List of countries without political parties
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This list of countries without political parties includes countries and dependencies with permanent populations that have no registered political parties.[1] Some have opposition groups that operate clandestinely.
Monarchies
Bahrain – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Kuwait – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Oman – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Qatar – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Saudi Arabia – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.[2]
Tuvalu
United Arab Emirates – Political parties are banned; candidates must be independent.
Theocracies
Afghanistan – Political parties are banned under the current Taliban government.
Vatican City
Republics
Burkina Faso – Political parties are banned under the current military junta.[3]
Federated States of Micronesia
Palau
Subnational entities
Canada:
Northwest Territories
Nunavut- Almost every municipal government in the country
United Kingdom:
Falkland Islands
Pitcairn Islands- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Almost every Parish Council local government in the country.
Australia:
New Zealand:
United States:
Nebraska – The Nebraska Legislature is non-partisan- Many municipal governments
Former entities
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.[4]
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
