The name Labour (or Labor) Party, or similar, is used by
political parties around the world, particularly in countries of the
Commonwealth of Nations
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. They are usually, but not exclusively,
social-democratic or
democratic-socialist and traditionally allied to
trade union
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s and the
labour movement
The labour movement or labor movement consists of two main wings: the trade union movement (British English) or labor union movement (American English) on the one hand, and the political labour movement on the other.
* The trade union movement ...
. Many labour parties are members of the
Socialist International
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and/or participants of the
Progressive Alliance
The Progressive Alliance (PA) is a political international of social democratic and progressive political parties and organisations founded on 22 May 2013 in Leipzig, Germany. The alliance was formed as an alternative to the existing Socia ...
.
Active Labour parties
Historical Labour parties
See also
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Labour Party (disambiguation)
Labour Party or Labor Party is a name used by many political parties. Many of these parties have links to the trade union movement or organised labour in general. Labour parties can exist across the political spectrum, but most are centre-left or l ...
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Communist party
A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...
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List of communist parties
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Democratic Socialist Party (disambiguation) Democratic Socialist Party may refer to:
Current parties
* Party of Democratic Socialism (Czech Republic)
* Arab Democratic Socialist Ba'ath Party (Syria)
* Democratic Socialists (Italy)
*Democratic Socialists of America
* Democratic Socialist Part ...
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Labour government
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Labour movement
The labour movement or labor movement consists of two main wings: the trade union movement (British English) or labor union movement (American English) on the one hand, and the political labour movement on the other.
* The trade union movement ...
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List of left-wing political parties
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Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
Fo ...
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List of social democratic parties
This is a list of parties in the world that consider themselves to be upholding the principles and values of social democracy. Some of the parties are also members of the Socialist International, Party of European Socialists or the Progressive ...
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Socialist Labour Party (disambiguation)
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Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of t ...
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Socialist Workers Party (disambiguation) Socialist Workers Party may refer to:
*Flemish Socialist Workers Party
*Estonian Socialist Workers' Party
* German Socialist Workers Party in Poland - Left
* Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party
* Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party (1993)
* Independe ...
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Workers' Party
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Socialism
Labour