List of political parties in Guyana
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This article lists political parties in Guyana. Guyana has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties. The main schism is not of ideology, but ethnicity; the People's Progressive Party is supported primarily by Indo-Guyanese people, while the People's National Congress is supported primarily by Afro-Guyanese people.[1]
The parties
Parliamentary parties
Name | Ideology | MP's | ||
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People's Progressive Party | PPP | Democratic socialism, Left-wing nationalism | 32 | |
A Partnership for National Unity | APNU | 26 | ||
People's National Congress | PNC | 22 | ||
Alliance for Change | AFC | 4 | ||
The United Force | TUF | Conservatism | 1 | |
Guyana Action Party/Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana | GAP/ROAR | Socialism | 1 |
Non-parliamentary parties
- Guyana Democratic Party
- Justice for All Party
- National Front Alliance
- Peoples Democratic Party
- Working People's Alliance
- Unity Party of Guyana
- Guyana Socialist Party
See also
- Politics of Guyana
- List of political parties by country
Footnotes
- ↑ "Guyana voters head to polls to choose new government". BBC News. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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