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Political parties by ideology

• Animal welfare parties
• Christian democratic parties
• List of Democratic Socialist parties
• Communist parties
• Conservative parties
• Regional autonomist parties
• Political parties of minorities
• Frivolous parties
• Green parties
• Legalise cannabis parties
• Liberal and similar parties
• Libertarian parties
• Islamic parties
• Syncretic political movements
• Social democratic parties
• Socialist parties
• Humanist Party
• Nazi parties

In recent years, several political parties were founded that have as their main goal the improvement of animal welfare and the recognition of animal rights: The Human Environment Animal Welfare Party (in German: Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz, in short: Tierschutzpartei) was founded in Germany, in 1993. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Christian Democratic Party (disambiguation). ... This is a list of parties and organizations that are either explicitly democratic socialist or include significant numbers of democratic socialist members. ... There are, at present, a number of communist parties active in various countries across the world, and a number who used to be active. ... Many countries have political parties that are deemed to represent conservative, center-right, or Tory views which may be referred to informally as conservative parties even if not explicitly named so. ... This is a list of political parties campaigning for self-government. ... Ethnic parties aim to represent an ethnic group in a political system, be it a sovereign state or a subnational entity. ... This is a list of political parties that have been created for frivolous purposes. ... Green parties around the world are formally organized political parties based on the principles of Green politics. ... Marijuana parties are formal political parties set up specifically to legalise cannabis. ... This is a list about liberalism and political parties around the world. ... Many countries and subnational political entities have libertarian political parties. ... An Islamic party are those political parties that promote Islam as a political movement by running for elections in a democracy - of which there are several in the Islamic world. ... Syncretic Politics involve taking political positions that attempt to reconcile seemingly opposed ideological systems, usually by combining some elements associated with the left with some associated with the right. ... This is a list of parties in the world that consider themselves to be upholding the principles and values of social democracy. ... Socialist Party is the name of several different political parties around the world that are explicitly called Socialist though some are Social Democratic and some are not. ... The Humanist International is a consortium of humanist political parties, founded in Florence, Italy, on January 4th 1989 by the approval of foundational documents and statutes by over 40 Humanist Parties from around the world. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Trans-national world groupings and parties

See also the political internationals category

• Centrist Democrat International (formerly called the Christian Democratic International)
• Humanist International
• Liberal International
• Libertarian International Organization
• International Democrat Union
• List of left-wing internationals
  • List of left communist internationals
  • List of Trotskyist internationals
• Global Greens
• LaRouche Movement
• Socialist International

The Christian Democrat International (CDI) was formerly known as the Christian Democrat and Peoples Parties International. ... The Humanist International is a consortium of humanist political parties, founded in Florence, Italy, on January 4, 1989 by the approval of foundational documents and statutes by over 40 Humanist Parties from around the world. ... Liberal International is a political international for international liberal parties. ... The International Democrat Union (IDU) is an international grouping of conservative, neoconservative and Christian democratic political parties. ... This is a list of socialist, communist, and anarchist internationals. ... This is a list of the various left communist international tendencies. ... This is a list of the many Trotskyist international tendencies. ... The Global Greens (or formally: the Global Green Network) are an organization of cooperating Green parties. ... The LaRouche Movement is an international political and cultural movement which promotes Lyndon LaRouche and his ideas, including a number of conspiracy theories. ... The official symbol of Socialist International. ...

Transnational regional groupings and parties

Europe

See also European political party and table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation.

• European Christian Political Movement
• European Democrats
• European Democrat Union
• European Democratic Party
• European Free Alliance
• European Green Party
• Party of the European Left
• European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party
• European People's Party
• Party of European Socialists
• Nordic Green Left Alliance
• European National Front

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Anarchism  |   Christian democracy  |   Communism  |   Communitarianism  |   Conservatism  |   Fascism  |   Feminism  |   Green politics  |   Islamism  |   Liberalism  |   Libertarianism  |   Nationalism  |   Social democracy  |   Socialism A European political party, formally a political party at European level, sometimes informally (especially in academic circles) a Europarty, is a type of political party organization operating transnationally in Europe. ... The majority of major political parties in Europe have aligned themselves into the pan-European political organisations listed below. ... The European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) is an European political association for reflection and working on Christian-democratic politics in Europe from an explicit Christian Social view. ... For other uses, see European Democrats (disambiguation). ... The European Democrat Union is the European wing of the International Democrat Union. ... For the eurosceptic informal grouping, see European Democrats. ... The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a grouping of various political parties in Europe who believe in either full political independence (statehood), or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region. ... European Greens (or the European Green Party) is the name of the European Green Party, a political party at European level. ... The European Left party is a political party at European level and an association of socialist and communist political parties in the European Union. ... The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993) is a liberal party, mainly active in the European Union, composed of 49 national liberal and centrist parties from across Europe. ... The European Peoples Party (EPP) is the largest European political party. ... The Party of European Socialists (PES) is a European political party whose members are 33 social democratic, socialist and labour parties of the European Union member states as well as Norway. ... The Nordic Green Left Alliance (NGLA) is a green and socialist political party at the European level founded in Reykjavík on February 1, 2004. ... European National Front is a coordinating structure of European far-right nationalist movements. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is defined as a group of people who are influenced to change laws and other such things to make the world a better place the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... Political Ideologies Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... Anarchism is a political philosophy or group of doctrines and attitudes centered on rejection of any form of authoritarian relationship, hierarchical institution or compulsory government (cf. ... Christian democracy is a diverse political ideology and movement. ... Communism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization based on common ownership of the means of production. ... Communitarianism as a group of related but distinct philosophies began in the late 20th century, opposing radical individualism, and other similar philosophies while advocating phenomena such as civil society. ... This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Feminism is a number of social, cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies that are concerned with cultural, political and economic practices and inequalities that discriminate against women. ... Green politics or Green ideology is the ideology of the Green Parties, mainly informed by environmentalism, ecosophy and sustainable economics and aimed at developing a sustainable society. ... Islamist is sometimes also used for a scholar who studies Islam and Muslim societies. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... This article does not adequately cite its references. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... Socialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to control by the community. ... Relationship to Political Parties:    Ideologies of parties  |  Parties by ideology Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... This is an overview of the ideologies of parties. ...