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Manifesto Project Dataset List of Political Parties Manifesto Project Dataset List of Political Parties [email protected] Website: https://manifesto-project.wzb.eu/ Version 2019a from August 21, 2019 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a 1 Coverage of the Dataset including Party Splits and Merges The following list documents the parties that were coded at a specific election. The list includes the name of the party or alliance in the original language and in English, the party/alliance abbreviation as well as the corresponding party identification number. In the case of an alliance, it also documents the member parties it comprises. Within the list of alliance members, parties are represented only by their id and abbreviation if they are also part of the general party list. If the composition of an alliance has changed between elections this change is reported as well. Furthermore, the list records renames of parties and alliances. It shows whether a party has split from another party or a number of parties has merged and indicates the name (and if existing the id) of this split or merger parties. In the past there have been a few cases where an alliance manifesto was coded instead of a party manifesto but without assigning the alliance a new party id. Instead, the alliance manifesto appeared under the party id of the main party within that alliance. In such cases the list displays the information for which election an alliance manifesto was coded as well as the name and members of this alliance. 2 Albania ID Covering Abbrev Parties No. Elections 75220 1991-2001 PPS Partia e Punës e Shqipërisë (Albanian Party of Labour) 5 renamed in 1992: PSS Partia Socialiste e Shqipërisë (Albanian Socialist Party) 75320 1991-2001 PSD Partia Socialdemokrate ë Shqipërisë (Social Democratic 5 Party of Albania) 75421 1992-2001 AD Partia Aleanca Demokratike (Democratic Alliance Party) 4 75621 1991 PP Partia Popullore (People’s Party) 1 predecessor: APLP Albanian People’s League Party 75622 1992 PUK Partia e Unitetit Kombëtar (Party of National Unity) 1 75623 1991, PLL Partia Lëvizja e Legalitetit (Legality Movement Party) 3 1996-1997 75624 1991-1997 PD Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë (Democratic Party of 4 Albania) 75721 1996-1997 BK Partia Balli Kombëtar (National Front Party) 2 1 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a in 1997 coalition Name: E Djatha e Bashkuar e Shqipërisë (United manifesto coded: Albanian Right); members: no information 75722 1991-1997 PRSH Partia Republikane Shqiptare (Albanian Republican 4 Party) 75810 1991, PASH Partia Agrare e Shqipërisë (Agrarian Party of Albania) 4 1996-2001 75951 1991-2001 OMONIA Bashkimia Demokratik i Minoritet Grek (Democratic 5 Union of the Greek Minority) renamed in 1992: PBDNJ Partia Bashkimi për të Drejtat e Njeriut (Union for Human Rights Party) 2 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a 3 Armenia ID Covering Abbrev Parties No. Elections 76041 2012 HAK Alliance: Hay Azgayin Kongres (Armenian National 1 Congress); members: HHSh Hayots Hamazgain Sharzhum (Pan-Armenian National Movement, HZhK Hayastani Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun (People’s Party of Armenia), Hanrapetutyun (Republic), Zhoghovrdakan Hayreniq (Democratic Fatherland), Zhoghovrdakan Ughi (Democratic Way), Qristonya-demokratakan veratsnund (Christian-Democratic Revival), Azatutyan (Liberty), Hayots hayreniq kusaktsutyun (Armenian Fatherland Party) 76222 1995-1999 HKK Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun (Communist 2 Party of Armenia) 76321 1999-2012 HHD Hay Heghapokhakan Dashnaktsutyun (Armenian 4 Revolutionary Federation) 76322 2003 MAK Miavorvac Ashkhatankayin Kusaktsutyun (United Labour 1 Party) 76420 1999-2012 OEK Orinats’ Yerkir (Rule of Law) 4 76421 2003 A Alliance: Ardarutyun (Justice); members: HZhK 1 Hayastani Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun (People’s Party of Armenia), AZhM (76712), HDK Hayastani Demokratakan Kusaktsutyun (Democratic Party of Armenia), Hanrapetutyun (Republic), Hayastani Demokratakan Kusaktsutyun (Natioanl Democratic Party), Sotsial-demokratakan Hnchakian kusaktsutsutyun (Social Democratic Hnchakian Party), Azgayin-demokratakan dashink (National Democratic Alliance), Sahmanadrakan iravunqi miutyun (Union for Constitutional Rights) 3 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a 76430 2007-2012 Zharangutyun (Heritage) 2 76521 1995 AIM Azgayin Inknoroshum Miavorum (National 1 Self-Determination Union) 76610 2003-2012 HHK Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun (Republican 3 Party of Armenia) 76620 2007-2012 BHK Bargavadj Hayastan Kusaktsutyun (Prosperous Armenia) 2 76711 1995 HA Alliance: Hanrapetutyun (Republic); members: HHSh 1 Hayots Hamazgain Sharzhum (Armenian Pan-National Movement, Sotsial-demokrat Hnchakian kusaktsutsyun (Social Democratic Hnchakian Party), Hay qristonya-demokratakan miutyun (Armenian Christian Democratic Union), Hayastani demokrat-liberal kusaktsutsyun (Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia), Hanrapetakan kusaktsutsyun (Republican Party) 76712 1995-1999 AZhM Azgayin Zhoghovrdakan Miutyun (National Democratic 2 Union) 76901 1995 Shamiram (Semiramis (Women’s Movement)) 1 76902 1999 IM Alliance: Iravunk ev Miabanutyun (Right and Unity); 1 members: AM (76904), Sahmanadrakan iravunqi miutyun (Union for Constitutional Rights), Artsakh Hayastan (Artsakj Haiastan), Gardmak 76903 1999 M Alliance: Miasnutyun (Unity); members: HZhK Hayastani 1 Zhoghovrdakan Kusaktsutyun (People’s Party of Armenia), HHK (76610) 76904 2003 AM Azgayin Miabanutyun (National Unity Party) 1 4 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a 4 Australia ID Covering Abbrev Parties No. Elections 63110 2004-2016 Australian Greens 5 63320 1946-2016 ALP Australian Labor Party 28 63321 1990, AD Australian Democrats 4 1996-2001 63330 1955-1977 ALP-AC Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) 10 renamed in 1957: DLP Democratic Labor Party 63410 2013 PUP Palmer United Party 1 63620 1946-2016 LPA Liberal Party of Australia 28 63621 2010-2016 LNP Liberal National Party of Queensland 3 63622 2013 CLP Country Liberal Party 1 63710 2013-2016 KAT Katter’s Australian Party 2 63810 1946-2016 CP Country Party 28 renamed in 1975: NCP National Country Party renamed in 1982: NPA National Party of Australia 63901 2016 NXT Nick Xenophon Team 1 renamed in Inf: Centre Alliance 5 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a 5 Austria ID Covering Abbrev Parties No. Elections 42110 1986-2017 GA Die Grüne Alternative (Green Alternative) 10 renamed in 1993: GRÜNE Die Grünen (The Greens) 42120 2017 PILZ Liste Peter Pilz (Peter Pilz List) 1 split from: GA (42110) 42220 2002, 2008 KPÖ Kommunistische Partei Österreichs (Austrian Communist 2 Party) 42320 1949-2017 SPÖ Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (Austrian Social 21 Democratic Party) 42420 1949-2017 VdU Verband der Unabhängigen (League of Independents) 21 renamed in 1956: FPÖ Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (Austrian Freedom Party) renamed in 1995: Die Freiheitlichen (Freedom Movement) renamed in 1999: FPÖ Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (Austrian Freedom Party) 42421 1994-1995 LIF Liberales Forum (Liberal Forum) 2 42430 2013-2017 NEOS Das Neue Österreich (The New Austria) 2 renamed in 2017: NEOS Das Neue Österreich und Liberales Forum (The New Austria and Liberal Forum) 42520 1949-2017 ÖVP Österreichische Volkspartei (Austrian People’s Party) 21 42710 2006-2008 BZÖ Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (Alliance for the Future of 2 Austria) 42951 2013 TS Team Stronach für Österreich (Team Stronach for Austria) 1 6 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a 6 Azerbaijan ID Covering Abbrev Parties No. Elections 77220 1995-2000 YAP Yeni Az@rbaycan Partiyası (New Azerbaijan Party) 2 77221 2000 AVKP Az@rbaycan Vahid Kommunist Partiyası (Azerbaijan 1 United Communist Party) predecessor: AKP Azrbaycan Kommunist Partiyası (Azerbaijan Communist Party) 77420 1995-2000 AXC Az@rbaycan Xalq Cebhesi (Azerbaijan Popular Front) 2 77430 1995 ADPS Az@rbaycan Demokratik Sahibkarlar Partiyası (Azerbaijan 1 Democratic Entrepeneurs Party) 77710 1995-2000 AMİP Az@rbaycan Milli İstiqlal Partiyası (Azerbaijan National 2 Independence Party) 77951 2000 VHP Vatandas Hamrayliyi Partiyası (Civil Solidarity Party) 1 7 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a 7 Belarus ID Covering Abbrev Parties No. Elections 78211 1995 PKB Partiya Komunistau Belaruskaya (Party of Communists of 1 Belarus) 78212 1995 APB Agrarnaya Partiya Belarusi (Agrarian Party of Belarus) 1 78213 1995 BKhP Belaruskaya Syalanskaya Partiya (Belarusan Peasants’ 1 Party) 78214 1995 BPR Belaruski Patryatychny Rukh (Belarusan Patriotic 1 Movement) 78410 1995 PNZ Partiya Narodnaya Zgody (Party of People’s Consent) 1 78430 1995 ADPB Abyadnanya Demakratychnaya Partiya Belarusi (United 1 Democratic Party of Belarus) 78710 1995 BSDP Belaruskaja Sacyjal-Demakratychnaya Partiya ‘Hramada’ 1 (Belarusian Social-Democratic Party ‘Hramada’) 78901 1995 BPZ-N Belaruskaya Partiya Zhanchyn ‘Nadzeya’ (Party of 1 Women ‘Nadzeja’) 8 Manifesto Project Dataset - List of Political Parties Version 2019a 8 Belgium ID Covering Abbrev Parties No. Elections 21111 1981-2010 ECOLO Écologistes Confédérés pour l’Organisation de Luttes 9 Originales (Ecologists) 21112 1981-2014 AGALEV Anders Gaan Leven (Live Differently) 10 renamed in 2007: groen! Groen! (Green!) joined in 2009 by: SPIRIT (21330) 21221 2003-2007 sp.a-SPIRIT Socialistische Partij Anders - Spirit (Socialist Party 2 Different - Spirit) 21230 2014 PTB/PVDA Partij van de Arbeid van België/Parti
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