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. Founded Leader Politicalposition Ideology MPs Sierra Leone People's PartySLPP1951Julius Maada BioCentre tocentre-left All People's CongressAPC1960Ernest Bai KoromaCentre-left
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) Alliance Democratic Party (ADP)
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.
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).
See also Politics of Sierra Leone List of political parties by country
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