List of political parties in Cameroon explained

This article lists the various political parties in Cameroon.

Cameroon is a one party dominant state with the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Parties represented in the National Assembly

PartyAbbr.LeaderPolitical positionIdeologyAssembly
bgcolor=Cameroon People's Democratic Movement
Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais
CPDM
RDPC
Paul BiyaBig tentNationalism
Francophilia
Right-wing populism
bgcolor=National Union for Democracy and Progress
Union nationale pour la démocratie et le progrès
NUDP
UNDP
Maigari Bello BoubaRight-wingDemocratic capitalism
Anti-communism
bgcolor=Social Democratic Front
Front social démocrate
SDF
FSD
John Fru NdiCentre-leftSocial democracy

Parti camerounais pour la réconciliation nationale
CPNR
PCRN
Cabral Libii
bgcolor=Cameroon Democratic Union
Union démocratique du Cameroun
UDCPatricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya
Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon
Front pour le salut national du Cameroun
FNSC
FSNC
bgcolor=Movement for the Defence of the Republic
Mouvement pour la défense de la République
MDRDakolé Daïssala
Union of Socialist Movements
Union des mouvements socialistes
USM
UMS
Socialism

Other parties

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . cameroonreformationparty.net.