# Transnational political party

A transnational political party is a single political party with members or representatives in more than one country.
A well-known example is the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, established as an Arab nationalist and socialist party aspiring to pan-Arab political union. The party's central governing body, the National Command, included representatives from its organisations in all the Arab countries where Ba'athists had a significant presence. Each branch of the party, in turn, had a local governing body, the Regional Command, and although practical power became centred in the Syrian and Iraqi Regional Commands and the National Command of each faction assumed an essentially symbolic role, the party split in 1966, with different factions taking control in Syria and Iraq, each faction retained a pan-Arab structure.
Another example of a transnational political party is Sinn Féin, which has 7 Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom Parliament, and 37 Teachtaí Dála in the Irish Dáil Éireann. Sinn Féin also has 26 MLAs in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Some transnational organisations also have a party-political dimension. The best example of this is the European Union, in which groups of national political parties operate together when participating in EU institutions, especially the European Parliament, as European political parties, or "Europarties". However, European political parties are distinct from transnational political parties in that they do not operate at the national level.
In a broad sense, global movements such as communism, socialism, and Islamism have transnational qualities, but in most such cases the party organization is separate in each country, with the transnational aspect being one more of consultatation and coordination, often through political internationals. One notable exception to this rule is the Progressive Labor Party (United States), which views proletarian internationalism as requiring that they set up party collectives all over the globe. Some Trotskyist parties behave similarly.

## List of transnational political parties
### Current

| Party | Countries/Areas | Ideology | Notes |
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians | Romania Moldova | Right-wing populism Conservatism Moldovan-Romanian unionism | |
| Aontú | Ireland Northern Ireland | Social conservatism Irish republicanism | |
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | Armenia Lebanon | Armenian nationalism Market socialism | |
| Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction) | Middle East and North Africa  Algeria Bahrain Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Palestine Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sudan Syria Tunisia Yemen | Ba'athism | |
| Ba'ath Party (Syrian-dominated faction) | Middle East and North Africa  Bahrain Iraq Jordan Lebanon Palestine Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sudan Syria Tunisia Yemen | Ba'athism | |
| Basque Nationalist Party | Spain France | Basque nationalism Christian democracy | |
| Communist Party of Ireland | Ireland Northern Ireland | Communism Marxism–Leninism | |
| Croatian Democratic Union | Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina | Conservatism Christian democracy | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | South Africa Namibia Eswatini Lesotho | Marxism–Leninism Left-wing populism Anti-imperialism Black ultranationalism | |
| European Realistic Disobedience Front | Greece Germany Italy Sweden | Post-capitalism Anti-austerity Progressivism Eco-socialism Ecofeminism European federalism | |
| Eusko Alkartasuna | Spain (as part of EH Bildu) France (as part of EH Bai) | Basque nationalism Social democracy | |
| Forum for Democracy | Netherlands Belgium | Right-wing populism | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | Austria Italy | National conservatism Right-wing populism | Exists under the name Die Freiheitlichen in Italy. |
| Hizb ut-Tahrir | globally | Pan-Islamism Caliphatism Jihadism Anti-Zionism Anti-capitalism | Party doesn't partake in democratic elections. |
| Irish Republican Socialist Party | Ireland Northern Ireland | Communism Marxism–Leninism | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami | India Pakistan Bangladesh (formerly) | Pan-Islamism Religious conservatism Islamic socialism | |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | Russia Belarus Transnistria (formerly) | Russian nationalism Ultranationalism | |
| Militant Left | Ireland Northern Ireland | Trotskyism Socialism | |
| Party of Democratic Action | Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Kosovo North Macedonia Montenegro (formerly) | Bosniak nationalism Islamism | |
| People Before Profit | Ireland (as part of PBP-S) Northern Ireland | Trotskyism Socialism Anti-capitalism | |
| Progressive Labor Party | globally | Communism Marxism–Leninism | via collectives |
| Ramgavar | Armenia Lebanon | Armenian nationalism Liberalism | |
| Republican Left of Catalonia | Spain France | Catalan nationalism Social democracy | |
| Republican Network for Unity | Ireland Northern Ireland | Irish republicanism Socialism | |
| Saoradh | Ireland Northern Ireland | Irish republicanism Revolutionary socialism Anti-imperialism | |
| Serbian Progressive Party | Serbia North Macedonia Bosnia and Herzegovina | Populism | |
| Serbian Radical Party | Serbia Montenegro Croatia (formerly) Bosnia and Herzegovina (formerly) North Macedonia (formerly) | Serbian irredentism | |
| Sinn Féin | Ireland Northern Ireland | Irish republicanism Democratic socialism | |
| Social Democrat Hunchakian Party | Armenia Lebanon | Armenian nationalism Social democracy | |
| Socialist Workers Network | Ireland Northern Ireland | Revolutionary socialism Trotskyism | |
| Sortu | Spain (as part of EH Bildu) France (as part of EH Bai) | Abertzale left Anti-capitalism Democratic socialism | |
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party | Syria Lebanon | Social nationalism Syrian nationalism Anti-Zionism | |
| Vetëvendosje | Kosovo North Macedonia | Social democracy Left-wing populism Albanian nationalism | |
| Volt Europa | Europe  Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom | European federalism Social liberalism Progressivism | |
| Workers' Party | Ireland Northern Ireland | Communism Marxism–Leninism | |

#### European political parties

A European political party is an organisation constituted by multiple national political parties which operates as a single party at the European Union level.
* European Democratic Party
* European Free Alliance
* European Green Party
* Party of the European Left
* Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
* European People's Party
* Party of European Socialists
* European Conservatives and Reformists Party

### Former

* African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, their Cape Verde branch remains active as African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde
* Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
* Democratic Left (Ireland)
* Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers