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This article lists political parties in Cambodia. Cambodia is a one-party dominant state with the Cambodian People's Party in power, while minor parties are allowed to operate as stated in the constitution.
| Party | Ideology | Position | Est. | Parliament | Communal | Leader | |||
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| Cambodian People's Party (CPP) គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា | Conservatism National conservatism Economic liberalism | Big tent | 1951 | 58 / 62 | 120 / 125 | 1,648 / 1,652 | 9,376 / 11,622 | Hun Sen | |
| FUNCINPEC ហ្វ៊ុនស៊ិនប៉ិច | Conservatism Economic liberalism Royalism | Centre-right | 1981 | 2 / 62 | 5 / 125 | 0 / 1,652 | 19 / 11,622 | Norodom Chakravuth [1] [2] | |
| Candlelight Party គណបក្សភ្លើងទៀន | Liberalism Liberal democracy | Centre to centre-left | 1995 | 0 / 62 | 0 / 125 | 4 / 1,652 | 2,198 / 11,622 | Teav Vannol | |
| Khmer National United Party (KNUP) គណបក្សខ្មែររួបរួមជាតិ | Liberal conservatism Social liberalism Royalism | Centre-right | 2016 | 0 / 62 | 0 / 125 | 0 / 1,652 | 13 / 11,622 | Nhek Bun Chhay | |
| Grassroots Democratic Party គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យមូលដ្ឋាន | Grassroots democracy Social democracy Social liberalism | Centre-left | 2015 | 0 / 62 | 0 / 125 | 0 / 1,652 | 6 / 11,622 | Yeng Virak | |
| Cambodia National Love Party គណបក្សខ្មែរស្រឡាញ់ជាតិ | 2020 | 0 / 62 | 0 / 125 | 0 / 1,652 | 5 / 11,622 | Khoeuy Sinoeun | |||
| Cambodian Youth Party (CYP) គណបក្សយុវជនកម្ពុជា | Populism | 2015 | 0 / 62 | 0 / 125 | 0 / 1,652 | 3 / 11,622 | Pich Sros | ||
| [ Kampucheaniyum Party ] គណបក្សកម្ពុជានិយម | Liberalism Liberal democracy Nationalism | Centre to centre-left | 2021 | 0 / 62 | 0 / 125 | 0 / 1,652 | 1 / 11,622 | Yem Ponhearith | |
| Beehive Social Democratic Party (BSDP) គណបក្សសំបុកឃ្មុំសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ | Social democracy | Centre-left | 2015 | 0 / 62 | 0 / 125 | 0 / 1,652 | 1 / 11,622 | Mam Sonando | |
| Party | Year founded | Leader | Notes |
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| Cambodian Indigenous People's Democracy Party គណបក្សជនជាតិដើមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យកម្ពុជា | |||
| Cambodian Liberty Party គណបក្សសេរីភាពកម្ពុជា | 2015 | Sisowath Chakrey Noukpol | |
| Cambodian Nationality Party គណបក្សសញ្ជាតិកម្ពុជា | |||
| Cambodian Reform Party គណបក្សកំណែទម្រង់កម្ពុជា | 2021 | Pol Ham | |
| Democratic Republic Party គណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ | 2012 | Sovan Panhchakseila | |
| Ekapheap Cheat Khmer Party គណបក្សឯកភាពជាតិខ្មែរ | |||
| Hang Dara Democratic Movement Party គណបក្សចលនាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យហង្សដារ៉ា | 2002 | Hang Dara | |
| Khmer Anti-Poverty Party គណបក្សខ្មែរឈប់ក្រ | 2007 | Daran Kravanh | In the United States |
| Khmer Conservative Party គណបក្សខ្មែរអភិរក្ស | 2019 | Riel Khemarin | |
| Khmer Economic Development Party គណបក្សអភិវឌ្ឍសេដ្ឋកិច្ចខ្មែរ | |||
| Khmer National Party គណបក្សជាតិនៃកម្ពុជា | 2004 | Sum Sitha | |
| Khmer Power Party គណបក្សអំណាចខ្មែរ | 2010 | Soung Sophorn | |
| Khmer Republican Party គណបក្សខ្មែរសាធារណរដ្ឋ | 2006 | Lon Rith | In the United States |
| Khmer Solidarity Party គណបក្សសាមគ្គីភាពខ្មែរ | 2015 | Lak Sopheap | |
| Khmer United Party គណបក្សរួបរួមខ្មែរ | |||
| Khmer Will Party គណបក្សឆន្ទៈខ្មែរ | 2018 | Kong Monika | |
| League for Democracy Party គណបក្សសម្ព័ន្ធដើម្បីប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ | 2006 | Khem Veasna | |
| Reaksmey Khemara Party គណបក្សរស្មីខេមរា | |||
| Society of Justice Party គណបក្សសង្គមយុត្តិធម៌ | 2006 | Ban Sophal | |
| United People of Cambodia គណបក្សសង្គមខ្មែរនិយម | 2003 | Oeurn Sarath | |
| Party | Leader | Created | Dissolved | Notes |
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| Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសេរីនិយមព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា | Son Sann | 1993 | 1997 | |
| Cambodian National Unity Party គណបក្សសាមគ្គីជាតិកម្ពុជា | Khieu Samphan and Son Sen | 1992 | 1997 | |
| Communist Party of Kampuchea បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា | Pol Pot | 1951 | 1982 | Ruling party from 1976 to 1982. |
| Democratic Party គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ | Norodom Phurissara | 1946 | 1957 | Ruling party from 1946 to 1955. |
| Democratic National Union Movement ចលនាសហភាពជាតិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ | Ieng Sary | 1996 | 1998 | |
| Khmer National Solidarity Party ចលនាសហភាពជាតិប្រជាធិបតេតយ្យ | Khieu Samphan | 1997 | 1998 | |
| Khmer People's National Liberation Front រណសិរ្សរំដោះជាតិប្រជាជនខ្មែរ | Son Sann | 1979 | 1993 | Succeeded by the Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party. |
| Khmer Renovation Party គណបក្សកំណែទម្រង់ខ្មែរ | Sisowath Monipong | 1947 | 1955 | Merged with Sangkum Reastr Niyum. |
| Khmer Serei ខ្មែរសេរី | Son Ngoc Thanh | 1957 | 1976 | Merged into the Khmer People's National Liberation Front. |
| Liberal Party គណបក្សសេរី | Norodom Norindeth | 1946 | 1955 | Merged with Sangkum Reastr Niyum. |
| Liberal Democratic Party គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសេរី | Sak Sutsakhan | 1992 | 1998 | |
| MOULINAKA ម៉ូលីណាកា | Prum Neakareach | 1979 | 1998 | |
| Party of Democratic Kampuchea គណបក្សកម្ពុជាប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ | Pol Pot | 1981 | 1993 | Succeeded by the Cambodian National Unity Party. |
| Pracheachon ក្រុមប្រជាជន | Keo Meas, Non Suon, and Penn Yuth | 1954 | 1972 | |
| Progressive Democrats គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យរីកចម្រើន | Norodom Montana | 1947 | 1955 | Merged with Sangkum Reastr Niyum. |
| Republican Party គណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋ | Sisowath Sirik Matak | 1972 | 1975 | |
| Sangkum Reastr Niyum សង្គមរាស្ត្រនិយម | Norodom Sihanouk | 1955 | 1970 | Ruling party from 1955 to 1970. |
| Social Republican Party គណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋសង្គម | Lon Nol | 1972 | 1975 | Ruling party from 1972 to 1975. |
| United Issarak Front ខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ | Son Ngoc Minh | 1950 | 1954 | |
| Name | Leader | Created | Dissolved | Notes |
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| Alliance of the National Community រណសិរ្សសង្គមជាតិនិយម | Khieu Rada | 1997 | ||
| Cambodian Democratic Society Party គណបក្សសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យកម្ពុជា | Thorng Sovannara | 2008 | 2021 | Dissolved for Inactivity [3] |
| Cambodian National Rescue Party គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ | Kem Sokha | 2012 | 2017 | On November 16, 2017, the Supreme Court of Cambodia ruled to dissolve the CNRP |
| Cambodian National Sustaining Party គណបក្សទ្រទ្រង់ជាតិកម្ពុជា | Pen Sovann | 1998 | ||
| Community of Royalist People's Party គណបក្សសង្គមរាស្ត្ររាជាធិបតេយ្យ | Norodom Ranariddh | 2014 | 2015 | In January 2015, the CRPP merged into FUNCINPEC. |
| Human Rights Party គណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស | Kem Sokha | 2007 | 2012 | Merged to form Cambodia National Rescue Party |
| Khmer Improvement Party គណបក្សចំរើននិយមខ្មែរ | Lev An | 1997 | ||
| Khmer Democratic Party គណបក្សប្រជាធិបតេយ្យខ្មែរ | Uk Phourik | 1998 | 2021 | Dissolved for Inactivity [3] |
| Khmer Loves Khmer Party គណបក្សខ្មែរស្រឡាញ់ខ្មែរ | Hienh Theo | 2008 | ||
| Khmer Front Party គណបក្សរណសិរ្សជនជាតិខ្មែរ | Suth Dina | 2003 | ||
| Khmer Neutral Party គណបក្សអព្យាក្រឹតខ្មែរ | Bou Hel Ty Chhin | 1993 | ||
| Nationalist Party គណបក្សជាតិនិយម | Norodom Ranariddh | 2006 | 2014 | Merged to form Cambodia National Rescue Party |
| Sam Rainsy Party គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី | Sam Rainsy | 1995 | 2012 | Merged to form Cambodia National Rescue Party |
| Union of Cambodian Democrats សហភាពប្រជាធិបតេយ្យកម្ពុជា | Sam Rainsy Norodom Ranariddh Son Soubert | 1997 | ||
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