Democratic Party and similar terms may refer to:

Active parties

Africa

Botswana Democratic Party The Botswana Democratic Party (Abbreviation, abbr. BDP, colloquially known as Domkrag) is a centre-right politics, centre-right political party in Botswana. From the country's 1965 Bechuanaland general election, inaugural election in 1965 until th ...

Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (, abbreviated PDGE) is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on 11 October 1987. Prior to 1991, the PDGE was the sole legal pol ...

Gabonese Democratic Party The Gabonese Democratic Party (, PDG) is a political party in Gabon. It was the dominant political party in Gabonese politics from 1961 until 2023, when it was deposed in a coup d'état against President Ali Bongo. It was also the sole legal ...

Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally The Democratic Party of GuineaAfrican Democratic Rally () is a political party in Guinea that dominated Guinean politics under a One-party state, one-party state system. The party was founded as a branch of the African Democratic Rally (RDA) in Ju ...

Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally The Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (; abbreviated PDCI-RDA) is a centre-right political party in Ivory Coast. History Founded during the colonial era in 1946, as an outgrowth of the African Agricultural Union, and ...

Democratic Party (Kenya) The Democratic Party (DP) is a conservative political party in Kenya. The party was founded in 1991 by John Keen and Mwai Kibaki after section 2A of the constitution was repealed. History At the legislative elections, 27 December 2002, the p ...

* Basotho Batho Democratic Party, Lesotho *

Democratic Party (Libya) The Democratic Party () is a political party in Libya launched by the Libyan Freedom and Democracy Campaign on 14 July 2011 to represent the aspirations of the Libyan people in post-Gaddafi and post-National Transitional Council elections. Ideo ...

Malawi Democratic Party The Malawi Democratic Party is a political party in Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozam ...

Democratic Party of Namibia The Democratic Party of Namibia is a political party in Namibia, launched in July 2008 at Keetmanshoop. Although it constitutes an initiative of the Nama people, the party plans to focus on all ethnic minorities in Namibia. It positions itself i ...

Senegalese Democratic Party The Senegalese Democratic Party () is a political party in Senegal. The party considers itself a liberal party and is a member of the Liberal International. Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012, is the party's leader. T ...

Seychelles Democratic Party The Seychelles Democratic Party is a List of political parties in Seychelles, political party in Seychelles. It was founded by the late Sir James Mancham and David Joubert in July 1964, and governed the country from 1970 to 1977. History After a ...

Democratic Alliance (South Africa) The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a Liberalism, liberal South African list of political parties in South Africa, political party. The party has been the second-largest in South Africa since its foundation in 2000. The party is broadly centrism, c ...

Swazi Democratic Party The Swazi Democratic Party, also known by its abbreviation SWADEPA, is a List of political parties in Swaziland, political party in Eswatini led by its president Jan Sithole. SWADEPA was established in 2011 and took part in the 2013 Swazi genera ...

Democratic Party (Tanzania) The Democratic Party (DP) is a political party in Tanzania. The party was registered on 7 June 2002. The DP is led by Rev. Christopher Mtikila, who is the Reverend of the Full Salvation Church. The DP calls for the dissolution of the Union Gover ...

* Democratic Party (Tunisia) *

Democratic Party (Uganda) The Democratic Party (; DP) is a moderate conservative political party in Uganda led by Norbert Mao. The DP was led by Paul Ssemogerere (politician), Paul Ssemogerere for 25 years until his retirement in November 2005. John Ssebaana Kizito repl ...

Americas

Democratic Progressive Party (Argentina) The Democratic Progressive Party () is a political party in Argentina, principally active in Santa Fe. History Following the adoption of the Sáenz Peña Law (which established universal and compulsory suffrage for native-born male citizens) ...

National Democratic Party (Argentina) The Democratic Party (, PD) is a conservative political party in Argentina created in 1931. Founded as the National Democratic Party (, PDN), it was generally known simply as Conservative Party (). It is considered the successor of the National ...

* Democratic Party (Mendoza), Argentina * Democratic Party of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina *

Anguilla Democratic Party The Anguilla Democratic Party was a political party in Anguilla Anguilla is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying ea ...

Bonaire Democratic Party The Bonaire Democratic Party (, PDB; ), also known as Demokrat, is a political party in Bonaire and formerly the Netherlands Antilles The Netherlands Antilles (, ; ), also known as the Dutch Antilles, was a constituent Caribbean country of ...

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party The Brazilian Democratic Movement (, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a " big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, with the most numbers of senators, ...

New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britann ...

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Party for Democracy (Chile) The Party for Democracy (, PPD), also known as For Democracy () is a centre-left political party in Chile. It states to stand in the traditions of liberal progressivism.Party for Democracy. Declaration of Principles (1993), p. 6. ""The PPD is a ...

Democratic Party (Curaçao) The Democratic Party (, ) is a liberal party in Curaçao founded in 1944. The party has participated in elections for the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao constituency) and the Island Council of Curaçao until the dissolution of the ...

Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) The Christian Democratic Party (, abbreviated PDC) is a Salvadoran political party. From 2011 to 2012, the party was renamed to Party of Hope (, abbreviated PES) before reverting to the Christian Democratic Party. The PDC has been led by Rein ...

Social Democratic Party (El Salvador) The Social Democratic Party () was a social-democratic party in El Salvador El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and ...

Guyana Democratic Party The Guyana Democratic Party was a political party in Guyana. History The party was established by Asgar Ally in 1996.''Europa World Year 2004'', Taylor & Francis, p1986 In the general elections A general election is an electoral process to c ...

Montserrat Democratic Party The Montserrat Democratic Party (MDP) was a political party in Montserrat. History The original Montserrat Democratic Party was established in 1958 and led by Eric Kelsick. It was only the second party founded in the country after the Montserr ...

Democratic Choice (Dominican Republic) Democratic Choice (, OD) is a center-left political party founded in 2015 by Minou Tavárez Mirabal and other volunteers in the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater An ...

Democratic Party (Sint Eustatius) The Democratic Party (DP, ) is a political party in Sint Eustatius with two seats in the 5-seat island council. In 2011, the party obtained 2 seats in the first elections after Sint Eustatius became part of the Netherlands upon the dissolution o ...

Democratic Party Sint Maarten The Democratic Party Sint Maarten () is a political party in Sint Maarten. The party was long associated with its powerful leader, business tycoon Claude Wathey. Wathey stepped down from his leadership post in 1992. The party was dissolved in 20 ...

Peruvian Democratic Party The Peruvian Democratic Party (Spanish: ''Partido Demócrata Peruano'', PDP) is a Peruvian political party founded on 26 June 2006 by former Union for Peru (UPP) members following differences within the party. Elected Congress members Carlos T ...

* Democratic Party We Are Peru () * Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) * Democratic Party of Trinidad and Tobago *

Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is a Centre-left politics, center-left political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Major party, major parties of the U.S., it was founded in 1828, making it the world's oldes ...

Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands The Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands is a political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas a ...

, U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia

Khmer Democratic Party The Khmer Democratic Party (KDP) is a Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the no ...

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Democratic Party (Hong Kong) The Democratic Party (DP) is a liberal political party in Hong Kong. Once the flagship party in the pro-democracy camp, it is expected to dissolve within 2025 after the party was unable to enter elections with national security threshold im ...

* Democratic Party (India) * Meghalaya Democratic Party, India *

Nagaland Democratic Party The Nagaland Democratic Party was a political party in the Indian state of Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Ar ...

, India * Reang Democratic Party, India *

Democratic Party (Indonesia) The Democratic Party (, , sometimes abbreviated to PD) is a centre to centre-right nationalist political party in Indonesia. Currently, it holds 44 seats in the House of Representatives (DPR). It is led by Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), the s ...

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (, PDI-P) is a centre to centre-left secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the ruling and largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 110 seat ...

Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party The Bet-Nahrain Democratic Party (), usually abbreviated as BNDP, is an Assyrian political party based in Iraq. For much of its lifespan and involvement in politics, the party has been led by Romeo Hakkari. One of the party's goals was to creat ...

, Iraq * Constitutional Democratic Party, Japan *

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently abbreviated to LDP, the Lib Dems, or , is a major conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * and Japanese nationalism, nationalistSources describing the LDP as nationalist: * ...

Democratic Party Adilet Democratic Party Adilet (; DPA) was a political party in Kazakhstan that existed from 2004 to 2013 and was led by chairman Tolegen Sydykhov. The party was founded as the Democratic Party of Kazakhstan on 29 April 2004. The Adilet numbered around 70 ...

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Lebanese Democratic Party The Lebanese Democratic Party () is a political party in Lebanon established by Prince Talal Arslan and Marwan Abou Fadel in 2001. Prince Talal is the son of Lebanese Druze leader Emir Magid Arslan and has presided over the party ever sinc ...

Arab Democratic Party (Lebanon) The Arab Democratic Party (ADP) () is a Lebanon, Lebanese political party, based in Tripoli (Lebanon), Tripoli, in the North Governorate, North Lebanon Governorate. Its current leader is Rifaat Eid. Origins The ADP traced back its origins to ...

Kurdish Democratic Party (Lebanon) The Kurdish Democratic Party in Lebanon (; ), is the Lebanese branch of a namesake Iraqi-based Kurdish nationalist party, established by Jamil Mihhu in 1960, and based in Lebanon. However, it was not licensed until 24 September 1970. Mihhu sup ...

Maldivian Democratic Party The Maldivian Democratic Party (, ''Dhivehi Rayyithunge Demokretik Paati''; MDP) is the first political party formed in the Republic of Maldives. The party is supportive of the promotion of human rights and democracy in the Maldives. It won ...

Democratic Party (Mongolia) The Democratic Party () is a political party in Mongolia. It is placed on the centre-right of the political spectrum. History Founding and early years After the 1990 democratic revolution, Mongolia became a country with a multi-party system. ...

* Democratic Party (Myanmar) *

Korean Social Democratic Party The Korean Social Democratic Party (KSDP; ) is a political party in North Korea that is allied with the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). It was formed on 3 November 1945 as the Korean Democratic Party by a mixed group of entrepreneurs, mer ...

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Pakistan Democratic Party The Pakistan Democratic Party (PDP) was a political party in Pakistan, founded by Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan in June 1967. Nawbzada Nasrullah Khan led the party until his death in 2003. After Nawab's death, the party's leadership was later taken ...

Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines The Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines (CDP) is a Christian democratic party in the Philippines. Created in 2010, it is headed by Cagayan de Oro representative Rufus Rodriguez. The party aims to "institutionalize an alternative to patro ...

* Democratic Party of the Philippines *Philippine Democratic Party – People's Power, better known as

PDP–Laban The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP, ) is a populist political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) from 1983 to 2024 as a result of a merger with L ...

Singapore Democratic Party The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is a social liberal political party in Singapore. Founded in 1980 by Chiam See Tong, the party gained its first seat in 6th Parliament of Singapore, Parliament in 1984 Singaporean general election, 1984 when ...

Singapore Democratic Alliance The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) is a political coalition between the Singapore Malay National Organization (PKMS), and Singapore Justice Party (SJP). The SDA was formed in 2001 and initially consisted of four political parties, PKMS, S ...

People's Liberal Democratic Party The People's Liberal Democratic Party (abbreviation: PLDP) is a dormant political party in Singapore. It was formed by Ooi Boon Ewe, an independent candidate in the 2001 Singaporean general election, 2001 general election in Singapore. The party ...

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Kurdistan Democratic Party The Kurdistan Democratic Party (), usually abbreviated as KDP or PDK, is the ruling Political party, party in Iraqi Kurdistan and the senior partner in the Kurdistan Regional Government. It was founded in 1946 in Mahabad in Iranian Kurdistan. ...

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Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015) The Democratic Party of Korea (DPK or DP; , ) is a Liberalism, liberal list of political parties in South Korea, political party in South Korea. The DPK and its rival, the People Power Party (South Korea), People Power Party (PPP), form the two ...

, South Korea *

Democratic Party (Sri Lanka) Democratic Party was a political party in Sri Lanka led by former army chief Sarath Fonseka. It was registered by the election commission of Sri Lanka in March 2013. 2013 Provincial Council Elections The Democratic Party contested for Provinc ...

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

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Democratic Party (Tajikistan) The Democratic Party of Tajikistan is a political party in Tajikistan founded in August 1990 by Mahmadruzi Iskandarov. Along with the other Tajik opposition parties, it was banned from July 1993 to August 1999. Under the 30% quota provided by ...

Democrat Party (Thailand) The Democrat Party () is a conservative List of political parties in Thailand, Thai political party. The party is the oldest active political party in Thailand, it was founded in 1946 as a royalist party; it now upholds a Conservatism, liberal- ...

Democratic Party (Timor-Leste) The Democratic Party (, PD) or the Democratic Party in Timor-Leste is a political party in Timor-Leste Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It compri ...

Democratic Party of Turkmenistan The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan (, , TDP) is a political party in Turkmenistan founded in 1991. It has been the ruling party of the country since its foundation. The party was led by former Soviet provincial party leader Saparmurat Niyaz ...

Europe

European Democratic Party The European Democratic Party (EDP; French: ''Parti démocrate européen'', PDE), also known as the European Democrats, is a centrist European political party in favour of European integration. Within the European Parliament, its MEPs form th ...

Europeans United for Democracy Europeans United for Democracy – Alliance for a Europe of Democracies, formerly known as ''EUDemocrats'', was a Euroscepticism, Eurosceptic and self-described Eurorealism, Eurorealist European political party. It sought a radical decentraliza ...

Democratic Party of Albania The Democratic Party of Albania (, PDSH), also known as the Democratic Party (, PD), is a Conservatism, conservative political party in Albania. It has been the largest opposition party in the country since 2013 and has dominated the Albanian ...

Democratic Party (Andorra) The Democratic Party (, PD) was a Christian-democratic political party in Andorra. Its final election was the 2001 Andorran parliamentary election. History The party was established in the run-up to the 2001 elections when the National Democrati ...

Democrats for Andorra Democrats for Andorra (, DA) is a centre-right, liberal-conservative political party currently in government in Andorra. The party was established on 22 February 2011 as the direct successor of the Reformist Coalition which ran in the 2009 elec ...

Democratic Party of Armenia The Democratic Party of Armenia (, ''Hayastani Demokratakan Kusaktsutyun'') is a democratic socialist political party in Armenia. It was established in 1991 by Aram Gaspar Sargsyan, the last secretary of the Soviet-era Communist Party of Armeni ...

Azerbaijan Democratic Party The Azerbaijan Democrat Party (), also known as ADP, is a conservative political party in Azerbaijan. History The Azerbaijan Democrat Party was established on January 26, 1991, by the participants of 27 persons. On October 17, it was registered ...

Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina) The Serb Democratic Party ( or СДС/SDS) is a Serb List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina, political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its current leader is Milan Miličević. In the parliamentary elections of October 2006, the SDS ...

* Democratic Party of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bulgarian Democratic Party *

Democratic Party (Bulgaria) The Democratic Party (, ''Demokraticheska partia'', DP) is a centre-right political party in Bulgaria led by Alexander Pramatarski. The party was a member of the European People's Party (EPP). History The Democratic Party was formed by a breakawa ...

Democratic Party of Zagorje Democratic Party of Zagorje ( or ZDS) is a right-wing political party from Krapina-Zagorje and Varaždin counties in Croatia. It was established on 5 February 1997 in Oroslavje. Election results At the 2003 parliamentary elections, an allianc ...

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Democratic Party (Cyprus) The Democratic Party (, ''Dimokratikó Kómma'' (DIKO)) is a Greek Cypriot nationalism, Greek-Cypriot nationalist, centrism, centrist List of political parties in Cyprus, political party in Cyprus founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou. DIKO is var ...

* Democratic Party (Denmark) *

Democratic Party of Germany The Democratic Party of Germany () was founded in 1947 as a German liberal party and is the forerunner of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the current Federal Republic of Germany. History Shortly after the end of World War II, bourgeois-libe ...

Democrats (Greenland) The Democrats ( ; , D) is a social liberal political party in Greenland. Historically a unionist party, the Democrats have traditionally been sceptical of Greenlandic independence and even further self-governance. The party's position has in the ...

Iceland Democratic Party Iceland Democratic Party () was a political party in Iceland, founded 16 February 2013. It was founded with the primary goal of passing the new constitution formulated by the constitutional assembly appointed by parliament in 2011.Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party (, PD) is a Social democracy, social democratic political party in Italy. The party's secretary is Elly Schlein, elected in the 2023 Democratic Party (Italy) leadership election, 2023 leadership election, while the party's ...

Democratic Party of Kosovo The Democratic Party of Kosovo (, PDK) is one of the largest political parties in Kosovo. It was originally a social-democratic party coming out of the demilitarised Kosovo Liberation Army after the Kosovo War, with most of the leadership c ...

Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party (DP; , , ), is the major social-liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre to centre-right,Dumont et al (2003), p. 412 holding moderate market liberal views combined wi ...

Democratic Party of Turks The Democratic Party of Turks of Macedonia (, ''Demokratska partija na Turcite na Makedonija''; ) is a political party of the Turks in North Macedonia, Turkish minority in North Macedonia. In the 2002 parliamentary elections, the party joined the ...

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Democratic Party (Malta) The Democratic Party (, PD) was a centrist to centre-left political party in Malta. It was founded in 2016 after a split from the Labour Party. It elected Malta's first two third party MPs for the first time since the country's Independence. In ...

Democratic Party of Moldova The European Social Democratic Party (, PSDE) is a centre-left, populist Social democracy, social democratic political party in Moldova. Established in 1997, the party holds pro-European views, and is an associate member of the Party of European ...

Democratic Party (Montenegro) The Democratic Party ( Albanian: Partia Demokratike, Montenegrin: Democratska Partija, abbr. DP/PD) is a conservative Albanian minority interests political party in Montenegro. Since 2012, he has been a member of the Albanian Coalition, which it ...

* Democratic Party of Artsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh *

Democrats 66 Democrats 66 (; D66) is a social liberal and progressive political party in the Netherlands, which is positioned on the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Li ...

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Democrats in Norway The Norway Democrats ( , ND) is a radical right national conservative and anti-globalist political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. The party was founded in 2002, chiefly by former members of the Progress Party led by ...

Democratic Party – demokraci.pl The Democratic Party (), abbreviated to PD, was a minor social- liberal political party in Poland. It had no members of the Sejm, Senate, or European Parliament. Its foundation was publicly announced on 28 February 2005 and formally establishe ...

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Alliance of Democrats (Poland) The Alliance of Democrats (, SD), also known as the Democratic Party, is a Polish centre-left party. Initially formed in 1937, the party underwent a revival in 2009, when it was joined by liberal politician Paweł Piskorski, formerly a membe ...

(alternatively known as the Democratic Party) *

Democratic Party (Serbia) The Democratic Party (; , abbr. DS) is a social democratic list of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. Srđan Milivojević has led the party as its Democratic Party (Serbia)#List of presidents, president since 2024. The p ...

Democratic Party of Serbia The New Democratic Party of Serbia (, , abbr. NDSS), known as the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) until 2022, is a national-conservative political party in Serbia. Miloš Jovanović serves as the current president of NDSS. DSS was formed as ...

Democratic Party of Slovenia The Democratic Party of Slovenia () was an extra-parliamentary centrist political party in Slovenia. It was established in March 1994, when the majority of the then existing Democratic Party () led by Dimitrij Rupel joined the ruling Liberal Dem ...

Slovenian Democratic Party The Slovenian Democratic Party (, SDS), formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia (, SDSS), is a conservative parliamentary party; it is also one of the largest parties in Slovenia, with approximately 30,000 reported members in 2013. It ...

Catalan European Democratic Party The Catalan European Democratic Party (, PDeCAT, sometimes stylized as PDECat), initially branded as the Catalan Democratic Party (, PDC), was a liberal political party in Spain that supported Catalan independence. The party was founded in Bar ...

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Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( , SD ) is a Nationalism, nationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2024, it is the largest member of Sweden's Right-wing politics, right-wing bloc and the sec ...

* Swiss Democrats *

Democrat Party (Turkey, current) The Democrat Party (), abbreviated to DP, is a liberal conservative Turkish political party, established by in 1983 as the True Path Party ( or DYP). It succeeded the historical Democrat Party and the Justice Party, two parties with similar i ...

Democratic Party of Ukraine The Democratic Party of Ukraine (; ''Demokratychna Partiya Ukrayiny'') is a political party in Ukraine registered in 1991. Until 2006 it had a parliamentary representation, but after associating itself with the People's Democratic Party, the Dem ...

Oceania

Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats is a centrist political party in Australia. Founded in 1977 from a merger of the Australia Party and the New Liberal Movement, both of which were descended from Liberal Party splinter groups, it was Australia's lar ...

Democratic Party (Cook Islands) The Democratic Party (also known for a time as the Democratic Alliance Party) is a political party in the Cook Islands. As a result of the 2022 Cook Islands general election, 2022 Cook Islands election, it is currently in opposition, holding five ...

Democratic Party of Guam The Democratic Party of Guam is a political party in Guam affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Its origins lie in the Popular Party, which was the only political party on Guam until 1956.Guampedia''Democratic Party of Guam'' Hagatna, 20 Aug ...

Democratic Party of Nauru The Democratic Party of Nauru (DPN) is a political party in the Oceanian nation of Nauru. Foundation and leadership The DPN was founded after the January 1987 elections by former President Kennan Adeang after he had been ousted by Hammer DeRoburt ...

Democratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands) The Democratic Party of the Northern Mariana Islands is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. It began as a purely local territorial party and is now officially affiliated with the United States' national Democratic Party. History ...

Democratic Party (Solomon Islands) The Solomon Islands Democratic Party is a political party in Solomon Islands. In a country in which political parties tend to be small and transient, and to obtain very few seats in Parliament, the Democratic Party has played a comparatively ma ...

Defunct parties

Africa

Dahomeyan Democratic Party The Dahomeyan Democratic Party (, PDD) was the sole legal political party in Dahomey from 1963 until 1965. History The PDD was established on 15 December 1963 by Sourou-Migan Apithy and Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin following the overthrow of P ...

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Democratic Party of Benin The Democratic Party of Benin (, PDB) was a political party in Benin. History The party was established by Soulé Dankoro in 1996. In the 1999 parliamentary elections the party received 1.9% of the vote, winning one seat, with Dankoro becoming ...

Democratic Party (Gambia) The Democratic Party was a political party in the Gambia. The party was founded during the pre-independence period in the colony of Bathurst (currently the national capital Banjul). Ahead of the 1962 general elections, the DP merged with the Mus ...

Sudanese Democratic Party Sudanese Democratic Party (in ) was a short-lived political outfit in French Soudan. PDS was formed in 1945 by two French Communist Party The French Communist Party (, , PCF) is a Communism, communist list of political parties in France, party ...

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Ipelegeng Democratic Party The Seoposengwe Party was a political party in Namibia, representing the Tswana minority in rural eastern Namibia. The party emerged from the ''Tswana Alliance'', a group participating at the Turnhalle Constitutional Conference in Windhoek between ...

, Seoposengwe Party, Namibia *

Namibia Democratic Party The Namibia Democratic Party was a political party in Namibia. The party was founded in Vaalgras, 1975. It was led by Emil Appolus Emil Appolus (10 March 1935, in Vaalgras, ǁKaras Region - 28 May 2005, in Keetmanshoop) was a Namibian polit ...

* Democratic Party of Nigeria and the Cameroons *

Democratic Party (South Africa) The Democratic Party (DP; ) was a South African political party that was the forerunner of the Democratic Alliance. Although the Democratic Party name dates from 1989, the party existed under other labels throughout the apartheid years, when it ...

* Democratic Party (South Africa, 1973)

Americas

Democrats (Brazil) The Democrats (, DEM) was a Centre-right politics, centre-right political party in Brazil that merged with the Social Liberal Party (Brazil), Social Liberal Party to found the Brazil Union in 2021. It was founded in 1985 under the name of Liberal ...

Democratic Party (Brazil, 1925-1934) Democratic Party and similar terms may refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally * Democratic Party of Ivor ...

Democratic Party (Chile) The Democratic Party (''Partido Democrático'') of Chile was a Chilean political party created by a left-wing faction of the Democrat Party in 1932. It was created by a leftist faction of the Democrat Party, which opposed the right-wing group that ...

Democratic Party (Costa Rica) The Democratic Party was a liberal political party in Costa Rica. The first time the name was used was during the 1919 elections following the coup that overturned the two-years long dictatorship of Federico Tinoco and was used by Tinoco’s ...

Democratic Party (Cuba) The Democratic Party (Spanish: ''Partido Demócrata'') was a political party in Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cub ...

Democratic Party (Nicaragua) The Democratic Party (, PD), renamed in 1893 as the Liberal Party (, PL), was a Nicaraguan political party in the 19th century. The power base of the liberal Democratic Party was in the city of León; while their conservative counterparts were cen ...

Democratic Party (Peru) The Democratic Party (, PD) was a political party in Peru. It was founded in 1889 by Nicolás de Piérola, who won the presidential elections of 1895. The only other president to be a member of the party was Guillermo Billinghurst, who won the pr ...

Democratic Action Congress The Democratic Action Congress (DAC) was a Tobago-based political party in Trinidad and Tobago. History The party was established in 1971 by A. N. R. Robinson, and was originally an List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements, auto ...

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Democratic National Assembly The Democratic National Assembly (DNA) is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party is meant to serve as a "third force" is society, providing a "non-tribal" alternative to the ruling United National Congress and the Opposition People ...

, Trinidad and Tobago *

Caribbean People's Democratic Party The Caribbean People's Democratic Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trin ...

, Trinidad and Tobago *

Social Democratic Labour Party of Trinidad and Tobago The Social Democratic Labour Party was a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. It contested the 1976 general elections, but received just 2% of the vote and failed to win a seat.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German a ...

* Venezuelan Democratic Party

Asia

Democratic Party (Cambodia) The Democratic Party (, , ; ), commonly referred to as The Democrats, was a left-wing pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Youtevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' Internatio ...

* Democratic Party (1912), China * Democratic parties, the official term for the eight small non-Communist parties in China that exist alongside the Communist Party *

Indonesian Democratic Party The Indonesian Democratic Party (, PDI) was a political party in Indonesia which existed from 1973 to 2003. During the New Order era, the PDI was one of the two state-approved parties, the other being the Islam-based United Development Part ...

Democratic Party (Japan, 1947) The , officially () was a conservative political party in Japan. History The party was founded in the spring of 1947 by merging the Progressive Party (Shinpo-tō) of Inukai Takeru with a faction of the Liberal Party led by Hitoshi Ashida and ...

Democratic Party (Japan, 1954) The was a conservative political party in Japan. Existing from 1954 to 1955, the party was founded by Ichirō Hatoyama, former foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and future Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi. The party was formed on 24 November 1954 ...

Democratic Party (Japan, 1996) The was a centrist political party in Japan, and one of the forerunners to the Democratic Party of Japan formed in 1998. Its two leading members, Yukio Hatoyama and Naoto Kan, subsequently and sequentially became Prime Ministers at the end of the ...

Democratic Party of Japan The was a Centrism, centristThe Democratic Party of Japan was widely described as centrist: * * * * * * * to Centre-left politics, centre-left, Liberalism, liberal or Social liberalism, social-liberal List of political parties in Japan, ...

Democratic Party (Japan, 2016) The was a political party in Japan. It was the largest opposition political party in Japan from 2016 until its marginalization in the House of Representatives in 2017.

* Democratic Party (Laos) * Malaysian Democratic Party *

Democratic Party (Philippines) The Democratic Party was a political party in the Philippines in 1953 to 1957. The party was not related to the Democratic Party of the United States, Democrata Party, and Democratic Party of the Philippines. History Liberal Party members, l ...

, 1950s *

Democrata Party The Democrata Party, also known as ''Partido Democrata Nacional'' () was a political party in the early 20th century Philippines, when the Philippines was an insular territory of the United States. It functioned as an opposition party against the ...

, Philippines, early 20th century *

Democratic Party (Singapore) The Democratic Party (abbreviation: DP; ) was a short-lived political party in Singapore that operated from 1955 to 1956, it was started by various wealthy businessmen, many of whom were leaders of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ...

Korea Democratic Party The Korea Democratic Party (KDP; ) was the leading opposition party in the first years of the First Republic of Korea. It existed from 1945 to 1949, when it merged with other opposition parties. The United States Army Military Government in ...

, South Korea (1945–1949) *

Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955) The Democratic Party (DP; ) was a political party in South Korea. The party was the first truly organized liberal opposition against Syngman Rhee's conservative Liberal Party, and is considered as the predecessor to the lineage of the South Ko ...

New Democratic Party (South Korea) The New Democratic Party (NDP; ) was a South Korean opposition party that existed from 1967 to 1980, when it was forcibly dissolved by the ninth amendment of the constitution promulgated by Chun Doo-hwan the same year. It was the main opposition ...

Reunification Democratic Party The Reunification Democratic Party (RDP; ) was a political party of South Korea from 1987 to 1990. The party was established in April 1987 by Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam, splitting from the New Korean Democratic Party. The party faced anoth ...

, South Korea (1987-1990) *

Democratic Party (South Korea, 1990) The Democratic Party () was a political party of South Korea from 1990 to 1991. The party was often called as Little Democrats () due to its minority status. History The party was formed by the former members of the Reunification Democratic Part ...

Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991) The Democratic Party (; DP) was a political party of South Korea from 1991 to 1995. History The party was formed by the merger of New Democratic Unionist Party (NDUP) of Kim Dae-jung, and Democratic Party of Lee Ki-taek (aka Little Democrats) ...

* Democratic Party (South Korea, 1995) *

United Democratic Party (South Korea, 1995) The Democratic Party (DP; ) was a political party of South Korea from 1995 to 1997. Formerly named United Democratic Party (DP; ), it was renamed in 1996. History The party was formed by the merger of Democratic Party and New Reform Party. O ...

Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000) The Democratic Party (DP; ) was a political party in South Korea. Formerly named Millennium Democratic Party (; MDP), it was renamed on 6 May 2005. After its dissolution, its members joined the Uri Party or the Democratic Party (South Korea, 2 ...

Democratic Party (South Korea, 2005) The Democratic Party (DP; ) was a political party in South Korea. Formerly named Millennium Democratic Party (; MDP), it was renamed on 6 May 2005. After its dissolution, its members joined the Uri Party or the successor Democratic Party. H ...

* Democratic Party (South Korea, 2007) *

Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008) The Democratic Party (DP; ) was a Liberalism in South Korea, liberal political party in South Korea. Formerly named the United Democratic Party (UDP; ), it was the main opposition party in the 18th National Assembly of South Korea, Assembly. In ...

Democratic Party (South Korea, 2011) The Democratic Party (DP; ), formerly the Democratic United Party (DUP; ) until 2013, was a liberal political party in South Korea, and for the duration of its existence the country's main opposition force. On 15 December 2011, the Democrat ...

Democratic Party of Vietnam The Democratic Party of Vietnam () was a political party in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (later only North Vietnam). It was founded on 30 July 1944 to unite the petite bourgeoisie and intelligentsia in support of the Viet Minh, and in effec ...

Europe

European Democrats The European Democratic Group, more commonly known as European Democrats, was a conservative political group that operated in the European Parliament between 1979 and 1992. At its height in July 1979, it had 63 MEPs. Ideologically, ED was mor ...

Democratic Party of Abkhazia The Democratic Party of Abkhazia was Abkhazia's first modern political party, existing around the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Historian Guram Gumba, writer Daur Zantaria and Russian poet Aleksandr Bardodym received the idea of crea ...

* Democratic Abkhazia * Democratic Party of Austria *

The Democrats (Austria) The Democrats () were a minor Austrian political party. The party was founded in 1991 as a split from the FPÖ by the former secretary of state Mario Ferrari-Brunnenfeld (initially as '' FDP Österreich''). It became publicly notable under the l ...

Azerbaijani Democratic Party The Azerbaijan Democratic Party (; ) was a pro-Soviet, separatist, and pan-Turkist party founded by Jafar Pishevari in Tabriz, Iran, in September 1945. It depended on the Soviet Union and was supported by it. The ADP was founded as an opposition ...

* Democratic Party (Central Lithuania) *

Estonian Democratic Party The Estonian Democratic Party (, EDE) was a political party in Estonia. History The party had its roots in the Estonian national movement towards the end of the 19th century. It was formally founded by Jaan Tõnisson in the city of Tartu in 190 ...

German Democratic Party The German Democratic Party (, DDP) was a liberal political party in the Weimar Republic, considered centrist or centre-left. Along with the right-liberal German People's Party (, DVP), it represented political liberalism in Germany between 19 ...

* Democratic Party for a British Gibraltar * Democratic Party (Hungary) *

Democratic Party (Italy, 1913) The Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico'', PD) was a social liberal political party in Italy. It emerged in 1913 from the left-wing of the dominant Liberal Union, of which it continued to be a government coalition partner until 1919. In the ...

Italian Democratic Party The Italian Democratic Party (, PDI) was an Kingdom of Italy, Italian right-wing political party founded in 1944. History

The party was founded by the union of the following clubs and movements: * Centre of Italian Democracy (''Centro dell ...

The Democrats (Italy) The Democrats (, Dem) was a centrist and social-liberal political party in Italy. The party was launched in 1999 by Romano Prodi, a few months after his dismissal as Prime Minister and leader of The Olive Tree coalition. Three parties merged ...

Democratic Party of South Tyrol The Democratic Party of South Tyrol (, DPS) was a minor regionalist liberal, green and social-democratic political party active in South Tyrol, Italy. It was a left-wing alternative to the dominant South Tyrolean People's Party. The party was fo ...

, Italy *

Democratic Party (Macedonia) The Democratic Party (, ''Demokratska Partija'', DP) was a political party in Macedonia. History The establishment of the party was announced by in April 1993 after he left the Social Democratic Union, which he had previously headed. Gošev ...

Democratic Party of Macedonia The Democratic Party (, ''Demokratska Partija na Makedonija'', DPM) was a political party in Macedonia. History The party first contested national elections in 1994, when it ran in the parliamentary elections that year. It received 1.5% of the v ...

Democratic Party (Portugal) The Democratic Party (, ), officially known as the Portuguese Republican Party ( ), was a Portuguese centre-left political party during the Portuguese First Republic. It was also the self-proclaimed successor to the original Portuguese Rep ...

, 1912–1926 *

Democratic Party of the Atlantic The Democratic Party of the Atlantic (, ) was a political party, based in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. A regional party, whose electorate was concentrated on the islands of São Miguel, it was created by former supporters of the New ...

, Portugal *

Democratic Party (Romania) The Democratic Party (, PD; also known as ''Partidul Democrat-Frontul Salvării Naționale'' or PD-FSN for short) was a Social democracy, social democratic and, later on, Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative list of political parties in Roma ...

Democratic Party of Russia The Democratic Party of Russia (DPR) is a conservative Russian political party that was founded in 1990. Under the leadership of Andrei Vladimirovich Bogdanov, Andrey Bogdanov, the party advocated the entry of Russia into the European Union. ...

Party of Democrats The Party of Democrats (, PD) was a social democracy, social-democratic and Democratic socialism, democratic socialist list of political parties in San Marino, political party in San Marino. Its counterpart in Italy was the Democrats of the Left. ...

, San Marino *

Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1944) The Democratic Party () was a conservative political party in Slovakia, existing during the final phase of World War II and the Third Czechoslovak Republic, from 1944 to 1948. History It arose during the 1944 Slovak National Uprising as a party ...

Democratic Party (Slovakia, 1989) The Democratic Party (, DS) was a political party in Slovakia, active between 1989 and 2006. History The party emerged from the Democratic Party Party of Slovak Revival (SSO) which had been a bloc party within the communist-dominated National F ...

Democratic Party (Slovakia, 2006) Democratic Party and similar terms may refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally * Democratic Party of Ivor ...

, non-parliamentary party existing since 2006 *

Democratic Party (Spain) The Democratic Party (), more formally known as the Democratic Progressive Party, was a Spanish political party in the reign of Isabella II (reigned 1833–1868). It was a clandestine organisation except during the '' Progressive Biennium'' (1854 ...

Democratic Party (Switzerland) The Social-Political Group (; ) was a political faction in Switzerland. History The faction was originally known as the Democratic Group, and consisted of a coalition of parties from different cantons, including the Extreme Left party () from T ...

Democrat Party (Turkey, 1946–61) Democrat Party may refer to: *Democratic Party (United States) (founded 1828) **Democrat Party (epithet), a pejorative term used by opponents of the Democratic Party * Democrat Party (Chile) (1887–1941) *Democrat Party (Persia) (1909–1919/21) * ...

Democratic Party (UK, 1942) The Democratic Party was formed in 1942, during the Second World War by Major Norman Leith-Hay-Clark. It was supportive of free enterprise but also called for limits on excessive individual incomes.F. W. S. Craig, ''Minor Parties at British Parl ...

Democratic Party (UK, 1969) The Democratic Party, initially known as ''Our Party'', was formed in May 1969 by Desmond Donnelly, who had been a Labour MP for Pembrokeshire, but had resigned the whip in January 1968 and been expelled by the party two months later. His Consti ...

British Democratic Party The British Democratic Party (BDP), commonly known as the British Democrats, is a British far-right political party. It was registered with the Electoral Commission in 2011, and officially launched in 2013 at a Leicestershire village hall by a t ...

(1979–1982) *

(2013–present) *

Democratic Party (UK, 1998) The Democratic Party was a political party active in the United Kingdom between 1998 and 2005, although not officially deregistered until 2010. It was founded in November 1998 by Malvern businessman Geoff Southall, who also funded the party. ...

Democratic Party (Yugoslavia) The Yugoslav Democratic Party, ''State Party of Serbian, Croatian and Slovene Democrats'' and Democratic Party, also known as the Democratic Union was the name of a series of liberal political parties that existed in succession in the State of S ...

Oceania

Democratic Party (1920) The Democratic Party was a minor Australian political party that operated in New South Wales in the early 1920s. It represented the Roman Catholic minority, and was formed by Patrick Cleary, leader of the New South Wales Catholic Federation. The ...

, Australia *

Democratic Party (1943) The Democratic Party was a short-lived, urban, conservative political party which was active in New South Wales, Australia between November 1943 and 1945. The Democratic Party was formed in November 1943 by the union of the United Australia Party ...

, Australia * Fiji Democratic Party *

Democratic Party (Solomon Islands, historical) The Democratic Party was the first political party in the Solomon Islands.Democrat (disambiguation) Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) **Democratic Part ...

Democracy Party (disambiguation) Democracy Party may refer to: * Democracy Party (Turkey) (), a pro-Kurdish party in Turkey * Democracy Party (Iran) (, ''Hezb-e-Mardomsalari''), a pro-reforms party in Iran * Democracy Party of China See also * Democracy (disambiguation) * Democ ...

Democratic Movement (disambiguation) Democratic Movement may refer to: *Brazilian Democratic Movement *Democratic Movement (France) *Democratic Movement (Israel) *Democratic Movement (Italy) *Democratic Italian Movement *Democratic Movement (San Marino) *Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzst ...

Democrat Party (disambiguation) Democrat Party may refer to: *Democratic Party (United States) (founded 1828) **Democrat Party (epithet), a pejorative term used by opponents of the Democratic Party * Democrat Party (Chile) (1887–1941) *Democrat Party (Persia) (1909–1919/21) * ...

United Democratic Party (disambiguation) United Democratic Party may refer to: *United Democratic Party (Belize) * United Democratic Party (British Guiana) * United Democratic Party (Cayman Islands) *United Democratic Party (The Gambia) * United Democratic Party (Kenya) * United Democrati ...

Minjudang (disambiguation) Minjudang (), literally the Democratic Party, may refer to: North Korea * Korean Social Democratic Party South Korea *Korea Democratic Party, 1945–1949 *Democratic Party (South Korea, 1955), 1955–1963 *New Democratic Party (South Korea), ...

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