This is a list of political parties around the world who advocate for

direct democracy Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the Election#Electorate, electorate directly decides on policy initiatives, without legislator, elected representatives as proxies, as opposed to the representative democracy m ...

. Not to be confused with parties that internally use direct democracy approaches.

Americas

Green Party (Brazil) The Green Party (, PV) is a political party in Brazil. It was constituted after the military dictatorship period when limitations on party development were lifted, and, like other green parties around the world, is committed to establishing a s ...

Socialism and Liberty Party The Socialism and Liberty Party (, ; PSOL ) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party describes itself as socialist and democratic. The party leader is Paula Coradi and the federal deputies Ivan Valente, Talíria Petrone, Sâmi ...

None of the Above Direct Democracy Party The None of the Above Direct Democracy Party (NOTA; ), formerly and still unofficially called the None of the Above Party (), is a minor political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is named after the expression "none of the above" and ...

Humanist Party The Humanist International (also known as the International Humanist Party) is a consortium of political parties adhering to universal humanism founded in 1952. The five basic principles of Humanist International are: # The value of human li ...

* Apruebo Dignidad (Coalition) **

Humanist Action Humanist Action () is a Chilean left-wing political party, founded in 2020 by former militants of the Humanist Party. Its leader is Tomás Hirsch, who was a presidential candidate in 1999 and 2005. The movement was formed after the resignation ...

Democratic Revolution Democratic Revolution () was a Chilean centre-left to left-wing political party, founded in 2012 by some of the leaders of the 2011 Chilean student protests, most notably the current Deputy Giorgio Jackson, who is also the most popular public ...

Communist Party of Chile The Communist Party of Chile (, ) is a communist party in Chile. It was founded in 1912 as the Socialist Workers' Party () and adopted its current name in 1922. The party established a youth wing, the Communist Youth of Chile (, JJ.CC), in 1932. ...

** Social Green Regionalist Federation **

Christian Left of Chile A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Chr ...

Social Convergence The Social Convergence (, CS) was a left-wing political party in Chile. Founded by current Chilean president Gabriel Boric, it is now led by Diego Ibáñez. It was co-founded in 2018 by the Autonomist Movement (MA), Libertarian Left (IL) (a ...

Commons The commons is the cultural and natural resources accessible to all members of a society, including natural materials such as air, water, and a habitable Earth. These resources are held in common even when owned privately or publicly. Commons ...

Unite Movement Unite may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music Albums * ''Unite'' (1GN album), 2016 * ''Unite'' (A Friend in London album), 2013 * ''Unite'' (Kool & the Gang album), 1992 * ''Unite'' (The O.C. Supertones album), 2005 Songs *"Unite!" ...

Common Force Common Force () was a Chilean centre-left to left-wing political party, founded in 2020 by former members of the Socialist Party of Chile and independent organisations. In August 2020, it became part of the Broad Front, a left-wing political coal ...

* United States Pirate Party *

Green Party (United States) The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) is a federation of Green party, Green state political parties in the United States. The party promotes green politics, specifically environmentalism; nonviolence; social justice; participatory democra ...

Green Animalist Party The Green Animalist Party (, acronym PVA) is a Uruguayan conservative green party established in 2018, which places a particular emphasis on animal rights. On 30 June 2019, its candidates took part in the primary elections and gained the right t ...

Fatherland for All Fatherland for All (''Patria Para Todos'', PPT) is a leftist political party in Venezuela. It was founded on September 27, 1997 by members of The Radical Cause party led by Pablo Medina, Aristóbulo Istúriz and Alí Rodríguez Araque. In 19 ...

Asia

Brit Olam Brit Olam () is a political party in Israel. Background and ideology Brit Olam is a joint Jewish–Arab party founded by Ofer Lifschitz in 2005. It stands for the foundation of a Palestinian state, separation of religion and state, raising the ...

(National Team) * No Party to Support * The Assembly to Energize Japan *

The Party to Protect the People from NHK The Collaborative Party (, ''Minna de tsukuru tō,'' ), abbreviated as Mintsuku () and commonly referred to by its former name NHK Party (), is a populist and right-wing political party in Japan founded in 2013 by activist Takashi Tachibana, who ...

Kurdistan Free Life Party The Kurdistan Free Life Party, or PJAK (), is a Kurdish nationalist anti-Iranian armed militant group. It has waged an intermittent armed struggle since 2004 against the Iranian Government, seeking self-determination through some degree of auto ...

* Syrian National Democratic Alliance *

Democratic Union Party (Syria) The Democratic Union Party (, , PYD; ; ) is a Kurdish left-wing political party established on 20 September 2003 in northern Syria. It is a founding member of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change. Carnegie Middle East Center, 1 ...

Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party The Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party or PÇDK (), was an illegal political party active in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, founded in 2002 and disbanded in 2015. It is part of the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK), along with the larger Kurdistan Wor ...

* Pakistan Green Party

Europe

The Greens – The Green Alternative The Greens – The Green Alternative (, ) is a green political party in Austria. The Greens currently sit in opposition. Formerly, they were part of the Schallenberg government, the Second Kurz government, and the Nehammer government. It won ...

Law and Justice Law and Justice ( , PiS) is a Right-wing populism, right-wing populist and National conservatism, national-conservative List of political parties in Poland, political party in Poland. The party is a member of European Conservatives and Refo ...

* Workers' Front *

Zagreb is OURS Zagreb is OURS! () was a municipalist green left political party from Zagreb, Croatia. After winning first seats in 2017 elections for the Zagreb Assembly and profiling itself as the most vocal opposition to the mayor Milan Bandić and his local ...

Dawn – National Coalition Dawn – National Coalition (), short Dawn, (from June 2014 to August 2015) Dawn of Direct Democracy () or (from June 2013 to June 2014) Tomio Okamura's Dawn of Direct Democracy (), was a right-wing populist, Eurosceptic political party in the Cz ...

Freedom and Direct Democracy Freedom and Direct Democracy (, SPD) is a political party in the Czech Republic. It is led by Tomio Okamura and it holds 20 seats in the Chamber of Deputies. The party has been described as right-wing or far-right on the political spectrum. It ...

* Public Affairs *

Conservative People's Party of Estonia The Conservative People's Party of Estonia (, EKRE) is a Estonian nationalism, nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Estonia led by Martin Helme. It was founded in March 2012 with the merger of People's Union of Estonia and Est ...

Estonian Greens The Estonian Greens (, EER) is a green political party in Estonia. Founded in 2006, the party held six seats in the Riigikogu from 2007 to 2011. Its objective is to ensure that Estonia's development is environmentally friendly, sustainable, po ...

Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives (, abbr. ERK) is a right-wing politics, right-wing List of political parties in Estonia, political party in Estonia founded in 2024. The founders of the party have described themselves as nationalist and cons ...

Parti Pirate The Pirate Party (, PP) is a political party in France based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. The party proposes the reform of the copyright law, free access to scientific knowledge, as well as protection of individual freedom. Like o ...

Change 2011 Change 2011 (, ) is a Finnish political party founded in 2009. The chairman of the party is Anita Saarinen. The party's name refers to 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, the first election the party participated in. The party's main goals are ...

Movement Now Movement Now (MN; , Liik; , RN) is an economic liberalism, economically liberal List of political parties in Finland, political party in Finland. It was founded by then-National Coalition Party (NCP) member of parliament Hjallis Harkimo, Harry ...

Democracy in Motion Democracy in Motion (, ) was a minor party in Germany. The basis for the party's founding was a petition on change.org, in which petitioners promised to run as a party in September 2017 at the federal election if the petition reached at least 10 ...

* dieBasis *

Freie Wähler Free Voters (, FW) is a political party in Germany. It originates as an umbrella organisation of several Free Voters Associations (), associations of people which participate in an election without having the status of a registered party. These ...

* Party of Internet Democracy *

Left-Green Movement The Left-Green Movement (, ), also known by its short-form name Vinstri græn (VG), is an eco-socialist political party in Iceland. Since the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, the party has had no members in the Althing. The party chairper ...

Direct Democracy Ireland Liberty Republic is a minor far-right political party in Ireland. It has no representation at local or national level. It was established in 2010 as Direct Democracy Ireland (DDI) and was registered as a political party in October 2012 under tha ...

Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( , M5S) is a political party in Italy, led by Giuseppe Conte. It was launched on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a political activist and comedian, and Gianroberto Casaleggio, a web strategist. The party is primarily d ...

* More Direct Democracy * Internet Party *

Partido Pirata Pirate Parties International (PPI) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Formed in 2010, it serves as a worldwide organization for Pirate Parties, currently representing 39 ...

* Podemos * Galicia ** Land Party *

Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece The Agricultural Livestock Party of Greece (; AKKEL) is a Greek political party founded in May 2014 with Evangelos (Vakis) Tsiombanidis as president. The headquarters of the Party is located in Sakkos, Orestiada. History AKKEL participated in ...

Ecologist Greens The Ecologist Greens (, ', OP) is a Greek green political party. It is a member of the European Green Party. History The political party Prasini Politiki (, "Green Politics"), the body that lead to the establishment of the party under the n ...

Kukiz'15 Kukiz'15 is a right-wing populist political party in Poland led by Paweł Kukiz. It was formed in 2015 as a loose movement that registered itself as an association in 2016 and later as a political party in 2020. Initially, it was connected wit ...

* Demokracja Bezpośrednia * Party of Direct Democracy * Aktiv Demokrati *

Demoex Demoex, an appellation short for ''democracy experiment'', is a local Swedish political party and an experiment with direct democracy in Vallentuna, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. It uses the Internet to make it possible for any member to particip ...

(Democracy Experiment) * Direktdemokraterna *

Libertarian Municipal People Libertarian Municipal People () was originally a slate to contest municipal elections in Sweden, first proposed and staffed by libertarian socialists and syndicalists. In late February 1950, representatives from syndicalist organizations from Gäs ...

* Left Party *

Kurdistan Workers' Party The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or the PKK, isDespite the PKK's 12th Congress announcing plans for total organisational dissolution, the PKK has not yet been dissolved de facto or de jure. a Kurds, Kurdish militant political organization and armed ...

Green Left Party Party of Greens and the Left Future (, YSGP), abbreviated as Green Left Party (, YSP), is a Green politics, green and left-libertarian party in Turkey. History The first YSP was founded on 25 November 2012 as a merger of the Greens Party (Tur ...

* Communist Workers' Organisation

Oceania

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (), commonly known as Green or the Greens, is a Green politics, green List of political parties in New Zealand, political party in New Zealand. Like many green parties around the world, it has four pillar ...

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