List of political parties campaigning for self-government

This is a list of political parties campaigning for self-government. Listed here are parties with a specific ethnic minority background or regional parties active on a national level promoting more autonomy or independence for their region. Only parliamentary (including regional parliaments or councils) or former parliamentary parties are listed. Some of these parties are members or observers of the European Free Alliance (EFA).

Belgium

See the Political parties in Belgium, since most parties are regionalist.

Canada

Quebec: See the List of political parties in Quebec, since most Quebec parties are regionalist.

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taiwan Solidarity Union - seeks creation of a "Republic of Taiwan"

Democratic Progressive Party - seeks international recognition of the current de jure independence of "Republic of China, Taiwan" as stipulated in articles of the 1933 Montevideo Convention.

Croatia

Party of Danube Serbs- advocates bigger autonomy in decision making for the Serbs in Eastern Slavonia or Joint Council of Municipalities

Istrian Democratic Assembly- advocates bigger autonomy in decision making for Istria county

Finland

Swedish speaking: see the List of political parties in Åland, since all Åland parties are regionalist.

France

Alsace

• Unser Land
• Alsace d'abord

Basque Country

• Basque Solidarity
• Basque Nationalist Party
• Abertzaleen Batasuna

Brittany

• Breton Democratic Union
• Breton Party
• Emgann

Corsica

• Party of the Corsican Nation
• Corsican Nation

Martinique

• Martinican Independence Movement
• Martinican Progressive Party
• Build the Martinique Country

Northern Catalonia

• Catalan Unity

Occitania

• Occitan Party

Savoy

• Savoy Region Movement
• Savoyan League

Germany

Bavaria

• Bavaria Party

Lower Saxony

• The Friesens

Lusatia

• Lusatian Alliance

Schleswig-Holstein

• South Schleswig Voter Federation

India

• Telangana Rashtra Samithi
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (successful)
• Gorkha Janmukti Morcha

Iraq

• Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq
• Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

Italy

Alto Adige/South Tyrol

• South Tyrolean People's Party
• Die Freiheitlichen
• South Tyrolean Freedom
• Greens of South Tyrol
• Citizens' Union for South Tyrol
• Ladins Dolomites
• Lega Nord Alto Adige/Südtirol
• We South Tyroleans

Aosta Valley

• Valdostan Union
• Edelweiss
• Autonomist Federation
• Progressive Valdostan Union
• Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology
• Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta

Apulia

• Apulia First
• Southern Action League
• Moderates and Populars

Emilia-Romagna

• Lega Nord Emilia
• Lega Nord Romagna

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

• Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• Slovene Union
• Friuli Movement
• Giulian Front

Liguria

• Lega Nord Liguria
• Ligurian Independence Movement

Lombardy

• Lega Lombarda
• Lega Autonomia Lombarda

Marche

• Lega Nord Marche

Northern and Central Italy

• Lega Nord

Piedmont

• Lega Nord Piemont
• Lega Padana

Sardinia

• Sardinia Nation
• Sardinian Reformers
• Sardinian People's Party
• Sardinian Democratic Union
• Sardinian Action Party
• Independence Republic of Sardinia
• Sardinia Tomorrow
• Red Moors

Sicily

• Party of the Sicilians
• Movement for the Independence of Sicily
• Reformist Democrats for Sicily
• The Other South

Southern Italy

• Great South
• Movement for the Autonomies
• Reality Italy–Autonomy South
• Southern Action League
• Lega Sud Ausonia

Trentino

• Union for Trentino
• Lega Nord Trentino
• Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party
• Administer Trentino
• Ladin Autonomist Union
• Trentino Civic List

Tuscany

• Lega Nord Toscana
• More Tuscany

Umbria

• Lega Nord Umbria

Veneto

• Liga Veneta
• North East Union
• North East Project
• Liga Veneta Repubblica
• Venetians Movement
• Venetian Independence
• Liga Veneto Autonomo
• Toward North
• Veneto State

Sweden

• Scanian Party

New Zealand

• New Munster Party
• NZ South Island Party
• South Island Party (2008)

Pakistan

• Balochistan National Party
• Awami National Party
• Pukhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Nevis

Concerned Citizens Movement

Serbia

• League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina

Spain

Andalusia

• Andalucista Party

Aragon

• Aragonese Party (Partido Aragonés)
• Aragonese Union (Chunta Aragonesista)

Asturias

• Asturias Forum
• Asturian Nationalist Unity (Unidá Nacionalista Asturiana)
• Asturian Solidarity (Andecha Astur)

Balearic Islands

• Socialist Party of Majorca
• Proposal for the Isles (Proposta per les Illes)

Basque Country

• Basque Nationalist Party (Partido Nacionalista Vasco)
• Basque Solidarity (Eusko Alkartasuna)
• Aralar
• Communist Party of the Basque Homelands
• Euskal Herria Bildu

Canary Islands

• Canarian Coalition
• New Canaries

Catalonia

• Convergence and Unity (Convergència i Unió), coalition of:
  • Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya)
  • Democratic Union of Catalonia (Unió Democràtica de Catalunya)
• Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya)
• Initiative for Catalonia Greens (Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds), formerly in coalition with Izquierda Unida

Galicia

• Galician Nationalist Bloc (Bloque Nacionalista Galego)

León

• Leonese People's Union (Unión del Pueblo Leonés)

Navarra

• Navarrese People's Union (Unión del Pueblo Navarro)
• Nafarroa Bai

Valencia

• Compromise Coalition (Coalició Compromís)

Sri Lanka

• Tamil National Alliance

Sweden

Scania

• Scania Party

Switzerland

• Ticino League

Turkey

• Peace and Democracy Party
• Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey)

United Kingdom

Cornwall

• Mebyon Kernow – the Party for Cornwall

Wessex

• Wessex Regionalist Party

England

• English Democrats

Scotland

• Scottish National Party
• Scottish Green Party

Wales

• Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales

Northern Ireland

All parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly support continued devolution for Northern Ireland. Irish nationalist/republican parties support a united Ireland.

United States

Alaska

• Alaskan Independence Party

Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rican Independence Party

See also

• List of political parties
• Political parties of minorities
• List of active autonomist and secessionist movements

External links

• http://www.broadleft.org/natliber.htm Comprehensive list of Leftist Movements for National, Ethnic Liberation or Regional Autonomy

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