List of political parties in Gristol-Serkonos

Gristol-Serkonos is a multi-party democracy with two dominant parties practicing "brokerage politics", a pluralistic catch-all approach by adopting centrist policies and electoral coalitions. In theory, minor parties exist in the idea that the largest party cannot govern alone. In practice however, the largest parties often take majority that does not require support from these minor parties. As a result, they usually participate in a coalition government in the event of a hung parliament or as confidence and supply for a minority government.

Parties recognized by the Royal Commission on Elections

These are all of the political parties registered with Royal Commission on Elections and are eligible to run candidates in federal elections.

Parties currently elected in the Parliament of Gristol-Serkonos

Name		Founded	Ideology	Leader	MPs	Senators	Political position	Description
	Progressive Conservative Party	1921	Conservatism, Economic liberalism, Fiscal conservatism, Gristo-Serkonan Unionism	Kaniehtí:io Fox	451 / 810	81 / 200	Centre-right to Right-Wing	Described as a "big tent" party, the Progressive Conservatives were the first party in the country to adopt "brokerage politics". In the 1950 election, the Progressive Conservatives defeated the long dominant National Coalition. The party would rule the next thirty years of the later half of the 20th century. After decades of remaining in opposition since 1993, the party once again formed the largest majority government in the last fourteen years following the 2019 general elections.
	Social Democratic Party	1931	Liberalism, social liberalism	Stuart Lewis (interim)	271 / 180		Centre to centre-left	The Social Democrats was formed by Leon Novak, the ousted Socialist Front leader who previously served as Chancellor from 1926 to 1930. The party was interested in expanding its base, adopting "brokerage politics" that was used by the Progressive Conservatives to defeat the National Coalition in the 1950 general elections. Arke Rijnders was the first Social Democratic leader to become Chancellor, defeating the long-serving Adrian Thorne of the Progressive Conservatives in the 1968 general elections. From 2004 to 2015, a series of minority governments were difficult times for the Social Democrats culminating to their defeat in the 2019 elections.
	Moderate Left	1976	Social democracy		21 / 810		Centre-left to left-wing	Moderate Left originates from one of two parties elected in the first Parliament. They were previously the Labour Party in 1867 and as often served as Official Opposition for the National Coalition. Labour would rename as the Socialist Front in 1911 after the merger with the socialist National Co-operative Federation.
	Democratic Socialist Bloc	1943	Social democracy, Left-wing nationalism		6 / 810		Left-wing
	Green Party	1984	Green politics		3 / 810		Centre-left to left-wing
	Patriotic People's Front	1902	Conservatism, right-wing populism, classical liberalism, libertarianism		14 / 810		Right-wing to far-right
	National Coalition	1867	Conservatism, National conservatism, Right-wing populism, Social conservatism, Gristo-Serkonan nationalism		10 / 810		Right-wing
	Democratic Unionists	1965	Socialism, Progressivism		9 / 810		Left-wing
	Independent Group	1998	Republicanism, Left-wing nationalism, Democratic socialism	Collective Leadership	15 / 810		Far-Left

Non-Party Parliamentary Groups

Council of Representatives

Parliamentary groups in the Council of Representatives are typically made up of MPs that separate from a party over leadership conflicts. The notable past parliamentary group in the Council of Representatives was the Novak Group, led by former Socialist Front leader Leon Novak. Novak opposed Xavier David's leadership of the Socialist Front and led the group from 1931 to 1933. The Novak Group later became the Social Democratic Party in 1934.

Council of the State

Forty senators in the Council of the State are hereditary positions. Each senator is a member of the Gristo-Serkonan aristocracy from one of two constituent countries of Gristol-Serkonos. The senators from the remaining 160 seats of the Council of the State are formally affiliated with the parties elected in the Council of Representatives.

Party		Ideology	Leader
	Tribal Chiefs of Serkonos	Non-partisan
	Manor Lords of Gristol	Non-partisan