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
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Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
has a two-party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
, which means that there are two dominant political parties
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...
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Parliamentary parties
| Name | Ideology | Deputies National Assembly of Panama The National Assembly , formerly the Legislative Assembly , is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Panama.It is a unicameral legislature, currently made up of 71 members, who serve five-year terms... |
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| People's Progressive Party People's Progressive Party (Guyana) The People's Progressive Party is a political party in Guyana led by Bharrat Jagdeo. The party has been in power since the 1992 elections and currently holds 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.-History:... |
PPP | Left-wing nationalism Left-wing nationalism Left-wing nationalism describes a form of nationalism officially based upon equality, popular sovereignty, and national self-determination. It has its origins in the Jacobinism of the French Revolution. Left-wing nationalism typically espouses anti-imperialism... |
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| A Partnership for National Unity | APNU | Social democracy Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism... |
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| Alliance for Change Alliance for Change (Guyana) The Alliance for Change is a Guyanese political party formed in 2005. When formed it included three parliamentarians who left other parties, namely Raphael Trotman of the People's National Congress, Khemraj Ramjattan of the People's Progressive Party and Sheila Holder of the Working People's... |
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| The United Force The United Force The United Force is a conservative political party in Guyana. It currently has one seat in the National Assembly and is led by Manzoor Nadir.-History:... |
TUF | Conservatism Conservatism Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism... |
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| Guyana Action Party Guyana Action Party The Guyana Action Party is a political party in Guyana.In the 2001 legislative elections, the party formed an alliance of the Guyana Action Party with the Working People's Alliance won 2.4 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 65 seats. In the 28 August 2006 elections the party allied itself with the... /Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana is a political party in Guyana. It first contested national elections in 2001 when it received 0.9% of the vote and won a single seat. For the 2006 elections it formed an alliance with the Guyana Action Party, which received 1.2% of the vote and won one seat.-... |
GAP/ROAR | Socialism Socialism Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,... |
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Non-parliamentary parties
- Guyana Democratic PartyGuyana Democratic PartyThe Guyana Democratic Party was a political party in Guyana. It first contested national elections in 1997 when it received 0.6% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In 2000 it merged into the National Front Alliance but later withdrew. In the 2001 elections its share of the vote fell to 0.3% and...
- Justice for All PartyJustice for All PartyJustice for All People is a political party in Guyana. It first contested national elections in 1997 when it received 0.3% of the vote and failed to win a seat. In the 2001 elections its share of the vote rose to 0.7%, but it remained without parliamentary representation. It did not contest the...
- National Front AllianceNational Front AllianceThe National Front Alliance is a political party in Guyana. It was formed on 1 December 2000 as a merger of the Guyana Democratic Party, the National Democratic Movement, the National Republican Party and the People United Party, although the GDP and PUP later withdrew. It first contested national...
- Peoples Democratic PartyPeoples Democratic PartyThe Peoples Democratic Party is a political party in Guyana which plans to contest the 2011 presidential elections. The party promotes adoption of the US dollar, land redistribution, and increased firearms ownership....
- Working People's AllianceWorking People's Alliance-History:The party was established in 1974, as an alliance of the Working People's Vanguard Party, the Association for Cultural Relations with Independent Africa, the Indian Political Revolutionary Associates and Ratoon, and became a political party in 1989. The party first contested national...
- Unity Party of GuyanaUnity Party of GuyanaThe Unity Party of Guyana is a political party in Guyana. It is led by Joey Jagan and supports attracting increased foreign direct investment to Guyana.-External links:*...
See also
- Politics of GuyanaPolitics of GuyanaPolitics of Guyana takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Guyana is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and...
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