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, from around the world, according to their respective regions. All of the pages linked from here include a table listing the sub-pages of countries/jurisdiction in the given region, showing which party system is dominant in each country. A

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is a

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organization subscribing to a certain

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or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in

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s. Individual parties are properly listed in separate articles under the page for each nation. __TOC__

List by regions and sub-regions

Africa

* List of political parties in Africa by country *

List of political parties in Eastern Africa by country Eastern Africa References

{{reflist Lists of political parties by United Nations geoscheme, Eastern Africa Lists of political parties in Africa, ...

List of political parties in Middle Africa by country List of countries {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! !! width="210" , Country !! width="70", Multi party !! width="70", Two party !! width="70", Dominant party !! width="70", Single party !! width="70", No party , - ! , styl ...

List of political parties in Northern Africa by country List of countries {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! !! width="210" , Country !! width="70", Multi party !! width="70", Two party !! width="70", Dominant party !! width="70", Single party !! width="70", No party , - ! , styl ...

List of political parties in Southern Africa by country List of countries References {{unreferenced, date=May 2012 Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to th ...

List of political parties in Western Africa by country List of countries {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! !! width="210" , Country !! width="70", Multi party !! width="70", Two party !! width="70", Dominant party !! width="70", Single party !! width="70", No party , - ! , styl ...

Americas

List of political parties in the Caribbean by country List of countries References {{Americas topic, List of political parties in Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean S ...

List of political parties in Central America by country List of countries {{Americas topic, List of political parties in Central America Political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the mem ...

List of political parties in North America by country Alphabetical Country List – Parties in North America with representation in their domestic federal parliament. Also noted are any affiliations with political internationals. List of countries See also * List of political parties by United N ...

List of political parties in South America by country List of countries Dependencies

*Politics of the Falkland Islands *List of political parties in French Guiana *List of political parties in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands {{Americas topic, List of political parties in Lists o ...

Asia

* List of political parties in Central Asia by country *

List of political parties in Eastern Asia by country List of countries References {{Reflist Eastern Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea ...

* List of political parties in Southern Asia by country * List of political parties in Southeast Asia by country *

List of political parties in Western Asia by country {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! !! width="210" , Country !! width="70", Multi party !! width="70", Two party !! width="70", Dominant party !! width="70", Single party !! width="70", No party , - ! , style="text-align:left" ...

Europe

List of political parties in Eastern Europe This is a List of political parties in Eastern Europe, linking to the country list of parties and the political system of each country in the region. List of countries See also * Council of Europe *Eastern Europe * Eastern European Group *Eastern ...

* List of political parties in Northern Europe *

List of political parties in Southern Europe This is a List of political parties in Southern Europe, linking to the country list of parties and the political system of each country in the region. List of countries See also List of political parties by region This page is a directory to ...

List of political parties in Western Europe List of countries {{List of political parties in Europe Western Europe Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's countries and territories vary depending on context. The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in ju ...

Oceania

{{see also, Oceania *

List of political parties in Australia The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 16 of the 151 members of the lower house ...

List of political parties in Melanesia by country List of countries See also {{DEFAULTSORT:Political parties in Melanesia by country Melanesia Melanesia-related lists Melanesia Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Indonesia's New ...

List of political parties in Micronesia by country List of countries {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! !! width="210" , Country !! width="70", Multi party !! width="70", Two party !! width="70", Dominant party !! width="70", Single party !! width="70", No party , - ! , style ...

List of political parties in New Zealand New Zealand national politics have featured a pervasive party system since the early 20th century. Usually, all members of Parliament's unicameral House of Representatives belong to a political party. Independent MPs do not occur often. Whil ...

List of political parties in Polynesia by country List of countries {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" , - ! !! width="210" , Country !! width="70", Multi party !! width="70", Two party !! width="70", Dominant party !! width="70", Single party !! width="70", No party , - ! , style ...

External links

Political resources on the net

Leftist Parties of the World
- Detailed resource for left-leaning parties (large and small) in each country

Region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Political parties by region