List of political parties in Spain

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This article serves as a list of thepolitical parties in Spain.

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Spain has a multi-party system at both the national and regional level, the major parties nationwide being the People's Party (PP) and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

Spain was formerly considered to have a two-party system dominated by the PSOE and the PP; [1] however, the current makeup has no formation or coalition with enough seats to claim a parliamentary majority in the bicameral Cortes Generales (consisting of both the national Congress of Deputies and regional representation in the Senate). Regional parties can be strong in autonomous communities, notably Catalonia and the Basque Country, and are often essential for national government coalitions.

National political formations of Spain

Political parties with parliamentary representation

Represented in Cortes Generales

Party or coalitionIdeologyLeader Deputies Senators MEPs Regional dep. Councillors Coalition partnersNotes
Logo del PP (2022).svg People's Party (PP)
Partido Popular
Conservatism
Christian democracy
Alberto Núñez Feijóo
137 / 350
140 / 265
22 / 61
452 / 1,258
23,412 / 66,979
PP (88)
Logotipo del PSOE.svg Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Social democracy Pedro Sánchez
121 / 350
88 / 265
20 / 61
354 / 1,258
20,784 / 66,979
PSOE (102)
PSC (19)
VOX logo.svg Vox (Vox)
Vox
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Santiago Abascal
33 / 350
3 / 265
6 / 61
119 / 1,258
1,695 / 66,979
Sumar logo.svg Unite (Sumar)
Sumar
Progressivism
Left-wing populism
Green politics
Yolanda Díaz
26 / 350
2 / 265
3 / 61
38 / 1,258
1,995 / 66,979
SMR (10)

Comuns (6) IU (5) MM (2)

Logo de Podemos (2022).svg We can (Podemos)
Podemos
Democratic socialism
Left-wing populism
Ione Belarra
5 / 350
0 / 265
2 / 61
17 / 1,258
1,995 / 66,979
ERC icono 2017.svg Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC)
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
Catalan independence
Left-wing nationalism
Social democracy
Oriol Junqueras
7 / 350
6 / 265
1 / 61
33 / 1,258
2,903 / 66,979
Junts per Catalunya (2020).svg Together for Catalonia (JxCat)
Junts per Catalunya
Catalan independence
Populism
Laura Borràs
7 / 350
3 / 265
1 / 61
35 / 1,258
2,683 / 66,979
Icono de EH Bildu (2023).svg Basque Country Unite (EH Bildu)
Euskal Herria Bildu
Basque independence
Abertzale left
Socialism
Arnaldo Otegi
6 / 350
5 / 265
1 / 61
30 / 1,258
1,399 / 66,979
Sortu (1)
Alternatiba (1)
Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV)
Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea
Partido Nacionalista Vasco
Basque nationalism
Christian democracy
Social democracy
Andoni Ortuzar
5 / 350
5 / 265
1 / 61
31 / 1,258
986 / 66,979
Coalicion Canaria.svg Canarian Coalition (CCa)
Coalición Canaria
Regionalism
Canarian nationalism
Centrism
Fernando Clavijo
1 / 350
1 / 265
0 / 61
19 / 1,258
304 / 66,979
Compromis (isotip).svg Commitment Coalition (Compromís)
Coalició Compromís
Valencian nationalism
Eco-socialism
Green politics
Joan Baldoví
1 / 350
1 / 265
1 / 61
15 / 1,258
662 / 66,979
Part of Sumar since June 2023.
BNG logo.svg Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)
Bloque Nacionalista Galego
Galician nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
Socialism
Ana Pontón
1 / 350
1 / 265
1 / 61
19 / 1,258
590 / 66,979
Logo UPN 2017.svg Navarrese People's Union (UPN)
Unión del Pueblo Navarro
Conservatism
Christian democracy
Regionalism
Javier Esparza
1 / 350
1 / 265
0 / 61
15 / 1,258
298 / 66,979
Mes per Mallorca logo.svg More for Majorca (Més)
Més per Mallorca
Left-wing nationalism
Democratic socialism
Green politics
Lluís Apesteguia
0 / 350
1 / 265
0 / 61
4 / 1,258
118 / 66,979
Part of Sumar since June 2023.
Geroa Bai (current logo).svg Yes to the Future (GBai)
Geroa Bai
Basque nationalism
Social democracy
Uxue Barkos
0 / 350
1 / 265
0 / 61
7 / 50
50 / 66,979
GSB/GSV
EAJ/PNV
Agrupacion Socialista Gomera (logo).svg Gomera Socialist Group (ASG)
Agrupación Socialista Gomera
Insularism
Social democracy
Casimiro Curbelo
0 / 350
1 / 265
0 / 61
3 / 1,258
34 / 66,979
AHI logo.svg Independent Herrenian Group (AHI)
Agrupación Herreña Independiente
Insularism
Canarian nationalism
Centrism
Narvay Quintero
0 / 350
1 / 265
0 / 61
1 / 70
9 / 66,979

Represented in regional parliaments

Party or coalitionIdeologyLeader Regional dep. Councillors Region
Revuelta de la Espana Vaciada.png Empty Spain (EV)
España Vaciada
Localism
Ruralism
Tomás Guitarte
6 / 1,258
262 / 66,979
Adelante Andalucia Isotipo, 2021.svg Forward Andalusia (AA)
Adelante Andalucía
Andalusian nationalism
Left-wing populism
Anti-capitalism
Teresa Rodríguez
2 / 109
8 / 9,067
Andalusia
Logo del PAR (2023).svg Aragonese Party (PAR)
Partido Aragonés
Regionalism
Centrism
Alberto Izquierdo
1 / 67
334 / 4,155
Aragón
Chunta Aragonesista (logotipo2).svg Aragonese Union (CHA)
Chunta Aragonesista
Aragonese nationalism
Eco-socialism
Joaquín Palacín
3 / 67
131 / 4,155
Foro Asturias icono 2021.svg Asturias Forum (Foro)
Foro Asturias
Regionalism
Conservatism
Carmen Moriyón
1 / 45
38 / 928
Asturias
MES per Menorca simplified logo.svg More for Menorca (MxMe)
Més per Menorca
Left-wing nationalism
Democratic socialism
Green politics
Manel Martí
2 / 59
20 / 66,979
Balearic Islands
Sa Unio de Formentera.svg The Union of Formentera (Sa Unió)
Sa Unió de Formentera
Conservatism Llorenç Córdoba
1 / 59
9 / 66,979
Nueva Canarias.png New Canaries–Canarian Bloc (NC–BC)
Nueva Canarias–Bloque Canarista
Canarian nationalism
Social democracy
Román Rodríguez
5 / 70
105 / 66,979
Canary Islands
Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC)
Partido Regionalista de Cantabria
Regionalism
Centrism
Miguel Ángel Revilla
8 / 35
298 / 1,041
Cantabria
Union del Pueblo Leones logo.svg Leonese People's Union (UPL)
Unión del Pueblo Leonés
Regionalism
Autonomism
Luis Mariano Santos
3 / 81
234 / 5,194
Castile and León (León)
CUP.svg Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP)
Candidatura d'Unitat Popular
Catalan independence
Anti-capitalism
Socialism
Mireia Vehí
4 / 135
313 / 15,837
Catalonia
AliancaCatalana logo.svg Catalan Alliance (AC) Catalan independence
Right-wing populism
Sílvia Orriols
2 / 135
8 / 9,139
Movement for Dignity and Citizenship (MDyC)
Movimiento por la Dignidad y la Ciudadanía
Ceutan autonomism
Regionalism
Fatima Hamed
3 / 25
Ceuta
Ceuta Ya logo.jpg Ceuta Now! (CY!)
Ceuta Ya!
Democratic socialism
Ceutan autonomism
Mohamed Mustafa
2 / 25
Coalicion por Melilla logo.svg Coalition for Melilla (CpM)
Coalición por Melilla
Social democracy
Progressivism
Regionalism
Mustafa Aberchán
5 / 25
Melilla
We Are Melilla (SML)
Somos Melilla
Regionalism Amin Azmani
1 / 25

Represented in the European Parliament only

Se Acabó La Fiesta was founded right before the 2024 European Parliament election and won 3 seats. It is designated as a grouping of electors rather than as an official political party.

Political parties without representation

Communist parties

Nationalist parties

Regionalist parties

Andalusia

Asturias

Basque Country

Cantabria

Castile and León

Catalonia

Extremadura

Galicia

Madrid

Defunct parties

Defunct major parties

Defunct parties of Catalonia

Defunct parties of the Basque Country

Defunct minor parties

Historical parties

Reign of Isabella II and the Sexenio Democrático

Bourbon restoration

Second Spanish Republic

Francoist Spain

During the period of the Francoist Regime from 1939 to 1977, Spain was a One-party state. That means that only one political party, the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FET y de las JONS), was legally allowed to hold power.

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