Spain

Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party

Social democracy

Spain’s main centre-left party, campaigning on labour market protections, minimum income guarantees, expanded rights legislation and a federalising approach to the regions.

Founded: 1879
Positions as of: 2023 election programme
Last verified: 2026-08-21

What does it believe?

Wealth and inequality
The 2021 labour reform and a national minimum living income are its central economic measures.

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

RedistributionMarket outcomes

Evidence: Well documented

The state in the economy

Active stateLimited state

Evidence: Documented

Personal liberty

Collective orderIndividual freedom

Evidence: Well documented

Tradition and change

ContinuityReform

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

InternationalistNationalist

Evidence: Documented

Religion and the state

Secular stateReligion in public life

Evidence: Well documented

Power and its limits

Concentrated authorityChecks and pluralism

Evidence: Well documented

Environment and growth

Production firstProtection first

Evidence: Well documented

Crime and punishment

PunishmentRehabilitation

Evidence: Documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

Programa electoral · Partido Socialista Obrero Español · 2023

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