List of ruling political parties by country

This is a list of ruling 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.

The ruling party in a parliamentary system is the political party or coalition of the majority in parliament. It generally forms the central government.

Table

A

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Afghanistan	NUP, SP, Hizb ut-Tahrir, AP, IP, RP, IS, IM, AM, IUP, IDO, NIM				Independent - president Independent, National Coalition of Afghanistan - parliament	2014 presidential election 2010 parliamentary election
	Åland	C, S, Lib, MSÅ, ObS, ÅF, ÅD				Liberals of Åland, Åland Social Democrats, Moderate Coalition for Åland[1]	2015 legislative election
	Albania	PS, PD, LSI, PDIU, PR, PBDNJ, PKDSH				Socialist Party of Albania	2017 parliamentary election
	Alderney	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2016 general election
	Algeria	FLN, RND, Green Alliance				National Liberation Front, National Rally for Democracy	2012 legislative election 2014 presidential election
	Andorra	DA, PS, PLA, SDP				Democrats for Andorra	2015 parliamentary election
	Angola			MPLA		Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola	2012 general elections
	Anguilla	ANA, ADP, AUM				Anguilla United Front: Anguilla National Alliance, Anguilla Democratic Party	2015 general election
	Antigua and Barbuda		ABLP, UPP/BPM			Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party	2018 general election
	Argentina	PJ, UCR, PS, PRO				Cambiemos - PRO	2017 legislative election
	Armenia	YELK, BHK, ARF, HHK				Way Out Alliance, Tsarukyan Alliance, Armenian Revolutionary Federation	2017 parliamentary election
	Aruba	AVP, MEP, DR				Aruban People's Party	2013 general election
	Ascension Island	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2016 general election
	Australia	ALP, LP/NAT, Katter's Australian, Centre Alliance, The Greens				Coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party	2016 federal election
	Austria	SPÖ, ÖVP, FPÖ, GRÜNE, TS, NEOS				Austrian People's Party, Freedom Party of Austria	2017 legislative election
	Azerbaijan			YAP		New Azerbaijan Party	2015 parliamentary election

B

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Bahamas		FNM, PLP			Free National Movement	2017 general election
	Bahrain	(de facto a non-party system)[lower-alpha 1]				Independents	2014 general election
	Bangladesh		AL, JP(E)			Grand Alliance led by Bangladesh Awami League	2014 general election
	Barbados		BLP, DLP			Democratic Labour Party	2013 general election
	Belarus	(de facto a non-party system)[lower-alpha 2]				Communist Party of Belarus, Belarusian Patriotic Party, Republican Party of Labour and Justice	2016 parliamentary election
	Belgium	Dutch side: CD&V, SPA, VLD, Groen, N-VA, VB, etc.; French side: CDH, PS, MR, Ecolo, PP, etc.; German side: the PFF; PTB–GO!/PVDA+				New Flemish Alliance, Christian Democratic and Flemish, Reform Movement, Open VLD	2014 general election
	Belize		PUP, UDP			United Democratic Party	2015 general election
	Benin	FCBE-Amana, UN, PRD				Cauri Forces for an Emerging Benin – Amana Alliance	2015 parliamentary election
	Bermuda		PLP, OBA			Progressive Labour Party	2017 general election
	Bhutan		DPT, PDP			People's Democratic Party	2013 National Assembly election
	Bolivia	MAS, CUD, PDC, MSM, PVB				Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples	2014 general election
	Bonaire		PDB, UPB				2015 general election
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	HDZ-BiH, PDP, SBiH, SDA, SDP, SDS, SNSD				(none)	2014 general election
	Botswana			BDP		Botswana Democratic Party	2014 general election
	Brazil	MDB, PT, PP, PSDB, PDT, PTB, DEM, PR, PSB, PPS, PSC, PCdoB, PV, PRB, PSD, PRP, PMN, PSL, PTC, PHS, AVANTE, DC, PODE, PRB, PSOL, SD, PROS, PATRI, PPL, PSTU, PCB, PCO, REDE, NOVO, PMB				Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Social Democratic Party (PSD), Progressistas (PP), Party of the Republic (PR), Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS), Brazilian Republican Party (PRB), Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), Democrats (DEM), Brazilian Labour Party (PTB), Popular Socialist Party (PPS), Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), Green Party (PV)	2014 general election
	British Virgin Islands		NDP, VIP			National Democratic Party	2015 general election
	Brunei	(absolute monarchy; no actual political parties)[lower-alpha 3]					No elections
	Bulgaria	GERB, BSP, DPS, IMRO, NFSB, Attack, Volya, Yes, Bulgaria!, DSB, SDS, DBG, BZNS				GERB, United Patriots	2017 parliamentary elections
	Burkina Faso			CDP		People's Movement for Progress	2015 general election
	Burma		NLD, USDP			National League for Democracy	2015 general election
	Burundi	CNDD-FDD, FRODEBU, UPRONA				National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy	2015 legislative election

C

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Cambodia		CPP, CNRP			Cambodian People's Party (Kanakpak Pracheachon Kampuchea)	2013 parliamentary election
	Cameroon			RDPC		Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	2013 parliamentary election
	Canada	LPC, CPC, NDP, QD, BQ, GPC		LPC, CPC		Liberal Party of Canada	2015 federal election
	Cape Verde		MPD, PAICV			Movement for Democracy	2016 parliamentary election
	Cayman Islands		PPM, UDP			People's Progressive Movement, Cayman Democratic Party, Independents	2017 general election
	Central African Republic	KNK, UNDP, URCA, RDC, MLPC				Factions of independent politician Touadéra	2016 general election
	Chad		MPS, RNDP			Patriotic Salvation Movement	2011 parliamentary election
	Chile	UDI, DC, RN, PS, PPD, PCC, PRSD, MAS				Chile Vamos: Independent Democrat Union, National Renewal, Independent Regionalist Party, Political Evolution	2017 general elections
	China				CPC	Communist Party of China United Front led by CPC	2018 congressional election
	Colombia	PSUN, PC, PL, CD, CR, PDA, AV				National Unity alliance: Social Party of National Unity (PSUN), Liberal Party (PL), Radical Change (CR)	2014 legislative election 2014 presidential election
	Comoros	BM, CRC, PRC	[lower-alpha 4]			Union for the Development of the Comoros, Juwa Party	2015 legislative election
	Congo (Brazzaville)			PCT		Congolese Party of Labour	2016 presidential election
	Congo (Kinshasa)	PPRD, UDPS, PPPD, MSR, etc.				Alliance of the Presidential Majority	2006 general election 2007 senate election
	Cook Islands	CIP, DP, OCI				Cook Islands Party	2014 general election
	Costa Rica	PLN, PAC, FA, PUSC, PML				Citizens' Action Party (PAC)	2014 general election
	Côte d'Ivoire	FPI, MPCI/FNCI, PDCI				Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace	2016 parliamentary election
	Croatia	HDZ, SDP, Most, HNS, IDS, HSS, GLAS				Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats (HNS)	2016 parliamentary election
	Cuba	PDC, CSDP		PCC		Communist Party of Cuba (Political parties, including the Communist Party, are restricted and may not campaign or endorse candidates for election)	2013 parliamentary election
	Curaçao			MFK			2016 general election
	Cyprus	DISY, AKEL, DIKO, EDEK, SYPOL, KINALL, Greens, ELAM				Democratic Rally, European Party (Cyprus)	2016 legislative election
	Czech Republic	ČSSD, ANO 2011, KSČM, TOP09, ODS, ÚSVIT, KDU-ČSL				ANO 2011	2017 legislative election 2018 presidential election

D

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Denmark	A, B, C, F, I, O, V, Ø, Å				Venstre, Liberal Alliance, Conservative People's Party	2015 general election
	Djibouti			RPP/UMP		People's Rally for Progress	2013 parliamentary election
	Dominica		DUWP, LPD			Dominica Labour Party	2014 general election
	Dominican Republic	PLD, PRD, PRSC, PCR, PQD, FPN		PLD, PRD		Dominican Liberation Party	2016 general election

E

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	East Timor	CNRT, FRETILIN, KHUNTO, PD, PLP				FRETILIN, Democratic Party	2017 parliamentary election, 2017 presidential election
	Ecuador	AP, CREO, PSP, PSC, UPI, PRE, others				PAIS Alliance (AP)	2017 general election
	Egypt	HMA, Wafd, HMDI, HSG, etc.				New Wafd Party, Modern Egypt Party	Egyptian presidential election, 2018 Egyptian parliamentary election, 2015
	El Salvador	FMLN, ARENA, PCN, GANA, PDC, CD				Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)	2015 legislative election 2014 presidential election
	Equatorial Guinea			PDGE		Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea	2013 parliamentary election
	Eritrea				PFDJ	People's Front for Democracy and Justice	(authoritarian regime: no national elections)
	Estonia	REF, KESK, SDE, IRL, EVA, EKRE				Centre Party, Social Democratic Party, Pro Patria and Res Publica Union	2015 parliament election
	Ethiopia			TPLF/EPRDF		Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front	2015 general election
	European Union	ALDE, ECR, EFDD, EPP, ENL, G-EFA, GUE-NGL, S&D				European People's Party, Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe	2014 parliament election

F

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Falkland Islands	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2017 general election
	Faroe Islands	FF, JF, T, SF, F, MF, SSF				Social Democratic Party, Republic, Progress	2015 parliamentary elections
	Fiji	FFP, FLP, FUFP, NFP, OFP, PDP, SODELPA				FijiFirst Party	2014 general elections
	Finland	KOK, SDP, PS, KESK, VAS, VIHR, SFP, KD				Centre Party, National Coalition Party, Finns Party	2015 parliamentary elections
	France	FN, LR, REM, PS, FI				La République En Marche!	2017 legislative elections
	French Guiana	ADG, DVG, PS, UMP				DVG	2015regional elections
	French Polynesia	AA/TTA, FA/ADN, OPTA/TTA, TH-FLP/UPLD, TH-UMP/UPLD, UPLD/UDSP				Tahoera'a Huiraatira	2013 legislative elections

G

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Gabon		ADERE, PDG			Gabonese Democratic Party, pro-administration majority parties	2016 presidential election
	Gambia	C2016, APRC, GDC				Coalition 2016	2016 presidential election and aftermath
	Georgia	GD, UNM, DM-UG				Georgian Dream	2013 presidential election
	Germany	CDU/CSU, SPD, The Left, Greens/Alliance90, FDP, Alternative for Germany				Christian Democratic Union, Christian Social Union, Social Democratic Party of Germany	2017 federal election
	Ghana		NDC, NPP			New Patriotic Party	2016 general election
	Gibraltar		GSD, Alliance (GSLP/LP)			Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party, Liberal Party of Gibraltar	2015 general election
	Greece	SYRIZA, ND, XA, PASOK, KKE, TP, ANEL, EK				Coalition of the Radical Left and Independent Greeks	Greek legislative election, September 2015 (Snap election)
	Greenland	S, IA, A, PI, D				Siumut, Democrats, Atassut	2014 parliamentary election
	Grenada		NNP, NDC			New National Party	2013 general election
	Guadeloupe	GUSR, PS, UMP				GUSR	2015 regional elections
	Guatemala	PP, UNE, GANA, UCN, LIDER, CREO				National Convergence Front (FCN)	2015 general election
	Guernsey	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2016 general election
	Guinea		PUP, UPG			Rally of the Guinean People (RPG)	2015 presidential election
	Guinea-Bissau		PAIGC, PRS			African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde	2014 general election
	Guyana			APNU/AFC coalition		A Partnership for National Unity-Alliance for Change	2015 legislative election

H

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Haiti	Tèt Kale, LAPEH, Pitit Desalin, Lavalas, Fusion of Haitian SD				Haitian Tèt Kale Party	Nov 2016 presidential election
	Honduras	PNH, Libre, PLH, PAC				National Party of Honduras	2013 general election
	Hong Kong	•				Chief Executive are required to be Nonpartisan, supported by the Pro-Beijing camp. The Executive Council of Hong Kong includes members from Pro-Beijing parties	2016 legislative election 2017 Chief Executive election
	Hungary	Fidesz, HSP, Jobbik, CDDP, PCBD, DC, Together, DfH, HLP		•		Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union, Christian Democratic People's Party	2018 parliamentary election

I

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Iceland	•				Left-Green Movement, Independence Party, Progressive Party	2017 general election
	India	UPA, NDA, Third Front Parties and				National Democratic Alliance led by Bharatiya Janata Party	2014 general election
	Indonesia	•				Government coalition (PDI-P, NasDem, PKB, Hanura, PPP), Golkar, PAN	2014 legislative election, 2014 presidential election
	Iran			•[lower-alpha 5]		Moderation and Development Party	2017 presidential election, 2016 legislative election
	Iraq	IDQ, AM, AAB, PDK, YNK (PUK), Al-Arabiya, Gorran				State of Law Coalition, Al-Muwatin, Al-Ahrar Bloc, Kurdistan Democratic Party, Iraq Alliance	Iraqi parliamentary election, 2014
	Ireland	FG, FF, SF, LP (specific Irish parties); SOL & PBP (Now merged as S-PBP), RI, SD, GP, WUA, WP, RSF, I4C, KIA, etc. (other parties)				Fine Gael (Minority government with Fianna Fail confidence and supply agreement)	2016 general election
	Isle of Man		Independents, LVP			(none)	2016 general election
	Israel	Likud, Labour, Joint list, Yesh Atid, Kulanu, The Jewish Home, Shas, UTJ, Yisrael Beiteinu, Meretz				Likud, The Jewish Home, United Torah Judaism, Kulanu, Shas	2015 Knesset elections
	Italy	M5S, PD, LN, FI, FdI				Government of Change: M5S, LN, Independents	2018 general election

J

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Jamaica		PNP, JLP			Jamaica Labour Party	2016 general election
	Japan			LDP		Liberal Democratic Party	2017 House of Representatives elections 2016 House of Councillors elections
	Jersey	•[lower-alpha 6]				(none)	2014 general election
	Jordan	•[lower-alpha 7]				(none)	2016 general election

K

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Kazakhstan			•		Nur Otan	2015 presidential election 2016 legislative election
	Kenya	•				Jubilee Party	2017 general election
	Kiribati	•				Tobwaan Kiribati Party	2016 presidential election 2015-2016 parliamentary elections
	Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)				•	Workers' Party of Korea, Korean Social Democratic Party, Cheondoist Chongu Party	2014 parliamentary election
	Republic of Korea (South Korea)	Democratic, Liberty Korea, Bareunmirae, Democracy and Peace, Justice, Minjung, Korean Patriots				Democratic Party	2016 legislative election 2017 presidential election
	Kuwait	(no actual political parties exist)					2016 general election
	Kyrgyzstan	•				Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan, Ata-Zhurt	2015 parliamentary election 2011 presidential election
	Kosovo	•				Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Democratic Party of Kosovo, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, New Kosovo Alliance, Serb List, Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo, Vakat Coalition	2017 parliamentary election

L

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Laos				•	Lao People's Revolutionary Party Lao Front for National Construction led by LPRP	2016 parliamentary election
	Latvia	•				Unity, Union of Greens and Farmers, National Alliance	2014 parliamentary election
	Lebanon	•				March 8 Alliance, March 14 Alliance, Progressive Socialist Party	2009 general election
	Lesotho			•		Democratic Congress	2015 general election
	Liberia	•				Unity Party	2011 general election
	Libya	•				National Forces Alliance	2014 parliamentary election
	Liechtenstein	FBP, VU, DU, FL				Progressive Citizens' Party, Patriotic Union	2017 general election
	Lithuania	•				Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union, Social Democratic Party of Lithuania	2014 presidential election 2016 parliamentary election
	Luxembourg	•				Democratic Party, Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party, The Greens	2013 legislative election

M

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Macau	•				Chief Executive are required to be Nonpartisan. The Executive Council of Macau includes members from Pan-establishment camp	2013 legislative election 2014 Chief Executive election
	Macedonia	•				Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, Democratic Union for Integration, Alliance for Albanians	2016 parliamentary election
	Madagascar	•					2013 general election
	Malawi	•					2014 general election
	Malaysia		•			Alliance of Hope	2018 general election
	Maldives	•				(none)	2013 presidential election
	Mali	•					2013 parliamentary election
	Malta		•			Labour Party	2017 legislative election
	Marshall Islands		•				2015 general election
	Mauritania	•[lower-alpha 8]					2014 presidential election 2013 parliamentary election
	Mauritius	•				Alliance Lepep (Coalition of MSM, PMSD, ML)	2014 general election
	Mayotte	•					2008 legislative election
	Mexico	PRI, PAN, PRD, PT, MC, PVEM				Institutional Revolutionary Party, Ecologist Green Party of Mexico, New Alliance Party	2015 legislative elections 2012 general election
	Federated States of Micronesia	(no actual political parties exist)					2017 parliamentary election
	Moldova	•				Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, Democratic Party of Moldova, Liberal Party (Moldova)	2014 parliamentary election
	Monaco			•		Non-partisan government	2013 parliamentary election
	Mongolia	•				Democratic Party, Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, Civil Will-Green Party, Mongolian National Democratic Party	2016 legislative election
	Montenegro			•		Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro, Social Democratic Party of Montenegro, Liberal Party of Montenegro	2016 legislative election
	Montserrat	MCP, MDP, PDM				People's Democratic Movement	2014 general election
	Morocco	•				Justice and Development Party	2016 general election
	Mozambique	FRELIMO, RENAMO, MDM					2014 general election

N

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Artsakh	AHK, ARF, DPA, Movement 88, AVK					2012 presidential election 2015 parliamentary election
	Namibia			SWAPO		South West Africa People's Organization	2014 general election
	Nauru	•				(no parties in Parliament)	2016 parliamentary election
	Nepal	•				Nepal Communist Party	2017 legislative election
	Netherlands	•				People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Christian Democratic Appeal, Democrats 66, Christian Union	2017 general election
	New Caledonia	•				Caledonia Together, The Rally-UMP, Union for Caledonia in France	2014 legislative election
	New Zealand	National, Labour, Greens, NZ First, ACT				Labour Party, New Zealand First, Green Party	2017 general election
	Nicaragua	FSLN, PLI, PLC				Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)	2016 general elections
	Niger	•					2016 general election
	Nigeria	APC				All Progressive Congress	2015 general election
	Niue	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2014 general election
	Northern Cyprus	•				Republican Turkish Party, National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)[2]	2015 presidential election 2013 parliamentary election
	Norway	Ap, H, FrP, Sp, SV, V, KrF, Mdg, R				Conservative Party, Progress Party, Liberal Party	2017 parliamentary election

O

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Oman	(no actual political parties exist)					2015 general election

P

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Pakistan	•				Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	2018 general elections
	Palau	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2016 general election
	Palestine	Fatah, Hamas, TWP				Fatah, Hamas	2006 legislative elections
	Panama	CD, PRD, PP				People First: Panameñista Party (PP), Popular Party	2014 general elections
	Papua New Guinea	•				People's National Congress Party (as coalition leader)	2012 general elections
	Paraguay	Col, PLRA, FG				Colorado Party	2013 general elections
	Peru	PNP, F2011, PP, APRA				Gana Perú Alliance: Peruvian Nationalist Party, others	2016 general elections
	Philippines	LP, NP, NPC, PDP-Laban, UNA, Akbayan, Lakas-CMD, LDP, PMP, Makabayan				Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan	2016 general elections 2016 presidential elections
	Pitcairn Islands	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2013 general election
	Poland	PO, PiS, RP, PSL, SP				PiS, PR, SP	2015 presidential elections 2015 parliamentary elections
	Portugal	PS, PSD, CDS-PP, PCP, BE, PAN, PEV				PS	2016 presidential elections 2015 parliamentary elections
	Puerto Rico		PPD, PNP			Popular Democratic Party (PPD)	2016 general elections

Q

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

R

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Romania	PSD, PNL, USR, UDMR, ALDE, PMP				PSD, ALDE	2016 legislative election 2014 presidential election
	Russia			UR		United Russia	2016 legislative elections
	Rwanda			•		Rwandan Patriotic Front	2013 parliamentary election

S

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Saint Helena			•		Saint Helena Democratic Party	2013 general election
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	•				People's Action Movement, Concerned Citizens' Movement, People's Labour Party	2015 general election
	Saint Lucia		•			United Workers Party	2016 election
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	•				Archipelago Tomorrow	2012 legislative election
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		•			Unity Labour Party	2015 general election
	Samoa			•		Human Rights Protection Party	2016 general election
	San Marino	•				Adesso.sm (United Left-Progressives and Reformists-LabDem; Future Republic (Popular Alliance-Union for the Republic); Civic 10)	2016 general election
	São Tomé and Príncipe	•				No information	2014 legislative election
	Saudi Arabia	(absolute monarchy: no political parties exist)					No national elections
	Scotland	SNP, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Scottish Greens, Liberal Democrats				SNP	2016 general election
	Senegal	•				No information	2017 parliamentary election
	Serbia	•				Serbian Progressive Party, Social Democratic Party of Serbia, New Serbia, Serbian Renewal Movement, Movement of Socialists, Socialist Party of Serbia, Party of United Pensioners of Serbia, United Serbia	2014 parliamentary election
	Seychelles		•			No information	2016 parliamentary election
	Sierra Leone	•				No information	2012 general election
	Singapore			•		People's Action Party	2015 general election
	Slovakia	•				Direction – Social Democracy, Slovak National Party, Most–Híd	2016 parliamentary election
	Slovenia	•				Modern Centre Party, Social Democrats, DeSUS	2014 parliamentary election
	Solomon Islands	•				National Coalition for Reform and Advancement	2014 general election
	Somalia					Tayo	2017 presidential election
	South Africa			•		African National Congress	2014 general election
	South Sudan			•		Sudan People's Liberation Army	2010 general election
	Spain	PP, PSOE, Unidos Podemos, C's, ERC, PNV, CDC, EH Bildu				Spanish Socialist Workers' Party	2016 general election
	Sri Lanka	UPFA, UNF, TNA, DNA, UCPF, TMVP, SMBP, TULF, TNPF, DPLF				National Unity Government (consists of All Ceylon Muslim Congress, Jathika Hela Urumaya, Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Up-Country People's Front, National Union of Workers, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, United National Party, Democratic People's Front)	2015 presidential election 2015 general election
	Sudan	NC, DUP, PCP, UP, SCP				National Congress	2015 general election
	Suriname	•				National Democratic Party	2015 general election
	Swaziland	(no actual political parties exist)					2013 general election
	Sweden	•				Swedish Social Democratic Party, Environment Party The Greens	2014 general election
	Switzerland	SVP-UDC, SP-PS, FDP-PLR, CVP-PDC-PPD, GP-LV, GLP-PVL, BDP-PBD, EVP-PEV, LEGA, PDA-POP, MCG, CSP-PCS				FDP.The Liberals, Social Democratic Party, Christian Democratic People's Party, Swiss People's Party	2015 federal election
	Syria			Ba'ath Party		National Progressive Front, Syrian Social Nationalist Party	2016 parliamentary election 2014 presidential election

T

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Taiwan	DPP, KMT, NPP, PFP, NPSU				Democratic Progressive Party	2016 general election
	Tajikistan			PDPT		People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan	2015 parliamentary election
	Tanzania			•		Chama Cha Mapinduzi	2015 general election
	Thailand	Military junta (See the latest military coup)					2014 general election
	Togo			•		Union for the Republic	2013 parliamentary election
	Tokelau	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2017 general election
	Tonga	Parliament contains non-partisan representatives of the nobility, non-partisan people's representatives, and people's representatives who are members of the DPFI. The government contains members of all these groups.					2014 general election
	Transnistria	•				Renewal	2016 presidential election 2015 legislative election
	Trinidad and Tobago	•				People's National Movement	2015 general elections
	Tunisia	NT, EM, FPU, PF, AT, CR, DC, NDI, PM, CL, DAP, FVP, MSD, NFS, RP				Nidaa Tounes, Ennahda Movement, Free Patriotic Union, Afek Tounes	2014 parliamentary election
	Turkey			AKP		Justice and Development Party	2018 general election
	Turkmenistan			DPT		Democratic Party of Turkmenistan	2013 parliamentary election
	Turks and Caicos			PDM, PNP		People's Democratic Movement	2016 general election
	Tuvalu	(Non-partisan democracy: no actual political parties exist)					2015 general election

U

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Uganda	DP, NRM, CP, UPC, FDC, JEEMA, PDP, PPP		NRM		National Resistance Movement	2016 general election
	Ukraine	PPB, PF, UDAR, SR, Bat, OB				Petro Poroshenko Bloc, People's Front	2014 parliamentary elections
	United Arab Emirates	UAE is a de jure non-partisan semi-democratic state since all political parties were outlawed. The Federal National Council (al-Majlis al-Watani al-Ittihadi) is the UAE’s parliamentary body and consists of 40 members, representing the Emirates, half appointed by the rulers of the constituent states and the other half elected to serve two-year terms, with only advisory tasks.					2015 parliamentary election
	United Kingdom	Con, Lab, SNP, LibDem, DUP, SF		Con, Lab		Conservative Party (Minority government with DUP confidence and supply agreement)	2017 general election
	Scotland	SNP, Con, Lab				Scottish National Party (Minority government)	2016 parliamentary elections
	Wales	Lab, Plaid Cymru				Labour, Liberal Democrats and Independent coalition	2016 parliamentary elections
	Northern Ireland	DUP, SF				(none)	2017 parliamentary elections
	United States		Dem, Rep			Republican Party	2016 general elections
	Uruguay	FA, PN, Col, PI				Broad Front (FA)	2014 general elections
	Uzbekistan	ULDP, UNRDP, PDPU, JSDP, EM				Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party	2014-2015 parliamentary elections

V

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Vanuatu	VP, UMP, PPP, NUP				Broad coalition led by a member of the Green Confederation	2016 general elections
	Vatican City	(elective absolute monarchy: no actual political party)					2013 Papal conclave
	Venezuela			PSUV		United Socialist Party of Venezuela	2015 parliamentary elections 2018 presidential elections
	Vietnam				CPV	Communist Party of Vietnam	2016 parliamentary elections
	Virgin Islands of the United States	Dem, Rep, ICM				Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands	2014 general elections

W

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Wallis and Futuna	•				(none)	2012 Territorial Assembly elections
	Western Sahara				•	Polisario Front	2012 legislative election

Y

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Yemen			GPC		General People's Congress	2012 presidential election

Z

Country Country name links to list of political parties		Party system				Ruling party or coalition	Last Election
		Multi party	Two party	Dominant party	One party
	Zambia	•				Patriotic Front	2015 presidential election
	Zimbabwe		ZANU-PF, MDC			Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front, Movement for Democratic Change	2013 general elections

See also

• List of basic political science topics
• List of current heads of state and government
• List of democracy and elections-related topics
• List of election results
• List of frivolous parties
• List of national leaders
• Lists of political parties by United Nations geoscheme

Notes

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