The following is a list of left-wing political parties. It includes parties from the centre-left to the far-left.

Active

A

Afghanistan
Åland Islands
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan

B

Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bonaire
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brittany
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi

C

Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Catalonia
Cayman Islands
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Corsica
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czech Republic

D

Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia

F

Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
Flanders
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia

G

Gabon
Gambia, The
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana

H

Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary

I

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran

Will of the Iranian Nation Party

Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast

J

Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan

K

Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

L

Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

M

Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Isle of Man
Martinique
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar

N

Namibia
Nepal[5]
Major parties
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana Islands
Norway

P

Pakistan
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico

Q

Québec

R

Réunion
Rojava
Romania
Russia

S

Saba
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somaliland
South Africa
South Korea
South Ossetia
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria

T

Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Transnistria
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan

U

Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

V

Venezuela
Vietnam

W

Wales
Western Sahara

Y

Yemen

Z

Zambia
Zimbabwe

Ruling

CountryLogoNamePositionIdeologyLegislatureNotes
Socialist Party of AlbaniaCentre-leftSocial democracy Pro-EuropeanismParliament of Albania:Alone holds the power of majority in Parliament
Social Democratic Party of AlbaniaCentre-leftSocial democracy Pro-EuropeanismParliament of Albania:Supports the Socialist Party Government
People's Movement for the Liberation of AngolaCentre-leftNational Assembly:
Antigua and Barbuda Labour PartyCentre-leftHouse of Representatives:
People's Electoral MovementParliament:
RAIZParliament:
Australian Labor PartyHouse of Representatives:
ArgentinaCommunist Party of Argentina
Partido Comunista de la Argentina
Far-leftMarxism–Leninism
Internationalism
Chamber of Deputies:Participates in the ruling Frente de Todos
Communist Party of Argentina (Extraordinary Congress)
Partido Comunista (Congreso Extraordinario)
Marxism–Leninism
Kirchnerism
Chamber of Deputies:
Revolutionary Communist Party
Partido Comunista Revolucionario
Marxism–Leninism
Maoism
Anti-revisionism
Chamber of Deputies:
KolinaKirchnerism
Victory PartySocial democracy
Kirchnerism
New EncounterProgressivism
SomosSocialist feminism
Proyecto SurProgressivism[6]
Broad FrontKirchnerism
Social democracy
Peronism
Solidary PartyCo-operatism
Socialism
Popular UnitySocialism of the 21st century
Left-wing nationalism
National Alfonsinist MovementSocial democracy
K Radicalism[7]
FORJASocial democracy
K Radicalism[8]
Intransigent PartyDemocratic socialism
Patria Grande FrontSocialism of the 21st century
Feminism
Kirchnerism[9]
Evita MovementKirchnerism
Protector Political Force[10]Social democracy
Barbados Labour PartyHouse of Assembly:
BelarusCommunist Party of Belarus
Камуністычная партыя Беларусі
Marxism–Leninism
Belarusian–Russian unionism
House of Representatives:Supports the government of president Alexander Lukashenko
Socialist PartyChamber of Representatives:
GroenChamber of Representatives:
EcoloChamber of Representatives:
VooruitChamber of Representatives:
People's United PartyHouse of Representatives:
Progressive UnionNational Assembly:
Progressive Labour PartyHouse of Assembly:
Druk Nyamrup TshogpaNational Assembly:
BrazilCommunist Party of Brazil
Partido Comunista do Brasil
Left-wing to far-leftCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Chamber of Deputies:Member of the ruling Brazil of Hope Federation
Green Party
Partido Verde
Centre-leftGreen politics
Municipalism
Chamber of Deputies:
Workers' Party
Partido dos Trabalhadores
Centre-left to left-wingSocial democracy
Progressivism
Lulism
Chamber of Deputies:
Brazilian Socialist Party
Partido Socialista Brasileiro
Centre-leftSocial democracy
Progressivism
Parliamentarianism
Chamber of Deputies:Supports the government of president Lula da Silva
Democratic Labour Party
Partido Democrático Trabalhista
Centre-leftSocial democracy
Labourism
Brazilian nationalism
Chamber of Deputies:
Socialism and Liberty Party
Partido Socialismo e Liberdade
Left-wing to far-leftDemocratic socialism
Eco-socialism
Socialism of the 21st century
Chamber of Deputies:Member of the supporting PSOL REDE Federation
Sustainability Network
Rede Sustentabilidade
Centre-leftGreen politics
Progressivism
Chamber of Deputies:
Movement for SocialismChamber of Deputies:
Republican Left of CataloniaCentre-left to Left-wingSocial democracy
Catalan independence
Republicanism
Parliament of Catalonia:
ChileCommunist Party of Chile
Partido Comunista de Chile
Far-leftMarxism–LeninismChamber of Deputies:Member of the ruling Apruebo Dignidad coalition
 Social ConvergenceLeft-wingLibertarian socialism, Autonomism10
 Democratic RevolutionCentre-left to Left-wingSocial democracy, Democratic Socialism7
 CommonsLeft-wingSocialism of the 21st century, Autonomism6
 Social Green Regionalist FederationCentre-left to Left-wingRegionalism, Green politics2
 Socialist Party of ChileCentre-leftSocial democracy13
 Party for DemocracyCentre-leftSocial democracy, Third Way9
 Radical Party of ChileCentre to Centre-leftRadicalism, Third Way4
 Liberal PartyCentre-leftSocial liberalism4
ColombiaColombian Communist Party
Partido Comunista Colombiano
Marxism–Leninism
Bolivarianism
Chamber of Representatives:Member of the ruling Historic Pact for Colombia
Commons
Comunes
Marxism–Leninism
Bolivarianism
Chamber of Representatives:
NepalCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)
नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी केन्द्र)
Prachanda Path
Left-wing nationalism
House of Representatives:Member of the coalition government
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)
नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत-समाजवादी)
Marxism–Leninism
People's Multiparty Democracy
House of Representatives:
National People's Front
राष्ट्रिय जनमोर्चा
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-federalism
House of Representatives:Supports the coalition government
PalestinePopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين
Palestinian nationalism
Marxism–Leninism
Revolutionary socialism
One-state solution
Anti-zionism
Legislative Council:Member of the ruling PLO
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين
Marxism–Leninism
Palestinian nationalism
Left-wing nationalism
Anti-Zionism
Legislative Council:
Palestinian People's Party
حزب الشعب الفلسطيني
Marxism
Scientific socialism
Left-wing nationalism
Palestinian nationalism
Legislative Council:
PeruPeruvian Communist Party
Partido Comunista Peruano
Marxism–Leninism
Mariáteguism
Congress:Member of Together for Peru, which participates in the Free Peru-led government
Communist Party of Peru – Red Fatherland
Partido Comunista del Perú – Patria Roja
Congress:
Free Peru[11]
Perú Libre
Socialism
Marxism–Leninism
Mariáteguism
Congress:In government
South AfricaAfrican National CongressCentre-leftNational Assembly:Participates in the ruling Tripartite Alliance
South African Communist PartyFar-leftMarxism–Leninism
Left-wing nationalism
National Assembly:
SpainCommunist Party of Spain
Partido Comunista de España
Marxism–Leninism
Republicanism
Internationalism
Federalism
Congress of Deputies:Participates in the United Left and Unidas Podemos, member of the PSOE-led government
Revolutionary Movement Tupamaro
Movimiento Revolucionario Tupamaro
Marxism-Leninism
Guevarism
Chamber of Deputies:Participates in the ruling Great Patriotic Pole
United Socialist Party of VenezuelaChamber of Deputies:
Venezuelan Popular Unity
Unidad Popular Venezolana
Marxism-Leninism
Anti-imperialism
Bolivarianism
Chamber of Deputies:
Venezuelan Revolutionary Currents
Corrientes Revolucionarias Venezolanas
Communism
Guevarism
Chavismo
Anti-imperialism
Chamber of Deputies:
United Wa State PartyMaoismRules the de facto independent Wa State

Former

See also

Politics

Parties

Notes

  1. ^ The Chinese Communist Party and its satellite parties are also described as left-conservatives[12] and social conservatives,[13][14][15][16] mostly due to its conservative stance on socio-cultural issues.

References

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  2. ^ "European Election Watch Bulgaria". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "European Election Watch Czech Republic". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. ^ "European Election Watch Germany". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ^ "The fall of communism in Nepal". ORF. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  6. ^ "Proyecto Sur. Movimiento político, social y cultural". 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. – via proyecto-sur.org.
  7. ^ "El ascenso de Moreau, la nueva figura del universo kirchnerista". 16 August 2017.
  8. ^ Arias, Mariela (17 June 2019). "Tierra del Fuego: Melella se impuso a Bertone en primera vuelta". La Nación
  9. ^ "Un frente antineoliberal" (in Spanish). Página/12. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  10. ^ Mozetic, Daniela (14 July 2021). "Mendoza: Frente de Todos sumó a José Luis Ramón y quiere encabezar la lista de diputados" (in Spanish). Perfil. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Peru confirms new moderate-left cabinet". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  12. ^ Cai, Jane (12 June 2023). "How China's Xi Jinping promotes mix of Marxism and traditional culture to further Communist Party and 'Chinese dream'". South China Morning Post. Archived 12 June 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 Dec 2025.
  13. ^ "Why the Communist Party fears gay rights". The Economist. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 5 Dec 2025.
  14. ^ "Xi Jinping Thought Explained: A New Ideology for a New Era?". www.nytimes.com. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  15. ^ "Xi Jinping's War on Popular Culture". 3 December 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  16. ^ Ludovica Meacci (25 Jan 2022). "China’s Conservative Turn on Gender Roles". Italian Institute for International Political Studies. Retrieved 2025-11-27.