Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
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No. Country Major political parties Party system<br />
1 Angola Popular Movement <strong>for</strong> the<br />
Liberation of Angola (Party<br />
of Labor) or MPLA ruled from<br />
1975. Liberal Democratic Party<br />
(PLD), National Front <strong>for</strong> the<br />
Liberation of Angola (FNLA),<br />
and National Union <strong>for</strong> the<br />
Total Independence of Angola<br />
(UNITA)<br />
International Idea<br />
Table 4.2: Dom<strong>in</strong>ant-party systems and the major political parties<br />
2 Botswana Botswana Democratic Party,<br />
Botswana National Front,<br />
Botswana Congress Party<br />
3 Cameroon Cameroon People’s<br />
Democratic Movement, Social<br />
Democratic Front, Democratic<br />
Union of Cameroon, Union<br />
of the Peoples of Cameroon,<br />
National Union <strong>for</strong> Democracy<br />
and Progress, Alliance <strong>for</strong><br />
Democracy and Development<br />
4 Chad Patriotic Salvation Movement,<br />
Rally <strong>for</strong> Democracy<br />
and Progress, Front of<br />
Action Forces <strong>for</strong> the<br />
Republic, National Rally <strong>for</strong><br />
Development and Progress<br />
5 Côte d’Ivoire Democratic Party of Côte<br />
d’Ivoire, Ivorian Popular Front,<br />
Ivorian Workers’ Party, Rally<br />
of the Republicans<br />
6 Djibouti People’s Rally <strong>for</strong> Progress,<br />
Front <strong>for</strong> Restoration of Unity<br />
and Democracy, National<br />
Democratic Party, Social<br />
Democratic People’s Party,<br />
Union <strong>for</strong> a Democratic<br />
Change, Republican Alliance<br />
<strong>for</strong> Democracy<br />
7 Equatorial Gu<strong>in</strong>ea Democratic Party of<br />
Equatorial Gu<strong>in</strong>ea<br />
8 Ethiopia Ethiopian People’s<br />
Revolutionary Democratic<br />
Front, Coalition <strong>for</strong> Unity<br />
and Democracy, United<br />
Ethiopian Democratic Forces,<br />
Oromo Federalist Democratic<br />
Movement<br />
S<strong>in</strong>gle-party/dom<strong>in</strong>antparty<br />
system<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ant-party system<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ant-party system<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ant-party system<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ant-party system<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ant-party system<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ant-party system<br />
Dom<strong>in</strong>ant-party system<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>n Party and Electoral Systems