Major Political Parties in Spain

Spain's Main Political Parties

National Parties

• PSOE (Partido Socialista Obrero Español): Centre-left, social democratic. Governing party (2024). Led by Pedro Sánchez.
• PP (Partido Popular): Centre-right, conservative. Main opposition. Led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo.
• Vox: Right-wing populist, nationalist. Third force. Led by Santiago Abascal.
• Sumar (Unidas Podemos/IU/others): Left-wing coalition (green, feminist, labor). Junior coalition partner. Led by Yolanda Díaz.
• Ciudadanos (Cs): Centre-right liberal. Declined sharply post-2019; minimal representation.

Key Regional Parties

• Catalonia: Junts (pro-independence), ERC (left-indy), PSC (Socialists, federalist).
• Basque Country: PNV (moderate nationalist), EH Bildu (left-indy).
• Galicia: BNG (Galician nationalist).
• Canary Islands: CC/NC.

System

Proportional representation (D'Hondt) in multi-member districts. Coalition governments common. Congress of Deputies (350 seats) + Senate.