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
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
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

ǀAi-ǁGams Conference Group Action Christian National (ACN) Action Front for the Retention of Turnhalle Principles (ACTUR) Action National Settlement (Aksie Nasionale Skikking) (ANS) African Communities League (ACL) African Improvement Society (AIS) African National Bond African Peoples Organization Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) Aksie Kontra 435 (Action against 435) Association for the Preservation of the Tjamuaha-Maharero Royal House Bantu Welfare Club BLANKSWA (White SWA) BOERSWA Bondelswarts Council Breaking the Wall of Silence Burgerorganisasie van Rehoboth Bushman Alliance (BA) Caprivi African National Union (CANU) Caprivi Alliance Party (CAP) Christian Democratic Action for Social Justice (CDA) Christian Democratic Party (CDP) Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Christian Political Party (CPP) Colored Advisory Council Colored Council Committee of Parents Communist Party of Namibia (CPN) Council for Colored Affairs Damara Action Group (DAG) Damara Advisory Council Damara Christian Democratic Party (DCDP) Damara Council Damara Executive Committee (DEC) Damara Tribal Executive Committee (DTEC) Damara United Front (DUF) Democratic Action for Namas (DAN) Democratic Coalition of Namibia (DCN) Democratic Co-operative Party (DEMCOP) Democratic Organization of Namibia Democratic People's Party (DPP) Democratic Gym Party (DTP) Democratic Gym Party of Namibia (DTPN) German African Party (DAP) German Action: German Southwest Committee (DSK) German front German Charitable Association German Federation for South West Africa (DB) German Southwest Federation (DSWB) Economic League (EL) Economic Party Eenheidsfront (Unity Front) Federal Colored People's Party (FCPP) Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) Federal Party (FP) Forum for the Future, October 1998 German League in South West Africa (DB) Green band organization Herero Chiefs' Council Seasonal Party (HNP) Hoachana's Community Independence and National Convention Party Independent Economic Party Independent South West Party Interest group for German-speaking Southwestern (IG) Interest group for German speakers for Namibia (IG) Ipelegeng Democratic Party (IDP) Kavango Action Group (KAG) Kavango Alliance Party (KAP) Keetmanshoop Community Kleurling Ouer-Onderwyser Vereniging (KOOV) Labor Party (LP) Legal Assistance Center Liberal party Liberated Democratic Party (LDP) Liberated Democratic Party / Rehoboth Liberation Front (LDP / LF) Lüderitzbucht Foundation Mandate Party

Mandume Movement Mbanderu Council Mmabatho People's Party (MPP) Multi-Party Conference (MPC) Nama Alliance Nama Chiefs' Council Namaland People's Congress Namibia African National Union (NANU) Namibia African People's Democratic Organization (NAPDO) Namibia Christian Democratic Party (NCDP) Namibia Democratic Movement for Change (NamDMC); 2003-2012 Namibia Democratic Party Namibia Independence Party (NIP) Namibia National Convention (NNC) Namibia National Council Namibia National Democratic Coalition (NNDC) Namibia National Democratic Party (NNDP) Namibia National Front (NNF) Namibia National Independence Party (NNIP) Namibia Patriotic Coalition (NPC) Namibia Peace Plan 435 (NPP-435) Namibia People's Liberation Front (NPLF) Namibia United Front (NUF) Namibia Volksparty (People's Party) Namibia Women's Action for Equality Party Namibian National Students' Organization (NANSO) Namibian Women's Voice National Convention (NC) National Convention Independence Party (NACIP) National Convention of Freedom Parties of Namibia (NCFP) National Democratic Party (NDP) National Democratic Party of Namibia (NDPN) National Democratic Unity Party (NDUP) National Independence Party (NIP) National Independence People's Party (NIPP) National Party of South West Africa (NPSWA) National Patriotic Front (NPF) National Progressive Party (NPP) National Society for Human Rights (NSFHR) National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP) Native Advisory Board NUDO Progressive Party (NUDO-PP) Omaruru Political Society Original People's Party of Namibia (OPPN) Otjiserandu (Red Band Organization or troop player) Ovamboland Independence Party (OIP) Ovamboland People's Congress (OPC) Ovamboland People's Organization (OPO) Parents' Committee Patriotic Unity Movement Political Consultative Council (PCC) Popular Movement 1904 (PM 1904) Progressive Association Damara Progressive People's Party (PPP) PROSWA / Namibia Foundation Rehoboth Action Group (RAG) Rehoboth Baster Association (RBA) Rehoboth Burgervereniging (Rehoboth Civic Organization) Rehoboth Democratic Party

Rehoboth Democratic Gym Alliance Party (RDTAP) Rehoboth Free Democratic Party (RFDP) Rehoboth Liberation Front (RLF) Rehoboth Liberation Party Rehoboth Tax Payers Association Rehoboth People's Party / Rehoboth People's Party Riemvasmaak United Party (RUP) Seoposengwe Party Socialist Alliance of Namibia (SAN) Society for the Advancement of the African People in South West Africa South West Africa Colored Peoples' Bond (SWACPB) South West Africa League South West Africa National Liberation Front (SWANLIF) South West Africa National Party (SWANP) South West Africa National United Front (SWANUF) South West Africa People's Organization-Democrats (SWAPO-D) South West Africa Progressive Association (SWAPA) South West African Colored Teachers' Association (SWACTA) South West African Democratic Union (SWADU) South West African Labor and Farmers' Party South West African Liberation Front (SWANLIF) South West African National Congress (SWANC) South West African Non-European Unity Movement (SWANEUM) South West African People's Democratic United Front (SWAPDUF) South West Party (Suidwes Party) SWA Action Group (SWAAG) SWA Colored Organization (SWACO) SWA Student Body (SWASB) SWA United National Independence Organization (SWAUNIO) SWA Vroue (SWA Women) SWANU-MPC South West National Party (SWNP) SWANU-Progressive (SWANU-P) SWAPO for Justice True Namibia Independence Party (TNIP) Troop Player Organization of the Ovambo 120 Tswana Alliance Union Party (Unie Party) United Democratic Front of Namibia (UDF) United Democratic Party (UDP) United Liberation Movement (ULM) United Nama Independence People's Party (UNIPP) United Namib Independence Party United Namibia People's Party (UNPP) United National South West Party (UNSWP) United Party in SWA (UP) United Party of Namibia Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) Vaalgras Community Voice of the People Party Volksdeutsche group Volksorganisasie van Suidwes-Afrika Wit resistance movement (White Resistance Movement) Witbooi Community of Gibeon Zuid West Vereniging

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1. ↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .

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

1. ↑ Gende quits DTA for APP. New Era, October 18, 2013 Retrieved October 24, 2013
2. ^ 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 
3. ^ 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  
4. ^ 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