List of political parties in Sierra Leone explained

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

Parliamentary parties

Party		Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	MPs
bgcolor=		Sierra Leone People's Party	SLPP	Julius Maada Bio	Centre to centre-left	Social democracy Civic nationalism Third Way
bgcolor=		All People's Congress	APC	Ernest Bai Koroma	Centre-left	African nationalism Pan-Africanism

Other parties

• 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

The 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

• Politics of Sierra Leone
• List of political parties by country

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sierra Leone: The Temnes and the Politics of the All Peoples' Congress (APC) . Thenewpeople.com . 2014-06-17.
2. Web site: Sierra Leone: The Temnes and the Politics of the All Peoples' Congress (APC) . Thenewpeople.com . 2014-06-17.