list of political parties

Political parties are the association of voters with broad, common interests who want to influence or control decision-making in government by electing the parties candidates to public office.

• List of political parties by country – Lists all countries in alphabetical order, providing links to the list of political parties in each one, as well as a table describing the type of political party system.
• List of political parties by region – Lists the countries in the world according to the United Nations geoscheme (continents and regions), providing links to the list of political parties in each one, as well as a table describing the type of political party system.

More general issues are elaborated on a separate political party page.

This is a list of political parties by country, in the form of a table with a link to an overview of political parties in each country and showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. Individual parties are properly listed in separate articles under each nation.