Spain Political Parties
A clear, up-to-date guide to the political parties of Spain: People's Party, Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, Vox, Sumar, Podemos. Their ideologies, leaders, and where they stand.
Spain's politics revolves around two large parties, the centre-right People's Party and the centre-left Socialists (PSOE), with Vox on the right and Sumar and Podemos on the left. Regional parties from Catalonia and the Basque Country often decide who governs. Since 2023 Pedro Sánchez has led a PSOE–Sumar minority coalition that depends on regional parties.
This guide sets out where each party stands: its history, its core ideology, and its positions on the economy, social questions, and foreign policy. Use it to understand the Spain political landscape, then take the test to see where your own views fall.
People's Party
Centre-right · Founded 1989 (refounded from People's Alliance, 1976)
Spain's main centre-right party and the largest party in the Congress since 2023, now leading the opposition.
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Centre-left · Founded 1879
Spain's oldest party and the main force of the centre-left, governing under Pedro Sánchez since 2018.
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Far-right · Founded 2013
A national-conservative party opposed to regional nationalism and immigration, now Spain's third-largest force.
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Left-wing · Founded 2023 (as an electoral alliance)
A left-wing alliance founded by Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz, the junior partner in Pedro Sánchez's government.
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Left-wing to far-left · Founded 2014
A left-wing populist party born from Spain's anti-austerity movement, now a small force outside the government.
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