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• Major Right of Center Parties

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• Major Other Parties
• National Parliamentary Election Returns in Democracies

Notes

1. Democracies are defined as only those 86 countries defined as "free" by Freedom House in their 2001-2002 Freedom House Survey of Freedom.  86 countries out of 192 surveyed are defined as "free," but 121 are determined by Freedom House as "electoral democracies."
2. Only official party sites are listed.
3. Only parties with at least four percent of the seats in national parliaments are included below.
4. Left of Center:  Leftist.  Parties are mostly members of Socialist International (SI).
5. Centrist:  Just as name implies.  Parties are mostly members of Liberal International (LI).
6. Right of Center:  Rightist.  Parties are mostly members of Christian Democrats International (CDI/IDC) and/or International Democrat Union (IDU).  However, not all parties that are members of either the CDI and/or the IDU are conservative.
7. Other:  Parties difficult to define in terms of left/right spectrum.  Parties are mostly nationalist/separatist, populist or religious-based.
8. Party names are almost always only listed below in English.
9. Most official websites are entirely or partly in English, but some websites are only in the native language of the country of that party.

Parties of 86 Democratic Countries

1. Andorra
2. Argentina
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Bahamas
6. Barbados
7. Belgium
8. Belize
9. Benin
10. Bolivia
11. Botswana
12. Britain
13. Bulgaria
14. Canada
15. Cape Verde
16. Chile
17. Costa Rica
18. Croatia
19. Cyprus
20. Czech Republic
21. Denmark
22. Dominica

23. Dominican Republic
24. El Salvador
25. Estonia
26. Finland
27. France
28. Germany
29. Ghana
30. Greece
31. Grenada
32. Guyana
33. Hungary
34. Iceland
35. India
36. Ireland
37. Israel
38. Italy
39. Jamaica
40. Japan
41. Kiribati
42. Korea, South
43. Latvia
44. Liechtenstein
45. Lithuania

46. Luxembourg
47. Mali
48. Malta
49. Marshall Islands
50. Mauritius
51. Mexico
52. Micronesia
53. Monaco
54. Mongolia
55. Namibia
56. Nauru
57. Netherlands
58. New Zealand
59. Norway
60. Palau
61. Panama
62. Papua New Guinea
63. Peru
64. Philippines
65. Poland
66. Portugal
67. Romania
68. Saint Kitts & Nevis

69. Saint Lucia
70. Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
71. Samoa
72. San Marino
73. Sao Tome & Principe
74. Slovakia
75. Slovenia
76. South Africa
77. Spain
78. Suriname
79. Sweden
80. Switzerland
81. Taiwan
82. Thailand
83. Tuvalu
    • United Kingdom (see Britain)
84. United States
85. Uruguay
86. Vanuatu

So-called "non-party democracies" are those in regular black font.

1. Alternative for a Republic of Equals (ARI)
2. Front for a Country in Solidarity (FREPASO)

1. Justicialist Party (PJ)^{CDI, IDU and ODCA}
2. Radical Civic Union (UCR)^SI

1. Liberal Party^{APDU and IDU}
2. National Party (NPA)

1. Greens
2. Social Democratic Party (SPO)^SI

1. Freedom Party (FPO)

2. People's Party (OEVP)^{EDU, EPP and IDU}

1. Agalev (Flemish Green Party)
2. Ecolo (Walloon Greens)
3. Flemish Socialists (SP)^SI
4. Walloon Socialists (PS)^SI

1. Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD)^{ELDR and LI}
2. People's Union - Flemish Free Democrats (VU)
3. Walloon Liberal Reformation Party (PRL)^{ELDR and LI}

1. Francophone Democratic Front (FDF)
2. Flemish Christian People's Party (CVP)^EPP
3. Walloon Christian Social Party (PSC)^{CDI and EPP}

1. Action for Renewal and Development (FARD)
2. Social Democratic Party (PSD)^SI*

1. Conscience of the Fatherland (CONDEPA)
2. Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR)^SI
3. Movement Towards Socialism (MAS)

1. Civic Solidarity Union (UCS)
2. National Democratic Action (ADN)^{ADU and IDU}

1. Simeon II National Movement (NMS2)
2. Union of Democratic Forces (UDF)^{CDI, EDU, EPP}* ^{and IDU}

1. Liberals^LI
2. Progressive Conservatives (PC)^{ADU, APDU and IDU}

1. Party for Democracy (PPD)^SI
2. Socialist Party (PS)^SI

1. Christian Democrats (PDC)^{CDI and ODCA}
2. Social Democratic Radical Party (PRSD)^SI

1. Independent Democratic Union (UDI)
2. National Renewal (RN)^ADU

1. Citizens' Action Party (PAC)
2. Libertarian Movement (ML)  libertarian

1. Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)
2. Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)

1. Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL)
2. Social Democratic Movement (KISOS)

1. Communist Party (KSCM)
2. Social Democrats (CSSD)^SI

1. Radical Left-Social Liberal Party (RV)^{ELDR and LI}
2. Social Democrats (SD)^SI
3. Socialist People's Party (SF)

1. Conservative People's Party (KF)^{CDI, EDU, EPP and IDU}
2. Left, Liberal Party of Denmark (Venstre)^{ELDR and LI}

1. Dominica Labour Party (DLP)^SI*
2. United Worker's Party (UWP)

1. National Republican Alliance (ARENA)^{ADU, APDU and IDU}
2. Party of National Conciliation (PCN)

1. Estonian United People's Party {EURP)
2. Moderates (M)

1. Center Party (EKK)
2. Coalition Party (EK)^LI

1. Pro Patria Union (Fatherland Union)^{CDI, EDU and IDU}
2. Reform Party (R)^{ELDR and LI}

1. Green League (VIHR)
2. Leftist Alliance (VAS)
3. Social Democrats (SDP)^SI

1. Center Party (Keskusta)^{ELDR and LI}
2. Swedish People's Party (SFP)^{ELDR and LI}

1. Christian League (SKL)
2. National Coalition (KOK) Party^{EDU, EPP and IDU}

1. Communist Party (PCF)
2. Socialist^SI

1. Alliance'90/Greens
2. Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
3. Social Democrats (SDP)^SI

1. Christian Democratic Union (CDU)^{CDI, EDU, EPP and IDU}
2. Christian Social Union (CSU)^{EDU, EPP and IDU}

1. People's National Congress (PNC/Reform)
2. People's Progressive Party (PPP/Civic)

1. Alliance (SF)
2. Left-Green Alliance (VG)

1. Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)

2. Janata Dal

3. Socialist Party (SP)

4. Telugu Desam (TDP)

1. Fianna Fail (FF)
2. Progressive Democrats (PD)^ELDR

1. Labor^SI
2. Meretz^SI

1. Mercaz (Center Party)
2. Shinui (Change)^LI

1. International Organization of Torah-observant Sephardic Jews (SHAS)
2. National Religious Party (NRP)
3. United Arab List (UAL)
4. United Torah Judaism (UTJ)
5. Yisrael Ba'aliyah (YB)

1. Democrats
2. Democrats of the Left (DS)^SI

1. Forza Italia (Go Italy)^{EDU and EPP}
2. National Alliance (AN)
3. Northern League (LN) separatist

1. Japanese Communist Party (JCP)
2. Social Democratic Party (SDP)

1. Clean Government Party (New Komeito)
2. Democratic Party (DP)

1. Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
2. Liberal Party (LP)

1. Grand National Party (GNP)^{APDU and IDU}
2. United Liberal Democrats (ULD)

Latvia

1. People’s Harmony Party (TSP)
2. Social Democratic Workers' Party (LSDSP)^SI

1. Latvia's Way (LC)^{ELDR and LI}
2. New Party (NP)

1. National Conservative - Alliance of Fatherland and Freedom (TB-LNNK)
2. People's Party (TP)^EPP*

1. Patriotic Union (VU)^EDU
2. Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP)^EDU

1. Lithuanian Democratic Workers' Party (LDDP)
2. Social Democratic Party (LSDP)^SI 

1. Lithuanian Liberal Union (LLS)^{ELDR and LI}
2. New Union (NS)

1. Greens
2. Socialists Workers Party (LSAP)^SI

1. Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)^SI*
2. Mauritian Socialist Movement (MSM)
3. Mauritius Labour Party (PTr)^SI

National and Democratic Union (UND)

1. D-66^{ELDR and LI}
2. Green Left
3. Labour (PvdA)^SI
4. Socialist Party (SP)

1. Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)^{CDI and EPP}

1. People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD)^{ELDR and LI}
2. Pim Fortuyn List (LPF)

1. Alliance
2. Green Party
3. Labour (NZLP)^SI

1. ACT
2. National Party^{APDU and IDU}
3. United Future New Zealand (UFNZ)

1. Labour Party (DNA)^SI
2. Socialist Left Party (SV)

1. Center Party (SP)
2. Christian People's Party (KrF)^CDI

1. Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD)^SI*
2. Solidarity Party (PS) 

National Liberal Party (PLN)^LI**

1. Arnulfist Party (PA)

2. Christian Democratic Party (PDC)

3. Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (MOLIRENA)

1. People's Progress Party (PPP)
2. People's Democratic Movement (PDM)
3. People's Action Party (PAP)

1. Moralizing Independent Front (FIM)
2. Peru Possible (PP)

1. National Union of Christian Democrats - People Power (LAKAS-NUCD)^CDI
2. Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC)
3. Struggle for Democratic Philippines (LDP)

1. Alliance of Democratic Left (SLD)^SI
2. Polish People's Party (PSL)
3. Union of Labour (UP)^SI

1. Law and Justice (PiS)
2. Self Defense of the Polish Republic (S)

1. Communists (PCP)
2. Socialists (PS)^SI

1. People's Party (PP)
2. Social Democrats (PSD)^{CDI, EDU, EPP and IDU}

1. Democratic Party (PD)^SI
2. Social Democratic Party (PSD)

1. Concerned Citizens' Movement (CCM)
2. Nevis Reformation Party (NRP)

1. Party of Democracy (PD)
2. Socialists (PSS)^SI

1. Party of Civic Understanding (SOP)  
2. Party of the Democratic Left (SDL)^SI

1. Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS)
2. Slovak National Party (SNS)

1. Liberal Democracy (LDS)^{ELDR and LI}
2. New Slovenian Christian People's Party (NSI)
3. Party of the Slovenia Youth (SMS)

1. Slovene Christian Democrats (SKD)^{CDI, EDU and EPP}
2. Slovene People's Party (SLS)
3. Social Democrats (SDSS)

1. Democratic Party of Retired People (DESUS)
2. Slovenian National Party (SNS)

1. New National Party (NNP)^{ADG, DUA and IDU}
2. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

1. Convergence and Union of Catalonia (CiU)
2. People's Party (PP)^{CDI, EDU, EPP and IDU}

1. Labor Party (SPA)

2. National Party (NPS)

3. Progressive Reform Party (VHP)^ODCA

Democratic Alternative '91 (DA '91)

1. Democratic National Platform 2000 (DNP)

2. National Democratic Party (NDP)

3. Political Wing of the FAL

1. Greens
2. Left Party (VP)
3. Social Democrats (SAP)^SI

1. Center Party^ELDR
2. Liberal People's Party (FPL)^{ELDR and LI}

1. Christian Democrats (KDS)^{CDI and EPP}
2. Moderates (M)^{EDU, EPP and IDU}

1. Greens (GPS)
2. Social Democrats (SP/PS)^SI

1. Christian Democrats (CVP)^{CDI, EDU and EPP}
2. Swiss People's Party (SVP)

1. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP MCT)^LI**
2. Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU)

1. Nationalist Party (KMT)^{APDU and IDU}
2. People First Party (PFP)

1. New Aspiration Party (PKWM)
2. Thai Nation Party (TNP)

1. Colorado Party (PC)
2. New Space (NE)
3. Progressive Encounter (EP-FA)

1. Greens
2. Party of our Land (VP)
3. Vanuatu National United Party (NUP)

1. Melanesian Progressive Party (MPP)
2. Vanuatu Republican Party (VRP)

Legend

• ^ADG  Denotes party is affiliated with the African Dialogue Group (ADG), which is associated with the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA), a regional body of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
• ^ADU  Denotes party is a member of Americas Democrat Union, a regional body of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
• ^APDU  Denotes party is a member of Asia-Pacific Democrat Union, a regional body of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
• ^CDI  Denotes party is a full member party of Christian Democrats International (CDI).  The CDI consists of leftist, centrist, and conservative parties in democracies, non-democracies and semi-democracies.
• ^CDI**  Denotes party is an observer member party of the Christian Democrats International (CDI).  The CDI consists of leftist, centrist, and conservative parties in democracies, non-democracies and semi-democracies.
• ^CDU  Denotes party is a member of Caribbean Democrat Union, a regional body of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
• ^DUA  Denotes party is a member of Democrat Union of Africa (DUA), a regional body of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
• ^EDU  Denotes party is a member of European Democrat Union (EDU), a regional body of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
• ^ELDR  Denotes party is a full member party of European Liberal Democratic Reform Party (ELDR).  The ELDR consists of mostly centrist parties in democracies and semi-democracies in Europe.  Mostly the ELDR is a caucus of like-minded parties in the European Parliament.
• ^ELDR*  Denotes party is an affiliate member party of European Liberal Democratic Reform Party (ELDR).  The ELDR consists of mostly centrist parties in democracies and semi-democracies in Europe.  Mostly the ELDR is a caucus of like-minded parties in the European Parliament.
• ^EPP  Denotes party is a full member party of European People's Party, a caucus of most Christian Democratic and right of center parties in the European Parliament and is affiliated with the Christian Democrats International (CDI).
• ^EPP*  Denotes party is an associate member party of European People's Party, a caucus of most Christian Democratic and right of center parties in the European Parliament and is affiliated with the Christian Democrats International (CDI).
• ^IDU  Denotes party is a member of International Democrat Union (IDU).  The IDU consists of centrist and conservative parties in democracies and semi-democracies.
• ^LI  Denotes party is a full member party of Liberal International (LI).  The LI consists of mostly centrist parties in democracies and semi-democracies.
• ^LI**  Denotes party is an observer member party of Liberal International (LI).  The LI consists of mostly centrist parties in democracies and semi-democracies.
• ^ODCA  Denotes party is a full member party of the Organization of Christian Democrats in the Americas (ODCA),  a regional body of the Christian Democrats International (CDI/IDC).
• ^ODCA**  Denotes party is an observer member party of the Organization of Christian Democrats in the Americas (ODCA), a regional body of the Christian Democrats International (CDI/IDC).
• ^SI  Denotes party is a full member party of Socialist International (SI).  Member parties exist in democracies, semi-democracies and non-democracies.
• ^SI*  Denotes party is a consultative member party of Socialist International (SI).  Member parties exist in democracies, semi-democracies and non-democracies.
• ^SI**  Denotes party is an observer member party of Socialist International (SI).  Member parties exist in democracies, semi-democracies and non-democracies.

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• ElectionGuide.org 2002
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