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Namibia is a dominant-party state with the South-West Africa People's Organisation in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. In Namibian politics, ethnicity plays a significant role in party affiliation and voting behaviour. Some parties are dominated by single ethnic groups; SWAPO itself, its government, and administration, is pre-dominantly Ovambo.
Parties with parliamentary seats
Parties with seats in the National Assembly of Namibia after the 2024 elections:
Unrepresented parties
The following parties contested the 2019 parliamentary elections but did not gain a seat, in the order of votes obtained:
- Action Democratic Movement Party (ADM)
- Christian Democratic Voice (CDV)
- Congress of Democrats (CoD)
- National Empowerment Fighting Corruption (NEFC)
- National Patriotic Front (NPF)
- Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)
- United People's Movement (UPM)
- Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP)
Parties of local relevance
The following parties did not contest the 2019 general elections but took part in the 2020 local authority election, and gained seats:
- Gobabis Residents' Association, 1 seat in Gobabis
- Karibib Ratepayers Association, 1 seat in Karibib
- Monitor Action Group, 1 seat in Outjo
- Okahandja Rate Payers Association, 1 seat in Okahandja
- Omaruru Community Development Association, 1 seat in Omaruru
- Rehoboth Independent Town Management Association, 1 seat in Rehoboth
- United People's Movement (UPM), 1 seat in Rehoboth
- Rundu Concerned Citizens Association, 1 seat in Rundu
- Rundu Urban Community Association, 1 seat in Rundu
- Swakopmund Residents Association, 2 seats in Swakopmund
- Joint Walvis Bay Residents Association, 1 seat in Walvis Bay
Defunct parties
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- National parties
- Communist Party of Namibia
- Democratic Action for Namas
- Democratic Party of Namibia (DPN)
- Namibia African People's Democratic Organisation
- Namibian Democratic Movement for Change
- National Progressive Party
- Riemvasmaak United Party
- United Nama Independence People's Party
- United Namib Independence Party
- United Namibia People's Party
- Local parties
- Banned parties
References
- Düsing, Sandra (2002). Traditional Leadership and Democratisation in Southern Africa: A Comparative Study of Botswana, Namibia, and Southern Africa. Studien zur Politikwissenschaft. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 125–126. ISBN 9783825850654.
- ^ Iikela, Sakeus (2 December 2019). "Reduced victory ... Swapo, Geingob drop votes". The Namibian. p. 1.
- "Socialism with Namibian characteristics". Namibian Sun. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- "2020 Local Authority Elections Results and Allocation of Seats" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 29 November 2020. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- Staff writer (11 September 2006). "Caprivi Political Party Declared Illegal". IRIN (via afrol News). Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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