One-party state

A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a governance structure in which only a single political party controls the ruling system. In a one-party state, all opposition parties are either outlawed or have limited and controlled participation in elections. The expression "de facto one-party" is sometimes used to describe a dominant-party system that, unlike a one-party state, allows (at least nominally) multiparty elections, but the existing practices or balance of political power effectively prevent the opposition from winning power.

Membership in the ruling party tends to be relatively small compared to the population. Rather, they give out private goods to fellow elites to ensure continued support. One-party, compared to dominant-party dictatorships, structure themselves unlike democracies. They also turn into multi-party democracies at a lower rate than dominant-party dictatorships. While one-party states prohibit opposition parties, some allow for independent candidates to stand for election in competition with party candidates. Therefore, they place elites and sympathetic candidates in key administrative races. For example, the Chinese Communist Party exercises political control by infiltrating village administrations. They view these positions as crucial for gathering information on the population and maintaining a presence in the far reaches of their borders.

One-party states recognize the trade-off between election victory and gathering valuable data. To account for this, the regimes have been observed placing local nobility in easy-to-win races. One-party states have also been observed using elections to ensure that only the most popular elites get chosen to office. They also gather data from elections to indicate if a local official is performing poorly in the eyes of the residents. This gives locals the opportunity to monitor local officials and communicate satisfaction with the local government. Throughout the country, members of the one party hold key political positions. In doing so, the party avoids committing outright fraud and rather sustains their power at the local level with strategic appointment of elites. Data on one-party regimes can be difficult to gather given their lack of transparency.

Current one-party states

The following countries are legally constituted as one-party states:

Country	Head of party	Leader title	Party	Ideology	Date of establishment	Duration	Constitutional basis	Notes
China	File:Xi Jinping 2025 (cropped).jpg Xi Jinping	General Secretary	Template:CCP flag	Socialism with Chinese characteristics Marxism-Leninism	1 October 1949	Template:Ayd	Article 1 of the Constitution: "Leadership by the Communist Party of China is the defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics."	Eight minor parties have legal status as part of the "united front" system, but their leadership is determined by the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department
Cuba	File:24.01.2023 - Encontro com o Presidente da República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel - 52647526820 (cropped).jpg Miguel Díaz-Canel	First Secretary	Communist Party of Cuba	Marxism–Leninism Castroism Guevarism Left-wing nationalism	3 October 1965	Template:Ayd	Article 5 of the Constitution: "The Communist Party of Cuba, unique, Martiano, Fidelista, and Marxist-Leninist, the organized vanguard of the Cuban nation, sustained in its democratic character as well as its permanent linkage to the people, is the superior driving force of the society and the State."
Eritrea	File:Isaias Afwerki 2024 (cropped).jpg Isaias Afwerki	Chairperson	People's Front for Democracy and Justice	Eritrean nationalism Statism Left-wing nationalism	16 February 1994	Template:Ayd
Laos	File:Thongloun Sisoulith (cropped, 2024) 01.jpg Thongloun Sisoulith	General Secretary	Lao People's Revolutionary Party	Kaysone Phomvihane Thought Marxism-Leninism	2 December 1975	Template:Ayd	Article 3 of the Constitution: "The rights of the multi-ethnic people to be the masters of the country are exercised and ensured through the functioning of the political system with the Lao People's Revolutionary Party as its leading nucleus."
North Korea	File:Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin (2023-09-13) 12 (cropped).jpg Kim Jong Un	General Secretary	Workers' Party of Korea	Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism Juche	9 September 1948	Template:Ayd	Article 11 of the Constitution: "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea shall conduct all activities under the leadership of the Workers' Party of Korea."	Two minor parties are legally recognised, but are under the control of the Workers' Party of Korea
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	File:Brahim Ghali 2.jpeg Brahim Ghali	Secretary General	Polisario Front	Sahrawi nationalism Arab socialism	27 February 1976	Template:Ayd	Article 32 of the Constitution: "Until the complete recovery of national sovereignty, the Frente POLISARIO shall be the political framework that shall unite and mobilise politically the Sahrawis to express their aspirations and legitimate rights to self-determination and independence and to defend their national unity and complete the building of their independent Sahrawi State."	State with limited recognition, headquartered in Algeria
Vietnam	File:Keir Starmer meets Tô Lâm 29-10-2025 (6) (cropped).jpg Tô Lâm	General Secretary	Communist Party of Vietnam	Ho Chi Minh Thought Marxism-Leninism	2 September 1945Template:NoteTag	Template:Ayd	Article 4 of the Constitution: " Communist Party of Vietnam - the Vanguard of the working class, concurrently the vanguard of the labouring people and Vietnamese nation, faithfully representing the interests of the working class, labouring people and entire nation, and acting upon the Marxist-Leninist doctrine and Ho Chi Minh Thought, is the force leading the State and society."	Two minor parties, the Democratic Party of Vietnam and Socialist Party of Vietnam, had legal status within the Vietnam Fatherland Front until 1988

De facto one-party states

A de facto one-party system is one that, while not officially linking a single political party to governmental power, utilizes some means of political manipulation to ensure only one party stays in power. Many different countries have been claimed to be de facto one-party states, with differing levels of agreement between scholars, although most agree that the African continent is marked by this political system. Below are just a few examples of governments that have been claimed to have single party rule due to political manipulation.

Country	Party	Date of establishment	Information
Azerbaijan	New Azerbaijan Party	2010	Although Azerbaijan is officially a constitutional democracy, and opposition parties remain active within the country, the New Azerbaijan Party and the ruling Aliyev family have maintained power uninterrupted since 1993. Founded by Heydar Aliyev, the former head of state of the Azerbaijan SSR, his son Ilham Aliyev has maintained the presidential position since 2003. Aliyev amended the Constitution to remove term limits in 2009, and while presidential elections are held, Aliyev consistently receives over 80% of the vote. Legislatively, the National Assembly has nominal powers under the Azerbaijan Constitution, but in practice power is heavily concentrated in the ruling party. Between 1993 and 2010, major opposition parties were allowed some representation in the Assembly in each election. However, since 2010, no opposition parties have held seats in the Assembly. There are nominal opposition parties and independents but they are supportive of the Aliyev regime. Consequently, parliamentary elections are not considered free or fair.
Cambodia	Cambodian People's Party	2017	While Cambodia is constitutionally a multi-party state, the Cambodian People's Party dominates its political system, and the party dissolved its main opposition party in 2017, making Cambodia a de facto one-party state.
Cameroon	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	1997	Although multiparty elections have been held since 1992 and other parties have minimal legislative seats, the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC), the ruling party since independence, has always retained control of the National Assembly. The Cameroonian political system invests overwhelming power in the hands of the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, and the RDPC exists essentially to support Biya and his policies. The RDPC has held supermajorities in the National Assembly since 2002, and in the Senate since its formation in 2013.
Equatorial Guinea	Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea	2013	Equatorial Guinea, historically a one party-state under the PDGE from 1987–1992, has one nominal opposition party with the Convergence for Social Democracy. However, the opposition has only held at most 2 seats in the Chamber of Deputies since 1999, and had held no seats in neither the Chamber of Deputies or the Senate since 2013. The PDGE, by comparison, has held all seats in the Senate since 2013 and in the Chamber of Deputies since 2022.
Nicaragua	Sandinista National Liberation Front	2021	Although Nicaragua has been practicing multiparty elections since 1990, the country has become a de facto one-party state with Sandinista National Liberation Front as the sole dominating party and was consolidated after the 2021 Nicaraguan general election.
Russia	United Russia	2009	As of 2009, United Russia won a majority of seats in almost every Russian municipality. Opposition candidates stated they were hindered from campaigning for the elections, and some were denied places on the ballot. There were allegations of widespread ballot stuffing and voter intimidation, as well as statistical analysis results supporting these accusations.
Rwanda	Rwandan Patriotic Front	1994	Although Rwanda nominally allows for multiparty elections, they are manipulated in various ways, which include the banning of opposition parties, the arrests or assassinations of critics, and electoral fraud.
Togo	Union for the Republic	2024	The official continuation of the Rally of the Togolese People, which ruled Togo as a one-party state under Gnassingbe Eyadema from 1967–1994, the Union for the Republic has maintained power under Eyadema's son, Faure Gnassingbe, since its establishment in 2012. Although opposition parties exist within the country and other parties nominally hold seats in the National Assembly, the Union for the Republic has maintained an absolute majority since 2018 due to opposition boycotts while other represented parties only expedite the ruling party's legislation. This is demonstrated by the legislature's extension of Gnassingbe's term limit in 2019, extending it to 2030. With the 2024 Togolese parliamentary election, the UPLR received 108 seats out of 113, while also enabling Gnassingbe's revision of the Constitution to name him the "President of the Council of Ministers". With this position elected directly by Parliament over popular vote, the outright lack of term limits, and the removal of presidential powers from the President in favor of Gnassingbe directly, the party solidified Gnassingbe to rule for life like his father previously.
Venezuela	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	2017	Since 2014, the country has been going through a period of crisis of legitimacy and exceptionality due to the order to close the National Assembly and the convocation of a Constituent Assembly by Nicolás Maduro on May 1, 2017, composed mostly of PSUV politicians. Since then, different laws have been approved to restrict political participation, including informal persecution and the disqualification of certain politicians (including complaints of electoral fraud), concluding in 2024, at which point, because of new laws, the majority of opposition politicians have been disqualified and their organizations banned, leaving only a controlled opposition.
Uganda	National Resistance Movement	1986	Since assuming office in 1986 at the end of the Ugandan civil war, Yoweri Museveni has ruled Uganda as a dictator. Political parties were banned from 1986 to 2006 in the wake of the 2005 Ugandan multi-party referendum which was won by pro-democracy forces. Since 2006, Museveni has used legal means, patronage, and violence to maintain power.

Former one-party states

Country	Party	Ideology	Date of establishment	Date of dissolution	Duration	Continent
Republic of Afghanistan	National Revolutionary Party	Pashtun nationalism Pashtunization Republicanism Secularism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan	People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan-Khalq	Communism Marxism–Leninism Stalinism Pashtun nationalism Anti-imperialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan/Republic of Afghanistan	People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan-Parcham (National Fatherland Front)	Communism (until 1990) Marxism–Leninism (until 1990) Afghan nationalism Anti-imperialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Albanian Kingdom	Albanian Fascist Party	Albanian nationalism Greater Albania Fascism Italophilia Serbophobia Hellenophobia	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Albanian Kingdom	Guard of Greater Albania	Albanian nationalism Fascism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Albanian Kingdom	National Front	Albanian nationalism Greater Albania Anti-communism Republicanism Big tent Agrarian socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Democratic Government of Albania	Party of Labour of Albania (National Liberation Movement)	Communism Marxism–Leninism Hoxhaism Anti-revisionism Albanian nationalism State atheism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Democratic Government of Albania	Party of Labour of Albania (Democratic Front)		Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Albania			Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Algeria	National Liberation Front	Arab socialism Algerian nationalism Pan-Arabism Anti-imperialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Template:Flagicon People's Republic of Angola	People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola	Communism Left-wing nationalism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Armenia	Communist Party of Armenia	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Transcaucasia	Communist Party of Armenia	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Federal State of Austria	Fatherland Front	Clerical fascism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Communist Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Transcaucasia	Azerbaijan Communist Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League	Mujibism Bengali nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Bangladesh	Jatiya Party	Bangladeshi nationalism Conservatism Authoritarianism Militarism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Dahomey	Dahomeyan Democratic Party	African nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Template:Flagicon Benin	People's Revolutionary Party of Benin	Communism Marxism–Leninism (nominally)	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia	National Partnership	Collaborationism, Nazism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Communist Party (Fatherland Front)	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
State of Burma	Dobama Sinyetha Asi Ayon		Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
State of Burma	Maha Bama Asi Ayon		Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Template:Flagicon Burma	Burma Socialist Programme Party	Burmese Way to Socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Republic of Burundi	Union for National Progress	Burundian nationalism Tutsi interests	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Byelorussia	Communist Party of Byelorussia	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Cambodia (Sangkum era)	Sangkum	Khmer nationalism National conservatism Royalism Statism Buddhist socialism Economic nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Kampuchea	Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party	Communism Socialism Marxism–Leninism Revisionism Left-wing nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Republic of Cameroon	Cameroonian National Union	Big tent	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Cameroon	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement	Big tent Nationalism Francophilia	1975	1990	Template:Ayd	Africa
Cape Verde	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Cape Verde	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Carpatho-Ukraine	Template:Ill	Nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Central African Republic	Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa	African nationalism Anti-colonialism Progressivism Anti-imperialism	1962	1980	Template:Ayd	Africa
Central African Republic	Central African Democratic Union	African nationalism Republicanism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Central African Republic	Central African Democratic Rally	African nationalism Democratic socialism Social democracy Republicanism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Chad	Chadian Progressive Party	African nationalism Pan-Africanism Anti-imperialism African socialism Federalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Chad	National Movement for the Cultural and Social Revolution	African nationalism Pan-Africanism Anti-imperialism African socialism Federalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Chad	National Union for Independence and Revolution	Nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Guangzhou	Chinese Communist Party	Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Chinese communism	1927	1927		Asia
Hunan	Chinese Communist Party	Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Chinese communism	1927	1927		Asia
Jinggang	Chinese Communist Party	Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Chinese communism	1927	1928	Template:Ayd	Asia
Southwest Jiangxi	Chinese Communist Party	Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Chinese communism	1930	1931	Template:Ayd	Asia
Chinese Soviet Republic	Chinese Communist Party	Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Chinese communism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Xinjiang	People's Anti-Imperialist Association	Six Great Policies	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Template:Country data Republic of China (1912-1949)Template:NoteTag/Taiwan	Kuomintang	Tridemism	Template:DTS	Template:DTS	Template:Ayd	Asia
Yan'an	Chinese Communist Party	Marxism–Leninism Mao Zedong Thought Chinese communism	1937	1949	Template:Ayd	Asia
Comoros	Comorian Union for Progress	Nationalism	1982	1990	Template:Ayd	Africa
Template:Flagicon People's Republic of the Congo	Congolese Party of Labour	Communism, Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Tinoquista Costa Rica	Peliquista Party	Nationalism Personalism Authoritarianism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	North America
Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (National Front)	Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism Husakism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Dahomey	Dahomeyan Unity Party	African nationalism Republicanism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Danzig	Nazi Party	Nazism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Djibouti	People's Rally for Progress	Issa interests	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Template:Flagicon Dominican Republic	Dominican Party	Trujillism National conservatism Right-wing populism Antihaitianismo	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	North America
Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon East Germany	Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Democratic Bloc)	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
	Socialist Unity Party of Germany (National Front of the German Democratic Republic)	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Egypt	Liberation Rally	Egyptian nationalism Pan-Arabism Socialism	Template:Dts	1957	Template:Ayd	Africa
	National Union	Nasserism Pan-Arabism Socialism	1957	1962	Template:Ayd	Africa
	Arab Socialist Union	Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism Nasserism	1961	1976	Template:Ayd	Africa
Template:Flagicon El Salvador	National Pro Patria Party	Fascism Anti-communism Conservatism Agrarian oligarchy	1933	1944	Template:Ayd	Central America
Equatorial Guinea	United National Workers' Party	African nationalism Personalism Anti-imperialism Anti-colonialism Anti-racism Pan-Africanism Anti-intellectualism Totalitarianism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Equatorial Guinea	Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea	African nationalism Militarism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Eritrea	Eritrean People's Liberation Front	Left-wing nationalism	1991 (Provisional government) 1993 (Recognized state)	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Estonia	Patriotic League (National Front for the Implementation of the Constitution)	Estonian nationalism Personalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Estonia	Communist Party of Estonia	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Ethiopia	Commission for Organizing the Party of the Working People of Ethiopia	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Ethiopia	Workers' Party of Ethiopia	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Gabon	Gabonese Democratic Party	Conservatism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Georgia	Communist Party of Georgia	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Transcaucasia	Communist Party of Georgia	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Nazi Germany	National Socialist German Workers' Party	Nazism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Reich Commissariat for the Occupied Dutch Territories	National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands	Collaborationism, Dutch irredentism, Dutch nationalism and Nazism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Ghana	Convention People's Party	Nkrumaism African socialism African nationalism Pan-Africanism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Template:Flagicon Grenada	New Jewel Movement	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	North America
Template:Flagicon Guatemala	Progressive Liberal Party	Ubicoism Liberalism Nationalism Anti-communism	1931	1944		Central America
Template:Flagicon Guatemala	National Liberation Movement	Neo-fascism Ultraconservatism Anti-communism	1954	1958		Central America
Guinea	Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally	African nationalism African socialism Pan-Africanism	1960	1984		Africa
Guinea-Bissau	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde	Communism Marxism–Leninism	1974	1991		Africa
Template:Flagicon Haiti	National Unity Party	Black nationalism Haitian nationalism Right-wing populism Anti-communism Anti-Americanism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	North America
Template:Flagdeco Hawaii	Reform Party	Americanisation Annexationism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	North America
Government of National Unity	Arrow Cross Party	Magyarism Fascism Collaborationism Agrarianism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Template:FlagdTemplate:FlagdTemplate:Flagd Hungary	Hungarian Working People's Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Stalinism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Template:FlagdTemplate:Flagd Hungary	Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Kádárism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Indonesia	Indonesian National Party	Nationalism Marhaenism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Template:Flagicon Imperial State of Iran	Rastakhiz Party	Monarchism Populism Secularism Democratic centralism Third Position	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Iraq	Iraqi Arab Socialist Union	Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism Nasserism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Iraq	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party	Saddamist Ba'athism Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism Militarism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Fascist Italy	National Fascist Party	Fascism Corporatism Ultranationalism Totalitarianism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe/Africa
Italian Social Republic	Republican Fascist Party	Fascism Corporatism Ultranationalism Totalitarianism Antisemitism Collaborationism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Ivory Coast	Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally	African nationalism Conservatism Populism Houphouëtism Pan-Africanism	1960	1990		Africa
Empire of Japan	Imperial Rule Assistance Association	Shōwa statism Militarism	1940	1945		Asia
Philippine Executive Commission	Association for Service to the New Philippines	Filipino nationalism National conservatism Fascism Japanophilia Collaborationism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Kampuchea	Communist Party of Kampuchea	Communism Marxism–Leninism Agrarianism Autarky Khmer nationalism Ultranationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Asia
Kenya	Kenya African National Union	Kenyan nationalism Conservatism	1969 (de facto) 1982 (de jure)	1991		Africa
Template:Country data First Republic of Korea	Liberal Party	Ilminism Conservatism Korean nationalism	17 December 1951	19 April 1960		Asia
Template:Country data Third Republic of Korea	Democratic Republican Party	Korean nationalism Conservatism Corporatism	2 February 1963	12 December 1979		Asia
Template:Country data Fifth Republic of Korea	Democratic Justice Party	Conservatism Authoritarianism	15 January 1981	16 December 1987		Asia
Independent State of Croatia	Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionary Movement	Croatian irredentism Croatian ultranationalism National conservatism Social conservatism Clerical fascism Fascist corporatism Political Catholicism Anti-communism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Latvia	Communist Party of Latvia	Communism Marxism–Leninism democratic centralism state socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Latvia	Communist Party of Latvia	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Liberia	True Whig Party	Black conservatism Centralization Protectionism Whiggism (until 1940s)	1878	April 1980		Africa
Template:Flagicon Libya	Arab Socialist Union	Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism Nasserism	1971	1977		Africa
Lithuania–Byelorussia	Communist Party of Lithuania and Belorussia	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Lithuania	Lithuanian Nationalist Union	Lithuanian nationalism National conservatism Social conservatism Fascist corporatism Anti-communism	1926	1940	14 years	Europe
Lithuania	Communist Party of Lithuania	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Democratic Republic of Madagascar	National Front for the Defense of the Revolution	Left-wing nationalism Scientific socialism	1976	1989		Africa
Malawi	Malawi Congress Party	Ubuntu Conservatism African nationalism Anti-colonialism	1964	1993		Africa
Mali	Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally	African nationalism Pan-Africanism African socialism	1960	1968		Africa
Mali	Democratic Union of the Malian People	African socialism Democratic centralism	1976	1991		Africa
Manchukuo	Concordia Association	Fascism Monarchism Manchurian nationalism Pan-Asianism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Asia
Mauritania	Mauritanian People's Party	Nationalism Centralism Islamic socialism	1961	1978		Africa
Mexico	Institutional Revolutionary Party	Revolutionary nationalism Big tent	Template:DTS	[[2000 Mexican general election|Template:DTS]]	Template:Ayd	North America
Mongolia	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism	1921	Template:Dts		Asia
Mozambique	FRELIMO	Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Africa
Niger	Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally	African nationalism Pan-Africanism	1960	1974		Africa
Niger	National Movement for the Development of Society	Conservatism	1989	1991		Africa
Vietnam (partially)	Workers' Party of North Vietnam (League for the Independence of Vietnam)	Communism Marxism–Leninism Ho Chi Minh Thought	Template:Dts	1946		Asia
North Vietnam	Workers' Party of North Vietnam (Vietnamese Fatherland Front)	Communism Marxism–Leninism Ho Chi Minh Thought	1955	Template:Dts		Asia
North Yemen	General People's Congress	Yemeni nationalism Arab nationalism Pan-Arabism Big tent	1982	1988		Asia
Template:Flagicon National Government	National Rally	Fascism Nazism Fascist corporatism Anti-communism Collaborationism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Ottoman Empire	Union and Progress Party	İttihadism	Template:DTS	1918		Asia/Europe
Template:Flagicon Paraguay	Colorado Party	Conservatism National conservatism	1947	1962		South America
Persia	Communist Party of Persia	Communism Marxism–Leninism	1920	1921		Asia
Republic of the Philippines	Association for Service to the New Philippines	Filipino nationalism, National conservatism, Fascism, Japanophilia, collaborationism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Asia
Poland	Polish United Workers' Party (Front of National Unity)	Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Poland	Polish United Workers' Party (Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth)	Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Portugal	National Union	Salazarism corporatism Integralismo Lusitano	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Portugal	National Union	Salazarism corporatism Integralismo Lusitano	Template:Dts	Template:DtsTemplate:NoteTag		Europe
Template:Flagicon Portugal	People's National Action (formerly National Union)	Corporatism Integralismo Lusitano	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Romania	National Renaissance Front	Big tent Romanian nationalism Monarchism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon National Legionary State	Iron Guard	Legionarism Clerical fascism Christian nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Romania	Romanian Communist Party (People's Democratic Front)	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	1968		Europe
Romania	Romanian Communist Party (Front of Socialist Unity)	Communism Marxism–Leninism National Communism	1968	1980		Europe
Romania	Romanian Communist Party (Front of Socialist Unity and Democracy)	Communism Marxism–Leninism National Communism	1980	Template:Dts		Europe
Rwanda	Parmehutu	Hutu Power	1965	1973		Africa
Rwanda	National Revolutionary Movement for Development	Hutu Power Ultranationalism Social conservatism Anti-communism	1978	1991		Africa
Template:Flagicon San Marino	Sammarinese Fascist Party	Italian fascism Corporatism	1926	1943		Europe
San Marino	Republican Fascist Party of San Marino	Italian fascism	1943	1944		Europe
Senegal	Socialist Party of Senegal	African nationalism African socialism	1966	1974		Africa
Seychelles	Seychelles People's Progressive Front	Communism Marxism-Leninism	1979	1991		Africa
Sierra Leone	All People's Congress	African nationalism Democratic socialism	1978	1991		Africa
Slovak Republic	Hlinka's Slovak People's Party – Party of Slovak National Unity	Clerical fascism Slovak nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Somalia	Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party	Islamic socialism Marxism–Leninism Pan-Somalism Scientific socialism Somali nationalism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Africa
People's Republic of Southern Yemen	National Liberation Front, Yemeni Socialist Party	Arab nationalism Arab socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Asia
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen	Yemeni Socialist Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Asia
Democratic Republic of Yemen	Yemeni Socialist Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Asia
Estonia	Russian Communist Party (Central Committee of the Estonian Sections)	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic	Russian Communist Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe/Asia
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic	Russian Social Democratic Labour Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe/Asia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Russian Communist Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe/Asia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	All-Union Communist Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism Stalinism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe/Asia
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Communist Party of the Soviet Union	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Europe/Asia
Kingdom of Spain	Patriotic Union	Spanish nationalism Political Catholicism Monarchism Conservatism	1924	1930		Europe
Spanish State	FET y de las JONS	Francoism Falangism Spanish nationalism traditionalism National Catholicism anti-liberalism corporatism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Democratic Republic of the Sudan	Sudanese Socialist Union	Arab nationalism Arab socialism Anti-communism	1971	1985		Africa
Sudan	National Congress Party	Islamism Arab nationalism Salafism Social conservatism	1989	2005		Africa
Template:Flagdeco Syrian Republic	Arab Liberation Movement	Syrian nationalism Modernization Pro-Western	1953	1954		Asia
Template:Flagdeco Syrian Arab Republic	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (National Progressive Front)	Neo-Ba'athism Pan-Arabism Arab nationalism Arab socialism Militarism	8 March 1963	Template:Dts Template:Dts (de-facto) Template:NoteTag		Asia
São Tomé and Príncipe	Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe – Social Democratic Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism	1975	1990		Africa
Template:Flagcountry	Tanganyika African National Union	African nationalism African socialism Ujamaa	1961	1977		Africa
Tanzania	Chama Cha Mapinduzi	Ujamaa African socialism	1977	1992		Africa
Togo	Party of Togolese Unity	African nationalism	1962	1963		Africa
Togo	Rally of the Togolese People	African nationalism Right-wing populism	1969	1991		Africa
Tunisia	Neo Destour	Tunisian nationalism Bourguibism Arab nationalism Secularism	1963	1964		Africa
Tunisia	Socialist Destourian Party	Tunisian nationalism Secularism Bourguibism	1964	1981		Africa
Turkey (one-party period)	Republican People's Party	Kemalism	1923	1945		Asia/Europe
Turkmenistan	Democratic Party of Turkmenistan	Turkmen nationalism Secularism Social conservatism Catch-all party	1992	2008		Asia
Tuva	Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Asia
Uganda	Uganda People's Congress	Social democracy African nationalism Pan-Africanism	1969	1971		Africa
Ukraine	Communist Party of Ukraine	Communism Marxism–Leninism Democratic centralism State socialism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
United Arab Republic	National Union	Arab nationalism Arab socialism Pan-Arabism	1958	1961		Africa
Template:Flagicon Upper Volta	Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally	African nationalism Pan-Africanism	1960	1966		Africa
Yugoslavia	Yugoslav Radical Peasants' Democracy	Royalism Yugoslav nationalism Agrarianism Centralism Anti-liberalism	1929	1931		Europe
Yugoslavia	League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Socialist Alliance of Working People of Yugoslavia)	Marxism–Leninism Titoism Yugoslavism	Template:Dts	Template:Dts		Europe
Template:Flagicon Zaire	Popular Movement of the Revolution	Mobutism Zairean nationalism Authenticité	1970	1990		Africa
Zambia	United National Independence Party	African socialism African nationalism	1972	1990		Africa
Zanzibar	Afro-Shirazi Party	African nationalism Marxism–Leninism	1964	1977		Africa

See also

• Dominant-party system
• Ban on factions in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• Multi-party system
• Outline of democracy
• Political factionalism
• Political organisation
• Two-party system
• Uniparty
• Unitary parliamentary republic
• Landslide victory