This is a list of political parties with names referring to positions on the political spectrum. That is political parties who are named the the left, the right or the the centre.
The Left edit
| Official Name (in original language) | Literal translation of the name (in English) | Official name (in English) | Country | Ideology | Active | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasemmistoliitto | Left Alliance | Finland | Eco-socialism | 1990-now | ||
| Die Linke. | The Left | Germany | Democratic socialism | 2007-now | ||
| Synaspismós tīs Aristerás tōn Kinīmátōn kai tīs Oikologías | Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology | Greece | Eco-socialism | 1991-now | formerly Coalition of the Left and Progress | |
| Izquierda Unida | United Left | Spain | Eurocommunism | 1986-now | political alliance of Communist Party of Spain and other parties | |
| Vänsterpartiet | Left Party | Sweden | Democratic Socialism, Feminism | 1917-now | founded as Swedens Communist Party | |
| Bloco de Esquerda | Left Bloc | Portugal | Trotskyism | 1999-now | ||
| Déi Lénk | The Left | Luxembourg | Communism, Democratic Socialism | 1999-now | ||
| Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás | Coalition of the Radical Left | Greece | leftwing politics | 2004- | political alliance of Synaspismós and several other parties | |
| Sosialistisk Venstreparti | Socialist Left Party | Norway | Socialism | 1975-now | ||
| Party of the European Left | European Union | Communism, Democratic socialism | 2004-now | |||
| Elliniki Aristera | Greek Left | Greece | Communism | 1987-1992 | ||
| Ananeotike Kommounistike Oikologike Aristera | Renewing Communist Ecological Left | Greece | Communism | 2004-now | ||
| Diethnistiki Ergatiki Aristera | Internationalist Workers' Left | Greece | Communism | 2001-now | ||
| Kinese gia ten enoteta drases tes aristeras | Movement for the United in Action Left | Greece | Communism | 2000-now | ||
| Izquierda Unida | United Left | Argentina | Communism, Socialism | 2003-now | ||
| Eestimaa Ühendatud Vasakpartei | Estonian United Left Party | Estonia | Socialism | 2008-now | ||
| Une Autre Gauche | Another Left | Belgium | Communism | 2006-now | political alliance of Revolutionary Communist League and others | |
| Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð | Left-Green Movement | Iceland | Eco-socialism, feminism | 1999-now | ||
| Eesti Vasakpartei | Estonian Left Party | Estonia | communism | 1990-now | founded as Estonian Communist Party | |
| Sinistra Unita | United Left | San Marino | socialism, communism | 2006-now | political alliance of Sammarinese Communist Refoundation and others | |
| Partito della Sinistra – Zona Franca | Left Party - Zone of Franca | Left Party - Zona Franca | San Marino | Socialism | 2005-now | |
| La Sinistra – L'Arcobaleno | The Left - The Rainbow | Communism, Eco-socialism, Green politics | 2007-now | political alliance of Communist Refoundation Party and others | ||
| Sinistra Democratica | Democratic Left | Italy | Socialism | 2007-now | ||
| Movimento per la Sinistra | Movement for the Left | Italy | Socialism, Communism | 2009-now | ||
| Sinistra Critica | Critical Left | Italy | Trotskyism | 2009-now | ||
| Sinistra e libertà | Left and Freedom | Italy | Socialism, Green Politics, Communism | 2009-now | electoral alliance of Democratic Left and others | |
| Wahlbündnis Linke | Electoral Alliance Left | Left | Austria | Trotskyism | 2008-now | electoral alliance of Socialist Left Party |
| Sozialistische LinksPartei | Socialist Left Party | Austria | Trotskyism | 2000-now | ||
| Vänstersocialistiska Partiet | Left Socialist Party | Sweden | Socialism | 1940-1969 | ||
| 社会党左派 | Leftist Socialist Party of Japan | Japan | Marxism-Leninism | 1948-1955 | ||
| Parti de la Gauche Socialiste Unifiée | Party of the Unified Socialist Left | Morocco | Socialism | 2002-now | ||
| Polska Partia Socjalistyczna – Lewica | Polish Socialist Party – Left | Poland | Socialism | 1906-1918 | ||
| Socijalistička partija Hrvatske - lijeva alternativa | Socialist Party of Croatia – Left Alternative | Croatia | Socialism | 2004-2007 | ||
| Партия левых социалистов-революционеров | Left Socialist-Revolutionaries | Russia | Revolutionary Socialism | 1917-1918 | ||
| Venstresocialisterne | Left Socialists | Denmark | Revolutionary Socialism | 1967-1989 | ||
| Ljevica Hrvatske | Left of Croatia | Croatia | Democratic Socialism | 2007-now | ||
| Zelena ljevica Hrvatske | Green Left of Croatia | Croatia | Eco-Socialism | 2007-now | ||
| GroenLinks | GreenLeft | Netherlands | Green Politics | 1989-now | ||
| Venstre | Left | Liberal Party | Denmark | Classical Liberalism | 1870-now | |
| Venstre | Left | Liberal Party | Norway | Social Liberalism | 1884-now | |
| Det Radikale Venstre | The Radical Left | Social-Liberal Party | Norway | Social Liberalism | 1905-now | |
| Izquierda Socialista | Socialist Left | Peru | Socialism | 1989 | political alliance of Left Socialist Accord and others | |
| Acuerdo Socialista de Izquierda | Left Socialist Accord | Peru | Socialism | 1989 | ||
| Izquierda Unida | United Left | Argentina | Socialism | 2003 | ||
| Enomeni Aristera | United Left | Greece | Communism | 1974 | ||
| Izquierda Unida | United Left | Peru | Communism | 1980-1989 | ||
| Eniaia Dimokratiki Aristera | United Democratic Left | Greece | Communism | 1967-1974 | ||
| Democratici di Sinistra | Democrats of the Left | Italy | Social-Democracy | 1998-2007 | ||
| Partido Democratico della Sinistra | Democrats of the Left | Italy | Democratic Socialism | 1991-1998 | ||
| Sinistra Repubblica | Republican Left | Italy | Social-liberalism | 1994-1998 | ||
| Venstresocialisterne | Left Socialists | Denmark | Marxism | 1967-1989 | ||
| Партия левых социалистов-революционеров | Left Socialist-Revolutionaries | Russia | Revolutionary Socialism | 1917-1918 | ||
| Linkse Socialistische Partij | Left Socialist Party | Belgium | Trotksyism | 1992-now | ||
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The Centre edit
| Official Name (in original language) | Literal translation of the name (in English) | Official name (in English) | Country | Ideology | Active | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratici di Centro | Centre Democrats | San Marino | Social-Democracy, Christian Left | 2007-now | ||
| Parti du Centre Social | Social Centre Party | Morocco | ? | 2007-now | ||
The Right edit
| Official Name (in original language) | Literal translation of the name (in English) | Official name (in English) | Country | Ideology | Active | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 社会党右派 | Rightist Socialist Party of Japan | Japan | Social-Democracy | 1948-1955 | ||
Non-party political organizations edit
- Socialist Left faction in The Left (Germany)
- United and Alternative Left branch of the United Left (Spain) in Catalonia
- Nordic Green Left Alliance alliance of nordic green left parties
- European United Left–Nordic Green Left Political groups of the European Parliament
- European Anticapitalist Left alliance of radical leftwing parties in Europe
- To the Left faction in the Italian Democratic Party
- Say Left faction in the Italian Democratic Party
- Left for the Country faction in the Italian Democratic Party
- To the Left with Refoundation faction in the Italian Communist Refoundation Party
- Refoundation for the Left faction in the Italian Communist Refoundation Party
- Unite the Left faction in the Party of Italian Communists
- Scottish Socialist Party United Left faction in the Scottish Socialist Party
- Socialist Left faction in the French Socialist Party
- Socialist Left faction in the Australian Labor Party
- Socialist Left faction in Québec solidaire
- United Left faction in the East-German SED
- United Left for Cusano Milanino a local electoral alliance in Cusano Milanino Italy
- Revolutionary Left Movement political group in Peru
- Left Opposition faction in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Left Front alliance of parties in India
- Left Democratic Front alliance of parties in Kerala, India
- Right Opposition faction in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union