List of political parties


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This is a list of political parties around the world. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections.

See political party for a more comprehensive discussion.

Only parties active on a national level which have a relevant number of support (e.g. more than 1 % at the last national elections) or parliamentary representation are included. In non-democratic societies also other parties that seem to have support are included. Local and regional parties are only included when they are also active on a national level. Generally defunct parties and micro-parties are not included. Afghanistan, Congo (Kinshasa), Côte d'Ivoire, Kyrgyzstan, Somalia, and Ukraine are not (completely) included due the unclear political situation. Bahrain and Iran are not yet included due to a lack of information. Haiti and Liberia will be included after the next elections. Other parties are listed in separate articles under each nation. Election results for the parties can be found at List of election results or among the external links at the end of the article. Included are the countries and entities listed in the list of countries.

Introduction to the list

The lists consists of three sub-lists.

  • The first list is a list of parties by country in the native name followed by an English translation (when necesary and available).
  • The second list is an alphabetical list of party names in English (even when the native name is more commonly used). Each party name is when available followed by the native name. Some remarks:
    • If parties share the same name, these parties are listed in country order, whereby in the party name the extension of country is ignored.
    • When the first word in a party name refers to the country, the party is also listed with the second word (eg. Barbados Labour Party and Labour Party).
    • If there are alternative translations possible, the party is listed with these alternative translations too (eg. Danish Social Liberal Party and Radical Left).
  • The third list is an alphabetical list of party names in native languages when these names are more commonly used in English-speaking sources. The party names are followed by translations into English.
  • In the translations usually Labour is used and not Labor, Centre and not Center, Organisation and not Organization.
  • If The or a native version of the is the first word in a party name, it is listed under the second word (eg. the Greens, The).


Contents

Parties by country

A

Abkhazia

More info can be found at List of political parties in Abkhazia

Afghanistan

At the last parliamentary elections, all candidates were supposed to run as non-partisan candidates. Due to the unclear political situation of parties, the list is not complete. More info can be found at List of political parties in Afghanistan

Åland

More info can be found at List of political parties in Åland

Albania

More info can be found at List of political parties in Albania

Algeria

More info can be found at List of political parties in Algeria

American Samoa

Only non-partisans run as candidates in elections. More info can be found at List of political parties in American Samoa

Andorra

More info can be found at List of political parties in Andorra

Angola

More info can be found at List of political parties in Angola

Anguilla

More info can be found at List of political parties in Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

More info can be found at List of political parties in Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

More info can be found at List of political parties in Argentina

Armenia

More info can be found at List of political parties in Armenia

Aruba

More info can be found at List of political parties in Aruba

Australia

More info can be found at List of political parties in Australia

Austria

More info can be found at List of political parties in Austria

Azerbaijan

More info can be found at List of political parties in Azerbaijan

B

Bahamas

More info can be found at List of political parties in Bahamas

Bahrain

Parties are not allowed, but various political associations take part in elections (and can be considered partis. Due to a lack of information on the character and size of political groups, no parties are listed. More info can be found at List of political parties in Bahrain

Bangladesh

More info can be found at List of political parties in Bangladesh

Barbados

More info can be found at List of political parties in Barbados

Belarus

More info can be found at List of political parties in Belarus

Belgium

More info can be found at Political parties in Belgium

Belize

More info can be found at List of political parties in Belize

Benin

More info can be found at List of political parties in Benin

Bermuda

More info can be found at List of political parties in Bermuda

Bhutan

No parties are allowed. More info can be found at List of political parties in Bhutan

Bolivia

More info can be found at List of political parties in Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

More info can be found at List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

More info can be found at List of political parties in Botswana

Brazil

More info can be found at List of political parties in Brazil

British Virgin Islands

More info can be found at List of political parties in the British Virgin Islands

Brunei

No parties are allowed. More info can be found at List of political parties in Brunei. The main illegal parties are listed here.

Bulgaria

More info can be found at List of political parties in Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

More info can be found at List of political parties in Burkina Faso

Burundi

More info can be found at List of political parties in Burundi

C

Cambodia

More info can be found at List of political parties in Cambodia

Cameroon

More info can be found at List of political parties in Cameroon

Canada

More info can be found at List of political parties in Canada

Cape Verde

More info can be found at List of political parties in Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

More info can be found at List of political parties in the Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

More info can be found at List of political parties in Central African Republic

Chad

More info can be found at List of political parties in Chad

Chile

More info can be found at List of political parties in Chile

China, People's Republic

Only parties that are member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference area allowed. More info can be found at List of political parties in the People's Republic of China

Colombia

More info can be found at List of political parties in Colombia

Comoros

More info can be found at List of political parties in Comoros

Congo, Democratic Republic (Kinshasa)

No elections have been held in the past years. Due to the unclear political situation of parties, the list is not complete. .More info can be found at Political parties of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo, Republic

More info can be found at List of political parties in Congo (Brazzaville)

Cook Islands

More info can be found at List of political parties in the Cook Islands

Costa Rica

More info can be found at List of political parties in Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Many parties boycotted the last elections and a civil war started after these elections. Due to the unclear political situation of parties, the list is not complete. More info can be found at List of political parties in Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

More info can be found at List of political parties in Croatia