List of countries without political parties

Summary

This is a list of countries and dependencies with a permanent population that have no legal political parties. 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.[1]
  •   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. ^ "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015". 2009-2017.state.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  2. ^ 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.