List of political parties by country

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This is an list of political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. 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. Individual parties are properly listed in separate articles under each nation.

Contents Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] Table

[edit] A

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Abkhazia Abkhazia United Abkhazia, Amtsakhara, Aitaira
Afghanistan Afghanistan[1]
Åland Islands Åland
Albania Albania
Algeria Algeria
American Samoa American Samoa (no actual political party)
Andorra Andorra
Angola Angola
Anguilla Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina Argentina
Armenia Armenia
Aruba Aruba
Australia Australia Australian Labor Party 2007 federal election
Austria Austria
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

[edit] B

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Bahrain Bahrain [2]
Bangladesh Bangladesh
Barbados Barbados
Belarus Belarus
Belgium Belgium
Belize Belize
Benin Benin
Bermuda Bermuda
Bhutan Bhutan
Bolivia Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 2002 general election

2006 general election

Botswana Botswana
Brazil Brazil
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
Brunei Brunei (no actual political party)
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Burma Burma (no actual political party)
Burundi Burundi

[edit] C

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Cambodia Cambodia
Cameroon Cameroon
Canada Canada Conservative Party of Canada 2008 federal election
Cape Verde Cape Verde
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
Central African Republic Central African Republic
Chad Chad
Chile Chile
People's Republic of China China[3] Communist Party of China
Colombia Colombia
Comoros Comoros [4]
Republic of the Congo Congo (Brazzaville)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo (Kinshasa)
Cook Islands Cook Islands
Costa Rica Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia Croatia
Cuba Cuba[5]
Cyprus Cyprus
Czech Republic Czech Republic

[edit] D

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Denmark Denmark Liberals, Conservative People's Party, parliamentary support from Danish People's Party[6] 2007 election
Djibouti Djibouti
Dominica Dominica
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

[edit] E

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
East Timor East Timor
Ecuador Ecuador
Egypt Egypt
El Salvador El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea Eritrea
Estonia Estonia
Ethiopia Ethiopia
European Union European Union European People's Party and Party of European Socialists
(no direct executive powers)
2009 parliament election

[edit] F

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Falkland Islands Falkland Islands (no actual political party)
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Fiji Fiji
Finland Finland
France France[7] Union for a Popular Movement 2007 legislative election
2007 presidential election
French Polynesia French Polynesia

[edit] G

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Gabon Gabon
The Gambia Gambia
Georgia (country) Georgia
Germany Germany Christian Democratic Union, Christian Social Union, Free Democratic Party 2009 federal election
Ghana Ghana
Gibraltar Gibraltar
Greece Greece
Greenland Greenland
Grenada Grenada
Guam Guam
Guatemala Guatemala
Guernsey Guernsey (no actual political party)
Guinea Guinea
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Guyana Guyana

[edit] H

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Haiti Haiti
Honduras Honduras
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Hungary Hungary

[edit] I

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Iceland Iceland
India India United Progressive Alliance 2009 general election
Indonesia Indonesia
Iran Iran [8]
Iraq Iraq
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Israel Israel
Italy Italy The People of Freedom, Lega Nord, Movement for Autonomies 2008 general election

[edit] J

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica Labour Party 2007 general election
Japan Japan Democratic Party of Japan 2009 general election
Jersey Jersey [9]
Jordan Jordan [10]

[edit] K

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
Kenya Kenya
Kiribati Kiribati
Kuwait Kuwait (no actual political party)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
Kosovo Kosovo

[edit] L

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Laos Laos
Latvia Latvia
Lebanon Lebanon
Lesotho Lesotho
Liberia Liberia
Libya Libya (no actual political party)
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
Lithuania Lithuania
Luxembourg Luxembourg

[edit] M

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Macau Macau
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia
Madagascar Madagascar
Malawi Malawi
Malaysia Malaysia
Maldives Maldives [11]
Mali Mali
Malta Malta
Isle of Man Man (no actual political party)
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands
Mauritania Mauritania [12]
Mauritius Mauritius
Mayotte Mayotte
Mexico Mexico
Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia (no actual political party)
Moldova Moldova
Monaco Monaco
Mongolia Mongolia
Montenegro Montenegro
Montserrat Montserrat
Morocco Morocco
Mozambique Mozambique

[edit] N

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Nagorno Karabakh
Namibia Namibia
Nauru Nauru
Nepal Nepal
Netherlands Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia New Caledonia
New Zealand New Zealand
Nicaragua Nicaragua
Niger Niger
Nigeria Nigeria
Niue Niue
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (no actual political party)
North Korea North Korea[13]
Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marianas
Norway Norway Red-Green Coalition 2009 parliamentary election

[edit] O

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Oman Oman (no actual political party)

[edit] P

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Pakistan Pakistan
Palau Palau (no actual political party)
Palestinian territories Palestinian National Authority
Panama Panama
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Paraguay Paraguay
Peru Peru
Philippines Philippines
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands (no actual political party)
Poland Poland
Portugal Portugal
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

[edit] Q

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Qatar Qatar (no actual political party)

[edit] R

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Romania Romania
Russia Russia United Russia 2007 legislative election
2008 presidential election
Rwanda Rwanda

[edit] S

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Saint Helena Saint Helena (no actual political party)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa Samoa
San Marino San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (no actual political party)
Senegal Senegal
Serbia Serbia
Seychelles Seychelles
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
Singapore Singapore
Slovakia Slovakia
Slovenia Slovenia
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
Somalia Somalia (no actual political party)
South Africa South Africa
South Korea South Korea
Spain Spain Spanish Socialist Workers' Party 2008 general election
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Sudan Sudan
Suriname Suriname
Swaziland Swaziland (no actual political party)
Sweden Sweden Alliance for Sweden 2006 general election
Switzerland Switzerland
Syria Syria[14] Ba'ath Party 2000 election

[edit] T

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Republic of China Taiwan (Republic of China) Kuomintang 2008 legislative election
2008 presidential election
Tajikistan Tajikistan
Tanzania Tanzania
Thailand Thailand
Togo Togo
Tokelau Tokelau (no actual political party)
Tonga Tonga
Transnistria Transnistria
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia Tunisia
Turkey Turkey
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos
Tuvalu Tuvalu (no actual political party)

[edit] U

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Uganda Uganda
Ukraine Ukraine
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (no actual political party)
United Kingdom United Kingdom Labour Party 2005 general election
United States United States Democratic Party 2006 general elections
2008 presidential election
Uruguay Uruguay
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

[edit] V

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Vanuatu Vanuatu
Vatican City Vatican City (no actual political party)
Venezuela Venezuela
Vietnam Vietnam
United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands of the United States

[edit] W

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna
Western Sahara Western Sahara

[edit] Y

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Yemen Yemen

[edit] Z

Country
Country name links to list of political parties
Party system Ruling party or coalition Election
Multi party Two party Dominant party Single party
Zambia Zambia
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

[edit] References

  1. ^ Afghanistan had multi-party presidential elections, but no-party parliamentary elections
  2. ^ Parties must operate within the monarchic system
  3. ^ The PRC has a multi-party system, but all parties have to accept the guidance of the ruling party
  4. ^ The Comoros have two main "camps," federalists (supporters of the central government) and autonomists (supporters of the three island presidents).
  5. ^ De facto Cuba has a single party system, but all candidates run as non-partisans
  6. ^ "Færøerne sikrer Fogh nyt VKO-flertal" (in Danish). Politiken. 2007-11-14. http://politiken.dk/politik/article428187.ece. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
  7. ^ The list of political parties in France includes links to lists of parties in the overseas departments.
  8. ^ Parties must adhere to religious system of governance
  9. ^ Independent politicians dominate the political system on the island.
  10. ^ Parties must operate within the monarchic system
  11. ^ The party systemn is in transition
  12. ^ The party systemn is in transition
  13. ^ The DPRK is led by the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland, a combination of the Korean Worker's Party (dominant), the Chondoist Chongu Party and the Korean Social Democratic Party.
  14. ^ In Syria only parties accepting the guidance of the ruling party are allowed

[edit] List by regions and sub-regions

[edit] See also

[edit] External links