Democratic Socialists '70 ^[71]

  Romania

• Democratic National Salvation Front
• Romanian Communist Party ^[72]

  Sweden

• Folklistan ^[73]

  Ukraine

• Communist Party of Ukraine ^[74] (banned)

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