List of regional and minority parties in Europe

Summary

This is a list of regional and minority parties in Europe.

Most of them are regionalist, some are autonomist or separatist, others represent minority interests. To be included in the list, parties need to gain at least 3.0% at the country-level or 3.0% in regional entities with at least 500,000 inhabitants or 6.0% in those with at least 100,000 inhabitants.

Country Party Region / constituency / goal Electoral results EU party
 Austria Team Carinthia  Carinthia Carinthia 2023: 10.1% none
 Austria Citizens' Forum Tyrol  Tyrol Tyrol 2022: 9.9% none
 Belgium New Flemish Alliance  Flanders Belgium 2019: 16.0%
Flanders 2019: 24.8%
EFA
 Belgium Flemish Interest  Flanders Belgium 2019: 12.0%
Flanders 2019: 18.5%
none
 Belgium Democratic Federalist Independent Brussels Brussels Brussels 2019: 11.7% none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Alliance of Independent Social Democrats ethnic Serbs Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 16.3%
Republika Srpska 2022: 34.6%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Serb Democratic Party ethnic Serbs Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 7.1%
Republika Srpska 2022: 15.0%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Party of Democratic Progress ethnic Serbs Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 4.6%
Republika Srpska 2022: 10.3%
EPP
 Bosnia and Herzegovina For Justice and Order ethnic Serbs Bosnia–Herzegovinaa 2022: 2.1%
Republika Srpska 2022: 4.9%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina United Srpska ethnic Serbs Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 1.6%
Republika Srpska 2022: 5.1%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Socialist Party ethnic Serbs Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 1.5%
Republika Srpska 2022: 5.9%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Democratic People's Alliance ethnic Serbs Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 1.4%
Republika Srpska 2022: 4.5%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina State Movement ethnic Bosniaks Republika Srpska 2022: 5.7% none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Democratic Union ethnic Serbs Republika Srpska 2022: 5.5% none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina People's Party of Srpska ethnic Serbs Republika Srpska 2022: 3.3% none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Socialist Party of Srpska ethnic Serbs Republika Srpska 2022: 3.1% none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Party of Democratic Action ethnic Bosniaks Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 17.2%
BH Federation 2022: 24.4%
EPP
 Bosnia and Herzegovina People and Justice ethnic Bosniaks Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 5.0%
BH Federation 2022: 6.9%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina People's European Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina ethnic Bosniaks Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 3.0%
BH Federation 2022: 4.3%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina ethnic Bosniaks Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 1.7%
BH Federation 2022: 3.7%
none
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian Democratic Union ethnic Croats Bosnia–Herzegovina 2022: 8.8%
BH Federation 2022: 14.4%
EPP
 Bulgaria Movement for Rights and Freedoms Turkey ethnic Turks Bulgaria 2023: 13.8%
Kardzhali 2023: 70.2%
ALDE
 Croatia Istrian Democratic Assembly Istria Istria 2021: 42.7% ALDE
 Croatia Power of Slavonia and Baranja Slavonia, Baranja Osijek-Baranja 2021: 7.1% none
 Croatia Independent Democratic Serb Party Serbia ethnic Serbs Vukovar-Syrmia 2021: 7.2% none
 Finland Swedish People's Party of Finland Sweden ethnic Swedes Finland 2023: 4.3%
Vaasa 2023: 19.3%
ALDE
 France Our Land  Alsace Grand Est 2021: 3.7% EFA
 France EELVBreton Democratic Union  Brittany Brittany 2021: 14.8% EFA
 France Let's Make Corsica  Corsica Corsica 2021: 29.2% EFA
 France Party of the Corsican Nation  Corsica Corsica 2021: 13.2% EFA
 France Renewal  Corsica Corsica 2021: 8.4% none
 France Free Corsica  Corsica Corsica 2021: 6.9% none
 Germany Free Voters of Baden-Württemberg  Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg 2021: 3.0% none
 Germany Christian Social Union in Bavaria  Bavaria Germany 2021: 5.2%
Bavaria 2023: 37.0%
EPP
 Germany Free Voters of Bavaria  Bavaria Bavaria 2023: 15.8% none
 Germany Brandenburg United Civic Movements/Free Voters  Brandenburg Brandenburg 2019: 5.0% none
 Germany Free Voters of Hessen  Hesse Hessen 2023: 3.5% none
 Germany Free Voters of Rhineland-Palatinate  Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate 2021: 5.4% none
 Germany Free Voters of Saxony  Saxony Saxony 2019: 3.4% none
 Germany South Schleswig Voters' Association Denmark ethnic Danes, Frisians Schleswig-Holstein 2022: 5.7% EFA
 Italy Lega Vallée d'Aoste  Aosta Valley Aosta Valley 2020: 23.9% none
 Italy Valdostan Union  Aosta Valley Aosta Valley 2020: 15.8% none
 Italy Valdostan AllianceEdelweiss  Aosta Valley Aosta Valley 2020: 10.7% none
 Italy Progressive Valdostan Union  Aosta Valley Aosta Valley 2020: 8.8% none
 Italy United Aosta Valley (Mouv')  Aosta Valley Aosta Valley 2020: 8.1% none
 Italy For the Autonomy  Aosta Valley Aosta Valley 2020: 6.4% none
 Italy South Tyrolean People's Party  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 34.5% EPP
 Italy Team K  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 11.1% ALDE
 Italy South Tyrolean Freedom  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 10.9% EFA
 Italy Greens of South Tyrol  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 9.1% EGP
 Italy JWA List  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 5.9% none
 Italy Die Freiheitlichen  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 4.9% none
 Italy For South Tyrol  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 3.4% none
 Italy Lega Alto Adige Südtirol  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 3.0% none
 Italy The Civic List  South Tyrol South Tyrol 2023: 2.6% none
 Italy Lega Trentino  Trentino Trentino 2023: 23.8%[a] none
 Italy Campobase  Trentino Trentino 2023: 8.4% none
 Italy Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party  Trentino Trentino 2023: 8.2% EPP
 Italy The Civic List  Trentino Trentino 2023: 4.8% none
 Italy Autonomy House  Trentino Trentino 2023: 4.8% none
 Italy Lega Piemonte  Piedmont Piedmont 2019: 37.1% none
 Italy Lega Lombarda Lombardy Lombardy 2023: 22.7%[b] none
 Italy Liga Veneta  Veneto Veneto 2020: 61.5%[c] none
 Italy Lega Friuli-Venezia Giulia  Friuli-Venezia Giulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2023: 36.8%[d] none
 Italy Pact for Autonomy  Friuli-Venezia Giulia Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2023: 6.3% none
 Italy Lega Emilia
Lega Romagna
Emilia
Romagna
Emilia-Romagna 2020: 32.0% none
none
 Italy Let's Change with Toti for President  Liguria Liguria 2020: 22.6% none
 Italy Lega Liguria  Liguria Liguria 2020: 17.1% none
 Italy Lega Toscana  Tuscany Tuscany 2020: 21.8% none
 Italy Lega Marche  Marche Marche 2020: 22.4% none
 Italy Lega Umbria  Umbria Umbria 2019: 40.9%[e] none
 Italy Sardinian Reformers  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 7.1% none
 Italy Sardinia in the Centre 2020  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 5.5% none
 Italy Sardinian Action Party  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 5.4% EFA
 Italy Sardinia Alliance  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 4.1% none
 Italy Lega Sardegna  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 3.8% none
 Italy Sardinia Project  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 3.5% none
 Italy Shared Horizon  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 3.0% none
 Italy Progressive Party  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 3.0% none
 Italy Future Left  Sardinia Sardinia 2024: 3.0% none
 Italy South calls North  Sicily Sicily 2022: 13.6% none
 Italy Popular ConstructionMovement for Autonomy  Sicily Sicily 2022: 6.8% none
 Latvia Latvian Russian Union Russia ethnic Russians Latvia 2022: 3.7% none
 Lithuania Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Poland ethic Poles Lithuania 2020: 5.0% ECRP
 Montenegro For the Future of Montenegro (incl. NSD, DNP, RP) Serbia ethnic Serbs Montenegro 2023: 14.8% none
 Montenegro Bosniak Party ethnic Bosniaks Montenegro 2023: 7.1% none
 Montenegro Socialist People's Party of MontenegroDemos Serbia ethnic Serbs Montenegro 2023: 3.1% none
 Netherlands Frisian National Party  Friesland, Frisians Friesland 2023: 8.1% EFA
 Netherlands Groninger Interest  Groningen Groningen 2023: 6.0% none
 Netherlands Party for the North  Groningen Groningen 2023: 2.9% none
 Netherlands Local Limburg Limburg (Netherlands) Limburg Limburg 2023: 4.3% none
 Netherlands Local Brabant North Brabant North Brabant North Brabant 2023: 4.2% none
 Netherlands Party for Zeeland  Zeeland Zeeland 2023: 4.6% none
 North Macedonia Democratic Union for Integration Albania ethnic Albanians North Macedonia 2020: 11.5% none
 North Macedonia Alliance for Albanians Albania ethnic Albanians North Macedonia 2020: 9.0% none
 Poland Nonpartisan local government activists Poland Regional interests
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia 2018: 15.0% none
 Poland With Dutkiewicz for Lower Silesia Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesia Lower Silesia 2018: 8.3% none
 Poland German Minority Electoral Committee  Silesia, Germany ethnic Germans Opole 2018: 14.6% none
 Poland Silesian Regional Party  Silesia, Germany ethnic Germans Silesia 2018: 3.1% EFA
 Poland Świętokrzyskie Project Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie Świętokrzyskie 2018: 5.3% none
 Romania Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania Hungary ethnic Hungarians Romania 2020: 5.7%
Harghita 2020: 61.4%
EPP
 Romania Hungarian Civic Party Hungary ethnic Hungarians Harghita 2020: 61.7% none
 Romania Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania Hungary ethnic Hungarians Harghita 2020: 11.6% EFA
 Romania Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania Germany ethnic Germans Sibiu 2020: 12.9% none
 Serbia Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians Hungary ethnic Hungarians,  Vojvodina Vojvodina 2023: 6.7% EPP
 Slovakia Alliance Hungary ethnic Hungarians Slovakia 2023: 4.4%
Nitra 2023: 13.9%
EPP
 Spain Aragonese Union  Aragon Aragon 2023: 5.1% EFA
 Spain Aragon Existe  Aragon Aragon 2023: 5.0% none
 Spain Asturias Forum  Asturias Asturias 2023: 3.7% none
 Spain More for Majorca (incl. PSM)  Balearic Islands, Catalan Countries Balearic Islands 2023: 8.4% EFA
 Spain Proposal for the Islands  Balearic Islands, Catalan Countries Balearic Islands 2023: 3.8% none
 Spain Basque Nationalist Party Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country Basque Country 2020: 38.7% EDP
 Spain EH Bildu (incl. Sortu, EA, Alternatiba) Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country Basque Country 2020: 27.6% EFA
 Spain Navarrese People's Union Navarre Navarre Navarre 2023: 27.9% EFA
 Spain EH Bildu (incl. Sortu, EA, Alternatiba) Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country Navarre 2023: 17.3% EFA
 Spain Yes to the Future (incl. PNV) Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country Navarre 2023: 13.3% EDP
 Spain Canarian Coalition  Canary Islands Canary Islands 2023: 21.8% none
 Spain New Canaries  Canary Islands Canary Islands 2023: 8.1% EFA
 Spain Regionalist Party of Cantabria  Cantabria Cantabria 2023: 20.9% none
 Spain Leonese People's Union  Castile and León Castile and León 2022: 4.3% none
 Spain Republican Left of Catalonia  Catalonia, Catalan Countries Spain 2019: 3.6%
Catalonia 2021: 21.3%
EFA
 Spain Together for Catalonia  Catalonia, Catalan Countries Catalonia 2021: 20.1% none
 Spain Catalonia in Common–We Can (incl. ICV)  Catalonia, Catalan Countries Catalonia 2021: 6.9% EGP (ICV)
 Spain Popular Unity Candidacy  Catalonia, Catalan Countries Catalonia 2021: 6.8% none
 Spain Galician Nationalist Bloc  Galicia Galicia 2024: 31.6% EFA
 Spain Galicia in Common (incl. Anova)  Galicia Galicia 2020: 3.9% none
 Spain More Madrid Community of Madrid Madrid Madrid 2023: 18.4% none
 Spain Riojan Party La Rioja La Rioja 2023: 3.6% none
 Spain Commitment Coalition (incl. BNV) Valencian Community Valencian Country, Catalan Countries Valencian Country 2023: 14.5% EFA
  Switzerland Geneva Citizens' Movement Canton of Geneva Geneva Geneva 2023: 11.7% none
  Switzerland Ticino League  Ticino Ticino 2023: 22.9% none
 Turkey Peoples' Democratic Party ethnic Kurds Turkey 2018: 11.7% PES
 Ukraine Kernes Bloc — Successful Kharkiv Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv 2020: 38.3% none
 Ukraine All-Ukrainian Union "Cherkashchany" Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy 2020: 21.4% none
 Ukraine Native Zakarpattia Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia 2020: 17.8% none
 Ukraine Party of Hungarians of Ukraine (KMKSZ) Hungary ethnic Hungarians Zakarpattia 2020: 11.6% none
 Ukraine Ukrainian Galician Party Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Galicia Lviv 2020: 5.7%
Ternopil 2020: 4.4%
none
 Ukraine Soyuz Russia ethnic Russians Crimea 2010: 5.3% none
 United Kingdom Scottish National Party  Scotland United Kingdom 2019: 3.9%
Scotland 2021: 40.3%
EFA
 United Kingdom Scottish Green Party  Scotland Scotland 2021: 8.1% EGP
 United Kingdom Plaid Cymru  Wales Wales 2021: 20.7% EFA
 United Kingdom Sinn Féin Ireland United Ireland Northern Ireland 2022: 29.0% none
 United Kingdom Democratic Unionist Party  Northern Ireland, Ulster unionism Northern Ireland 2022: 21.3% none
 United Kingdom Alliance Party of Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 2022: 13.5% ALDE
 United Kingdom Ulster Unionist Party  Northern Ireland, Ulster unionism Northern Ireland 2022: 11.2% ECRP
 United Kingdom Social Democratic and Labour Party Ireland United Ireland Northern Ireland 2022: 9.1% PES
 United Kingdom Traditional Unionist Voice  Northern Ireland, Ulster unionism Northern Ireland 2022: 7.6% none
 United Kingdom Yorkshire Party  Yorkshire South Yorkshire 2022: 13.4% EFA
 United Kingdom Mebyon Kernow  Cornwall Cornwall 2021: 5.3% EFA

Notes edit

† = Observer or associate member.

  1. ^ Combined result of party list (13.1%) and Luca Zaia's personal list (10.7%).
  2. ^ Combined result of party list (16.5%) and Attilio Fontana's personal list (6.2%).
  3. ^ Combined result of party list (16.9%) and Luca Zaia's personal list (44.6%).
  4. ^ Combined result of party list (19.2%) and Massimiliano Fedriga's personal list (17.8%), including FVG Project.
  5. ^ Combined result of party list (37.0%) and Donatella Tesei's personal list (3.9%).

Sources edit

  • European Election Database
  • Election Resources on the Internet
  • Psephos – Adam Carr's Election Archive
  • Parties and elections in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  • Belgium: Department of Elections – Ministry of the Interior
  • Croatia: State Electoral Commission
  • France: Elections – Ministry of the Interior
  • Germany: Elections in Germany, Election.de
  • Italy: Historical Archive of Elections – Ministry of the Interior
  • Netherlands: Election Results Database
  • Romania: 2020 Local Elections – Central Electoral Bureau
  • Spain: Elections – Ministry of the Interior
  • Ukraine: 2020 Zakarpattia Oblast election – Central Electoral Commission