List of political parties in Papua New Guinea

Summary

This article lists political parties in Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Political parties in the country are generally based on the personality of their leaders, rather than on any concrete ideology.

Currently registered parties edit

As of May 2019, the list of registered parties is:[1]

Defunct or non-registered parties edit

Parties active only in Bougainville edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Total number of parties 34: Gelu". The National. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

External links edit

  • Registry of Political Parties, Papua New Guinea
  • Electoral Commission list of registered parties
  • Explanation of party system in Papua New Guinea (note - somewhat out of date since the recent electoral reforms)