List of political parties in Elstock

Elstock has a multi-party system, where numerous political parties are represented in the country's Senate. The country's political system traditionally saw the Democratic Union of Elstock as the dominant party until the early 21st century, whereas the modern day system has been described as fragmented and prone to electoral upsets and the dominance of local issues.

Political parties

Parties represented in the Senate

Party			Abbr.	Ideology	Spectrum	Leader	Senators
		Democratic Union of Elstock Demòkraticznô Ùnijô Elstóku Demokratische Union Elstock	DÙE/DUE	Centrism, liberalism, pro-Commonwealth	Centre	Josef Gottlieb	17 / 60
		Social Democratic People's Party Socjaldemòkraticznô Partia Lëdowô Sozialdemokratische Volkspartei	SDPL/SVP	Social democracy, democratic socialism, pro-Commonwealth	Centre-left to left-wing	Jón Ritter	15 / 60
		Project Elstock Projekt Elstók Projekt Elstock	PE	Localism, right-wing populism, economic nationalism, anti-immigration, anti-Commonwealth	Right-wing to far-right		8 / 60
	Independents						2 / 60

Other registered parties

Party			Election symbol	Ideology	Spectrum	Leader	Most Senators
		Democratic Union Ùnijô Demòkraticznô Demokratische Union	D	Perendist democracy, centrism, anti-Commonwealth	Centre to centre-right	Sòbiesłôw Kaube	12 / 30 (2009)

Defunct parties

Party			Election symbol	Ideology	Spectrum	Founded	Disbanded	Most Senators
		Elstock Communist Party Kòmùnisticznô Partia Elstóku Kommunistische Partei Elstocks	K	Communism, anti-Commonwealth	Far-left	1998	2011	2 / 30 (2000)
		Party of Life Partia Żëcô Partei des Lebens	P	Ecofascism, ultranationalism, anti-immigration, anti-globalism, anti-Commonwealth	Far-right	1999	2010	3 / 30 (2003)
		New Left Nowô Lewicô Neue Linke	L	Democratic socialism, left-wing populism, anti-Commonwealth	Left-wing	2002	2011	1 / 30 (2006)
		New City Coalition Koalicëjô Nowégò Garda Neue Städtekoalition	N	Conservatism, economic liberalism, anti-toll roads, anti-Commonwealth	Centre-right	2008	2014	2 / 30 (2009)