This article lists 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...

 in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...

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Equatorial Guinea is a one party dominant state with the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea

Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea

The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as the country's sole legal political organization on 11 October 1987...

 in power. Although multiple parties are permitted by the Constitution of 1991, only one true opposition party operates openly, and there have been multiple accusations of electoral fraud.

The ruling party

• Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
  Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
  The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was established by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo as the country's sole legal political organization on 11 October 1987...
  
   (Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial)

Minor parties formed since 1991

These parties, extremely small and ineffective, fall into three categories: those aligned with the government to provide a façade of democracy; the CpDS, which is allowed to operate openly but is still repressed; and those parties which are not registered with the government and are therefore illegal.

Larger minor parties

• The sole legal opposition party: Convergence for Social Democracy
  Convergence for Social Democracy
  Convergence for Social Democracy is the only major opposition party in Equatorial Guinea.The CPDS is headed by a President and a Secretary-General, who are currently Santiago Obama Ndong and Plácido Micó Abogo, respectively...
  
   (Convergencia para la Democracia Social)
• Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island
  Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island
  The Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island is a proscribed political organization in Equatorial Guinea. It has its roots in the pre-independence Unión Bubi, which sought independence from the mainland half of Spanish Guinea...
  
   (Movimiento para la Auto-determinación de la Isla de Bioko)
• National Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea
  National Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea
  The National Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea is a liberal party in exile from in Equatorial Guinea.The party is a member of Liberal International.-See also:*Liberalism*Contributions to liberal theory*Liberalism worldwide*List of liberal parties...
  
   (Unión Democrática Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial)
• Progressive Democratic Alliance
  Progressive Democratic Alliance (Equatorial Guinea)
  The Progressive Democratic Alliance is a political party in Equatorial Guinea. Its most prominent figure is Victorino Bolekia Bonay, the Mayor of Malabo and the first person democratically elected to that post. Bolekia is a well-known opponent of the government, and he has been detained by the...
  
   (Alianza Democrática Progresista)
• Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea
  Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea
  The Progress Party of Equatorial Guinea is a pro-market, pro-democracy political party in Equatorial Guinea. It was founded shortly after the legalization of political parties in the early 1990s after a long period of highly authoritarian military rule....
  
   (Partido del Progreso de Guinea Ecuatorial)

Other parties

• Bubi Union
• Co-operative of the Democratic Opposition (CODE)
• Democratic Development Union (UDD)
• Democratic Federal Party (PFD)
• Democratic Social Independent Party (PIDS)
• Equatorial Guinean Resistance (RGE) — politico-military organisation
• Guinean People's Liberation Force (FLPGE)
• Liberal Democratic Convention (CLD)
• Liberal Party of Equatorial Guinea (PLGE)
• Movement of Liberty and the Future of Equatorial Guinea (MOLIFUGE)
• National Alliance for Democratic Restoration (ANRD)
• National Movement for the Liberation of Equatorial Guinea (MONALIGE)
• National Resistance of Equatorial Guinea (RENAGE)
• Party of the Democratic Coalition (PCD) — alliance of MOLIFUGE, UB, and UDD
• Party of the Social Democratic Coalition (PCSD)
• Platform of the United Opposition (POC)
• Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea (AP)
• Popular Union of Equatorial Guinea (UP)

• Reformist Party of Equatorial Guinea (PRGE)
• Republican Democratic Force (FDR)
• Republican Union of Equatorial Guinea (UR)
• Social Democratic and Popular Convergence (CSDP)
• Social Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PSD)
• Social Democratic Union of Equatorial Guinea (UDS)
• Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea (PSGE)
• Union for Democracy and Social Development (UDDS)
• Union of Independent Democrats (UDI)
• Union of the Centre-Right (UCD)

Pre-Macías parties

• Democratic Fernandino Union
• Macías Group
• National Liberation Crusade
• National Liberation Front of Equatorial Guinea
• National Union Movement
• Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea
• Popular Liberation Union of Equatorial Guinea
• Pro-Independence Movement of Equatorial Guinea
• United National Party
• United National Workers' Party
• Union Movement of Equatorial Guinea

See also

• List of political parties by country