List of major liberal parties considered left

See also: List of major liberal parties considered right

Liberalism is frequently associated with centrism. ^[1] However, especially in countries whose mainstream political spectrum includes liberals and conservatives but not socialists and social democrats, liberals may be considered left-leaning or left-of-centre as opposed to conservatives. Also, even in countries where socialist political forces exist significantly, some liberal parties have political leftist characteristics.

List includes only liberal parties that are perceived as "left" by regional standards as well as international standards:

Active

Major parties

Country	Party		Abbr.	Notes	Ref.
Canada		Liberal Party of Canada	LPC	Two-party system dominated by the Liberal and Conservative parties. Most influential third party (NDP) is social democratic.	[2]
India		Indian National Congress	INC	Multi-party system, but there are two dominant parties that are the most influential: the liberal INC and the conservative BJP.	[3]
Japan		Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan	CDP	Dominant-party system under the conservative LDP. Liberal CDP is one of the main opposition parties, alongside libertarian Ishin and communist JCP.	[4]
Slovenia		Freedom Movement	GS	Multi-party system, but there are two dominant parties that are the most influential: the liberal GS and the conservative SDS.	[5] [6]
South Korea		Democratic Party	DPK	Two-party system dominated by the liberal DPK and the conservative PPP.	[7]
Taiwan		Democratic Progressive Party	DPP	Two-party system dominated by the liberal DPP and the conservative KMT.	[8]
United States		Democratic Party	D	Two-party system dominated by the liberal Democrats and the conservative Republicans.	[9]

While left-leaning liberal parties in Slovenia and South Korea tend to be major parties, they are usually short-lived. ^[10] Other parties in these traditions include:

• Slovenia : Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, ^[11] List of Marjan Šarec, ^[5] Modern Centre Party, ^[12] Party of Alenka Bratušek, ^[5] Positive Slovenia, ^[13] Zares ^[11]
• South Korea : Democratic United Party, ^[14] Millennium Democratic Party, ^[15] Rebuilding Korea Party, ^[16] Uri Party ^{[17] [18]}

Other

• Belgium : Vivant ^[19]
• Chile : Liberal Party of Chile, ^[20] Radical Party of Chile (PRCh) ^{[21] [22]}
• Croatia : Istrian Democratic Assembly ^[23]
• Czech Republic : Czech Pirate Party ^{[24] [25]}
• Denmark : Danish Social Liberal Party (B) ^[26]
• Egypt : Constitution Party ^{[27] [28]}
• France : Radical Party of the Left (PRG) ^[29]
• Gibraltar : Liberal Party of Gibraltar
• Israel : Yesh Atid, ^{[30] [31] [32] [33]} The Democrats ^{[34] [35]}
• Netherlands : Democrats 66 ^[36]
• Palestine : Third Way ^[37]
• Russia : Yabloko ^{[38] [39] [40]}
• Singapore : Singapore Democratic Party
• South Korea : Justice Party ^{[41] [42]}
• Taiwan : Taiwan People's Party ^{[43] [44]}
• United Kingdom : Liberal Democrats, ^{[45] [46]} Alliance Party of Northern Ireland ^[47]

Slovakia's liberal Progressive Slovakia (PS) is considered "right" in that it is the main opposition party to the left-wing nationalist Direction – Social Democracy (Smer), but in international standards, PS is referred to as the centre-left. ^[48]

PRCh, B, PRG and Democrats 66 are connected to Classical radicalism.

Historical

Early liberal parties were mostly related to the political left. Therefore, only liberal parties that existed since 1945 are included:

• Cyprus : United Democrats ^{[49] [50] [51] [52] [53]}
• Hong Kong : Civic Party, ^[54] Democratic Party, ^{[55] [56]} Demosisto ^[57]
• Israel : Independent Liberals, ^{[58] [59]} Shinui ^{[60] [61] [58]}
• Italy : Radical Party ^{[62] [63] [64] [65]}
• Japan : Democratic Party of Japan, ^{[66] [67]} Democratic Party (2016) ^[68]

List of liberal political coalitions considered left

Active

• Iran : Iranian Reformists ^{[69] [70]}

Poland's liberal Civic Coalition (KO) is recognised as centre-right by the international standards, but by the polish political standards it is considered centre-left as the main opposition of the conservative United Right (ZP). ^[71]

Liberal parties called "Left"

See also: Historical radicalism and Sinistrisme

Some of these parties are referred to by different names in English, in this case the native name is used.

Active

• Denmark : Radikale Venstre, ^[72] Venstre ^[73]
• France : Radical Party of the Left ^[29]
• Norway : Venstre ^[73]

Historical

• Austria : United German Left  [ de ], ^[74] United Left
• Finland : Svensk Vänster
• France : Centre-Left  [ fr ], Democratic Left  [ fr ], Federation of the Lefts, Independents of the Left, Radical Left  [ fr ], Rally of Republican Lefts, Republican Left, Social and Radical Left, Union of the Lefts  [ fr ]
• Hungary : Left Centre, United Left (Civic Freedom Party–National Democratic Party) ^[75]
• Italy : Historical Left ^[72]
• Luxembourg : Left Liberals
• Norway : Moderate Venstre
• Spain : Democratic Left of Catalonia, ^[76] Republican Left ^[77]

See also

See also
Liberalism Social liberalism Liberalism by country Liberalism in Canada Liberalism in China Liberalism in Hong Kong (pro-democracy camp) Liberalism in India Liberalism in Iran Liberalism in Japan Liberalism in South Korea Liberalism in the United States Modern liberalism in the United States Pro-democracy camp (Macau) Progressivism Progressivism in Taiwan (pan-green coalition) Tangwai movement

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