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* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]'' (Democratic Movement) [[note]]Yes. They just try to be a big tent of the centre.[[/note]], ''Parti Radical de Gauche'' (Radical Party of the Left) [[note]]a really small party, still only known for its old congressmen and mayors, and its diehard alliance with the following party :[[/note]]
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* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]'' (Democratic Movement) [[note]]Yes. They just try to be a big tent of the centre.[[/note]], ''Parti Radical de Gauche'' (Radical Party of the Left) [[note]]a really small party, still only mainly known for its old congressmen and rural mayors, and its diehard alliance with the following party :[[/note]]
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* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]'' (Democratic Movement) [[note]]Yes. They just try to be a big tent of the center[[/note]], ''Parti Radical de Gauche'' (Radical Party of the Left) [[note]]a really small party, still only known for its old congressmen and mayors, and its diehard alliance with the following party :[[/note]]
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* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]'' (Democratic Movement) [[note]]Yes. They just try to be a big tent of the center[[/note]], centre.[[/note]], ''Parti Radical de Gauche'' (Radical Party of the Left) [[note]]a really small party, still only known for its old congressmen and mayors, and its diehard alliance with the following party :[[/note]]
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* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]'' (Democratic Movement)
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* Christian Democrats : ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]'' (Democratic Movement) [[note]]sort of ; see below[[/note]]
* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]'' (DemocraticMovement)Movement) [[note]]Yes. They just try to be a big tent of the center[[/note]], ''Parti Radical de Gauche'' (Radical Party of the Left) [[note]]a really small party, still only known for its old congressmen and mayors, and its diehard alliance with the following party :[[/note]]
* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]'' (Democratic
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* Far Left: ''Front de Gauche'' (Left Front)
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* Far Left: ''Front de Gauche'' (Left Front)
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* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal one (Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden) or a Conservative party (Britain, France, Spain). Switzerland does have a Conservative party alongside Christian Democrats and Classical Liberals, but it's quite small.
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* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a ''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' '' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal one (Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden) or a Conservative party (Britain, France, Spain). Switzerland does have a Conservative party alongside Christian Democrats and Classical Liberals, but it's quite small.
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* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma Obywatelska'' (Civic Platform) -- Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. They are the two major parties at the moment.
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch Palikota'' (Palikot's Movement)
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch Palikota'' (Palikot's Movement)
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* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma Obywatelska'' (Civic Platform) -- Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. PO contains a substantial Progressive Liberal wing, although a few have defected to the RP (see below). They are the two major parties at the moment.
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch Palikota'' (Palikot'sMovement)Movement): Established by Janusz Palikot, TheGadfly of Polish politics, formerly a PO Member of the Sejm. Directly launches venom at the Church, to the delight of young urbanites and disgust of the rural elderly.
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch Palikota'' (Palikot's
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* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale parti'' (Left, Denmark's Liberal Party): Got its paradoxical name because when the party was founded the 19th century, it represented the left wing of liberal bourgeoisie against ''Høyre'' ("The Right"), the landed aristocracy. Later on the workers got in on the game and were further left than ''Left'', and ''Høyre'' died out with the aristocracy, and merged with...
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* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale parti'' (Left, Denmark's Liberal Party): Got its paradoxical name because when the party was founded the 19th century, it represented the left wing of liberal bourgeoisie against ''Høyre'' ''Højre'' ("The Right"), the landed aristocracy. Later on the workers got in on the game and were further left than ''Left'', and ''Høyre'' died out with the aristocracy, and merged with...
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** The Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland takes the Labour whip at Westminster.
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** The Northern Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland informally takes the Labour whip at Westminster.Westminster--i.e. they usually vote with Labour, but they are not formally bound to do so.
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** The Ulster Unionist Party ''used'' to take the Tory whip at Westminster, but that broke down after the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. Since then, the UUP has had trouble getting elected to Westminster anyway, so even though the parties have reconciled, it's a moot point.
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** The Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party ''used'' to take the Tory whip at Westminster, but that broke down after the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. Since then, the UUP has had trouble getting elected to Westminster anyway, so even though the parties have reconciled, it's a moot point.
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Switzerland is really funny, as it has been governed by an all-party coalition (minus the Greens) called the "magic formula" since 1959, with the seat distribution on the Federal Council (the seven-member Cabinet that also serves as Switzerland's collective head of state) changing only very slightly on the basis of who gets more seats in the Federal Assembly.
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* Classical Liberals: ''Right Cause (a dwarf party), Another Russia (an outlawed one too)''
* Conservatives: ''United Russia''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Yabloko (Apple Party)''
* Conservatives: ''United Russia''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Yabloko (Apple Party)''
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* Classical Liberals: ''Right Cause Cause'' (a dwarf party), Another Russia ''Another Russia'' (an outlawed one too)''
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* Conservatives: ''UnitedRussia''
Russia'': This one is The Party, supporting VladimirPutin whatever he does. It controls everything, but given Putin's popularity this isn't unexpected. Just really annoying and suspicious.
* Progressive Liberals:''Yabloko (Apple Party)''''Yabloko'' ("Apple Party")
* Conservatives: ''United
* Progressive Liberals:
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Belgium has been a highly decentralised federation for a few decades now, and its major parties are split between Flemish (Dutch-speaking) and Francophone. However, within each group there is a fairly standard distribution.
* '''Flemish parties''':
** Far Right: ''Vlaams Belang'' (VB) (Flemish Interest): Against Islam and immigrants, in favor of Flemish independence.
** Classical Liberals: ''Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten'' (Open VLD) (Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats): Have moved in a somewhat progressive-liberal direction, but aren't there yet.
** Christian Democrats: ''Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams'' (CD&V) (Christian Democratic and Flemish)
** Social Democrats: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'' (sp.a) (Different Socialist Party)
** Greens: ''Groen'' (Green): Usually stylized ''Groen!''
** ''Don't quite fit'': ''Nieuw Vlaamse Alliantie'' (New Flemish Alliance): More or less classical-liberal, but with a Christian-democratic wing, and really mostly a single-issue party favoring Flemish independence without being racist about it (like the Vlaams Belang).
* '''Francophone parties''':
** Classical Liberals: ''Mouvement réformateur'' (MR) (Reformist Movement)
** Christian Democrats: ''Centre démocrate humaniste'' (CDH) (Democratic Humanist Centre)
** Social Democrats: ''Parti Socialiste'' (PS) (Socialist Party)
** Greens: ''Ecolo''
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See BritishPoliticalSystem for a complete breakdown.
** The Ulster Unionist Party ''used'' to take the Tory whip at Westminster, but that broke down after the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. Since then, the UUP has had trouble getting elected to Westminster anyway, so even though the parties have reconciled, it's a moot point.
** Additionally, the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland takes the Liberal Democratic whip when elected to Westminster.
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** The Social Democratic and Labour Party in Northern Ireland takes the Labour whip at Westminster.
* Greens: ''Green Party'': This one is odd, because there are actually three separate Green Parties: one in England and Wales, another in Scotland (it advocates independence), and another in Northern Ireland (it's Nationalist)
* Greens: ''Green Party'': This one is odd, because there are actually three separate Green Parties: one in England and Wales, another in Scotland (it advocates independence), and another in Northern Ireland (it's Nationalist)
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* Classical Liberals: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)'' (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
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* Classical Liberals: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)'' (People's Party for Freedom and DemocracyDemocracy)
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* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale parti'' (Left, Denmark's Liberal Party)
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* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale parti'' (Left, Denmark's Liberal Party)Party): Got its paradoxical name because when the party was founded the 19th century, it represented the left wing of liberal bourgeoisie against ''Høyre'' ("The Right"), the landed aristocracy. Later on the workers got in on the game and were further left than ''Left'', and ''Høyre'' died out with the aristocracy, and merged with...
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* Progressive Liberals: ''Det Radikale Venstre'' (The Radical Left)
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* Progressive Liberals: ''Det Radikale Venstre'' (The Radical Left)Left): A breakaway from ''Venstre'' that called itself "radical" because it incorporated some leftist ideas.
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* Classical Liberals: ''Popolo della Libertà [=(PdL)=]'' (People of Liberty)
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* Classical Liberals: ''Popolo della Libertà [=(PdL)=]'' (People of Liberty)Liberty) A.K.A. "Berlusconi's party".
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* Social Democrats: ''Partito Democratico (PD)'' (Democratic Party)
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* Social Democrats: ''Partito Democratico (PD)'' (Democratic Party)
Party): Although this is an odd one, since they could equally well be considered Progressive Liberals; they formed from a merger of various centrist and centre-left parties, some of which were Progressive Liberals, and some of which were social democrats (one major faction, the Democrats of the Left, descended directly from the Communist Party of the Cold War years). The "Democratic Party" label was an explicit reference to the American one, but PD [=MEPs=] sit with the Social Democrats--although the EP group ''changed its name'' to accomodate the fact that the PD was ''not'' entirely social democratic.
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* '''Pirates''': A very recent development, with the first ''Piratpartiet'' founded in Sweden in 2006, the Pirate Parties are political parties built on the issues of copyright reform, freedom of information and direct democracy. Many pirate parties are intentionally neutral on the left-right scale, but many Pirate Parties (including the Swedish and German Parties) have branched out to support other positions. Generally, these Pirate Parties are extremely progressive on the social axis and slightly left-wing on the economic axis, in a similar manner to the Progressive Liberals.
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Also note that the parties can differ considerably in size. Traditionally, the Christian Democrats (or the Conservatives in countries which have them) and the Social Democrats are considered the "Big Two"; sometimes the Classical Liberals are also included, which gives us the "Big Three". Far Left and Far Right parties were often small before the TurnOfTheMillennium, but have now grown to medium size in many countries. The Greens and the Progressive Liberals are usually small to medium-sized. Pirate Parties have all been extremely small so far, but many are growing rapidly, and the Swedish ''Piratpartiet'' holds two seats in the European Parliament.
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Also note that the parties can differ considerably in size. Traditionally, the Christian Democrats (or the Conservatives in countries which have them) and the Social Democrats are considered the "Big Two"; sometimes the Classical Liberals are also included, which gives us the "Big Three". Far Left and Far Right parties were often small before the TurnOfTheMillennium, but have now grown to medium size in many countries. The Greens and the Progressive Liberals are usually small to medium-sized. Pirate Parties have all been extremely small so far, but many are growing rapidly, and the Swedish ''Piratpartiet'' holds two seats in the European Parliament.\n
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* '''Pirates''': A very recent development, with the first ''Piratpartiet'' founded in Sweden in 2006, the Pirate Parties are political parties built on the issues of copyright reform, freedom of information and direct democracy. Many pirate parties are intentionally neutral on the left-right scale, but many Pirate Parties (including the Swedish and German Parties) have branched out to support other positions. Generally, these Pirate Parties are extremely progressive on the social axis and slightly left-wing on the economic axis, in a similar manner to the Progressive Liberals.
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Also note that the parties can differ considerably in size. Traditionally, the Christian Democrats (or the Conservatives in countries which have them) and the Social Democrats are considered the "Big Two"; sometimes the Classical Liberals are also included, which gives us the "Big Three". Far Left and Far Right parties were often small before the TurnOfTheMillennium, but have now grown to medium size in many countries. The Greens and the Progressive Liberals are usually small to medium-sized.
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Also note that the parties can differ considerably in size. Traditionally, the Christian Democrats (or the Conservatives in countries which have them) and the Social Democrats are considered the "Big Two"; sometimes the Classical Liberals are also included, which gives us the "Big Three". Far Left and Far Right parties were often small before the TurnOfTheMillennium, but have now grown to medium size in many countries. The Greens and the Progressive Liberals are usually small to medium-sized.
medium-sized. Pirate Parties have all been extremely small so far, but many are growing rapidly, and the Swedish ''Piratpartiet'' holds two seats in the European Parliament.
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* Pirates: ''Piratenpartei Deutschland (PD)'' (Pirate Party of Germany)
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* Pirates: ''Piratpartiet'' (Pirate Party)
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* '''Social Democrats''': Almost always the principal left-wing party, and the direct opponents of the Classical Liberals. They will often have "Labour" or "Workers'" in their name, indicating their roots in the old struggle for high wages, decent working conditions and generous social security. They are clearly on the left, but not radically so, on both economic and social issues. Many of them made a move to the economic right in TheNineties (the "Third Way"), but most of them have returned to their left-wing roots since.
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* '''Social Democrats''': Almost always the principal left-wing party, and the direct opponents of the Classical Liberals. They will often have "Labour" or "Workers'" in their name, indicating their roots in the old struggle for high wages, decent working conditions and generous social security. (In former Soviet Bloc countries, instead, they often are direct descendants of the Party.) They are clearly on the left, but not radically so, on both economic and social issues. Many of them made a move to the economic right in TheNineties (the "Third Way"), but most of them have returned to their left-wing roots since.
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* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma Obywatelska'' (Civic Platform) --Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. They are the two major parties at the moment.
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* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma Obywatelska'' (Civic Platform) --Unlike -- Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. They are the two major parties at the moment.
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* Greens: ''Die Grünen - die grüne Alternative''
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* Greens: ''Die Grünen - die grüne Alternative''
Alternative'' (The Greens - The Green Alternative)
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* Far Right: ''Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)'' (Freedom Party of Austria), except in Carinthia where they're called ''Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten (FPK)(The Freedom Party of Karinthia)''
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* Far Right: ''Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)'' (Freedom Party of Austria), except in Carinthia where they're called ''Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten (FPK)(The (FPK)'' (The Freedom Party of Karinthia)''Carinthia)
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* Far Right: ''Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)'', except in Carinthia where they're called ''Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten (FPK)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (BZÖ)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP)''
* Social Democrats: ''Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (BZÖ)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP)''
* Social Democrats: ''Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ)''
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* Far Right: ''Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)'', (FPÖ)'' (Freedom Party of Austria), except in Carinthia where they're called ''Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten (FPK)''
(FPK)(The Freedom Party of Karinthia)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Bündnis Zukunft Österreich(BZÖ)''
(BZÖ)'' (Alliance for the Future of Austria)
* Christian Democrats: ''Österreichische Volkspartei(ÖVP)''
(ÖVP)'' (Austrian People's Party)
* Social Democrats: ''Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs(SPÖ)''(SPÖ)'' Social Democratic Party of Austria)
* Classical Liberals: ''Bündnis Zukunft Österreich
* Christian Democrats: ''Österreichische Volkspartei
* Social Democrats: ''Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
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* Far Right: ''Dansk Folkeparti''
* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale parti''
* Conservatives: ''Det Konservative Folkeparti''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Det Radikale Venstre''
* Social Democrats: ''Socialdemokraterne''
* Greens: ''Socialistisk Folkeparti''
* Far Left: ''Enhedslisten''
* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale parti''
* Conservatives: ''Det Konservative Folkeparti''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Det Radikale Venstre''
* Social Democrats: ''Socialdemokraterne''
* Greens: ''Socialistisk Folkeparti''
* Far Left: ''Enhedslisten''
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* Far Right: ''Dansk Folkeparti''
Folkeparti'' Danish People's Party
* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberaleparti''
parti'' (Left, Denmark's Liberal Party)
* Conservatives: ''Det KonservativeFolkeparti''
Folkeparti'' (The Conservative People's Party)
* Progressive Liberals: ''Det RadikaleVenstre''
Venstre'' (The Radical Left)
* Social Democrats:''Socialdemokraterne''
''Socialdemokraterne'' (Social Democrats)
* Greens: ''SocialistiskFolkeparti''
Folkeparti'' (Socialist People's Party)
* Far Left:''Enhedslisten''
''Enhedslisten'' (Unity List)
* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale
* Conservatives: ''Det Konservative
* Progressive Liberals: ''Det Radikale
* Social Democrats:
* Greens: ''Socialistisk
* Far Left:
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* Far Right: ''Perussuomalaiset (PS)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit (KD)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Kansallinen Kokoomus''
* Social Democrats: ''Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)''
* Greens: ''Vihreä liitto''
* Far Left: ''Vasemmistoliitto''
* Christian Democrats: ''Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit (KD)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Kansallinen Kokoomus''
* Social Democrats: ''Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)''
* Greens: ''Vihreä liitto''
* Far Left: ''Vasemmistoliitto''
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* Far Right: ''Perussuomalaiset (PS)''
(PS)'' (True Finns)
* Christian Democrats: ''Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit(KD)''
(KD)'' (Finnish Christian Democrats)
* Progressive Liberals: ''KansallinenKokoomus''
Kokoomus'' (National Coalition Party
* Social Democrats: ''Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue(SDP)''
(SDP)'' (Social Democratic Party of Finland)
* Greens: ''Vihreäliitto''
liitto'' (Green League)
* Far Left:''Vasemmistoliitto''
''Vasemmistoliitto'' (Left Alliance)
* Christian Democrats: ''Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit
* Progressive Liberals: ''Kansallinen
* Social Democrats: ''Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue
* Greens: ''Vihreä
* Far Left:
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* Far Right: ''Front National (FN)''
* Conservatives: ''Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Parti Socialiste (PS)''
* Greens: ''Europe Écologie - Les Verts (EELV)''
* Far Left: ''Front de Gauche''
* Conservatives: ''Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Parti Socialiste (PS)''
* Greens: ''Europe Écologie - Les Verts (EELV)''
* Far Left: ''Front de Gauche''
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* Far Right: ''Front National (FN)''
(FN)'' (National Front)
* Conservatives: ''Union pour un Mouvement Populaire(UMP)''
(UMP)'' (Union for a Popular Movement)
* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate[=(MoDem)=]''
[=(MoDem)=]'' (Democratic Movement)
* Social Democrats: ''Parti Socialiste(PS)''
(PS)'' (Socialist Party)
* Greens: ''Europe Écologie - Les Verts(EELV)''
(EELV)'' (Europe Ecology - The Greens)
* Far Left: ''Front deGauche''
Gauche'' (Left Front)
* Conservatives: ''Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate
* Social Democrats: ''Parti Socialiste
* Greens: ''Europe Écologie - Les Verts
* Far Left: ''Front de
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* Classical Liberals: ''Freie demokratische Partei (FDP)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christlich demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)'', except in Bavaria where they're called the ''Christlich-soziale Union in Bayern (CSU)''
* Social Democrats: '''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)''
* Greens: ''Bündnis '90[=/=]Die Grünen''
* Far Left: ''Die Linke''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christlich demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)'', except in Bavaria where they're called the ''Christlich-soziale Union in Bayern (CSU)''
* Social Democrats: '''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)''
* Greens: ''Bündnis '90[=/=]Die Grünen''
* Far Left: ''Die Linke''
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* Classical Liberals: ''Freie demokratische Partei (FDP)''
(FDP)'' (Free Democratic Party)
* Christian Democrats: ''Christlich demokratische Union Deutschlands(CDU)'', (CDU)'' (Christian Democratic Union of Germany), except in Bavaria where they're called the ''Christlich-soziale Union in Bayern (CSU)''
(CSU)'' (Christian Social Union of Bavaria)
* Social Democrats: '''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands(SPD)''
(SPD)'' (Social Democratic Party of Germany)
* Greens: ''Bündnis '90[=/=]DieGrünen''
Grünen'' (Alliance '90/The Greens)
* Far Left: ''DieLinke''
Linke'' (The Left)
* Christian Democrats: ''Christlich demokratische Union Deutschlands
* Social Democrats: '''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
* Greens: ''Bündnis '90[=/=]Die
* Far Left: ''Die
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* Far Right: ''Chrysi Augi''
* Conservatives: ''Nea Demokratia (ND)''
* Social Democrats: ''Panellenio Sosialistiko Kinema (PASOK)''
* Far Left: ''Synaspismos Rizospastikis Aristeras (SYRIZA)''
* Conservatives: ''Nea Demokratia (ND)''
* Social Democrats: ''Panellenio Sosialistiko Kinema (PASOK)''
* Far Left: ''Synaspismos Rizospastikis Aristeras (SYRIZA)''
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* Far Right: ''Chrysi Augi''
Augi'' (Golden Dawn)
* Conservatives: ''Nea Demokratia(ND)''
(ND)'' (New Democracy)
* Social Democrats: ''Panellenio Sosialistiko Kinema(PASOK)''
(PASOK)'' (Panhellenic Socialist Alliance)
* Far Left: ''Synaspismos Rizospastikis Aristeras(SYRIZA)''
(SYRIZA)'' (Coalition of the Radical Left)
* Conservatives: ''Nea Demokratia
* Social Democrats: ''Panellenio Sosialistiko Kinema
* Far Left: ''Synaspismos Rizospastikis Aristeras
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* Far Right: ''Lega Nord (LN)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Popolo della Libertà [=(PdL)=]''
* Christian Democrats: ''Unione di Centro [=(UdC)=]''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Italia dei Valori [=(IdV)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Partito Democratico (PD)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Popolo della Libertà [=(PdL)=]''
* Christian Democrats: ''Unione di Centro [=(UdC)=]''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Italia dei Valori [=(IdV)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Partito Democratico (PD)''
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* Far Right: ''Lega Nord (LN)''
(LN)'' (Northern League)
* Classical Liberals: ''Popolo della Libertà[=(PdL)=]''
[=(PdL)=]'' (People of Liberty)
* Christian Democrats: ''Unione di Centro[=(UdC)=]''
[=(UdC)=]'' (Centre Union)
* Progressive Liberals: ''Italia dei Valori[=(IdV)=]''
[=(IdV)=]'' (Italy of Values)
* Social Democrats: ''Partito Democratico(PD)''
(PD)'' (Democratic Party)
* Classical Liberals: ''Popolo della Libertà
* Christian Democrats: ''Unione di Centro
* Progressive Liberals: ''Italia dei Valori
* Social Democrats: ''Partito Democratico
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* Far Right: ''Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christen-Democratisch Appél (CDA)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Democraten '66 (D66)''
* Social Democrats: ''Partij van de Arbeid [=(PvdA)=]''
* Greens: ''[=GroenLinks=]''
* Far Left: ''Socialistische Partij (SP)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christen-Democratisch Appél (CDA)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Democraten '66 (D66)''
* Social Democrats: ''Partij van de Arbeid [=(PvdA)=]''
* Greens: ''[=GroenLinks=]''
* Far Left: ''Socialistische Partij (SP)''
to:
* Far Right: ''Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)''
(PVV)'' (Party for Freedom)
* Classical Liberals: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie(VVD)''
(VVD)'' (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
* Christian Democrats: ''Christen-Democratisch Appél(CDA)''
(CDA)'' (Christian Democratic Appeal)
* Progressive Liberals: ''Democraten '66(D66)''
(D66)'' (Democrats '66)
* Social Democrats: ''Partij van de Arbeid[=(PvdA)=]''
[=(PvdA)=]'' (Labour Party)
* Greens:''[=GroenLinks=]''
''[=GroenLinks=]'' (Green-Left)
* Far Left: ''Socialistische Partij(SP)''
(SP)'' (Socialist Party)
* Classical Liberals: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
* Christian Democrats: ''Christen-Democratisch Appél
* Progressive Liberals: ''Democraten '66
* Social Democrats: ''Partij van de Arbeid
* Greens:
* Far Left: ''Socialistische Partij
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* Far Right: ''Fremskrittspartiet [=(FrP)=]''
* Classical Liberals: ''Høyre''
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristelig Folkeparti [=(KrF)=]''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Venstre''
* Social Democrats: ''Arbeiderpartiet''
* Far Left: ''Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Høyre''
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristelig Folkeparti [=(KrF)=]''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Venstre''
* Social Democrats: ''Arbeiderpartiet''
* Far Left: ''Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV)''
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* Far Right: ''Fremskrittspartiet [=(FrP)=]''
[=(FrP)=]'' (Progress Party)
* Classical Liberals:''Høyre''
''Høyre'' (Conservative Party or "The Right")
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristelig Folkeparti[=(KrF)=]''
[=(KrF)=]'' (Christian People's Party)
* Progressive Liberals:''Venstre''
''Venstre'' (Liberal Party "Left")
* Social Democrats:''Arbeiderpartiet''
''Arbeiderpartiet'' (Worker's Party)
* Far Left: ''Sosialistisk Venstreparti(SV)''
(SV)'' (Socialist Left Party)
* Classical Liberals:
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristelig Folkeparti
* Progressive Liberals:
* Social Democrats:
* Far Left: ''Sosialistisk Venstreparti
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* Christian Democrats: ''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość''
* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma Obywatelska''--Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. They are the two major parties at the moment.
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch Palikota''
* Social Democrats: ''Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej''
* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma Obywatelska''--Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. They are the two major parties at the moment.
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch Palikota''
* Social Democrats: ''Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej''
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* Christian Democrats: ''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość''
Sprawiedliwość'' (Law and Justice)
* Classical Liberals: ''PlatformaObywatelska''--Unlike Obywatelska'' (Civic Platform) --Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. They are the two major parties at the moment.
* Progressive Liberals: ''RuchPalikota''
Palikota'' (Palikot's Movement)
* Social Democrats: ''Sojusz LewicyDemokratycznej''
Demokratycznej'' (Democratic Left Alliance)
* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch
* Social Democrats: ''Sojusz Lewicy
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* Conservatives: ''Partido Popular (PP)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Unión Progreso y Democracia [=(UPyD)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)''
* Far Left: ''Izquierda Unida (IU)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Unión Progreso y Democracia [=(UPyD)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)''
* Far Left: ''Izquierda Unida (IU)''
to:
* Conservatives: ''Partido Popular (PP)''
(PP)'' (People's Party)
* Progressive Liberals: ''Unión Progreso y Democracia[=(UPyD)=]''
[=(UPyD)=]'' (Union for Progress and Democracy)
* Social Democrats: ''Partido Socialista Obrero Español(PSOE)''
(PSOE)'' (Spanish Socialist Worker's Party)
* Far Left: ''Izquierda Unida(IU)''
(IU)'' (United Left)
* Progressive Liberals: ''Unión Progreso y Democracia
* Social Democrats: ''Partido Socialista Obrero Español
* Far Left: ''Izquierda Unida
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* Far Right: ''Sverigedemokraterna (SD)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Moderata samlingspartiet''
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristdemokraterna (KD)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Folkpartiet Liberalerna (FP)''
* Social Democrats: formally ''Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti (SAP)'', more commonly known as ''Socialdemokraterna''
* Greens: ''Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP)''
* Far Left: ''Vänsterpartiet''
* Classical Liberals: ''Moderata samlingspartiet''
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristdemokraterna (KD)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Folkpartiet Liberalerna (FP)''
* Social Democrats: formally ''Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti (SAP)'', more commonly known as ''Socialdemokraterna''
* Greens: ''Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP)''
* Far Left: ''Vänsterpartiet''
to:
* Far Right: ''Sverigedemokraterna (SD)''
(SD)'' (Sweden Democrats)
* Classical Liberals: ''Moderatasamlingspartiet''
samlingspartiet'' (Moderate Coalition Party)
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristdemokraterna(KD)''
(KD)'' (Christian Democrats)
* Progressive Liberals: ''Folkpartiet Liberalerna(FP)''
(FP)'' Liberal People's Party)
* Social Democrats: formally ''Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti(SAP)'', (SAP)'' (Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party), more commonly known as ''Socialdemokraterna''
''Socialdemokraterna'' (Social Democrats)
* Greens: ''Miljöpartiet de gröna(MP)''
(MP)'' (Environmental Party of the Greens)
* Far Left:''Vänsterpartiet''
''Vänsterpartiet'' (Left Party)
* Classical Liberals: ''Moderata
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristdemokraterna
* Progressive Liberals: ''Folkpartiet Liberalerna
* Social Democrats: formally ''Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti
* Greens: ''Miljöpartiet de gröna
* Far Left:
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* Far Right: British National Party
* Conservatives: Conservative Party
* Progressive Liberals: Liberal Democrats
* Social Democrats: Labour Party
* Conservatives: Conservative Party
* Progressive Liberals: Liberal Democrats
* Social Democrats: Labour Party
to:
* Far Right: British ''British National Party
Party''
* Classical Liberals: ''UKIP''
* Conservatives:Conservative Party
''Conservative Party''
* Progressive Liberals:Liberal Democrats
''Liberal Democrats''
* Social Democrats:Labour Party
''Labour Party''
* Classical Liberals: ''UKIP''
* Conservatives:
* Progressive Liberals:
* Social Democrats:
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[[AC:Poland]]
Note: The influence of the Catholic Church moves Poland's politics a few ticks to the right from the rest of the pack, hence the unusual alignment.
* Christian Democrats: ''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość''
* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma Obywatelska''--Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. They are the two major parties at the moment.
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch Palikota''
* Social Democrats: ''Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej''
Note: The influence of the Catholic Church moves Poland's politics a few ticks to the right from the rest of the pack, hence the unusual alignment.
* Christian Democrats: ''Prawo i Sprawiedliwość''
* Classical Liberals: ''Platforma Obywatelska''--Unlike most Classical Liberals, PO is considered to be to the left of [=PiS=]. They are the two major parties at the moment.
* Progressive Liberals: ''Ruch Palikota''
* Social Democrats: ''Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej''
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* '''Classical Liberals''': The primary defenders of capitalism and the free market. Usually popular among businesspeople and the upper class for this reason. This right-wing economic agenda is often coupled with a progressive stance on social issues like abortion, gay marriage and euthanasia, although in recent years, many Classical Liberal parties have moved to a more conservative position, especially when it comes to law and order.
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* '''Classical Liberals''': The primary defenders of capitalism and the free market. Usually popular among businesspeople and the upper class for this reason. This right-wing economic agenda is often coupled with a progressive stance on social issues like abortion, gay marriage and euthanasia, although in recent years, many Classical Liberal parties have moved to a more conservative position, especially when it comes to law and order. Americans should think of the Libertarians, but slightly more OK with social programs and much less OK with gun rights (this ''is'' Europe, remember?).
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* Far Right: DPNI ("the Movement to Counteract Illegal Immigration", an outlawed party)
* Classical Liberals: Right Cause (a dwarf party), Another Russia (an outlawed one too)
* Conservatives: United Russia
* Progressive Liberals: Yabloko (Apple Party)
* Social Democrats: A Just Russia
* Far Left: Left Front (an outlawed party)
* Don't Fit In: Communist Party of the Russian Federation (a blend of social-democrat and conservative), Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (looks like far-right, but in fact populist all bark and no bite).
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* Classical Liberals:
* Conservatives:
* Progressive Liberals:
* Social Democrats:
* Far Left:
* Don't Fit In:
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* '''Far Right''': DPNI ("the Movement to Counteract Illegal Immigration", an outlawed party)
* '''Classical Liberals''': Right Cause (a dwarf party), Another Russia (an outlawed one too)
* '''Conservatives''': [[TheEmpire United Russia]], duh.
* '''Christian Democrats''': None present, because it's against Russian law to create parties with a religious affiliation. It'll open a big can of worms concerning Islamic parties.
* '''Progressive Liberals''': Yabloko (Apple Party).
* '''Social Democrats''': A Just Russia
* '''Greens''': none present
* '''Far Left''': Left Front (an outlawed party)
* '''Don't Fit In''': [[InNameOnly Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] (a blend of social-democrat and conservative), [[NonIndicativeName Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] (looks like far-right, but in fact populist all bark and no bite).
* '''Classical Liberals''': Right Cause (a dwarf party), Another Russia (an outlawed one too)
* '''Conservatives''': [[TheEmpire United Russia]], duh.
* '''Christian Democrats''': None present, because it's against Russian law to create parties with a religious affiliation. It'll open a big can of worms concerning Islamic parties.
* '''Progressive Liberals''': Yabloko (Apple Party).
* '''Social Democrats''': A Just Russia
* '''Greens''': none present
* '''Far Left''': Left Front (an outlawed party)
* '''Don't Fit In''': [[InNameOnly Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] (a blend of social-democrat and conservative), [[NonIndicativeName Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] (looks like far-right, but in fact populist all bark and no bite).
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* '''Far Right''': Far Right: DPNI ("the Movement to Counteract Illegal Immigration", an outlawed party)
*'''Classical Liberals''': Classical Liberals: Right Cause (a dwarf party), Another Russia (an outlawed one too)
*'''Conservatives''': [[TheEmpire Conservatives: United Russia]], duh.
Russia
*'''Christian Democrats''': None present, because it's against Russian law to create parties with a religious affiliation. It'll open a big can of worms concerning Islamic parties.
* '''Progressive Liberals''':Progressive Liberals: Yabloko (Apple Party).
Party)
*'''Social Democrats''': Social Democrats: A Just Russia
*'''Greens''': none present
* '''Far Left''':Far Left: Left Front (an outlawed party)
*'''Don't Don't Fit In''': [[InNameOnly In: Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] Federation (a blend of social-democrat and conservative), [[NonIndicativeName Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] Russia (looks like far-right, but in fact populist all bark and no bite).
*
*
*
* '''Progressive Liberals''':
*
*
* '''Far Left''':
*
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[[AC:Russia]]
* '''Far Right''': DPNI ("the Movement to Counteract Illegal Immigration", an outlawed party)
* '''Classical Liberals''': Right Cause (a dwarf party), Another Russia (an outlawed one too)
* '''Conservatives''': [[TheEmpire United Russia]], duh.
* '''Christian Democrats''': None present, because it's against Russian law to create parties with a religious affiliation. It'll open a big can of worms concerning Islamic parties.
* '''Progressive Liberals''': Yabloko (Apple Party).
* '''Social Democrats''': A Just Russia
* '''Greens''': none present
* '''Far Left''': Left Front (an outlawed party)
* '''Don't Fit In''': [[InNameOnly Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] (a blend of social-democrat and conservative), [[NonIndicativeName Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] (looks like far-right, but in fact populist all bark and no bite).
* '''Far Right''': DPNI ("the Movement to Counteract Illegal Immigration", an outlawed party)
* '''Classical Liberals''': Right Cause (a dwarf party), Another Russia (an outlawed one too)
* '''Conservatives''': [[TheEmpire United Russia]], duh.
* '''Christian Democrats''': None present, because it's against Russian law to create parties with a religious affiliation. It'll open a big can of worms concerning Islamic parties.
* '''Progressive Liberals''': Yabloko (Apple Party).
* '''Social Democrats''': A Just Russia
* '''Greens''': none present
* '''Far Left''': Left Front (an outlawed party)
* '''Don't Fit In''': [[InNameOnly Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] (a blend of social-democrat and conservative), [[NonIndicativeName Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]] (looks like far-right, but in fact populist all bark and no bite).
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* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal one (Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden) or a Conservative party (Britain, France, Spain). Denmark is a rare exception: it has a Conservative party and a Classical Liberal one, but no Christian Democrats. Switzerland does have a Conservative party alongside Christian Democrats and Classical Liberals, but it's quite small.
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* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal one (Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden) or a Conservative party (Britain, France, Spain). Denmark is a rare exception: it has a Conservative party and a Classical Liberal one, but no Christian Democrats. Switzerland does have a Conservative party alongside Christian Democrats and Classical Liberals, but it's quite small.
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* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway [[hottip:*:the Classical Liberal party there is ''called'' Conservative Party, but don't let this fool you]]) or a Conservative one (Britain, France, Spain). Denmark is a rare exception: it has a Conservative party and a Classical Liberal one, but no Christian Democrats. Switzerland does have a Conservative party alongside Christian Democrats and Classical Liberals, but it's quite small.
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* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal one (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway [[hottip:*:the Classical Liberal party there is ''called'' Conservative Party, but don't let this fool you]]) Sweden) or a Conservative one party (Britain, France, Spain). Denmark is a rare exception: it has a Conservative party and a Classical Liberal one, but no Christian Democrats. Switzerland does have a Conservative party alongside Christian Democrats and Classical Liberals, but it's quite small.
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* Progressive Liberals: ''Mouvement démocrate [=(MoDem)=]''
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* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway [[hottip:*:the Classical Liberal party there is ''called'' Conservative Party, but don't let this fool you]]) or a Conservative one (Britain, France, Spain). Denmark is a rare exception: it has a Conservative party and a Classical Liberal one, but no Christian Democrats.
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* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway [[hottip:*:the Classical Liberal party there is ''called'' Conservative Party, but don't let this fool you]]) or a Conservative one (Britain, France, Spain). Denmark is a rare exception: it has a Conservative party and a Classical Liberal one, but no Christian Democrats. Switzerland does have a Conservative party alongside Christian Democrats and Classical Liberals, but it's quite small.
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FactionCalculus as applied to politics.
Most European nations have a multi-party political system, as a result of proportional representation; and even those countries which have a district system (such as Britain and France) tend to have more than two "significant" parties. And in just about all of them, you'll find several (and often all) of the following parties, in ''approximate'' order from Right to Left:
* '''Far Right''': A quite recent arrival in many countries. Far Right parties are a mixed bag, ranging from outright neo-Nazis who [[PuttingOnTheReich Put On The Reich]] to much more moderate groups. They are fond of simple, radical positions and strong language. They intensely dislike immigration, Islam, the EuropeanUnion and the 'left-wing elite'. They are usually in favour of a tough approach to crime, and use nationalist and populist rhetoric. Interestingly, their economic programme is usually more left-wing than right-wing. Far Right parties attract many voters who are in some way dissatisfied with the more moderate, established political parties.
* '''Classical Liberals''': The primary defenders of capitalism and the free market. Usually popular among businesspeople and the upper class for this reason. This right-wing economic agenda is often coupled with a progressive stance on social issues like abortion, gay marriage and euthanasia, although in recent years, many Classical Liberal parties have moved to a more conservative position, especially when it comes to law and order.
* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway [[hottip:*:the Classical Liberal party there is ''called'' Conservative Party, but don't let this fool you]]) or a Conservative one (Britain, France, Spain). Denmark is a rare exception: it has a Conservative party and a Classical Liberal one, but no Christian Democrats.
* '''Christian Democrats''': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A party guided by Christian principles.]] They are often very close to the centre, although slightly to the right of it. They tend to have a moderately conservative position on social issues, but not a very clear economic agenda. Natural allies of the Classical Liberals, but they will also often work together with the Social Democrats (see below) in a "Grand Coalition". They're somewhat more uncomfortable when they have to work together with the Far Right, as has happened in the Netherlands.
* '''Progressive Liberals''': Somewhat rarer (and usually smaller) than any other type of party on this list, but they still show up often enough to be worth mentioning here. They have a very progressive stance on social issues and often a slightly-right-of-centre economic programme. They are also known for their fondness for electoral reform; many Progressive Liberal parties have 'Democratic' in their name for this reason, and indeed they are, in many ways, comparable to the Democratic Party in the US. They are often seen as sophisticated, nuanced and pragmatic; this image mostly attracts votes from the intellectual elite. A Progressive Liberal party will often work together with more or less anyone except the Far Right and the Far Left, but they're often especially cosy with the Greens, with whom they share their progressive social agenda.
* '''Social Democrats''': Almost always the principal left-wing party, and the direct opponents of the Classical Liberals. They will often have "Labour" or "Workers'" in their name, indicating their roots in the old struggle for high wages, decent working conditions and generous social security. They are clearly on the left, but not radically so, on both economic and social issues. Many of them made a move to the economic right in TheNineties (the "Third Way"), but most of them have returned to their left-wing roots since.
* '''Greens''': As the name implies, a party that cares a great deal about sustainability and the environment. This is usually coupled with a firmly left-wing (though not in a traditional way) economic agenda and a very progressive stance on social issues. Natural allies of the Social Democrats and the Progressive Liberals.
* '''Far Left''': A radically left-wing party which will defend the welfare state at all costs and doesn't trust [[CorruptCorporateExecutive businesspeople]]. They have more in common with the Far Right than either likes to admit; both "Far" factions share a fondness for populism and simplicity, and a distrust of the EuropeanUnion. Both parties channel working-class discontent and rage, but whereas the Far Right directs this rage towards immigrants and left-wing intellectuals, the Far Left tends to direct it towards bankers, businesspeople and "managers".
Of course, these are not ''all'' present in ''every'' European country (some of them are even mutually exclusive, as pointed out above). Nor is it the case that there are no European political parties that do not correspond to any of these "types". But parties from this list do make up an overwhelming majority in just about every parliament in Europe, and dominate the political landscape of most European nations.
Also note that the parties can differ considerably in size. Traditionally, the Christian Democrats (or the Conservatives in countries which have them) and the Social Democrats are considered the "Big Two"; sometimes the Classical Liberals are also included, which gives us the "Big Three". Far Left and Far Right parties were often small before the TurnOfTheMillennium, but have now grown to medium size in many countries. The Greens and the Progressive Liberals are usually small to medium-sized.
!Examples:
[[AC:Austria]]
* Far Right: ''Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)'', except in Carinthia where they're called ''Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten (FPK)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (BZÖ)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP)''
* Social Democrats: ''Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ)''
* Greens: ''Die Grünen - die grüne Alternative''
[[AC:Britain]]
* Far Right: British National Party
* Conservatives: Conservative Party
* Progressive Liberals: Liberal Democrats
* Social Democrats: Labour Party
[[AC:Denmark]]
* Far Right: ''Dansk Folkeparti''
* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale parti''
* Conservatives: ''Det Konservative Folkeparti''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Det Radikale Venstre''
* Social Democrats: ''Socialdemokraterne''
* Greens: ''Socialistisk Folkeparti''
* Far Left: ''Enhedslisten''
[[AC:Finland]]
* Far Right: ''Perussuomalaiset (PS)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit (KD)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Kansallinen Kokoomus''
* Social Democrats: ''Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)''
* Greens: ''Vihreä liitto''
* Far Left: ''Vasemmistoliitto''
[[AC:France]]
* Far Right: ''Front National (FN)''
* Conservatives: ''Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)''
* Social Democrats: ''Parti Socialiste (PS)''
* Greens: ''Europe Écologie - Les Verts (EELV)''
* Far Left: ''Front de Gauche''
[[AC:Germany]]
* Classical Liberals: ''Freie demokratische Partei (FDP)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christlich demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)'', except in Bavaria where they're called the ''Christlich-soziale Union in Bayern (CSU)''
* Social Democrats: '''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)''
* Greens: ''Bündnis '90[=/=]Die Grünen''
* Far Left: ''Die Linke''
[[AC:Greece]]
* Far Right: ''Chrysi Augi''
* Conservatives: ''Nea Demokratia (ND)''
* Social Democrats: ''Panellenio Sosialistiko Kinema (PASOK)''
* Far Left: ''Synaspismos Rizospastikis Aristeras (SYRIZA)''
[[AC:Italy]]
* Far Right: ''Lega Nord (LN)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Popolo della Libertà [=(PdL)=]''
* Christian Democrats: ''Unione di Centro [=(UdC)=]''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Italia dei Valori [=(IdV)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Partito Democratico (PD)''
[[AC:The Netherlands]]
* Far Right: ''Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christen-Democratisch Appél (CDA)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Democraten '66 (D66)''
* Social Democrats: ''Partij van de Arbeid [=(PvdA)=]''
* Greens: ''[=GroenLinks=]''
* Far Left: ''Socialistische Partij (SP)''
[[AC:Norway]]
* Far Right: ''Fremskrittspartiet [=(FrP)=]''
* Classical Liberals: ''Høyre''
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristelig Folkeparti [=(KrF)=]''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Venstre''
* Social Democrats: ''Arbeiderpartiet''
* Far Left: ''Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV)''
[[AC:Spain]]
* Conservatives: ''Partido Popular (PP)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Unión Progreso y Democracia [=(UPyD)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)''
* Far Left: ''Izquierda Unida (IU)''
[[AC:Sweden]]
* Far Right: ''Sverigedemokraterna (SD)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Moderata samlingspartiet''
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristdemokraterna (KD)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Folkpartiet Liberalerna (FP)''
* Social Democrats: formally ''Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti (SAP)'', more commonly known as ''Socialdemokraterna''
* Greens: ''Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP)''
* Far Left: ''Vänsterpartiet''
[[AC:Switzerland]]
* Far Right: ''Schweizerische Volkspartei (SVP)''
* Classical Liberals: ''[=FDP.Die Liberalen=]''
* Conservatives: ''Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei (BDP)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei (CVP)''
* Social Democrats: ''Sozialdemokratische Partei (SP)''
* Greens: ''Grüne Partei''
Most European nations have a multi-party political system, as a result of proportional representation; and even those countries which have a district system (such as Britain and France) tend to have more than two "significant" parties. And in just about all of them, you'll find several (and often all) of the following parties, in ''approximate'' order from Right to Left:
* '''Far Right''': A quite recent arrival in many countries. Far Right parties are a mixed bag, ranging from outright neo-Nazis who [[PuttingOnTheReich Put On The Reich]] to much more moderate groups. They are fond of simple, radical positions and strong language. They intensely dislike immigration, Islam, the EuropeanUnion and the 'left-wing elite'. They are usually in favour of a tough approach to crime, and use nationalist and populist rhetoric. Interestingly, their economic programme is usually more left-wing than right-wing. Far Right parties attract many voters who are in some way dissatisfied with the more moderate, established political parties.
* '''Classical Liberals''': The primary defenders of capitalism and the free market. Usually popular among businesspeople and the upper class for this reason. This right-wing economic agenda is often coupled with a progressive stance on social issues like abortion, gay marriage and euthanasia, although in recent years, many Classical Liberal parties have moved to a more conservative position, especially when it comes to law and order.
* '''Conservatives''': The catch-all right-wing party. Best described as a fusion of the Christian Democrats (see below) and the Classical Liberals; they tend to have the economic agenda of the latter and the social agenda of the former. It is very important to note that a Conservative party will usually not thrive ''alongside'' any of these parties; in fact, '''a Conservative party can only flourish where Classical Liberal and Christian Democratic parties do not exist or are very small, and vice versa.''' Thus a European country will either have a Christian Democratic party and a Classical Liberal (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway [[hottip:*:the Classical Liberal party there is ''called'' Conservative Party, but don't let this fool you]]) or a Conservative one (Britain, France, Spain). Denmark is a rare exception: it has a Conservative party and a Classical Liberal one, but no Christian Democrats.
* '''Christian Democrats''': [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A party guided by Christian principles.]] They are often very close to the centre, although slightly to the right of it. They tend to have a moderately conservative position on social issues, but not a very clear economic agenda. Natural allies of the Classical Liberals, but they will also often work together with the Social Democrats (see below) in a "Grand Coalition". They're somewhat more uncomfortable when they have to work together with the Far Right, as has happened in the Netherlands.
* '''Progressive Liberals''': Somewhat rarer (and usually smaller) than any other type of party on this list, but they still show up often enough to be worth mentioning here. They have a very progressive stance on social issues and often a slightly-right-of-centre economic programme. They are also known for their fondness for electoral reform; many Progressive Liberal parties have 'Democratic' in their name for this reason, and indeed they are, in many ways, comparable to the Democratic Party in the US. They are often seen as sophisticated, nuanced and pragmatic; this image mostly attracts votes from the intellectual elite. A Progressive Liberal party will often work together with more or less anyone except the Far Right and the Far Left, but they're often especially cosy with the Greens, with whom they share their progressive social agenda.
* '''Social Democrats''': Almost always the principal left-wing party, and the direct opponents of the Classical Liberals. They will often have "Labour" or "Workers'" in their name, indicating their roots in the old struggle for high wages, decent working conditions and generous social security. They are clearly on the left, but not radically so, on both economic and social issues. Many of them made a move to the economic right in TheNineties (the "Third Way"), but most of them have returned to their left-wing roots since.
* '''Greens''': As the name implies, a party that cares a great deal about sustainability and the environment. This is usually coupled with a firmly left-wing (though not in a traditional way) economic agenda and a very progressive stance on social issues. Natural allies of the Social Democrats and the Progressive Liberals.
* '''Far Left''': A radically left-wing party which will defend the welfare state at all costs and doesn't trust [[CorruptCorporateExecutive businesspeople]]. They have more in common with the Far Right than either likes to admit; both "Far" factions share a fondness for populism and simplicity, and a distrust of the EuropeanUnion. Both parties channel working-class discontent and rage, but whereas the Far Right directs this rage towards immigrants and left-wing intellectuals, the Far Left tends to direct it towards bankers, businesspeople and "managers".
Of course, these are not ''all'' present in ''every'' European country (some of them are even mutually exclusive, as pointed out above). Nor is it the case that there are no European political parties that do not correspond to any of these "types". But parties from this list do make up an overwhelming majority in just about every parliament in Europe, and dominate the political landscape of most European nations.
Also note that the parties can differ considerably in size. Traditionally, the Christian Democrats (or the Conservatives in countries which have them) and the Social Democrats are considered the "Big Two"; sometimes the Classical Liberals are also included, which gives us the "Big Three". Far Left and Far Right parties were often small before the TurnOfTheMillennium, but have now grown to medium size in many countries. The Greens and the Progressive Liberals are usually small to medium-sized.
!Examples:
[[AC:Austria]]
* Far Right: ''Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)'', except in Carinthia where they're called ''Die Freiheitlichen in Kärnten (FPK)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (BZÖ)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP)''
* Social Democrats: ''Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ)''
* Greens: ''Die Grünen - die grüne Alternative''
[[AC:Britain]]
* Far Right: British National Party
* Conservatives: Conservative Party
* Progressive Liberals: Liberal Democrats
* Social Democrats: Labour Party
[[AC:Denmark]]
* Far Right: ''Dansk Folkeparti''
* Classical Liberals: ''Venstre, Danmarks liberale parti''
* Conservatives: ''Det Konservative Folkeparti''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Det Radikale Venstre''
* Social Democrats: ''Socialdemokraterne''
* Greens: ''Socialistisk Folkeparti''
* Far Left: ''Enhedslisten''
[[AC:Finland]]
* Far Right: ''Perussuomalaiset (PS)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit (KD)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Kansallinen Kokoomus''
* Social Democrats: ''Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (SDP)''
* Greens: ''Vihreä liitto''
* Far Left: ''Vasemmistoliitto''
[[AC:France]]
* Far Right: ''Front National (FN)''
* Conservatives: ''Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP)''
* Social Democrats: ''Parti Socialiste (PS)''
* Greens: ''Europe Écologie - Les Verts (EELV)''
* Far Left: ''Front de Gauche''
[[AC:Germany]]
* Classical Liberals: ''Freie demokratische Partei (FDP)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christlich demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)'', except in Bavaria where they're called the ''Christlich-soziale Union in Bayern (CSU)''
* Social Democrats: '''Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)''
* Greens: ''Bündnis '90[=/=]Die Grünen''
* Far Left: ''Die Linke''
[[AC:Greece]]
* Far Right: ''Chrysi Augi''
* Conservatives: ''Nea Demokratia (ND)''
* Social Democrats: ''Panellenio Sosialistiko Kinema (PASOK)''
* Far Left: ''Synaspismos Rizospastikis Aristeras (SYRIZA)''
[[AC:Italy]]
* Far Right: ''Lega Nord (LN)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Popolo della Libertà [=(PdL)=]''
* Christian Democrats: ''Unione di Centro [=(UdC)=]''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Italia dei Valori [=(IdV)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Partito Democratico (PD)''
[[AC:The Netherlands]]
* Far Right: ''Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christen-Democratisch Appél (CDA)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Democraten '66 (D66)''
* Social Democrats: ''Partij van de Arbeid [=(PvdA)=]''
* Greens: ''[=GroenLinks=]''
* Far Left: ''Socialistische Partij (SP)''
[[AC:Norway]]
* Far Right: ''Fremskrittspartiet [=(FrP)=]''
* Classical Liberals: ''Høyre''
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristelig Folkeparti [=(KrF)=]''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Venstre''
* Social Democrats: ''Arbeiderpartiet''
* Far Left: ''Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV)''
[[AC:Spain]]
* Conservatives: ''Partido Popular (PP)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Unión Progreso y Democracia [=(UPyD)=]''
* Social Democrats: ''Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE)''
* Far Left: ''Izquierda Unida (IU)''
[[AC:Sweden]]
* Far Right: ''Sverigedemokraterna (SD)''
* Classical Liberals: ''Moderata samlingspartiet''
* Christian Democrats: ''Kristdemokraterna (KD)''
* Progressive Liberals: ''Folkpartiet Liberalerna (FP)''
* Social Democrats: formally ''Sveriges Socialdemokratiska arbetarparti (SAP)'', more commonly known as ''Socialdemokraterna''
* Greens: ''Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP)''
* Far Left: ''Vänsterpartiet''
[[AC:Switzerland]]
* Far Right: ''Schweizerische Volkspartei (SVP)''
* Classical Liberals: ''[=FDP.Die Liberalen=]''
* Conservatives: ''Bürgerlich-Demokratische Partei (BDP)''
* Christian Democrats: ''Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei (CVP)''
* Social Democrats: ''Sozialdemokratische Partei (SP)''
* Greens: ''Grüne Partei''
