List of political parties in Cambodia

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This article lists political parties in Cambodia. Cambodia is a one party dominant state with the Cambodian People's Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Political parties

Currently represented in Parliament

Name Abbr. Leader Ideology Senate National Assembly
Cambodian People's Party
គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា
CPP Hun Sen Big tent
58 / 62
125 / 125
FUNCINPEC
ហ្វ៊ុនស៊ិនប៉ិច
FUNCINPEC Norodom Ranariddh Conservatism
2 / 62
0 / 125

Minor parties

Name Leader Created
Beehive Social Democratic Party
គណបក្សសំបុកឃ្មុំសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
Mam Sonando
2015
Cambodian Democratic Society
គណបក្សសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេកម្ពុជា
Thorng Sovannara
2008
Cambodian Liberty Party Sisowath Chakrey Noukpol
2015
Cambodian Youth Party Pich Sros
2015
Democratic Republic Party
គណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
Sovan Panhchakseila
2012
Grassroots Democratic Party
គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យមូលដ្ឋាន
Yeng Virak
2015
Hang Dara Democratic Movement Party Hang dara
2002
Khmer Anti-Poverty Party Daran Kravanh
2012
Khmer Democratic Party
គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យខ្មែរ
Uk Phourik
1998
Khmer National Party of Cambodia
គណបក្សជាតិនៃកម្ពុជា
Sum Sitha
2004
Khmer National United Party
គណបក្សខ្មែររួបរួមជាតិ
Nhek Bun Chhay
2016
Khmer Power Party
គណបក្សអំណាចខ្មែរ
Soung Sophorn
2010
Khmer Republican Party
គណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋកម្ពុជា
Lon Rith
2006
Khmer Solidarity Party
គណបក្សសាមគ្គី ខមែរ
Lak Sopheap
2015
Khmer Will Party Kong Monika
2018
League for Democracy Party
គណបក្សសម្ព័ន្ធដើម្បីប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
Khem Veasna
2006
Society of Justice Party
សង្គមយុត្តិធម៌
Ban Sophal
2006
United People of Cambodia
សហរដ្ឋប្រជាជននៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
Sarath Oeurn
2003

Historical parties

1954 to 1993

Name Leader Dissolved Notes
Communist Party of Kampuchea
បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា
Pol Pot
1982
Ruling party from 1976 to 1982.
Democratic Party
ក្រុមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
Norodom Phurissara
1957
Ruling party from 1946 to 1955.
Khmer Renovation
គណបក្ស កំណែទម្រង់ខ្មែរ
Sisowath Monipong
1955
Merged with Sangkum Reastr Niyum.
Khmer Serei
ខ្មែរសេរី
Son Ngoc Thanh
1976
Merged into the Khmer People's National Liberation Front.
Party of Democratic Kampuchea
គណបក្សកម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
Pol Pot
1993
Succeeded by the Cambodian National Unity Party.
Liberal Party
គណបក្សសេរីនិយម
Norodom Norindeth
1955
Merged with Sangkum Reastr Niyum.
Pracheachon
ក្រុមប្រជាជន
Keo Meas, Non Suon, and Penn Yuth
1972
Progressive Democrats
គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យរីកចម្រើន
Norodom Montana
1955
Merged with Sangkum Reastr Niyum.
Republican Party
គណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋ
Sisowath Sirik Matak
1975
Sangkum Reastr Niyum
សង្គមរាស្ត្រនិយម
Norodom Sihanouk
1970
Ruling party from 1955 to 1970.
Social Republican Party
គណបក្សសង្គមសាធារណរដ្ឋ
Lon Nol
1975
Ruling party from 1972 to 1975.
United Issarak Front
ខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ
Son Ngoc Minh
1954

Banned parties

Name Leader Dissolved Notes
Cambodian National Rescue Party
គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ
Kem Sokha
2017
On November 16, 2017, the Supreme Court of Cambodia ruled to dissolve the CNRP

Defunct parties

Name Leader Created Dissolved Ideology
Alliance of the National Community Khieu Rada
1997
Liberalism
Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party Son Sann
1993
1997
Liberal conservatism, Buddhist socialism
Cambodian National Sustaining Party Pen Sovann
1998
Monarchism, Liberalism
Cambodian National Unity Party Khieu Samphan and Son Sen
1992
1997
Khmer nationalism , Agrarian socialism
Communist Party of Kampuchea Pol Pot
1951
1981
Agrarian socialism, Khmer nationalism
Community of Royalist People's Party
គណបក្សសង្គមរាស្ត្ររាជាធិបតេយ្យ
Norodom Ranariddh
2014
2015
Conservatism, Royalism
Democratic National Union Movement Ieng Sary
1996
1998
Human Rights Party Kem Sokha
2007
2012 merged to form Cambodia National Rescue Party
Liberal democracy
Khmer Improvement Party Lev An
1997
Conservatism, Republicanism
Khmer Loves Khmer Party Hienh Theo
2008
Conservatism, Republicanism
Khmer People's National Liberation Front Son Sann
1979
1993
Anti-communism
Khmer Front Party Suth Dina
2003
Liberalism, Conservatism, Republicanism
Khmer National Solidarity Party Khieu Samphan
1997
Khmer Neutral Party Bou Hel and Ty Chhin
1993
Democratic socialism, Social democracy
Liberal Democratic Party Sak Sutsakhan
1992
Conservatism, Democratic capitalism, Republicanism
MOULINAKA Prum Neakareach
1979
1998
Sihanoukism, Anti-communism
Nationalist Party Norodom Ranariddh
2006
2014
Khmer nationalism, Conservatism, Monarchism
Party of Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot
1981
1993
Khmer nationalism

Agrarian socialism

Democratic socialism (Claimed)
Sam Rainsy Party Sam Rainsy
1995
2012 Merged to form Cambodia National Rescue Party
Liberal democracy
Union of Cambodian Democrats Sam Rainsy, Norodom Ranariddh, and Son Soubert
1997
Liberalism, Royalism

See also

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