# Progressive Alliance

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. The alliance was formed as an alternative to the existing Socialist International, of which many of its member parties are former or current members. The Progressive Alliance claims to have 140 participants from around the world.

## History

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.
An initial Conference of the Progressive Alliance was held in Rome, Italy, on 14–15 December 2012, with representatives of 42 political parties attending. 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. Also present were representatives of the Indian National Congress, the Workers' Party of Brazil, and PASOK of Greece. The Dutch Labour Party also supported the formation of the organisation, as did the Swiss Socialist Party, and the Social Democratic Party of Austria.
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.
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. The organisation stated the aim of becoming the global network of "the progressive, democratic, social-democratic, socialist and labour movement". It was reported that representatives of approximately 70 social-democratic political parties from across the world attended the event. The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament joined the organisation upon its official foundation. Many member parties are also affiliated to the Socialist International. 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. 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. 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. On 25 April 2016 the organisation held a seminar in São Paulo hosted by the Workers' Party of Brazil.

## Participants

The Progressive Alliance lists 117 parties and 28 organisations which participate in the network, rather than claiming members.
| Country | Party/Organization | Abbreviation | Nationwise Lower/Unicameral House | Government status | Notes |
| Algeria | Socialist Forces Front | FFS | 4 / 407 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | |
| Argentina | Socialist Party | PS | 2 / 257 | In opposition | |
| Argentina | 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 | 41 / 183 | In government | In coalition governments at federal level and 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 opposition | |
| Belgium | Forward | Vooruit | 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. |
| Brazil | 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 confidence 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 | |
| Chile | 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 | |
| Cyprus | 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 | |
| Eswatini | 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 | In government | |
| Ghana | National Democratic Congress | NDC | 137 / 275 | In government | |
| Greece | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | PASOK | 32 / 300 | 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. |
| Hungary | Hungarian Socialist Party | MSzP | 10 / 199 | In opposition | |
| India | Indian National Congress | INC | 101 / 543 | In opposition | Grand old party of India involve freedom movement and renaissance movements. In government, Telangana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh. With coalitions in, Punjab, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
| India | Samajwadi Party | SP | 37 / 543 | In opposition | |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | PDI-P | 110 / 575 | Confidence and supply | |
| Indonesia | National Democratic Party | NasDem | 69 / 575 | Confidence and supply | |
| Iran | Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan | PDKI | 0 / 290 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | |
| Iran | Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan | KPIK | 0 / 290 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | |
| Iraq | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | PUK | 18 / 329 | In opposition | |
| Iraq | Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party | KSDP | 0 / 329 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | |
| Ireland | Labour Party | | 7 / 160 | In opposition | |
| Israel | The Democrats | HaDemokratim | 4 / 120 | In opposition | |
| Italy | Democratic Party | PD | 69 / 400 | In opposition | |
| Ivory Coast | Cap Union for Democracy and Development | CAP-UDD | 0 / 255 | Extra-parliamentary opposition | |
| Ivory Coast | 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 . |
| Mexico | 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 | |
| Montenegro | 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 government | |
| Palestine | Fatah | | 45 / 132 | In government | |
| Palestine | 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 | 134 / 600 | In opposition | |
| Turkey | 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 government | 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 | | | |
| The Americas | Trade Union Confederation of the Americas | CSA | | | |
| Asia | Network of Social Democracy in Asia | SOCDEM | | | |
| Asia | Arab Social Democratic Forum | ASDF | | | |
| Europe | Party of European Socialists | PES | | | |
| Europe | Party of European Socialists Women | PES Women | | | |
| Europe | Young European Socialists | YES | | | |
| Europe | Foundation for European Progressive Studies | FEPS | | | |
| Europe | Socialist Group in the Council of Europe | SOC | | | |
| Europe | 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 | International Union of Socialist Youth | IUSY | | | |
| International | International Trade Union Confederation | ITUC | | | |
| International | National Democratic Institute for International Affairs | NDI | | | |
| International | Olof Palme International Center | OPIC | | | |
| International | Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD | TUAC | | | |
| International | Association for Democratic Socialism | | | | |
| International | CEE Gender Network | | | | |
| International | Global Progressive Forum | | | | |
| International | IndustriALL Global Union | | | | |
| International | Just Jobs Network | | | | |
| International | Solidar | | | | |

## Former members

* Georgia – Georgian Dream
* Israel – Israeli Labor Party
* Israel – Meretz
* Poland – Democratic Left Alliance
* Slovakia – Direction – Social Democracy