This article lists political parties in Vietnam.
Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

 is a single-party state

Single-party state

A single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a type of party system government in which a single political party forms the government and no other parties are permitted to run candidates for election...

. This means that only one political party

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...

, the Communist Party of Vietnam

Communist Party of Vietnam

The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the...

 (Đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam) is legally allowed to hold effective power. Vietnamese elections conform to the popular front

Popular front

A popular front is a broad coalition of different political groupings, often made up of leftists and centrists. Being very broad, they can sometimes include centrist and liberal forces as well as socialist and communist groups...

 principle used in communist countries. The united front in Vietnam is called the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

Vietnamese Fatherland Front

The Vietnamese Fatherland Front founded February 1977 , is an umbrella group of pro-government "mass movements" in Vietnam, and has close links to the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese...

 and is led by the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Other parties

Although only the Communist Party of Vietnam

Communist Party of Vietnam

The Communist Party of Vietnam , formally established in 1930, is the governing party of the nation of Vietnam. It is today the only legal political party in that country. Describing itself as Marxist-Leninist, the CPV is the directing component of a broader group of organizations known as the...

 is legal, other parties exist:

• People's Action Party of Vietnam
  People's Action Party of Vietnam
  The People's Action Party of Vietnam , , is an Vietnamese exile anti-communist organization that is based in the United States. The organization is led by Chairman Nguyen Si Binh and Vice Chairman Dr...
  
   (PAP)
• Vietnam Progression Party (VNPP)
• Vietnam Populist Party
  Vietnam Populist Party
  The Vietnam Populist Party , also known in Vietnamese as “Dang Vi Dan”, is a political party in Vietnam, formed on January 1, 2006. The party campaigns for democracy in Vietnam.Vietnam is a one party state...
  
   (VPP)
• Democratic Party of Vietnam
  Democratic Party of Vietnam
  The Democratic Party of Vietnam was a political party in North Vietnam and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It was founded on 30 July 1944 to unite petty bourgeoisie and intelligentsia. It joined Vietminh. From 1954 to 1975, it was active in North Vietnam and from 1975 to 1988 in the re-unified...
  
   
• Viet Tan Vietnam Reform Party
  Viet Tan
  Việt Tân is a network of members inside Vietnam and around the world, that aims to establish democracy and reform Vietnam through peaceful and political means.The organization has its origins in the National United Front for the Freedom of Vietnam , founded on September 10,...
  
   
• Bloc 8406
  Bloc 8406
  Bloc 8406 is a Catholic-led unified coalition of political groups in Vietnam that advocate for democracy reforms in Vietnam. It is named after the date of the group's manifesto , 8 April, 2006, and was originally signed by 118 of dissidents calling for a multiparty...
  
  

See also

• Politics of Vietnam
  Politics of Vietnam
  Notwithstanding the 1992 Constitution's affirmation of the central role of the Communist Party, the National Assembly, according to the Constitution, is the highest representative body of the people and the only organization with legislative powers. It has a broad mandate to oversee all government...
  
  
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