National Political Formations of Spain
- People's Party (Partido Popular, PP) — mainstream centre-right.
- Union, Progress and Democracy (Unión Progreso y Democracia, UPyD) — a recently established progressive and social liberal party.
- Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español, PSOE) — mainstream social democratic party linked to General Union of Workers (Unión General de Trabajadores, UGT) trade union.
- United Left (Izquierda Unida, IU) — left-wing group associated with Workers' Commissions (Comisiones Obreras, CCOO) trade union
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