List of countries without political parties

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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[edit]

  •  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[edit]

Republics[edit]

Subnational entities[edit]

Former entities[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015". 2009-2017.state.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  3. ^ 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.