List of countries without political parties

This is a list of countries and dependencies with a permanent population that have no legal political parties. Some have opposition groups that operate clandestinely.

Monarchies

•  Bahrain – Political "parties" are banned, but political "societies" are allowed. The media, however, usually refer to these formations as "parties".
•  Kuwait – Political "parties" are not legally recognized, but political blocs are allowed. The media, however, usually refer to these blocs as "parties".
•  Qatar – Political parties are banned.
•  Oman – Political parties are banned.
•  Saudi Arabia – Political parties are banned.[1][2]
•  United Arab Emirates – Political parties are banned.
•   Vatican City State
•  Tuvalu

Republics

•  Federated States of Micronesia
•  Nauru
•  Palau

Territories

•  Canada
  •  Northwest Territories
  •  Nunavut
•  United Kingdom
  •  Falkland Islands
  •  Guernsey
  •  Pitcairn Islands
  •  Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
•  Australia
  •  Christmas Island
  •  Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  •  Norfolk Island
•  New Zealand
  •  Niue
  •  Tokelau
•  United States
  •  Nebraska - The Nebraska Legislature is non-partisan

Former nations

•  Confederate States of America - Even though political parties were not banned the Confederate Congress did not have any political parties.
• Polish government-in-exile - There were no official political parties, but several unofficial political factions existed [3]
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

References

1. United States Department of State
2. http://arabia2day.com/tag/umma-islamic-party/
3. Gałęzowski, Marek (2017). "Ugrupowania polityczne Polskiego Państwa Podziemnego poza koalicją rządzącą: kilka postulatów badawczych". Myśl Ekonomiczna i Polityczna (2 (57)): 306–337. Retrieved 7 May 2020.