List of political parties in Kuwait

The Constitution of Kuwait supports the existence of political parties, although political parties in Kuwait have not been legalized since independence in 1961. Nonetheless, the constitution itself does not prohibit parties.

In practice, there are many de facto political parties:

Current parties

Secular

Liberal

• National Democratic Alliance[1]
• Kuwait Democratic Forum[2]

Leftist/Progressive

• Kuwaiti Progressive Movement[3][4][5]

Populist

• Popular Action Movement (7ashd)[6][7]
• Popular Action Bloc

Islamist

Sunni

• Hadas (Kuwaiti branch of the Muslim Brotherhood)
• Islamic Salafi Alliance

Shi'a

• National Islamic Alliance
• Justice and Peace Alliance (moderate Shi'a)

Others

• Civil Conservative Party (moderate conservative)

Youth groups

• The Kuwait youth groups are secular (consisting of youth from diverse social groups):
  • Civil Democratic Movement[8][9][10][11]
  • Youth Association of Kuwait

See also

• Politics of Kuwait
• List of political parties by country

References

1. "Kuwait's Opposition: Who Are They?". Al Monitor.
2. "Kuwaiti Democratic Forum Official Website" (in Arabic).
3. "Q&A with the Kuwait Progressive Movement". yourmiddleeast.com. 2013.
4. "Kuwait's Opposition: Who Are They?". Al Monitor.
5. "Progressive Kuwaiti Movement Official Website" (in Arabic).
6. "7ashd Official Website" (in Arabic).
7. "Oppn launches rebranded popular action movement – Barrak strongly criticizes ruling family, Assembly". Kuwait Times.
8. "Youth of the Gulf, Youth of Palestine". MERIP.
9. "Kuwait Youth Movement Reignites Opposition". Al Monitor.
10. "Kuwaiti youth groups merge into one party". Ahram.
11. "Kuwait Civil Democratic Movement Official Website" (in Arabic).