List of political parties in Guinea

This article lists political parties in Guinea. Guinea has a multi-party system with various parties in the country.

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Political parties

Ruling party

Opposition parties
  • African Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti démocratique africain de Guinée)
  • Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès, PUP)
  • Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau, UPR)
  • Union for Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée, UPG)
  • Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain, PDG-RDA)
  • National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès, ANP)
  • Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement, PUD)
  • Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea ( Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG ), led by Cellou Dalein Diallo
  • Union of Republican Forces (Union des Forces Républicaines, UFR)
  • the Party of Democrats for Hope (" PADES") Led by Dr Ousmane Kaba

Defunct

Ethnic politics

President Alpha Conde derives support from Guinea's second-largest ethnic group, the Malinke.[1] Guinea's opposition is backed by the Fula ethnic group (French: Peul; Fula: Fulɓe), who account for around 40 percent of the population.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Guinea's Conde appeals for calm after 11 killed in ethnic clashes", Reuters, July 16, 2013.
  2. "Guinea's Conde appeals for calm after 11 killed in ethnic clashes", Reuters, July 16, 2013.
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