List of political parties in Batsweda

Political parties in Batsweda have been de jure banned since 2022 under the military-ruled Council of Transitional Governance. Before the outbreak of the Third Batswedan Civil War, Batsweda had a multi-party system, with individual parties typically unable to secure power alone, requiring the formation of coalition governments. Political parties traditionally emerged and operated as part of pre-existing patronage networks within and between ethnic and religious groups, and positions taken during the Second Batswedan Civil War between 1992 and 2002.

Pillarization

Batswedan society has since the 1960s been divided into three social cleavages, known as "pillars". These pillars traditionally have been formed on the historical divisions between socialists, Salamids, and Christians within the country since independence, with cultural and political institutions forming around sectarian lines. Since democratization in 2002, some political scientists have discussed the gradual de-pillarization of Batsweda, particularly within political spaces.

Pillar	Socialist	Salamic	Christian
Religions	Secularism	Salam	Christianity
Political persuasions	Socialism Social democracy Communism Pan-Azanianism	Political Salam Salamaic democracy Salamism Social conservatism	Christian democracy Christian right Social conservatism
Political parties	Union of Democracy and Progress Green Party of Batsweda Communist Party of Batsweda Left Solidarity	Coalition for the Transformation of Batsweda Reform and Development Party National Reconciliation Movement	Congress for Liberal Democracy United Democratic Alliance Christian Alternative for Batsweda
Unions	Batswedan Labour Congress	Association of East Azanian Trade Unions	Federation of Christian Trade Unions
Language	Anglish Sahrabic Tsweda Ler	Sahrabic Tsweda	Anglish Ler
Universities	University of Jakasse	National Madrasa of Batsweda	Sacred Heart University
Newspapers	The Worker	The Batswedan Herald	Times of Batsweda
TV and radio	Batswedan Broadcasting Corporation TVAzania	Salam Television Group	Lerland Radio

Current parties

Parliamentary parties

Since 22 May 2022, the National Assembly has been dissolved by the military-ruled Council of Transitional Governance. As such, there are no political parties represented in any legislature in Batsweda.

Parties without representation

This list denotes parties that ran in the 2018 Batswedan general election, including those that secured representation in the National Assembly before its dissolvement in 2022. Due to the ongoing Third Batswedan Civil War, there is conflicting information regarding active political groups and leadership within the country.

Party		Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	Political position	MPs
	Union of Democracy and Progress اتحاد الديمقراطية والتقدم	UDP	Abena Mmorosa	Social democracy Civic nationalism	Centre-left to left-wing	0 / 125
	Coalition for the Transformation of Batsweda ائتلاف تحويل البهودة	COTOB	Vacant	Salamism National conservatism	Right-wing	0 / 125
	Congress for Liberal Democracy المؤتمر من أجل الديمقراطية الليبرالية	CLD	Vacant	Ler nationalism Christian democracy	Centre to centre-right	0 / 125
	Reform and Development Party حزب الإصلاح والتنمية	RDP	Vacant	Salamic fundamentalism Right-wing populism	Far-right	0 / 125
	National Reconciliation Movement حركة المصالحة الوطنية	NRM	Vacant	Centrism Liberalism	Centre	0 / 125
	Green Party of Batsweda حزب البهودة الأخضر	GPB	Vacant	Green politics	Centre-left	0 / 125
	United Democratic Alliance التحالف الديمقراطي المتحد	UDA	Vacant	Ler nationalism Conservatism	Centre-right to right-wing	0 / 125
	Communist Party of Batsweda الحزب الشيوعي البهودة	CPB	Vacant	Communism Pan-Azanianism	Far-left	0 / 125
	Left Solidarity التضامن اليساري	LS	Vacant	Left-wing nationalism Democratic socialism	Left-wing	0 / 125
	Christian Alternative for Batsweda البديل المسيحي لبهودة	CAB	Vacant	Christian democracy Conservatism	Centre-right	0 / 125

Historical parties

Party		Abbr.	Founded	Dissolved	Ideology	Political position
	Salamic Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي السلامي	SSU	1957	1969	Salamic socialism Left-wing nationalism	Left-wing
	All-Ler Democratic Convention المؤتمر الديمقراطي لعموم لاتسو	ALDC	1959	1969	Ler nationalism Conservatism	Centre-right to right-wing
	Movement for Christian Social Democracy حركة الديمقراطية الاجتماعية المسيحية	MCSD	1960	1969	Christian socialism Social democracy	Centre-left to left-wing
	Sahrabic Party الحزب الصحراوي	SP	1960	1969	Salamism Social conservatism	Right-wing
	National Union of Resurgence الاتحاد الوطني للنهضة	NUR	1964	1968	Christian right Social conservatism	Right-wing
	National Congress Party حزب المؤتمر الوطني	NCP	1970	2002	Authoritarianism Anti-communism	Far-right