List of political parties in Zimbabwe explained

This article lists political parties in Zimbabwe.

Active parties

Parties with parliamentary representation

Name		Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	Senate	Assembly
	Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front	ZANU–PF	Emmerson Mnangagwa	Big tent	Left-wing populism Pan-Africanism African nationalism
	Movement for Democratic Change	MDC	Douglas Mwonzora	Centre-left	Left-wing populism Pan-Africanism African nationalism
	Citizens Coalition For Change	CCC	Nelson Chamisa	Centre-left	Social democracy

Other parties

• Zimbabwe African National Congress
• ERA Zimbabwe
• A Road to Freedom Progress and Success (ARFPS)
• African People's Congress
• Democratic Assembly for Restoration and Empowerment
• FreeZim Congress
• Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party^[1]
• International Socialist Organisation
• Labour, Economist and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD)
• Liberal Democrats^[2]
• Matabeleland Peoples Congress
• Movement for People First^[3]
• Mthwakazi Republic Party^[4]
• National Alliance for Good Governance
• National Patriotic Front
• Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
• Riseup Zimbabwe Freedom Party
• United Parties
• United People's Party
• Youth Zimbabwe Freedom Party
• Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga
• Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)
• Zimbabwe African People's Union – Federal Party
• Zimbabwe First Party
• Zimbabwe National Democratic Party
• Zimbabwe National Revival Party - ZNRP^[5]
• Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity - Kasiyamhuru
• Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance
• Zimbabwe Communist Party^{[6] [7]}

Defunct parties

Zimbabwe

• Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe (CAZ)
• Forum Party (FPZ)
• Patriotic Front (PF)
• Republican Front (RF)
• United African National Council (UANC)
• Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)
• Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party
• Zimbabwe Unity Movement (ZUM)
• Zimbabwe United People's Organisation (ZUPO)

Rhodesia

• Central Africa Party
• Centre Party (CP)
• Confederate Party
• Dominion Party
• Federal Party
• Mthwakazi United Party (MUP)
• Responsible Government Association (RGA)
• Rhodesian Action Party (RAP)
• Rhodesian Front (RF)
• Rhodesia Labour Party (RLP)
• Rhodesian White People's Party (RWPP)
• Southern Rhodesia African National Congress (SRANC)
• Southern Rhodesia Communist Party (SRCP)
• Southern Rhodesia Liberal Party (SRLP)
• United Federal Party (UFP)
• United National Federal Party (UNFP)
• United Rhodesia Party

Notes and References

1. Web site: Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe - Freedom Justice Coalition Zimbabwe Party . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111083216/https://www.fjcz.org/index.php/en/ . 2014-11-11 . 2014-10-23.
2. Web site: 2018夜夜射天天拍在线 日日日射夜2017日日啪 2018天天啪天天爽国产 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190129074749/http://www.liberaldemocratszim.org/ . 2019-01-29 . 2020-03-12.
3. Web site: DONGO FORMS NEW PARTY newsdzeZimbabweNewsdzeZimbabwe . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150810195451/http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2015/08/dongo-forms-new-party.html . 10 August 2015 . 9 August 2015.
4. Web site: Mthwakazi party barred from using symbol .
5. Web site: Official Government Gazette .
6. Book: Mare . A. . Social Media and Elections in Africa, Volume 1 . Matsilele . T. . . 2020 . 9783030305536 . Ndlela . Martin N. . 155–156 . en . Hybrid Media System and the July 2018Elections in “Post-Mugabe” Zimbabwe . 10.1007/978-3-030-30553-6 . 226499357 . Mano . Winston.
7. Web site: Ngqabutho Mabhena resigns from the MDC . 2022-11-19 . Bulawayo24 News.