List of political parties in Namibia

Namibia
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Namibia is a one party dominant state with the South-West Africa People's Organisation in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. In Namibian politics, ethnicity plays a significant role in party affiliation and voting behaviour. Some parties are dominated by single ethnic groups; for example, the Seoposengwe and Ipelegeng parties were dominated by Tswana.

The parties

Parties with seats in the National Assembly of Namibia after the 2009 elections

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• SWAPO Party (54)
• Rally for Democracy and Progress (8)
• Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (2)
• National Unity Democratic Organisation (2)
• United Democratic Front (2)
• All People's Party (1)
• Congress of Democrats (1)
• Republican Party (1)
• South West African National Union (1)

Unrepresented parties in parliament

• Christian Democratic Voice (CDV)^[2]
• Communist Party of Namibia
• Democratic Party of Namibia
• Monitor Action Group
• Namibian Democratic Movement for Change
• National Democratic Party
• Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF)^[3]
• United People's Movement

Defunct parties

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• Namibia African People's Democratic Organisation
• Riemvasmaak United Party
• United Nama Independence People's Party
• United Namib Independence Party
• United Namibia People's Party

Banned parties

• United Democratic Front

For more parties, see Political parties in Namibia and National Assembly of Namibia#Previous National Assembly election results.

See also

• Politics of Namibia
• List of political parties by country

References

Political parties in Namibia Parliament South West Africa People's Organization (54) Rally for Democracy and Progress (8) Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (2) National Unity Democratic Organisation (2) United Democratic Front (2) All People's Party (1) Republican Party (1) Congress of Democrats (1) South West African National Union (1) Unrepresented Communist Party of Namibia Democratic Party of Namibia Monitor Action Group Namibian Democratic Movement for Change National Democratic Party Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters United People's Movement Banned United Democratic Party Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Namibia