This article lists political parties in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone has a multi-party system, with two or three strong political parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
Parties
editParliamentary parties
edit| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone People's Party | SLPP | Julius Maada Bio | Centre to centre-left | Social democracy Civic nationalism Third Way |
81 / 149
| |
| All People's Congress | APC | Ernest Bai Koroma | Centre-left | African nationalism Pan-Africanism |
54 / 149
| |
Other parties
edit- Coalition for Change (C4C)
- Grand Alliance Party (GAP)
- National Alliance Democratic Party (NADP)
- National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
- National Grand Coalition (NGC)
- National Unity and Reconciliation Party (NURP)
- Peace and Liberation Party (PLP)
- People's Democratic Party (PDP)
- People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC)
- Republic National Independent Party (ReNIP)
- Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
- Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
- United National People's Party (UNPP)
- Unity for National Development (UND)
- Unity Party (UP)
- Young People's Party (YPP)
Ethnic groups and national politics
editThe largest contest within Sierra Leone's political culture centres upon the competition between the ethnic Temne in Sierra Leone's north-west, and the Mende in Sierra Leone's south-east.[1]
The vast majority of the Mende support the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). The majority of the Temne support the All People's Congress (APC).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sierra Leone: The Temnes and the Politics of the All Peoples' Congress (APC)". Thenewpeople.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Sierra Leone: The Temnes and the Politics of the All Peoples' Congress (APC)". Thenewpeople.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.