List of countries without political parties

This list of countries without political parties includes countries and dependencies with permanent populations that have no registered political parties. ^[1] Some have opposition groups that operate clandestinely.

Monarchies

• Bahrain – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
• Kuwait – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
• Niue
• Oman – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
• Qatar – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
• Saudi Arabia – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent. ^[2]
• Tuvalu
• United Arab Emirates – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.

Theocracies

• Afghanistan – Political parties are banned under the current Taliban government.
• Vatican City

Republics

• Federated States of Micronesia
• Palau

Subnational entities

• Canada:
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut
  • Almost every municipal government in the country
• United Kingdom:
  • Falkland Islands
  • Pitcairn Islands
  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • Almost every Parish Council local government in the country.
• Australia:
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Norfolk Island
• New Zealand:
  • Tokelau
• United States:
  • Nebraska – The Nebraska Legislature is non-partisan
  • Many municipal governments

Former entities

• Confederate States of America - Even though political parties were not banned, the Confederate Congress did not have any political parties.
• Polish government-in-exile - There were no official political parties, but several unofficial political factions existed. ^[3]
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

References

1. Janda, Kenneth; Kwak, Jin-Young (2015-11-17), "8. Governance without Party Systems", Party Systems and Country Governance, Routledge, pp. 123–134, ISBN   978-1-317-25476-8
2. "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2015". 2009-2017.state.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
3. Gałęzowski, Marek (2017). "Ugrupowania polityczne Polskiego Państwa Podziemnego poza koalicją rządzącą: kilka postulatów badawczych". Myśl Ekonomiczna i Polityczna. 2 (57): 306–337. Retrieved 7 May 2020.