List of banned political parties

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This article provides a list of political parties that were or are currently banned by the countries in which they were or are based. Party bans can be democratic or authoritarian. ^[1] "Altering the character of the nation" has been referenced as an argument for banning parties. ^[2] Ethnic party bans are prevalent in parts of Africa. ^[3]

Europe

Georgia

Name	Native Name	Ideology	Year Banned	Notes	Reference
Communist Party of Georgia	საქართველოს კომუნისტური პარტია	Communism Marxism-Leninism	1991		[4]
Centrists	ცენტრისტები	Russophilia	2016	Banned from election	[5]

Germany

All political parties were banned in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia after the annexation of Czechoslovakia. ^[6] During World War II political parties in Luxembourg and Norway were banned following their occupations by Germany. ^{[7] [8]}

Name	Native Name(s)	Ideology	Year Banned	Notes	Reference
Socialist Reich Party	Sozialistische Reichspartei Deutschlands	Neo-Nazism	1952		[9]
Communist Party of Germany	Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands	Communism	1956		[9]

Greece

Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas banned all political parties in 1936. ^[10]

Golden Dawn was ruled as a criminal organization in 2020. ^[11] It was the first party banned in Greece since the end of the Greek junta in 1974. ^[12] A law passed in 2023 prohibiting parties led by people convicted of crimes from running in elections resulted in Golden Dawn and National Party – Greeks being prohibited from the 2023 Greek legislative election. ^{[13] [14]}

Name	Native Name	Ideology	Year Banned	Year Legalized	Notes	Reference
Communist Party of Greece	Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας	Communism Marxism–Leninism	1936	1974	Banned by Ioannis Metaxas	[15]
Golden Dawn	Χρυσή Αυγή	Neo-Nazism Neo-Fascism	2020		Ruled as a criminal organization	[11]
National Party – Greeks	Εθνικό Kόμμα – Έλληνες	Neo-Fascism	2023		Effectively banned	[13]
National Popular Consciousness	Εθνική Λαϊκή Συνείδηση	Neo-Fascism	2023		Dissolved following an effective ban	[16]
Spartans	Σπαρτιάτες	Neo-Fascism	2024		Banned from running	[17]

Moldova

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Notes	Reference(s)
Șor Party		Russophilia, Hard euroscepticism	2023	Banned	[18] [19]
Chance Political Party		Russophilia, Hard euroscepticism	2023/2025	Banned from running	[20] [21]
Victory		Russophilia, Hard euroscepticism	2024 2025	Banned from campaigning Banned from running	[22] [23]
Victory		Russophilia, Hard euroscepticism	2025	Banned from running	[21]
Alternative and Salvation Force of Moldova		Russophilia, Hard euroscepticism	2025	Banned from running	[21]
Agrarian Party of Moldova		Agrarianism	2025	Banned from running	[21]
Revival Party		Russophilia, Hard euroscepticism	2025	Banned from running	[24]

Ukraine

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet)	Комуністична партія України	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	1991	[25]
Donetsk Republic	Донецкая республика	Russian nationalism, Donbas separatism	2007
Eurasian Youth Union	Євразійський союз молоді	Neo-Eurasianism, Russian irredentism	2011
Russian Unity	Русское единство	Russian nationalism, Russian irredentism	2014	[26]
Russian Bloc	Русский блок	Russophilia, Pan-Slavism	2014	[27]
Communist Party of the DPR	Коммунистическая партия ДНР	Communism, Donbas separatism	2014 (de facto)
New Russia Party	Партия «Новороссия»	Russian nationalism, Donbas separatism	2014 (de facto)
Communist Party of Ukraine	Комуністична партія України	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	2015, 2022	[28] [29]
Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed)	Комуністична партія України (оновлена)	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	2015	[30]
Communist Party of Workers and Peasants	Комуністична партія робітників і селян	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	2015	[30]
Opposition Platform — For Life	Опозиційна платформа — За життя	Social democracy, Regionalism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Opposition Bloc	Опозиційний блок	Social liberalism, Regionalism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Socialist Party of Ukraine	Соціалістична партія України	Social democracy, Democratic socialism	2022	[31]
Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine	Прогресивна соціалістична партія України	Left-wing populism, Pan-Slavism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Workers Party of Ukraine (Marxist–Leninist)	Робітнича партія України (марксистсько-ленінська)	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	2022	[32]
Derzhava	Держава	Socialism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Union of Left Forces	Союз лівих сил	Socialism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Nashi	Наші	Social conservatism, Regionalism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Left Opposition	Ліва опозиція	Left-wing populism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Volodymyr Saldo Bloc	Блок Володимира Сальдо	Kherson regionalism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Socialists	Соціалісти	Socialism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
One Rus	Русь Єдина	Russophilia, Putinism	2022	[33]
Happy Ukraine  [ uk ]	Щаслива Україна	Russophilia, Economic liberalism	2022	[34]
Great Ukraine  [ uk ]	Велика Україна	Socialism, Russophilia	2022	[34]
Justice and Development	Справедливості та розвитку	Chernobyl disaster veterans' interests	2022	[34]
Party of Shariy	Партія Шарія	Libertarianism, Russophilia	2022	[31]
Party of Regions	Партія регіонів	Social democracy, Regionalism, Russophilia	2023	[35]
Our Land	Наш край	Social democracy, Regionalism, Russophilia	2024	[36]

Bulgaria

All political parties were banned in Bulgaria in 1934. ^[37]

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Ratniks		Nazism	1939	[38]

Russia

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	1991	[39]
Communist Party of the RSFSR	Коммунистическая партия РСФСР	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	1991	[39]
National Salvation Front	Фронт национального спасения	Corporate Statism, Broad Anti-Yeltsinism	1993	[40]
Russian National Unity	Русское национальное единство	Neo-Nazism	2003	[41]
National Bolshevik Party	Национал-большевистская партия	National Bolshevism	2007	[42]
National Socialist Society	Национал-социалистическое общество	Neo-Nazism	2010	[43]
Slavic Union	Славянский союз	Neo-Nazism	2010	[44]
National Socialist Worker's Party of Russia	Национал-социалистическая рабочая партия России	Neo-Nazism	2010	[45]
People's Will Army	Армия воли народа	Left-wing nationalism, Antisemitism	2011	[41]
Movement Against Illegal Immigration	Движение против нелегальной иммиграции	Ethnic nationalism	2011	[46]
Russian All-National Union	Русский общенациональный союз	Orthodox nationalism	2011	[47]
Northern Brotherhood	Северное братство	Neo-Nazism, Slavic Neopaganism	2012	[48]
Minin and Pozharsky's People's Militia	Народное ополчение имени Минина и Пожарского	Russian nationalism, Militarism	2015	[49]
Russians	Русские	Ethnic nationalism	2015	[50]
Volya	Воля	Conspiracy theorism, Personalism	2016	[41]
Artpodgotovka	Артподготовка	Populism, Civic nationalism	2017	[41]
Course of Truth and Unity	Курсом правды и единения	Conspiracy theorism, Occultism	2018	[51]
Bashkort  [ ru ]	Башҡорт	Bashkir nationalism, Separatism	2020	[52]
Nation and Freedom Committee	Комитет «Нация и свобода»	Russian ultranationalism	2020	[53]
FBK and Navalny Headquarters	ФБК и Штабы Навального	Liberal democracy, Anti-corruption	2021	[54]
Male State	Мужское государство	National patriarchy, Racism	2021	[55]
Adat People's Movement	Ӏадат халкъан болам	Chechen nationalism, Separatism	2022	[56]
All-Tatar Public Center	Бөтентатар Иҗтимагый Үзәге	Tatar nationalism, Separatism	2022	[57]
People's Self-Defense	Народная самооборона	Anarcho-communism	2022	[58]
Vesna	Весна	Liberal democracy	2022	[59]
Oirat-Kalmyk People's Congress	Конгресс ойрат-калмыцкого народа	Kalmyk nationalism, Separatism	2023	[60]
Freedom of Russia Legion	Легион «Свобода России»	Anti-Putinism, Far-right [61]	2023	[62]
Russian Volunteer Corps	Русский добровольческий корпус	Anti-Putinism, Far-right	2023	[63]
Ethnic National Union	Этническое национальное объединение	Neo-Nazism	2023	[64]

Romania

Prime Minister Patriarch Miron of Romania banned all political parties in 1939. ^[65]

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Iron Guard	Garda de Fier	Fascism	1939	[65]

Spain

Batasuna was the first political party banned following the end of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. ^[66]

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Batasuna		Basque nationalism	2003	[66]

Asia

Bangladesh

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Awami League	Bengali : বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ	Big-tent	2025	[67]

Bhutan

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Bhutan People's Party		Democratic socialism, Lhotshampa interests	1990	[68]
Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist)		Communism, Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, republicanism	2003

China

See also: List of political parties in China § Banned parties

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Zhi Xian Party	Chinese :中国至宪党	Chinese New Left, Chongqing model, Maoism	2013	[69] [70]

Hong Kong

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Hong Kong National Party	香港民族黨	Hong Kong independence	2018	[71]

Thailand

All political parties, except for the Democrat Party, were dissolved following the 2006 coup d'état and their members banned from seeking office for five years. ^[72] Thai Rak Thai Party members joined the People's Power Party after the TRT was banned and then the Pheu Thai Party after the PPP was banned. Thai Nation Party members joined the Chart Thai Pattana Party after their party was banned. ^[73]

Legend:   TRT lineage   FFP lineage

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Communist Party of Thailand		Communism		[74]
Thais Love Thais Party	Phak Thai Rak Thai	Populism	2007	[75]
Pandin Thai			2007	[76]
Prachatipatai Kaona			2007	[76]
Pattana Chart Thai			2007	[76]
People's Power Party	Phak Phalang Prachachon	Populism	2008	[76]
Thai Nation Party			2008	[76]
Neutral Democratic Party	Phak Matchima Thippathai	Populism	2008	[76]
Future Forward Party	Phak Anakhot Mai	Social democracy	2020	[77]
Move Forward Party	Phak Kao Klai	Social democracy	2024	[78]

Sri Lanka

All parties listed below are no longer banned.

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi	Tamil : இலங்கைத் தமிழர்சுக் கட்சி	Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism	1958	[79]
Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna	Sinhala : ජාතික විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ	Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism, far-right	1958	[79]
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	Sinhala : ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ, Tamil : மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணி	Marxism–Leninism, Communism	1971, 1983	[80]
Ceylon Communist Party (Moscow Wing)	Sinhala : ලංකා කොමියුනිස්ට් පක්ෂය, Tamil : சிலோன் கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி	Marxism–Leninism, Communism	1983	[80]
Nava Sama Samaja Party	Sinhala : නව සම සමාජ පක්ෂය, Tamil : நவ சமசமாஜக் கட்சி	Communism, Trotskyism	1983	[80]
Tamil United Liberation Front	Tamil : தமிழர் ஐக்கிய விடுதலை முன்னணி	Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism	1983	[81]

Nepal

King Tribhuvan of Nepal banned the Communist Party of Nepal. ^[82] The Nepali Congress, under the leadership of BP Koirala, won the 1959 election, but King Mahendra of Nepal dissolved the House of Representatives on 15 December 1960. The Rastriya Panchayat was formed and all political parties were banned. ^{[83] [82] [84]}

A referendum was held in 1980 to determine whether to maintain the Panchayat system or institute a multi-party system. The Panchayat system was maintained with 54% of the vote. ^[85] On 6 April 1990, King Birendra of Nepal ended the ban on political parties in response to the 1990 Nepalese revolution and the 1991 election was the first multi-party election since 1960. ^{[86] [87]}

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Communist Party of Nepal		Communism		[82]
Nepali Congress		Social democracy Democratic socialism		[83]

Japan

Douglas MacArthur considered banning the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) on 3 May 1950. Twenty-four members of the JCP's central committee were removed from office in June and its newspaper, Shimbun Akahata , was banned on June 27. ^[88]

Philippines

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Year legalize	Notes	Reference(s)
Philippine Communist Party	Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930	Communism	1957	1992
Communist Party of the Philippines	Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas	Communism	1968	1992		[89]
Duterte Youth	Duterte Youth	Dutertism	2025		Retrospectively banned from running	[90]

Turkey

Main article: List of illegal political parties in Turkey

All political parties were dissolved following the 1980 coup d'état and other parties were banned after of the many coup d'états in the 20th century.

Legend:   CHP lineage   DP lineage   MP lineage   MNP lineage   HEP tradition

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Progressive Republican Party	Terakkiperver Cumhuriyet Fırkası		1925	[91]
People's Republican Party (Turkey)  [ tr ]	Ahali Cumhuriyet Fırkası		1931	[91]
Peasants and Villagers Party  [ tr ]	Çiftçi ve Köylü Partisi		1946	[91]
Islamic Protection Party	İslam Koruma Partisi	Islamism	1946	[91]
Türkiye Sosyalist Emekçi ve Köylü Partisi  [ tr ]	Türkiye Sosyalist Emekçi ve Köylü Partisi	Socialism	1946	[91]
Democratic Workers' Party	Demokrat İşçi Partisi		1950	[91]
	Güden Partisi		1951	[91]
Islamic Democratic Party (Turkey)  [ tr ]	İslam Demokrat Partisi	Islamism	1952	[91]
Turkey Socialist Party  [ tr ]	Türkiye Sosyalist Partisi	Socialism	1952	[91]
Nation Party	Millet Partisi	Nationalism	1954	[91]
Small Party  [ tr ]	Ufak Parti		1957	[91]
Democrat Party	Demokrat Parti	Liberal conservatism	1960	[91]
Equality Party	Müsavat Partisi		1961	[91]
Homeland Party (1954)  [ tr ]	Vatan Partisi	Marxism-Leninism	1966	[91]
Workers' and Farmers' Party	İşçi-Çiftçi Partisi		1968	[91]
Workers' Party of Turkey	Türkiye İşçi Partisi	Socialism	1971	[91]
Turkey Progressive Idealist Party	Türkiye İleri Ülkü Partisi		1971	[91]
National Order Party	Millî Nizam Partisi	Millî Görüş	1971	[91]
Great Anatolian Party	Büyük Anadolu Partisi		1972	[91]
Turkish Labor Party	Türkiye Emekçi Partisi		1980	[91]
Justice Party	Adalet Partisi	Liberal conservatism	1981	[91]
Democratic Party	Demokratik Parti	Liberal conservatism	1981	[91]
Nation Party	Millet Partisi	Nationalism	1981	[91]
Nationalist Movement Party	Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi	Nationalism	1981	[91]
National Salvation Party	Millî Selamet Partisi	Millî Görüş	1981	[91]
Republican People's Party	Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi	Kemalism	1981	[91]
Republican Reliance Party	Cumhuriyetçi Güven Partisi	Kemalism	1981	[91]
National Women's Party of Turkey	Türkiye Ulusal Kadınlar Partisi	Feminism	1981	[91]
Unity Party of Turkey	Türkiye Birlik Partisi	Alevi interests	1981	[91]
Socialist Workers' Party of Turkey	Türkiye Sosyalist İşçi Partisi	Marxism-Leninism	1981	[91]
Homeland Party (1954)  [ tr ] (second time)	Vatan Partisi	Marxism-Leninism	1981	[91]
Workers' Party of Turkey (second time)	Türkiye İşçi Partisi	Socialism	1981	[91]
Socialist Revolution Party	Sosyalist Devrim Partisi	Democratic socialism	1981	[91]
Order Party	Nizam Partisi		1981	[91]
Workers' and Peasants' Party of Turkey  [ tr ]	Türkiye İşçi Köylü Partisi	Socialism	1981	[91]
Socialist Homeland Party	Sosyalist Vatan Partisi	Socialism	1981	[91]
Libertarian Nation Party	Hürriyetçi Millet Partisi		1981	[91]
Free Democrats Party	Hür Demokratlar Partisi		1981	[91]
Turkish Peace Party	Türkiye Huzur Partisi		1983	[91]
People's Party (Turkey, 1989)  [ tr ]	Halk Partisi	Kemalism	1991	[91]
United Communist Party of Turkey	Türkiye Birleşik Komünist Partisi	Marxism-Leninism	1991	[91]
Socialist Party (Turkey, 1988)  [ tr ]	Sosyalist Parti	Socialism	1992	[91]
People's Labour Party	Halkın Emek Partisi	Kurdish nationalism	1993	[91]
Freedom and Democracy Party	Özgürlük ve Demokrasi Partisi	Kurdish nationalism	1993	[91]
Democracy Party	Demokrasi Partisi	Kurdish nationalism	1994	[91]
Welfare Party	Refah Partisi	Millî Görüş	1998	[91]
Democracy and Change Party  [ tr ]	Demokrasi ve Değişim Partisi	Kurdish nationalism	1995	[91]
Virtue Party	Fazilet Partisi	Millî Görüş	2001	[91]
People's Democracy Party	Halkın Demokrasi Partisi	Kurdish nationalism	2003	[91]
Democratic Society Party	Demokratik Toplum Partisi	Kurdish nationalism	2009	[91]

Iran

See also: List of political parties in Iran § Opposition parties active in exile

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Islamic Iran Participation Front			2010	[92]
Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolution of Iran Organization			2010	[92]

Iraq

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Islamic Dawa Party				[93]

Africa

Algeria

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Algerian Communist Party	Arabic : لحزب الشيوعي الجزائري, French : Parti Communiste Algérien	Communism, Marxism-Leninism	1962
Algerian National Movement	Arabic : لحركة الوطنية الجزائرية, Berber languages : Amussu Aɣelnaw Adzayri, French : Mouvement National Algérien
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party of Algeria	Arabic : حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في الجزائر, romanized: Hizb Al-Ba'ath Al-Arabi Al-Ishtiraki fy Aljeza'ir, French : Parti Ba'ath Arabe Socialiste d'Algérie	Neo-Ba'athism, Saddamism		[94]
Étoile Nord-Africaine (North African Star)	Arabic : نجم شمال أفريقيا		1937
Islamic Salvation Front	Arabic : الجبهة الإسلامية للإنقاذ, romanized: al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyah lil-Inqādh, French : Front Islamique du Salut	Anti-democracy, Islamism, Jihadism, Qutbism	1992
Liberal Social Party	French : Parti Social Libéral		1998	[95]
Party of the Socialist Revolution	Arabic : حزب الثورة الاشتراكية,French : Parti de la Révolution Socialiste	Socialism
Wafaa			2000	[96]

Egypt

All political parties were banned in 1953, following the 1952 Egyptian revolution, but were allowed to exist in 1976. ^[97]

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Anti-Coup Alliance	Arabic : التحالف الوطني لدعم الشرعية	Islamism	2014	[98]
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party - Egypt Region	Arabic : حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي - مصر, romanized: Hizb Al-Ba'ath Al-Arabi Al-Ishtiraki – Misr	Neo-Ba'athism, Saddamism
Democratic Movement for National Liberation	Arabic : الحركة الديمقراطية للتحرر الوطنى	Communism, Marxism, revolutionary socialism	1953	[99]
Egyptian Communist Organisation	Arabic : المنظمة الشيوعية المصرية, romanized: al-Munaẓẓamah aš-Šiūʿīah al-Miṣriyyah	Communism
Freedom and Justice Party	Arabic : حزب الحرية والعدالة, romanized: Ḥizb al-Ḥurriyyah wa-l-ʿAdālah	Islamism, mixed economy, social conservatism
Independence Party	Arabic : حزب الاستقلال	Islamism	2014	[100]
Jewish Anti-Zionist League	Arabic : الرابطة الإسرائيلية لمكافحة الصهيونية	Anti-colonialism, anti-racism, communism, Jewish anti-Zionism
Liberal Constitutional Party	Arabic : حزب الاحرار الدستوريين, romanized: Ḥizb al-aḥrār al-dustūriyyīn	Constitutionalism, social liberalism	1952
Muslim Brotherhood	Arabic : جماعة الاخوان المسلمين, romanized: jamāʿat al-ʾiḫwān/al-ikhwan/el-ekhwan al-muslimīn	Mixed economy, social conservatism, Sunni Islamism
National Democratic Party	Arabic : الحزب الوطني الديمقراطي, romanized: Al-Ḥizb Al-Waṭanī Ad-Dīmūqrāṭī	Egyptian nationalism, populism	2011
Wafd Party	Arabic : حزب الوفد, romanized: Ḥizb al-Wafd, lit.  'Delegation Party'	Egyptian nationalism, national liberalism	1953	[97]
Watani Party	Arabic : ﺍﻟﺤﺰﺐ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ, romanized: al-Ḥizb al-Waṭanī, lit.  'National Party'	Anglophobia, anti-imperialism, Egyptian nationalism	1953	[97]

Eswatini

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Communist Party of Swaziland		Communism		[101]
Convention for Full Democracy in Swaziland				[101]
Ngwane National Liberatory Congress		African socialism		[101]
Ngwane Socialist Revolutionary Party				[101]
People's United Democratic Movement		Democratic socialism		[101]
Swaziland National Front				[101]

Sudan

Jaafar Nimeiry overthrew the government in 1969, and banned all political parties. He was overthrown by a coup d'état in 1985, and a new government was formed by Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. He legalized political parties, but they were banned again after Omar al-Bashir overthrew the government. ^{[102] [103]}

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Sudanese Ba'ath Party		Ba'athism		[104]
Sudanese Communist Party		Communism	1989	[105]
National Congress Party	المؤتمر الوطني	Islamism	2019	[106]

Americas

Argentina

In 1943, Pedro Pablo Ramírez banned all political parties after overthrowing the government. ^[107]

Brazil

The Brazilian Communist Party was suppressed during the Vargas Era, but were later able to participate in the 1945 and 1947 elections. However, the party was banned by Eurico Gaspar Dutra in May 1947, and all of its elected officials, barring those elected with support from other parties, were removed from office. ^[108]

Brazilian Integralist Action was banned after the Integralist Uprising in 1938. ^[109]

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Brazilian Communist Party		Communism	1947	[108]
Brazilian Integralist Action		Brazilian Integralism	1938	[109]

Peru

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
National Alliance of Workers, Farmers, University Students, and Reservists	Alianza Nacional de Trabajadores, Agricultores, Universitarios, Reservistas y Obreros	Ethnocacerism	2024	[110]

United States

Multiple states, including California, directly banned the Communist Party USA while other states indirectly did so by banning parties that supported overthrowing the government using violence. Communist candidates were removed from the ballot in Arizona and Georgia in 1940, as the secretaries of state ruled that they could not honestly take the oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. ^[111] In 1954, the US government passed the Communist Control Act of 1954 which outlawed the party and made membership in the party a criminal offense. Most of those provisions, however, have either been repealed or ruled unconstitutional.

Name	Native name(s)	Ideology	Year banned	Reference(s)
Communist Party USA		Communism	1954	[112]

See also

• Cordon sanitaire (politics)
• Australian Communist Party v Commonwealth
• 1951 Australian Communist Party ban referendum
• Freedom of association
• Nomination rules
• Political party funding
• Political prisoner

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