Political Parties in Congress
| Party | Position | Ideology | Results (2011) | Seats in Congress (Total: 350) | Coalition partners | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party (PP) |
Right-wing | Conservatism, liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, economic liberalism, unionism | 10,830,693 votes, 44.62% of the electorate | 185 | UPN (1 seat) | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) |
Centre-left | Social progressivism, social democracy, Third Way | 7,003,880 votes, 28.73% of the electorate | 110 | ||
| United Left (IU) |
Left-wing | Democratic socialism, communism, republicanism, secularism, green politics | 1,680,810 votes, 6.92% of the electorate | 8 | ICV (2 seats) CHA (1 seat) |
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| Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) |
Centre | Progressivism, social liberalism, secularism, symmetric federalism, European federalism | 1,140,242 votes, 4.69% of the electorate | 5 | ||
| Convergence and Union (CiU) |
Centre-right | Catalan nationalism, liberalism, economic liberalism, Christian democracy | 1,014,263 votes, 4.17% of the electorate | 16 | ||
| Amaiur |
Left-wing | Basque nationalism, Basque separatism, socialism | 333,628 votes, 1.37% of the electorate | 7 | EA, Alternatiba and Aralar | |
| Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) |
Centre | Basque nationalism, liberal conservatism, Christian democracy | 323,517 votes, 1.33% of the electorate | 5 | ||
| Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) |
Left-wing | Catalan separatism, left-wing nationalism, democratic socialism, republicanism, progressivism | 256,393 votes, 1.05% of the electorate | 3 | ||
| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) |
Left-wing | Galician nationalism, left-wing nationalism, democratic socialism | 183,279 votes, 0.75% of the electorate | 2 | ||
| Canarian Coalition (CC) |
Centre-right | Canarian nationalism, liberalism | 143,550 votes, 0.59% of the electorate | 2 | Nueva Canarias | |
| Initiative for Catalonia Greens (ICV) |
Left-wing | Green politics, eco-socialism, Catalan nationalism | caucus with United Left to the general elections | 2 | ||
| Commitment Coalition |
Left-wing | Valencian nationalism, democratic socialism, progressivism, green politics | 125,150 votes, 0.51% of the electorate | 1 | Equo | |
| Asturian Forum (FAC) |
Centre-right | Asturian regionalism, conservatism, Christian democracy | 99,173 votes, 0.40% of the electorate | 1 | ||
| Yes to the Future (GBai) |
Centre-left | Basque nationalism, social democracy | 42,411 votes, 0.17% of the electorate | 1 | ||
| Navarrese People's Union (UPN) |
Centre-right | Conservatism, liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, Navarrese regionalism | caucus with People's Party to the general elections | 1 | ||
| Aragonese Union (CHA) |
Left-wing | Aragonese nationalism, democratic socialism | caucus with United Left to the general elections | 1 |
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