List of countries without political parties
This is a list of countries and dependencies with a permanent population that have no legal political parties.[1] Some have opposition groups that operate clandestinely.
Monarchies
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Bahrain – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Kuwait – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Niue
Oman – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Qatar – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Saudi Arabia – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.[2]
Tuvalu
United Arab Emirates – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Theocracies
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Afghanistan – Political parties are banned under the current Taliban government.
Vatican City State
Republics
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Subnational entities
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Canada
Northwest Territories
Nunavut- Almost every municipal government in the country
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Nebraska – The Nebraska Legislature is non-partisan- Many municipal governments
Former entities
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Confederate States of America - Even though political parties were not banned, the Confederate Congress did not have any political parties.
Polish government-in-exile - There were no official political parties, but several unofficial political factions existed [3]
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
References
[edit]- ^ Janda, Kenneth; Kwak, Jin-Young (2015-11-17), "8. Governance without Party Systems", Party Systems and Country Governance, Routledge, pp. 123–134, ISBN 978-1-317-25476-8
- ^ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015". 2009-2017.state.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
- ^ Gałęzowski, Marek (2017). "Ugrupowania polityczne Polskiego Państwa Podziemnego poza koalicją rządzącą: kilka postulatów badawczych". Myśl Ekonomiczna i Polityczna. 2 (57): 306–337. Retrieved 7 May 2020.