List of political parties in Guyana
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This article lists political parties in Guyana. Guyana has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties. The main schism is not of ideology, but ethnicity; the People's Progressive Party is supported primarily by Indo-Guyanese people, while the People's National Congress is supported primarily by Afro-Guyanese people.[1]
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[edit] The parties
[edit] Parliamentary parties
| Name | Ideology | Deputies | ||
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| People's Progressive Party | PPP | Left-wing nationalism | 36 | |
| People's National Congress | PNC | Social democracy | 22 | |
| Alliance for Change | AFC | 5 | ||
| The United Force | TUF | Conservatism | 1 | |
| Guyana Action Party/Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana | GAP/ROAR | Socialism | 1 | |
[edit] Non-parliamentary parties
- Guyana Democratic Party
- Justice for All Party
- National Front Alliance
- Peoples Democratic Party
- Working People's Alliance
- Unity Party of Guyana
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Guyana voters head to polls to choose new government". BBC News. 29 November 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-15905484. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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