List of political parties in Namibia
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Namibia is a one party dominant state with the South-West Africa People's Organisation in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. In Namibian politics, ethnicity plays a significant role in party affiliation and voting behaviour. Some parties are dominated by single ethnic groups; SWAPO itself, its government, and administration, is pre-dominantly Ovambo.[1]
Parties with parliamentary seats[edit]
Parties with seats in the National Assembly of Namibia after the 2019 elections:[2]
- SWAPO Party (63)
- Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, in 2017 renamed Popular Democratic Movement (PDM, 16)
- Landless People's Movement (LPM, 4)
- National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO, 2)
- All People's Party (APP, 2)
- United Democratic Front (UDF, 2)
- Republican Party (RP, 2)
- Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF, 2)
- Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP, 1)
- Christian Democratic Voice (CDV, 1)
- South West African National Union (SWANU, 1)
Unrepresented parties[edit]
The following parties contested the 2019 parliamentary elections but did not gain a seat, in the order of votes obtained:[2]
- Congress of Democrats (CoD)
- National Democratic Party (NDP)
- Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP)
- National Patriotic Front (Namibia) (NPF)
New parties[edit]
The following parties were established after the last parliamentary elections in 2019:[3]
Parties of local relevance[edit]
The following parties did not contest the 2019 general elections but took part in the 2015 local authority elections, and gained a seat:[4]
- Civic Association of Henties Bay, 1 seat in Henties Bay
- Karibib Residents Association, 1 seat in Karibib
- Swakopmund Residents Association, 1 seat in Swakopmund
- Rundu Concerned Citizens Association, 1 seat in Rundu
- The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement was registered for the 2020 local elections as an association in the urban centres of Windhoek, Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.[3]
Defunct parties[edit]
- Communist Party of Namibia
- Democratic Action for Namas
- Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN)
- Gobabis Residents' Association
- Namibia African People's Democratic Organisation
- Namibian Democratic Movement for Change
- National Progressive Party (Namibia)
- Riemvasmaak United Party
- United Nama Independence People's Party
- United Namib Independence Party
- United Namibia People's Party
- United People's Movement (UPM)
- Banned parties
References[edit]
- ^ Düsing, Sandra (2002). Traditional Leadership and Democratisation in Southern Africa: A Comparative Study of Botswana, Namibia, and Southern Africa. Studien zur Politikwissenschaft. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 125–126. ISBN 9783825850654.
- ^ a b Iikela, Sakeus (2 December 2019). "Reduced victory ... Swapo, Geingob drop votes". The Namibian. p. 1.
- ^ a b Iikela, Sakeus (23 September 2020). "ECN registers 22 associations". The Namibian.
- ^ "Local elections results". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Staff writer (11 September 2006). "Caprivi Political Party Declared Illegal". IRIN (via afrol News). Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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