List of political parties in Equatorial Guinea

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This article lists political parties in Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea is a dominant-party state with the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea in power. Although multiple parties are permitted by the Constitution of 1991, only one true opposition party operates openly, and there have been multiple accusations of electoral fraud.

Parties[edit]

Main parties[edit]

Name Abbr. Founded Leader Political position Ideology Senators Deputies
Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea
Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial
PDGE 1987 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Big Tent African nationalism
Fang interests
Militarism
Authoritarianism
70 / 70
100 / 100
Convergence for Social Democracy
Convergencia para la Democracia Social
CPDS 1990 Santiago Obama Ndong Centre-left Democratic socialism
Social democracy
0 / 70
0 / 100

Other minor parties formed since 1991[edit]

These parties, extremely small and ineffective, fall into three categories: those aligned with the government to provide a façade of democracy; the CPDS, which is allowed to operate openly but is still repressed; and those parties which are not registered with the government and are therefore illegal.

Larger illegal minor parties[edit]

Other parties[edit]

Pre-Macías parties[edit]

See also[edit]