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Progressive Alliance

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Not to be confused with Progressive International.

The Progressive Alliance (PA) is a political international of progressive and social democratic political parties and organisations founded on 22 May 2013 in Leipzig, Germany.[1] The alliance was formed as an alternative to the existing Socialist International, of which many of its member parties are former or current members.[2][3] The Progressive Alliance claims to have 140 participants from around the world.

Progressive Alliance
AbbreviationPA
Formation22 May 2013
TypePolitical international
PurposeNetwork of social democratic and progressive political parties and organisations
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
Main organ
Conference of the Progressive Alliance
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History

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The first step towards the creation of the Progressive Alliance was the decision in January 2012 by Sigmar Gabriel, then chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), to cancel payment of the SPD's £100,000 yearly membership fee to the Socialist International. Gabriel had been critical of the Socialist International's admittance and continuing inclusion of undemocratic political movements into the organisation.[4][5][6]

An initial Conference of the Progressive Alliance was held in Rome, Italy, on 14–15 December 2012, with representatives of 42 political parties attending.[7][8] They included Pier Luigi Bersani, leader of the Democratic Party of Italy; Harlem Désir, Chair of the French Socialist Party; Hermes Binner, Chair of the Argentine Socialist Party; Peter Shumlin, Democratic governor of Vermont; and Mustapha Ben Jafar, Secretary General of the Tunisian Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties.[9] Also present were representatives of the Indian National Congress, the Workers' Party of Brazil, and PASOK of Greece.[10][11] The Dutch Labour Party also supported the formation of the organisation,[12] as did the Swiss Socialist Party,[13] and the Social Democratic Party of Austria.[14]

During the Council of the Socialist International in Cascais, Portugal, on 4–5 February 2013, 50 political parties discussed on the sidelines the formation of the Progressive Alliance, including the Movement for Democratic Change of Zimbabwe.[15]

The official foundation of the organisation was held on 22 May 2013 in Leipzig, Germany, on the 150th anniversary of the formation of the General German Workers' Association (ADAV), the predecessor of the SPD.[16][17][18][19][20] The organisation stated the aim of becoming the global network of "the progressive, democratic, social-democratic, socialist and labour movement".[21][22] It was reported that representatives of approximately 70 social-democratic political parties from across the world attended the event.[23][24][25] The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament joined the organisation upon its official foundation.[26] Many member parties are also affiliated to the Socialist International.[27] In September 2013 the Democratic Party of Cyprus (DIKO) announced that it was negotiating to join the Progressive Alliance and that its representatives were to attend a seminar of the international in Stockholm on 24 October.[28] The Democratic Party of Korea was a founding member but withdrew in 2016. The Korean Justice Party currently participates as an observer.

On 4–5 December 2014, a Progressive Alliance conference was held in Lisbon for member parties of the S&D group.[29] A regional seminar was held on 25 September 2015 in Batu Ferringhi, Malaysia, which also hosted delegates from the Democratic Action Party of Malaysia, Democratic Party of Japan and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.[30] On 25 April 2016 the organisation held a seminar in São Paulo hosted by the Workers' Party of Brazil.[31]

Participants

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The Progressive Alliance lists 117 parties and 28 organisations which participate in the network, rather than claiming members.[32]

Country Party/Organization Abbreviation Nationwise Lower/Unicameral House Government status Notes
  Algeria Socialist Forces Front FFS
0 / 407
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Argentina Socialist Party PS
2 / 257
[33]		 In opposition
Generation for a National Encounter GEN
1 / 257
 In opposition
  Australia Australian Labor Party ALP
78 / 151
 In government Ruling at a national level with a parliamentary majority since 2022. Ruling at state-level in New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia.

In coalition in the Australian Capital Territory.

  Austria Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ
40 / 183
 In opposition Ruling at state-level in Burgenland, Carinthia, Vienna.
  Bahrain National Democratic Action Society Waad
0 / 40
Extra-parliamentary opposition
 Banned in its country as a terrorist organisation as of 2017.
  Belarus Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada
0 / 110
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Belgium Socialist Party PS
16 / 150
 In coalition
Forward Vooruit[34]
13 / 150
 In coalition
  Benin The Democrats LD
28 / 109
 In opposition
  Bolivia Movement for Socialism MAS
75 / 130
 In government
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina SDP
5 / 42
 In government
  Brazil Workers' Party PT
68 / 513
 In government In government in Bahia, Ceará, Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte.
Brazilian Socialist Party PSB
14 / 513
 In coalition In government in Espírito Santo, Maranhão and Paraíba.
  Bulgaria Bulgarian Socialist Party BSP
18 / 240
 In opposition
  Burkina Faso People's Movement for Progress MPP Dissolved Extra-parliamentary opposition President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, a member of the party, was deposed in a midterm coup d'état.
  Cameroon Social Democratic Front SDF
5 / 180
 In opposition
  Canada New Democratic Party NDP/NPD
24 / 338
 In opposition In government in the provinces of British Columbia and Manitoba. Supply and confidency agreement in the territory of Yukon.
  Central African Republic Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People MLPC
9 / 100
 In opposition
  Chile Socialist Party of Chile PS
13 / 155
 In coalition
Party for Democracy PPD
7 / 155
 In coalition
  Democratic Republic of Congo Union for Democracy and Social Progress UDPS
69 / 484
 In government
  Costa Rica Citizens' Action Party PAC
0 / 57
 Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Croatia Social Democratic Party of Croatia SDP
37 / 151
 In opposition
  Cyprus EDEK Socialist Party EDEK
3 / 56
 In government
Democratic Party DIKO
9 / 56
 In government
  Czech Republic Social Democracy SOCDEM
0 / 200
 Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Denmark Social Democratic Party
50 / 179
 In coalition
  Dominican Republic Modern Revolutionary Party PRM
88 / 190
 In government
  East Timor Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor FRETILIN
19 / 65
 In opposition
  Egypt Egyptian Social Democratic Party ESDP
7 / 596
 In opposition
  Equatorial Guinea Convergence for Social Democracy CPDS
1 / 100
 In opposition
  Eritrea Eritrean People's Democratic Front EPDF
0 / 150
Extra-parliamentary opposition
 Banned as a legal party due to country being a one-party state.
  Eswatini People's United Democratic Movement PUDEMO
0 / 66
Extra-parliamentary opposition
Swazi Democratic Party SWADEPA
0 / 66
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland SDP
43 / 200
 In opposition
  France Socialist Party PS
67 / 577
 In opposition
  Germany Social Democratic Party of Germany SPD
206 / 736
[35]		 In government
  Ghana National Democratic Congress NDC
137 / 275
 In opposition
  Greece Panhellenic Socialist Movement PASOK
32 / 300
[36]		 In opposition
  Grenada National Democratic Congress NDC
9 / 15
 In government
  Guinea Guinean People's Assembly RPG
1 / 81
 In opposition President Alpha Condé, a member of the party, was deposed in a midterm coup d'état. Moreover, the National Assembly, where it held a supermajority, was replaced by the junta-appointed National Transitional Council.[37]
  Hungary Hungarian Socialist Party MSzP
10 / 199
 In opposition
  India Indian National Congress INC
97 / 543
 In opposition In government, Telangana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh. With coalitions in Delhi, Punjab, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Samajwadi Party SP
37 / 543
 In opposition
  Indonesia Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle PDI-P
110 / 575
 Confidence and supply
National Democratic Party NasDem
69 / 575
 Confidence and supply
  Iran Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan PDKI
0 / 290
Extra-parliamentary opposition
Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan KPIK
0 / 290
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Iraq Patriotic Union of Kurdistan PUK
18 / 329
 In opposition
Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party KSDP
0 / 329
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Ireland Labour Party
7 / 160
 In opposition
  Israel Israeli Labor Party HaAvoda
4 / 120
 In opposition
Meretz
0 / 120
 Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Italy Democratic Party PD
69 / 400
 In opposition
  Ivory Coast Cap Union for Democracy and Development CAP-UDD
0 / 255
Extra-parliamentary opposition
Freedom and Democracy for the Republic LIDER
0 / 255
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Jordan Jordanian Social Democratic Party KPK
0 / 130
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Kenya Labour Party of Kenya KLP
0 / 320
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Kosovo Vetëvendosje LV
59 / 120
 In government
  Kyrgyzstan Social Democrats SDK
1 / 90
 opposition Represented in city councils and parliament. Leader - Temirlan Sultanbekov
  Latvia Social Democratic Party "Harmony" SDPS
0 / 100
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Lebanon Progressive Socialist Party PSP
9 / 128
 In coalition
  Lithuania Social Democratic Party of Lithuania LSDP
52 / 141
 In coalition
  Luxembourg Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party LSAP
10 / 60
 In opposition
  Malaysia Democratic Action Party DAP
40 / 222
 In coalition In coalition in Negeri Sembilan, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Sabah and Selangor.
  Mauritania Rally of Democratic Forces RFD
6 / 95
 In opposition
  Mauritius Mauritian Militant Movement MMM
19 / 66
 In coalition
  Mexico Citizens' Movement MC
27 / 500
 In opposition In government in Jalisco and Nuevo León in coalition Guanajuato and Yucatan .
Party of the Democratic Revolution PRD
0 / 500
 In opposition in coalition Aguascalientes Chihuahua Durango Guanajuato
  Moldova Democratic Party of Moldova PDM
0 / 101
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Mongolia Mongolian People's Party MPP
68 / 126
 In government
  Montenegro Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro DPS
29 / 81
 In opposition
Social Democratic Party of Montenegro SDP
2 / 81
 In opposition
  Morocco Socialist Union of Popular Forces USFP
34 / 395
 In opposition
  Myanmar Democratic Party for a New Society DPNS
0 / 440
Extra-parliamentary opposition
    Nepal Nepali Congress NC
89 / 275
 In government
  Netherlands Labour Party PvdA/GL
25 / 150
 In opposition
  New Zealand New Zealand Labour Party NZLP/LAB
34 / 123
 In opposition
  Nicaragua Sandinista Renovation Movement (Unamos) MRS
0 / 92
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Niger Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism PNDS
79 / 171
 In coalition
  North Macedonia Social Democratic Union of Macedonia SDSM
15 / 120
 In opposition
  Northern Cyprus Republican Turkish Party CTP
18 / 50
 In opposition Northern Cyprus is not a UN-recognized state.
  Norway Labour Party Ap
48 / 169
 In coalition
  Palestine Fatah
45 / 132
 In government
Palestinian National Initiative PNI
2 / 132
 In opposition
  Paraguay Party for a Country of Solidarity PPS
0 / 80
 In opposition Affiliated with Guasú Front in national parliament.
  Philippines Akbayan Citizens' Action Party
1 / 316
 In opposition One senator in the popularly-elected upper chamber, Senate of the Philippines.
  Portugal Socialist Party PS
78 / 230
 In opposition
  Republic of Congo Citizens' Convergence CC
0 / 151
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Romania Social Democratic Party PSD
110 / 330
 In coalition
  Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Labour Party SLP
13 / 17
 In government
  Sao Tome and Principe Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party MLSTP-PSD
18 / 55
 In opposition
  Senegal Socialist Party of Senegal PS
0 / 150
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Serbia Democratic Party DS
10 / 250
 In opposition
  Slovakia Direction – Social Democracy Smer-SD
42 / 150
 In government
  Slovenia Social Democrats SD
12 / 90
 In coalition
  Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party PSOE
120 / 350
 In coalition
  Sweden Swedish Social Democratic Party SAP
107 / 349
 In opposition
   Switzerland Social Democratic Party of Switzerland SP
41 / 200
 In coalition
  Syria Syrian Democratic People's Party
0 / 250
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Tanzania Chama Cha Mapinduzi CCM
365 / 393
 In government
  Thailand People's Party PPLE
143 / 500
 In opposition
  Tunisia Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties Ettakatol
0 / 217
Extra-parliamentary opposition
  Turkey Republican People's Party CHP
128 / 600
 In opposition
Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party DEM
57 / 600
 In opposition
  United Kingdom Labour Party
403 / 650
 In government Ruling nationally (at Westminster) since 2024 with a parliamentary majority following the 2024 United Kingdom general election. Welsh Labour is in government in Wales and London Labour holds the London Mayoralty
  Uruguay Socialist Party of Uruguay PSU
3 / 99
 In opposition Affiliated with the Broad Front in the national parliament.
  Venezuela Movimiento al Socialismo MAS
0 / 277
 In opposition Affiliated with the Democratic Alliance in the national parliament.
  Western Sahara Polisario Front
53 / 53
 One-party state Western Sahara is not a UN-recognized state.
  Yemen Yemeni Socialist Party YSP
8 / 301
 In opposition
  Zimbabwe Movement for Democratic Change MDC
0 / 210
 In opposition
Africa Central African Progressive Alliance APAC
The Americas Center for American Progress CAP
Trade Union Confederation of the Americas CSA
Asia Network of Social Democracy in Asia SOCDEM
Arab Social Democratic Forum ASDF
Europe Party of European Socialists PES
Party of European Socialists Women PES Women
Young European Socialists YES
Foundation for European Progressive Studies FEPS
Socialist Group in the Council of Europe SOC
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
  European Union Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats S&D
136 / 720
 European Parliament
International Socialist International Women SIW
International Union of Socialist Youth IUSY
International Trade Union Confederation ITUC
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs NDI
Olof Palme International Center OPIC
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD TUAC
Association for Democratic Socialism
CEE Gender Network
Global Progressive Forum
Industrial Global Union
Just Jobs Network
Solidar

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