Opposition to
NATO
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tends to mainly come from
pacifist
Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence. The word ''pacifism'' was coined by the French peace campaigner Émile Arnaud and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress in Glasgow in 1901. A related term is ''a ...
organizations
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,
workers movements,
environmental groups
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that seeks to protect, analyse or monitor the environment against misuse or degradation from human forces.
In this sense the environme ...
and
green parties
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
Green party platforms typically embrace social democratic economic policies and form coalitions with ...
, and
socialist
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/
communist
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political parties. Many of them believe NATO to be antithetical to global peace and stability, environmentally destructive, and an obstacle to
nuclear disarmament
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. There are also
libertarian
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and
far-right
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political parties who oppose NATO, believing it to be antithetical to the ideals of
limited government
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,
non-interventionism
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and
anti-globalization
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.
Anti-NATO parties and organizations
Belgium
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Workers' Party of Belgium
The Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) is a Marxist and socialist political party in Belgium. It is the only Belgian party represented in parliament that is a fully national party, representing both Flanders and Wallonia. Having historically be ...
Bulgaria
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Revival
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Attack
Czech Republic
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Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia
The Rally for the Republic – Republican Party of Czechoslovakia (, abbreviated to Republikáni or SPR–RSČ) is a minor political party in the Czech Republic, strongly opposed to the EU, NATO and immigration. The party and its leader Mirosla ...
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Workers' Party
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Croatia
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The Key of Croatia
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Workers' Front
Denmark
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Red–Green Alliance
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Finland
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Truth Party
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Kohti Vapautta!
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Blue-and-Black Movement
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Freedom Alliance
France
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Popular Republican Union
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La France Insoumise
La France Insoumise (LFI or FI; , ) is a left-wing political party in France. It was launched in 2016 by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, then a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former co-president of the Left Party (PG). It aims to implement th ...
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French Communist Party
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Germany
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Die Linke
Die Linke (; ), also known as the Left Party ( ), is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The party was founded in 2007 as the result of the merger of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and Labour and Social Justice – The ...
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Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
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Greece
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Communist Party of Greece
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Hungary
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Hungarian Workers' Party
The Hungarian Workers' Party (, ) is a communist party in Hungary led by Gyula Thürmer. Established after the fall of the communist Hungarian People's Republic, the party has yet to win a seat in the Hungarian parliament. Until May 2009, it w ...
Cyprus
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Progressive Party of Working People
The Progressive Party of Working People (, , ΑΚΕΛ or AKEL; ) is a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–LeninistHelena Smith, Cyprus gets ready for a communist 'takeover''The Guardian 2008 communist party in Cyprus.
AKEL is one of the two major part ...
Iceland
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Left-Green Movement
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Since the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, the party has had no members in the Althing. The party chairper ...
Ireland
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Sinn Féin
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The History of Sinn Féin, original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffit ...
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People Before Profit
People Before Profit (, PBP) is a Trotskyist political party formed in October 2005. The party is active in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
History As Socialist Environmental Alliance
People Before Profit was established in 200 ...
Italy
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Partito Comunista
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Forza Nuova
New Force (, FN) is an Italian neo-fascist political party.Giovanni Savino, "From Evola to Dugin", in: It was founded by Roberto Fiore and Massimo Morsello. The party is a member of the Alliance for Peace and Freedom and was a part of the So ...
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Italexit
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Italia Sovrana e Popolare
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Partito della Rifondazione Comunista
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CARC Party
Niger
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M62 Movement
Poland
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National Revival of Poland
Portugal
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Left Bloc
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Portuguese Communist Party
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Serbia
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Serbian Radical Party
The Serbian Radical Party (, abbr. SRS) is a Far-right politics in Serbia, far-right, Ultranationalism, ultranationalist List of political parties in Serbia, political party in Serbia. Founded in 1991, its co-founder, first and only leader is ...
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Serbian Party Oathkeepers
The Serbian Party Oathkeepers (, abbr. SSZ), commonly known as just Oathkeepers, is a far-right political party in Serbia. Milica Đurđević Stamenkovski has been the party's president since 2021.
Initially known as Serbian Council Oathkeep ...
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Party of Radical Left
Slovakia
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Communist Party of Slovakia
The Communist Party of Slovakia (, KSS) is a communist party in Slovakia, formed in 1992 through the merger of the Communist Party of Slovakia – 91 and the Communist League of Slovakia.
The party is observer of the Party of the European Lef ...
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Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia
Kotlebists – People's Party Our Slovakia (, ĽSNS) is a far-right, neo-Nazi political party in Slovakia. The party claims to derive its origin from the legacy of Andrej Hlinka and Jozef Tiso.
Positioned on the far-right of the political spect ...
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Republic Movement
Slovenia
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Slovenian National Party
The Slovenian National Party (, SNS) is a nationalist political party in Slovenia led by Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti. The party is known for its Euroscepticism and opposes Slovenia's membership in NATO.Krupnick, Charles (2003)''Almost NATO: Par ...
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The Left
Spain
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Anticapitalistas
Anticapitalistas (, , ), known as Izquierda Anticapitalista (Anti-Capitalist Left, IA) until January 2015 and as Espacio Alternativo (Alternative Space, EA) from 1995 to November 2008, is a socialist political organisation that works as a confed ...
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BNG - Galician Nationalist Bloc
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Communist Party of Spain
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Ecologists in Action
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EH Bildu
EH Bildu, short for Euskal Herria Bildu (English language, English: 'Basque Country Gather' or 'Basque Country Unite'), is a Left-wing politics, left-wing, Basque nationalism, Basque nationalist and Separatism, pro-independence federation of poli ...
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Forward Andalusia
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General Confederation of Labour
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Podemos
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United Left
Sweden
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Green Party
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Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
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Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
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Left Party
Moldova
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Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova
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Montenegro
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New Serb Democracy
New Serb Democracy (NSD), officially abbreviated as NOVA, is a Serbian nationalist right-wing political party in Montenegro, formed on 24 January 2009 as a merger between Serb People's Party and the People's Socialist Party of Montenegro. Since ...
Russia
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A Just Russia – For Truth
Socialist Political Party "A Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth" (SRZP), officially abbreviated as A Just Russia – For Truth, is a Social conservatism, social conservative and Social democracy, social-democratic Political parties in Russ ...
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Communist Party of the Russian Federation
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Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia () is a Russian Ultranationalism, ultranationalist and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist List of political parties in Russia, political party. It succeeded the Liberal Democratic Party of the ...
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United Russia
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Turkey
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Patriotic Party
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United Kingdom
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Alba Party
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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Scottish Green Party
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Scottish Socialist Party
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The party was fou ...
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Workers Party of Britain
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United States
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The Future of Freedom Foundation
See also
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2006 anti-NATO protests in Feodosia
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Withdrawal from NATO
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1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland
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NATO debate in the Scottish National Party
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