''National Congress'' is a term used in the names of various
political parties
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...
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legislatures .
Political parties
*Ethiopia:
Oromo National Congress
*Guyana:
People's National Congress (Guyana)
*India:
Indian National Congress
*Iraq:
Iraqi National Congress
*Pakistan, Bangladesh:
National Congress (Pakistan, Bangladesh)
The Pakistan National Congress (PNC), later known as the Bangladesh National Congress, was a political party that mainly represented the Hindus and other religious minorities in Pakistan. The party championed secularism in the Muslim-dominated ...
*Nigeria:
Ijaw National Congress
*Papua New Guinea:
People's National Congress Party
*South Africa:
African National Congress
*Sri Lanka:
National Congress (Sri Lanka)
*Sudan:
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National Congress (Sudan), an Islamist, pan-Arabist party, given the name ''National Congress Party'' c. 1988/1989
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Sudanese Congress Party
The Sudanese Congress Party (SCP or SCoP) is a Sudanese centre-left, social democratic, pro- secular political party created in 1986 as ''National Congress'' (unrelated to the National Congress Party) and renamed as the SCP in 2005.
Creation
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, a social-democratic party, initially created as the ''National Congress'' in 1986
National legislatures
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National Congress of Argentina
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National Congress of Belgium
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National Congress of Brazil
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National Congress of Chile
The National Congress of Chile ( es, Congreso Nacional de Chile) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile.
The National Congress of Chile was founded on July 4, 1811. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Cham ...
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National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
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National Congress of Ecuador
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National Congress of Guatemala
The Congress of the Republic ( es, Congreso de la República) is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala. The Guatemalan Congress is made up of 160 deputies who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year ter ...
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National Congress of Honduras
The National Congress ( es, Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of Honduras.
Organization
The Honduran Congress is a unicameral legislature. The nominal President of the National Congress of Honduras is currentl ...
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General National Congress (Libya)
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National Congress of Paraguay
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Congress of the Republic of Venezuela
Other uses
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National Congress Battalions, Malta, 1798–1800
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National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
The National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (; literally: Chinese Communist Party National Representatives Congress) is a party congress that is held every five years. The National Congress is theoretically the highest body within th ...
, a party congress held every five years
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National Congress of American Indians, an American indigenous rights organization
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National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, national representative body for Indigenous Australians, 2009–2019
See also
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Congress (disambiguation)
Congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations (such as trade unions and political parties), or groups.
Congress may also refer to:
National legislatures
* Congress of Pa ...
, comparative term
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Congress of Deputies (disambiguation) The Congress of Deputies (Spanish ') is the lower house of Spain.
Congress of Deputies may also refer to the following legislatures :
* the ''Congress of Deputies'' a.k.a. (1931–1939), unicameral legislature of the Second Spanish Republic
* th ...
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Congress of People's Deputies (disambiguation)
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National Conference (disambiguation)
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National Congress Party (disambiguation) National Congress Party may refer to:
* National Congress Party (Sudan), the ruling political party in Sudan from 1998 until 2019.
* National Ittihadi Congress, Morocco
* Indian National Congress, a major political party in India
* Nationalist Cong ...
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National Convention (disambiguation)
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