List of political parties in Kuwait

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Political parties in Kuwait have not been legalized since independence in 1961.

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In practice, there are many de facto political parties:

Current parties

Name (English)Name (Arabic)AcronymLeaderIdeologyPolitical position
National Democratic Alliance al-Tehalef al-Dimoqrati al-Watani
التحالف الديمقراطي الوطني		NDA Bashar Al-Sayegh Secularism
National liberalism 		Centre-right
Kuwait Democratic Forum المنبر الديمقراطي الكويتيKDFBandar Al-Khairan Secularism
Arab nationalism
Pan-Arabism 		Centre-left
Kuwaiti Progressive Movement الحركة التقدمية الكويتيةKPMAhmad Aldeyain Socialism
Anti-capitalism
Anti-imperialism Marxism-Leninism 		Left-wing to far-left
Popular Action Movement حركة العمل الشعبيPAM Musallam Al-Barrak Populism Centre-right
Popular Action Bloc كتلة العمل الشعبيPAB Ahmed Al-Sadoun Populism
Nationalism 		Centre-left
Islamic Constitutional Movement al-Haraka al-Dosturiya al-Islamiyah
الحركة الدستورية الإسلامية		Hadas
حدس		Mohammad al-Olaim Sunni Islamism Right-wing
Islamic Salafi Alliance التجمع الإسلامي السلفيISA Khaled Sultan bin Essa Islamism
Salafism 		Far-right
National Islamic Alliance التحالف الوطني الإسلاميNIA Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad Shi'a Islamism
Justice and Peace Alliance تجمع العدالة والسلامJPA Saleh Ashour Shi'a Islamism
Civil Conservative Party حزب المحافظين المدنيCCPMohammed Al-Mutayrat Nationalism
Islamic democracy
Paternalistic conservatism 		Centre-right
Civil Democratic MovementCDM
Youth Association of Kuwait رابطة الشباب الكويتيYaKuwait Youth politics Centre-left

Outlawed parties

Name (English)Name (Arabic)AcronymLeaderIdeologyPolitical position
Hizb ut-Tahrir Hizb at-Tahrir
حزب التحرير		HT Ata Abu Rashta Islamism
Caliphalism 		Far-right

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