List of political parties in Guinea
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This article lists political parties
in Guinea
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Guinea has a multi-party system
with various parties in the country.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
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Guinea has a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
with various parties in the country.
The parties
- Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès, PUP)
- Union for Progress and RenewalUnion for Progress and RenewalThe Union for Progress and Renewal is an opposition political party in Guinea. In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2002, the party won 26.63 % of the popular vote and 20 out of 114 seats. A section of the party boycotted the 2002 election, and it later formed the Union of Democratic...
(Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau, UPR) - Union for Progress of GuineaUnion for Progress of GuineaThe Union for the Progress of Guinea is an opposition political party in Guinea. In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2002, the party won 4.1 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 114 seats....
(Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée, UPG) - Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic RallyDemocratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic RallyThe Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally is a political party in Guinea. The party was founded as a branch of the African Democratic Rally in June 1947. On 19 October 1958 the party severed its links with the RDA, other members of which supported a closer union with France...
(Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain, PDG-RDA) - National Alliance for ProgressNational Alliance for ProgressThe National Alliance for Progress is a political party in Guinea. In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2002, the party won 2% of the popular vote and 2 out of 114 seats....
(Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès, ANP) - Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement, PUD)
- Rally of the Guinean PeopleRally of the Guinean PeopleThe Rally of the Guinean People is a political party in Guinea. The RPG is the current ruling party in the country and is led by Alpha Condé. It is mainly based amongst the Mandinka population....
(Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen, RPG) - Socialist Democracy of GuineaSocialist Democracy of GuineaThe Socialist Democracy of Guinea was a political party in Guinea. DSG was founded in the run-up to the 1954 legislative election by Abdoulaye Diallo, Chaikou Baldé and Ibrahima Barry . DSG was a continuation of the party led by Yaciné Diallo...
(Démocratie Socialiste de Guinée, DSG), active 1954-1958 - Union of Democratic Forces of GuineaUnion of Democratic Forces of GuineaThe Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea is a political party in Guinea.The party was founded in October 2002 by the section of Union for Progress and Renewal which boycotted that year's parliamentary election. Its first president was Mamadou Ba...
( Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG ), led by Cellou Dalein Diallo
See also
- Politics of GuineaPolitics of GuineaPolitics of Guinea takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Guinea is both head of state and head of government of Guinea. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.-History:A...
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