Major party
A major party is a political party that holds substantial influence in a country's politics, standing in contrast to a minor party. It should not be confused with majority party.
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Major parties hold a significant percentage of the vote in elections and claim higher membership than minor parties. Typically, major parties have the most donors, best-organized support networks and excellent funding for elections. Their candidates for political positions are closely watched since they have the highest chance of being elected to office because of the high membership, recognition and donations that these parties are able to generate.
Two major parties can lead to a two-party system. If there is only one major party, then it is a dominant-party system. In a multi-party system, a major party is one that occasionally controls the presidency or premiership and is the most influential party in a coalition government.
List of major parties
| Country | Centre-left, left-wing major party | Centre-right, right-wing major party | Liberal, centrist major party | Other major parties |
| Socialist Party of Albania | Democratic Party of Albania | |||
| National Liberation Front | National Rally for Democracy | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Democrats for Andorra | Liberal Party of Andorra | ||
| MPLA | UNITA | |||
| Antigua Labour Party | United Progressive Party | |||
| Frente de Todos | Republican Proposal | Radical Civic Union | Justicialist Party | |
| Prosperous Armenia | My Step Alliance | |||
| People's Electoral Movement | Aruban People's Party | |||
| Australian Labor Party | Coalition | |||
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | Austrian People's Party | NEOS - The New Austria | Freedom Party of Austria | |
| New Azerbaijan Party | ||||
| Progressive Liberal Party | Free National Movement | |||
| Bangladesh Awami League | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Jatiya Party | ||
| Barbados Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | |||
| Belaya Rus | ||||
| Belgium | Different Socialist Party | New Flemish Alliance | Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats | Christian Democratic and Flemish |
| Belgium | Socialist Party | Citizens Movement for Change | Reformist Movement | Humanist Democratic Centre |
| Belgium | Socialist Party | Christian Social Party | Party for Freedom and Progress | ProDG |
| People's United Party | United Democratic Party | |||
| Union Makes the Nation | Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin | |||
| Movement for Socialism | National Unity Front | Christian Democratic Party | ||
| Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | Party of Democratic Action | |||
| Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina | Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Party of Democratic Action | Democratic Front | Union for a Better Future of BiH |
| Republika Srpska | Alliance of Independent Social Democrats | Serb Democratic Party | Party of Democratic Progress | Democratic People's Alliance |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatian Peasant Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatian Democratic Union 1990 | |
| Botswana National Front | Botswana Democratic Party | |||
| Workers' Party | Brazil above everything, God above everyone led by PSL | To unite Brazil | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party | |
| Bulgarian Socialist Party | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | Movement for Rights and Freedoms | United Patriots | |
| People's Movement for Progress | Union for Progress and Reform | Congress for Democracy and Progress | ||
| National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy | Independents of Hope | |||
| Cambodian People's Party | FUNCINPEC | Sam Rainsy Party | ||
| Social Democratic Front | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement | |||
| New Democratic Party | Conservative Party of Canada | Liberal Party of Canada | Bloc Québécois, Green Party of Canada | |
| African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde | Movement for Democracy | |||
| People's Progressive Movement | United Democratic Party | |||
| Central African Democratic Rally | National Union for Democracy and Progress | Union for Central African Renewal | ||
| Patriotic Salvation Movement | ||||
| Socialist Party of Chile | Chile Vamos, Evópoli | Christian Democratic Party, Amplitude | ||
| Communist Party of China | ||||
| Colombian Liberal Party | Democratic Center | Social Party of National Unity Radical Change | Colombian Conservative Party | |
| Union for the Development of the Comoros, Juwa Party | ||||
| Citizens' Action Party | National Restoration Party | National Liberation Party | Social Christian Unity Party | |
| Social Democratic Party of Croatia | Croatian Democratic Union | Bridge of Independent Lists | Miroslav Škoro Homeland Movement | |
| Communist Party of Cuba | ||||
| Partido MAN | Movement for the Future of Curaçao | Party for the Restructured Antilles | ||
| Czech Pirate Party | Civic Democratic Party | ANO 2011 | Freedom and Direct Democracy | |
| Progressive Party of Working People | Democratic Rally | Democratic Party | Movement for Social Democracy | |
| People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy | Movement for the Liberation of the Congo | Union for Democracy and Social Progress | ||
| Social Democrats | Danish People's Party | Venstre | ||
| People's Rally for Progress | Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development | |||
| Dominica Labour Party | United Workers' Party | |||
| Fretilin | Peoples' Liberation Party | Democratic Party | National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction | |
| PAIS Alliance | CREO | SUMA Movement | Partido Social Cristiano | |
| Free Egyptians Party | Nation's Future Party | |||
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | Nationalist Republican Alliance | Unity Movement | ||
| Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | ||||
| People's Front for Democracy and Justice | ||||
| Social Democratic Party | Conservative People's Party of Estonia | Estonian Reform Party | Estonian Centre Party Pro Patria | |
| Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front | ||||
| Party of European Socialists | European People's Party | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party | Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe | |
| Social Democratic Party | People's Party | Union Party | Republic | |
| National Federation Party | Social Democratic Liberal Party | FijiFirst | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Finland | National Coalition Party | Centre Party | Finns Party | |
| Socialist Party | The Republicans | En Marche!-MoDem Alliance | National Front | |
| Gabonese Democratic Party | ||||
| United Democratic Party | Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction | |||
| Georgian Dream | United National Movement | Movement for Liberty - European Georgia | ||
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | CDU/CSU | Free Democratic Party | Alternative for Germany | |
| National Democratic Congress | New Patriotic Party | |||
| Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party | Gibraltar Social Democrats | Liberal Party of Gibraltar | ||
| Coalition of the Radical Left | New Democracy | |||
| National Democratic Congress | New National Party | |||
| National Unity of Hope | National Convergence Front | Vision with Values | Todos | |
| Guinean People's Assembly | Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea | |||
| African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | Party for Social Renewal | |||
| People's Progressive Party | A Partnership for National Unity | |||
| Fanmi Lavalas | Haitian Tèt Kale Party | Struggling People's Organization | Truth | |
| Pan-democracy camp Democratic Party is the largest party. | Pro-Beijing camp DAB is the largest party. | Pro-Taiwan camp | ||
| Hungarian Socialist Party | Fidesz–KDNP Alliance | Democratic Coalition | Jobbik | |
| Social Democratic Alliance | Independence Party | Progressive Party | Left-Green Movement | |
| United Progressive Alliance led by Indian National Congress | National Democratic Alliance led by Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle | Golkar Party | Democratic Party | Gerindra Party | |
| Sinn Féin | Fianna Fáil Fine Gael | Green Party | ||
| Joint List | Likud | Blue and White led by Israel Resilience Party | Yisrael Beiteinu Meretz | |
| Reformists | Principlists | |||
| Democratic Party | Lega | Forza Italia | Five Star Movement Brothers of Italy | |
| Ivorian Popular Front | Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally | Rally of the Republicans | Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan | Liberal Democratic Party | Democratic Party for the People | Komeito | |
| People's National Party | Jamaica Labour Party | |||
| Nur Otan | ||||
| Orange Democratic Movement | The National Alliance | |||
| Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan | Respublika–Ata Zhurt | Bir Bol Onuguu–Progress | Kyrgyzstan Party Ata Meken Socialist Party | |
| Vetëvendosje | Democratic League of Kosovo | Alliance for the Future of Kosovo | Democratic Party of Kosovo | |
| Lao People's Revolutionary Party | ||||
| Social Democratic Party "Harmony" | New Conservative Party | Movement For! | National Alliance Union of Greens and Farmers | |
| Democratic Congress | All Basotho Convention | |||
| Congress for Democratic Change | Unity Party | |||
| Free List | Progressive Citizens' Party | Patriotic Union | The Independents | |
| Lithuanian Social Democratic Party | Homeland Union | Liberal Movement | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | Christian Social People's Party | Democratic Party | ||
| Social Democratic Union of Macedonia | VMRO-DPMNE | |||
| Pakatan Harapan | Barisan Nasional | |||
| United Democratic Front | Malawi Congress Party | Democratic Progressive Party | Peoples Party | |
| Republican Party Progressive Party of Maldives | Maldivian Democratic Party | |||
| Rally for Mali | ||||
| Labour Party | Nationalist Party | Democratic Party | ||
| Juntos Haremos Historia coalition led by National Regeneration Movement | National Action Party | Institutional Revolutionary Party | Social Encounter Party | |
| Rally & Issues | Union Monégasque | |||
| Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova | Șor Party | ACUM | Democratic Party of Moldova | |
| Mongolian People's Party | Democratic Party | |||
| Democratic Party of Socialists | Democratic Front | |||
| FRELIMO | RENAMO | |||
| Socialist Union of Popular Forces | Justice and Development Party | National Rally of Independents Popular Movement | Istiqlal Party Authenticity and Modernity Party | |
| National League for Democracy | Union Solidarity and Development Party | |||
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | Free Motherland | Democratic Party of Artsakh | ||
| SWAPO | Popular Democratic Movement | |||
| Communist Party of Nepal | Nepali Congress Unified Communist Party of Nepal | |||
| Socialist Party GroenLinks Labour Party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Forum for Democracy | Democrats 66 | Christian Democratic Appeal Party for Freedom | |
| Labour Party | National Party | |||
| Sandinista National Liberation Front | Constitutionalist Liberal Party | Independent Liberal Party | ||
| Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism | National Movement for the Development of Society | Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation | ||
| All Progressives Congress | People's Democratic Party | |||
| Republican Turkish Party | National Unity Party | People's Party | ||
| Workers' Party of Korea | ||||
| Labour Party | Conservative Party Progress Party | Venstre | Christian People's Party Centre Party | |
| Pakistan People's Party | Pakistan Muslim League | Muttahida Qaumi Movement | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| People's National Congress | National Alliance Party | |||
| Frente Guasú | Colorado Party | Authentic Radical Liberal Party | ||
| Broad Front | Popular Force | Peruvians for Change | ||
| PDP–Laban Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas | Nacionalista Party Lakas–CMD | Liberal Party Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | Akbayan Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino | |
| Popular Democratic Party | New Progressive Party | |||
| Democratic Left Alliance | Law and Justice | Civic Platform | Polish People's Party Confederation | |
| Socialist Party | PPD/PSD – Social Democratic Party | Left Bloc | ||
| Democratic Progressive Party | Kuomintang | Taiwan People's Party | ||
| Congolese Party of Labour | Pan-African Union for Social Democracy | |||
| Social Democratic Party | National Liberal Party | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | Save Romania Union Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | |
| Communist Party of Russia | United Russia | A Just Russia Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | ||
| Social Democratic Party | Rwandan Patriotic Front | Liberal Party | ||
| Polisario Front | ||||
| Saint Lucia Labour Party | United Workers Party | |||
| Unity Labour Party | New Democratic Party | |||
| United Left | Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party | RETE Movement | Future Republic | |
| Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party | Independent Democratic Action | |||
| Socialist Party of Serbia | Serbian Progressive Party | Democratic Party | Serbian Radical Party | |
| People's Party | Seychelles National Party | |||
| Senegalese Democratic Party | Alliance for the Republic | |||
| All People's Congress | Sierra Leone People's Party | |||
| Workers' Party of Singapore | People's Action Party | |||
| Direction – Social Democracy | Ordinary People | Kotleba – People's Party Our Slovakia We Are Family | ||
| Social Democrats | Slovenian Democratic Party | List of Marjan Šarec Modern Centre Party | The Left | |
| For Justice and Development | Peace, Unity, and Development Party | |||
| African National Congress | Democratic Alliance | |||
| Democratic Party of Korea | United Future Party | |||
| Socialist Party "Unity of the People" | United Ossetia | |||
| Sudan People's Liberation Movement | ||||
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | People's Party | Citizens | Podemos Vox | |
| Republican Left of Catalonia | Catalan Democratic Party | Citizens | Socialist Party of Catalonia | |
| Basque Country | EH Bildu | Basque Nationalist Party | ||
| Socialist Party of the Canaries | Canarian Coalition | New Canaries | People's Party Podemos | |
| United People's Freedom Alliance | United National Party | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna & Tamil National Alliance | ||
| Palestine Liberation Organization Fatah is the largest party. | Hamas | |||
| National Congress | ||||
| National Democratic Party | Progressive Reform Party | |||
| Swedish Social Democratic Labour Party | Moderate Party | Centre Party Liberals | Sweden Democrats | |
| Social Democratic Party of Switzerland | Swiss People's Party | FDP.The Liberals | Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland | |
| People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan | ||||
| Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Chadema | |||
| Pheu Thai Party | Palang Pracharath Party | |||
| Save Togo Collective | Union for the Republic | |||
| Renewal | ||||
| United National Congress | People's National Movement | |||
| Nidaa Tounes | Ennahda Movement | |||
| Republican People's Party | Justice and Development Party | |||
| Opposition Bloc | European Solidarity | Servant of the People | All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" | |
| Labour Party | Conservative Party | Liberal Democrats | Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru | |
| Sinn Féin | DUP | Alliance Party | Social Democratic and Labour Party Ulster Unionist Party | |
| Uganda People's Congress | National Resistance Movement | Democratic Party | Forum for Democratic Change | |
| Republican Party | Democratic Party | |||
| Broad Front | National Party | Colorado Party | ||
| Justice Social Democratic Party | Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party | Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party | People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan | |
| Great Patriotic Pole led by United Socialist Party of Venezuela | Democratic Unity Roundtable | |||
| Communist Party of Vietnam | ||||
| Al-Islah | General People's Congress | |||
| Patriotic Front | United Party for National Development | |||
| Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front | Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai |