List of political parties in the Northern Mariana Islands
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This article lists political parties in the Northern Mariana Islands.
The Northern Marianas has a multi-party system
, with two or three strong parties
and a third party that is electorally successful.
The Northern Marianas 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 two or three strong 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...
and a third party that is electorally successful.
The parties
- Covenant PartyCovenant Party (Northern Mariana Islands)The Covenant Party is a political party in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands advocating government and financial reform. In the legislative elections of 2003, the Covenant Party won nine of eighteen seats. In the 2005 elections, the Covenant Party increased its position as one of the...
- Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Northern Mariana Islands)The Democratic Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is not officially affiliated with the United States' national Democratic Party....
- Reform PartyReform Party (Northern Mariana Islands)The Reform Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is not an affiliate of the Reform Party USA but rather the American Reform Party, a splinter group of that party. In the last legislative elections held on 1 November 2003, the party won no seats; gubernatorial candidate...
- Republican PartyRepublican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)The Republican Party is a political party in the Northern Mariana Islands. In the 2001 gubernatorial election Juan Babauta of the Republican Party won with 42.8% of the vote...
See also
- Politics of the Northern Mariana IslandsPolitics of the Northern Mariana IslandsPolitics of the Northern Mariana Islands takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic system, whereby the Governor is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. The Northern Mariana Islands are a commonwealth in political union with the United States....
- List of political parties by country
- Political party strength in the Northern Mariana IslandsPolitical party strength in the Northern Mariana IslandsThe following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States insular area of the Northern Mariana Islands:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Resident Representative in Washington, D.C...