List of political parties in Tanzania

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Political parties in Tanzania lists political parties in Tanzania. Tanzania is a one party dominant state with the Chama Cha Mapinduzi in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Contents 1 The parties 1.1 Parliamentary parties 1.2 Other parties 2 Defunct Parties 3 See also

[edit] The parties

[edit] Parliamentary parties

• Chama Cha Mapinduzi (Revolutionary State Party)
• Civic United Front (Chama Cha Wananchi)
• Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo (Party for Democracy and Progress)
• Tanzania Labour Party
• United Democratic Party

[edit] Other parties

• Chama cha Haki na Usitawi (CHAUSTA)
• Democratic Party (DP)
• Demokrasia Makini (MAKINI)
• Forum for the Restoration of Democracy (FORD)
• Jahazi Asilia
• National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi (NCCR-Mageuzi)
• National League for Democracy (NLD)
• National Reconstruction Alliance (NRA)
• Popular National Party (PONA)
• Sauti ya Umma (SAU)
• Tanzania Democratic Alliance (TADEA)
• Progressive Party of Tanzania-Maendeleo (PPT-Maendeleo)
• Union for Multiparty Democracy (UMD)
• United People's Democratic Party (UPDP)

[edit] Defunct Parties

• Tanganyika African National Union (TANU)
• Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP)
• Zanzibar Nationalist Party (ZNP)
• Zanzibar and Pemba People's Party (ZPPP)

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals