List of regional and minority parties in Europe

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	Electoral results	European affiliation
Austria	Forward Tyrol	Tyrol	Tyrol 2013: 9.3%	none
Austria	Citizens' Forum Tyrol	Tyrol	Tyrol 2013: 5.6%	none
Austria	Citizens' Club Tyrol	Tyrol	Tyrol 2013: 4.8%	none
Belgium	New Flemish Alliance	Flanders	Belgium 2014: 20.3% Flanders 2014: 31.9%	EFA
Belgium	Flemish Interest	Flanders	Belgium 2014: 3.7% Flanders 2014: 5.9%	EAF
Belgium	People's Party	Wallonia	Wallonia 2014: 4.9%	none
Belgium	Francophone Democratic Federalists	Brussels	Brussels 2014: 13.1%	none
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Alliance of Independent Social Democrats	ethnic Serbs	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 15.6% Republika Srpska 2014: 38.5%	none
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serb Democratic Party	ethnic Serbs	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 13.0% Republika Srpska 2014: 32.6%	none
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Party of Democratic Progress	ethnic Serbs	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 3.1% Republika Srpska 2014: 7.8%	none
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Democratic People's Alliance	ethnic Serbs	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 2.3% Republika Srpska 2014: 5.7%	none
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Party of Democratic Action	ethnic Bosniaks	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 18.7% BH Federation 2014: 27.9%	EPP
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Union for a Better Future of BiH	ethnic Bosniaks	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 8.7% BH Federation 2014: 14.4%	none
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party	ethnic Bosniaks	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 2.4% BH Federation 2014: 3.7%	none
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Croatian Democratic Union	ethnic Croats	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 7.5% BH Federation 2014: 12.2%	none
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Croatian Democratic Union 1990	ethnic Croats	Bosnia–Herzegovina 2014: 2.5% BH Federation 2014: 4.1%	none
Bulgaria	Movement for Rights and Freedoms	ethnic Turks	Bulgaria 2014: 14.8% Kardzhali 2014: 70.4%	ALDE
Croatia	Istrian Democratic Assembly	Istria	Istria 2013: 43.9%	ALDE
Croatia	Democratic Alliance of Slavonia and Baranja	Slavonia, Baranja	Osijek-Baranja 2013: 33.4% Brod-Posavina 2013: 10.9% Vukovar-Syrmia 2013: 8.3%	none
Croatia	Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar	Primorje-Gorski Kotar	Primorje-Gorski Kotar 2013: 11.6%	none
Croatia	Independent Democratic Serb Party	ethnic Serbs	Lika-Senj 2013: 7.9% Šibenik-Knin 2013: 7.8% Vukovar-Syrmia 2013: 7.3%	none
Finland	Swedish People's Party of Finland	ethnic Swedes	Finland 2015: 4.9% Vaasa 2015: 20.7%	ALDE
France	Alsace First	Alsace	Alsace 2010: 5.0%	none
France	Breton Democratic Union	Brittany	Brittany 2010: 12.2% (with EE)	EFA
France	Breton Party	Brittany	Brittany 2010: 4.3%	none
France	Party of the Corsican Nation	Corsica	Corsica 2010: 18.4%	EFA
France	Free Corsica	Corsica	Corsica 2010: 9.4%	none
France	Social Democratic Corsica	Corsica	Corsica 2010: 6.4%	none
Germany	Christian Social Union in Bavaria	Bavaria	Germany 2013: 7.4% Bavaria 2013: 47.7%	EPP
Germany	Free Voters of Bavaria	Bavaria	Bavaria 2013: 9.0%	none
Germany	South Schleswig Voter Federation	ethnic Danes, Frisians	Schleswig-Holstein 2012: 4.6%	EFA
Italy	Lega Nord	Padania	Italy 2013: 4.1%	none
Italy	Valdostan Union	Aosta Valley	Aosta Valley 2013: 33.5%	none
Italy	Progressive Valdostan Union	Aosta Valley	Aosta Valley 2013: 19.2%	none
Italy	Autonomy Liberty Participation Ecology	Aosta Valley	Aosta Valley 2013: 12.4%	EFA
Italy	Edelweiss	Aosta Valley	Aosta Valley 2013: 12.2%	none
Italy	South Tyrolean People's Party	South Tyrol	South Tyrol 2013: 45.7%	EPP†
Italy	The Freedomites	South Tyrol	South Tyrol 2013: 17.9%	none
Italy	Greens of South Tyrol	South Tyrol	South Tyrol 2013: 8.7%	EGP
Italy	South Tyrolean Freedom	South Tyrol	South Tyrol 2013: 7.2%	EFA
Italy	Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party	Trentino	Trentino 2013: 17.6%	none
Italy	Union for Trentino	Trentino Trentino	Trentino 2013: 13.3%	none
Italy	Trentino Project	Trentino Trentino	Trentino 2013: 9.0%	none
Italy	Lega Nord Trentino	Trentino Trentino	Trentino 2013: 6.2%	none
Italy	Trentino Civic List	Trentino Trentino	Trentino 2013: 3.7%	none
Italy	Lega Nord Piemont	Piedmont	Piedmont 2014: 7.3%	none
Italy	Lega Lombarda	Lombardy	Lombardy 2013: 23.2%[1]	none
Italy	Liga Veneta	Veneto	Veneto 2015: 40.9%	none
Italy	Lega Nord Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2013: 8.3%	none
Italy	Civic Freedom	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2013: 5.3%	none
Italy	Lega Nord Emilia Lega Nord Romagna	Emilia Romagna	Emilia-Romagna 2014: 19.4%	none
Italy	Lega Nord Liguria	Liguria	Liguria 2015: 20.3%	none
Italy	Lega Nord Toscana	Tuscany	Tuscany 2015: 16.1%	none
Italy	Lega Nord Marche	Marche	Marche 2015: 13.0%	none
Italy	Lega Nord Umbria	Umbria	Umbria 2015: 14.0%	none
Italy	Sardinian Reformers	Sardinia	Sardinia 2014: 6.0%	none
Italy	Sardinian Action Party	Sardinia	Sardinia 2014: 4.7%	EFA
Italy	Party of Sicilians	Sicily	Sicily 2012: 9.5%	none
Italy	Great South	Sicily	Sicily 2012: 6.5%	none
Latvia	Social Democratic Party	Baltic Russians, Latgalians	Latvia 2014: 23.0% Latgale 2014: 39.5%	PES†
Lithuania	Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania	ethic Poles	Lithuania 2012: 5.8%	AECR
Macedonia	Democratic Union for Integration	ethnic Albanians	Macedonia 2011: 10.2%	none
Macedonia	Democratic Party of Albanians	ethnic Albanians	Macedonia 2011: 5.9%	none
Montenegro	New Serb Democracy/Democratic Front	ethnic Serbs	Montenegro 2012: 23.2%	none
Montenegro	Socialist People's Party of Montenegro	ethnic Serbs	Montenegro 2012: 11.2%	none
Montenegro	Bosniak Party	ethnic Bosniaks	Montenegro 2012: 4.2%	none
Netherlands	Frisian National Party	Friesland	Friesland 2015: 9.5%	EFA
Netherlands	Groninger Interest	Groningen	Groningen 2015: 6.6%	none
Poland	German Minority Electoral Committee	ethnic Germans	Opole 2014: 14.9%	none
Poland	Silesian Autonomy Movement	Upper Silesia	Silesia 2014: 7.2%	EFA
Romania	Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	ethnic Hungarians	Romania 2012: 5.1% Harghita 2012: 61.4%	none
Romania	Hungarian Civic Party	ethnic Hungarians	Harghita 2012: 13.3%	none
Romania	Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania	ethnic Hungarians	Harghita 2012: 10.6%	none
Romania	Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania	ethnic Germans	Sibiu 2012: 24.7%	none
Serbia	League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina	ethnic Hungarians	Vojvodina 2012: 11.0%	none
Serbia	Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians	ethnic Hungarians	Vojvodina 2012: 6.2%	EPP†
Slovakia	Most–Híd	ethnic Hungarians	Slovakia 2012: 6.9% Trnava 2012: 15.0%	EPP
Slovakia	Party of the Hungarian Community	ethnic Hungarians	Slovakia 2012: 4.3% Nitra 2012: 13.2%	EPP
Spain	Aragonese Party	Aragon	Aragon 2015: 6.9%	none
Spain	Aragonese Union	Aragon	Aragon 2015: 4.6%	EFA
Spain	Asturias Forum	Asturias	Asturias 2015: 8.2%	none
Spain	More for Majorca (PSM)	Catalan Countries	Balearic Islands 2015: 13.8%	EFA
Spain	Proposal for the Islands	Catalan Countries	Balearic Islands 2015: 8.0%	none
Spain	Basque Nationalist Party	Basque Country	Basque Country 2012: 34.6%	EDP
Spain	Unite	Basque Country	Basque Country 2012: 25.0%	GUE/NGL
Spain	Regionalist Party of Cantabria	Cantabria	Cantabria 2015: 30.0%	none
Spain	Together for Yes, including: Democratic Convergence of Catalonia Republican Left of Catalonia	Catalan Countries	Catalonia 2015: 39.5%	ALDE EFA
Spain	Catalonia Yes we Can, including also: Initiative for Catalonia Greens	Catalan Countries	Catalonia 2015: 8.9%	EGP
Spain	Popular Unity Candidacy	Catalan Countries	Catalonia 2015: 8.2%	none
Spain	Democratic Union of Catalonia	Catalan Countries	Catalonia 2015: 2.5%
Spain	Galician Left Alternative	Galicia	Galicia 2012: 14.4%	none
Spain	Galician Nationalist Bloc	Galicia	Galicia 2012: 10.5%	EFA
Spain	Navarrese People's Union	Navarre	Navarre 2015: 27.3%	none
Spain	Yes to the Future (PNV)	Basque Country	Navarre 2015: 15.9%	EDP
Spain	Unite	Basque Country	Navarre 2015: 14.3%	GUE/NGL
Spain	Commitment Coalition (BNV)	Valencian Country	Valencian Country 2015: 18.5%	EFA†
Spain	Canarian Coalition	Canary Islands	Canary Islands 2015: 18.2%	none
Spain	New Canarias	Canary Islands	Canary Islands 2015: 10.2%	EFA†
Switzerland	Geneva Citizens' Movement	Geneva	Geneva 2013: 19.2%	none
Switzerland	Ticino League	Ticino	Ticino 2011: 22.8%	none
Ukraine	Democratic Hungarians	ethnic Hungarians	Zakarpattia Oblast 2010: 5.6%	none
United Kingdom	Mebyon Kernow	Cornwall	Cornwall 2013: 4.?%	EFA
United Kingdom	Scottish National Party	Scotland	Scotland 2011: 44.0%	EFA
United Kingdom	Scottish Green Party	Scotland	Scotland 2011: 4.4%	EGP
United Kingdom	Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales	Wales	Wales 2011: 17.9%	EFA
United Kingdom	Sinn Féin	United Ireland	Northern Ireland 2011: 26.3%	GUE/NGL
United Kingdom	Social Democratic and Labour Party	United Ireland	Northern Ireland 2011: 13.9%	PES

References

Notes

1. Combined result of party list, 13.0%, and Roberto Maroni's personal list, 10.2%.

Sources

• European Election Database
• Election Resources on the Internet
• Psephos – Adam Carr's Election Archive
• Parties and elections in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
• Germany: Elections in Germany, Election.de
• France: Elections – Ministry of the Interior
• Italy: Historical Archive of Elections – Ministry of the Interior
• Spain: Elections – Ministry of the Interior
• Netherlands: Election Results Database
• Belgium: Department of Elections – Ministry of the Interior
• Romania: 2012 Local Elections – Central Electoral Bureau
• Croatia: State Electoral Commission