List of political parties in Guinea
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This article lists political parties in Guinea. Guinea has a multi-party system with various parties in the country.
Political parties
Ruling party
- Rally of the Guinean People (Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen, RPG)
Opposition parties
- African Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti démocratique africain de Guinée)
- Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès, PUP)
- Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau, UPR)
- Union for Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée, UPG)
- Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain, PDG-RDA)
- National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès, ANP)
- Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement, PUD)
- Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea ( Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG ), led by Cellou Dalein Diallo
- Union of Republican Forces (Union des Forces Républicaines, UFR)
- the Party of Democrats for Hope (" PADES") Led by Dr Ousmane Kaba
Defunct
- Socialist Democracy of Guinea (Démocratie Socialiste de Guinée, DSG), active 1954-1958
Ethnic politics
President Alpha Conde derives support from Guinea's second-largest ethnic group, the Malinke.[1] Guinea's opposition is backed by the Fula ethnic group (French: Peul; Fula: Fulɓe), who account for around 40 percent of the population.[2]
