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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
Congress of Deputies, 4-year term, party-list proportional
representation system |
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· King:
Juan Carlos I. · Prime Minister:
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE) ·
Government: PSOE |
| Party |
Ideology, Affiliation,
Founding |
2008 |
Seats |
2004 |
Seats |
 |
Partido Socialista Obrero Español
(PSOE) 
Spanish
Socialist Workers' Party |
Social democracy
|
PES, SI
1879 |
43,9% |
169 |
42,6% |
164 |
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Partido Popular (PP)
People's
Party |
Conservatism;
Christian democracy
|
EPP, CDI, IDU
1989 |
39,9% |
154 |
37,7% |
148 |
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Izquierda Unida
(IU)
United Left |
Communism;
Democratic socialism
|
EL
1986 |
3,8% |
1 |
5,0% |
3 |
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Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds
(ICV)
Initiative for Catalonia Greens |
Regionalism; Green
politics, Eco-socialism |
EGP, GG
1998 |
1 |
2 |
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Convergència i Unió
(CiU)
Convergence and Union
|
Regionalism;
Liberalism, Christian democracy |
-
1978 |
3,0% |
10 |
3,2% |
10 |
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Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya
(CDC)
Democratic
Convergence of Catalonia |
Regionalism; Liberalism
|
ELDR
1974 |
- |
6 |
- |
6 |
 |
Unió Democràtica de Catalunya
(UDC)
Democratic
Union of Catalonia |
Regionalism; Christian
democracy
|
EPP, CDI
1931 |
- |
4 |
- |
4 |
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Eusko Alderdi Jeltzalea
(EAJ-PNV)
Basque National Party
|
Separatism;
Christian democracy
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EDP
1895 |
1,2% |
6 |
1,6% |
7 |
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Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
(ERC)
Republican
Left of Catalonia |
Separatism;
Democratic socialism, Republicanism |
EFA
1931 |
1,2% |
3 |
2,5% |
8 |
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Unión, Progreso y Democracia (UPD)
Union, Progress and
Democracy |
Social liberalism;
Anti-nationalism, Centralism |
-
2007 |
1,2% |
1 |
- |
- |
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Bloque Nacionalista Galego
(BNG)
Galician Nationalist Bloc
|
Regionalism;
Democratic socialism
|
EFA
1982 |
0,8% |
2 |
0,8% |
2 |
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Coalición Canaria
(CC)
Canarian Coalition |
Regionalism;
Liberalism
|
-
1993 |
0,7% |
2 |
0,9% |
3 |
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Nafarroa Bai
(NA-BAI)
Navarre Yes (Navarre alliance of EA/A/B/EAJ-PNV) |
Separatism
|
-
2003 |
0,2% |
1 |
0,2% |
1 |
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Eusko Alkartasuna (EA)
Basque
Solidarity
|
Separatism; Social
democracy
|
EFA
1986 |
0,2% |
- |
0,3% |
1 |
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Chunta Aragonesista
(CHA)
Aragonese
Council
|
Regionalism;
Democratic socialism
|
EFA
1986 |
0,2% |
- |
0,4% |
1 |
| Others |
- |
- |
3,7% |
- |
4,8% |
- |
| Total |
- |
- |
- |
350 |
- |
350 |
| Turnout |
- |
- |
73,9% |
75,7% |
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