List of political parties in Cameroon
The list of political parties in Cameroon lists parties in Cameroon , with the French, English and German names. While there was a one-party system under the first Cameroonian President Ahmadou Ahidjo , a multi-party system was introduced in the 1990s under Paul Biya . The RDPC has been the ruling political party in the Republic of Cameroon without interruption. The largest opposition party is the SDF. The opposition parties are generally given few opportunities.
| abbreviation | French name | English name | German name |
|---|---|---|---|
| RDPC | Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) | Democratic Assembly of the People of Cameroon |
| SDF | Front social democrate | Social Democratic Front (SDF) | Social Democratic Front |
| CCP | - | Cameroon People's Party ( Kah Walla ) | - |
Other parties in alphabetical order:
| abbreviation | French name | English name | German name |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADD | Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Développement | Alliance for Democracy and Development | Alliance for Democracy and Development |
| AMEC | - | Action for Meritocracy and Equal Opportunities | - |
| CPNC | - | Cameroon People's National Convention | - |
| DIC | - | Cameroon Integral Democracy | - |
| FPUP | - | Popular Front for Unity and Peace | - |
| JDP | - | Justice and Development Part | - |
| KNC | - | Cameroon National Congress | - |
| KNDP | - | Cameroon National Democratic Party | - |
| KPP | - | Cameroon People's Party | - |
| MANC | - | Cameroonian National Action Movement | - |
| MANIDEM | - | African Movement for New Independence and Democracy | - |
| MDI | - | Movement for Democracy and Interdependence | - |
| MDP | - | Movement for Democracy and Progress | - |
| MDR | - | Movement for the Defense of the Republic | - |
| MEC | Mouvement des Ecologistes du Cameroun | Cameroon Ecological Movement (CEM) | Ecological movement Cameroon |
| MLJC | - | Movement for the Liberation of Cameroonian Youth | - |
| MNSD | - | Social Movement for New Democracy | - |
| MP | - | Progressive Movement | - |
| NPC-BUSH | - | Nationalism of Cameroonian Patriots | - |
| OK | - | One Cameroon | - |
| PDC | Parti des democrates camerounais | Cameroonian Party of Democrats (CPD) | Cameroon Democratic Party |
| PDS | - | Party of Social Democracy | - |
| PI | - | Independent peasants | - |
| PPD | - | Popular Party for Development | - |
| PSC | - | Socialist Party of Cameroon | - |
| RDPC | Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais | Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (conservative) | - |
| RFP | - | Rally of Patriotic Forces | - |
| SDF | Front social democrate | Social Democratic Front | Social democratic front |
| SLC | - | Social Liberal Congress | - |
| UC | Union Camerounaise | Cameroon Union (CU) | Cameroonian Union |
| UDC | Union Démocratique du Cameroun | Cameroon Democratic Union (CDU) | Democratic Union of Cameroon |
| UFDC | - | Union of Democratic Forces in Cameroon | - |
| UNC | Union Nationale Camerounaise | Cameroon National Union (CNU) | National Cameroonian Union |
| UNDP | Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Progrès | National Union for Democracy and Progress | National Union for Democracy and Progress |
| UPA | - | Union of African Populations | - |
| UPC | Union des Populations du Cameroun | Union of the Peoples of Cameroon | Union of the Peoples of Cameroon |