List of political parties in Namibia
The list of political parties in Namibia covers the parties in the African state of Namibia .
A large number of different parties are permitted in Namibia, but due to the dominance of the ruling SWAPO there is a tendency towards a one-party system .
Existing parties
Registered parties
As of December 2, 2019
Political party | abbreviation | In parliament | Alignment | Number of members |
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All People's Party | APP | since 2010 | 50,000 | |
Christian Democratic Voice Party | CDV | from 2020 | Christian Democratic | 2000 |
Congress of Democrats | COD | 2000-2015 | democratic ( socialist ) | |
Democratic Party | DPN | No | ||
Landless People's Movement | LPM | from 2020 | ||
Monitor Action Group | LIKE | 1995-2010 | right | |
Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters | NEFF | from 2020 | radical socialist | |
National Democratic Party of Namibia | NDP | No | regional focus / right | |
National Patriotic Front | NPF | No | ||
National Unity Democratic Organization of Namibia | NUDO | since 2005 | ethnic | |
Popular Democratic Movement previously DTA of Namibia |
PMD previously DTA |
since 1990 | conservative | |
Rally for Democracy and Progress | RDP | since 2010 | democratically | |
Republican Party of Namibia | RP | since 2005 | conservative | |
SWANU of Namibia | SWANU | since 2010 | radical pan-Africanist / socialist | |
SWAPO Party of Namibia | SWAPO | since 1990 | socialist / democratic | |
United Democratic Front of Namibia | UDF | since 1990 | ethnic | |
United People's Movement | UPM | 2015-2020 | regional focus | |
Workers Revolutionary Party | WRP | 2015-2020 | Communist |
Other parties
Other political parties and political movements that are not officially registered as a party (as of July 2019).
Political party | abbreviation | in parliament | Alignment |
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Affirmative repositioning | AR | No | radical |
Christian Political Party | CPP | No | Christian |
Independent Patriots for Change | IPC | No | patriotic |
Liberal Party of Namibia | LPN | No | liberal |
Namibia Democratic Party 1 | NDP | No | right |
Namibia People's Organization | Nampo | No | Left |
People's Democratic Movement 1 | PDM | No | |
Socio-Economic Liberation of the Masses | SELMA | No | right |
United Democratic Party - Caprivi Freedom 2 | UDP | No | regional |
1 These two parties decided on a coalition in August 2012, which was dissolved again in September 2014
2 Not approved by the Namibian authorities. It is a party in exile.
Historical parties
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Web links
- Namibian Election Commission - Active Parties
- Namibian Institute for Democracy : Spot the Difference: Namibia's Political Parties Compared (English; PDF file; 531 kB)
- Directory Namibian parties (English)
- Other historical parties in Namibia
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gende quits DTA for APP. New Era, October 18, 2013 Retrieved October 24, 2013
- ^ New political party formed. The Namibian, October 26, 2013 ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 19, 2014
- ^ PDM, NDP join forces. The Namibian, August 29, 2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 29, 2012
- ^ Coalition a bad idea. The Namibian, September 26, 2014 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 26, 2014