List of political parties in Gabon
Before the 2023 Coup d’etat, This article lists political parties in Gabon. Gabon is a one-party dominant state with the Gabonese Democratic Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
The parties
Parliamentary parties
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Union of Builders Union Démocratique des Bâtisseurs |
UDB | Populism | 101 / 145
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| Gabonese Democratic Party Parti Démocratique Gabonais |
PDG | Conservatism Authoritarianism Right-wing populism |
17 / 145
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| PDG–UDB common list Liste commune PDG–UDB |
PDG–UDB | 4 / 145
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| Rally for the Fatherland and Modernity Rassemblement pour la Patrie et la Modernité |
LD | Social conservatism | 3 / 145
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| National Union Union Nationale |
UN | 2 / 145
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| Gabonese Social Democrats Sociaux-Démocrates Gabonais |
SDG | Social democracy | 2 / 145
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| Union for the Republic Union pour la République |
UPR | 1 / 145
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| Democratic Socialist Front Front Démocratique Socialiste |
FDS | 1 / 145
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| Social Democratic Party Parti Social-Démocrate |
PSD | Social democracy | 1 / 145
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| Rally for the New Republic Rassemblement pour la Nouvelle République |
RNR | 1 / 145
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| Christian Democratic Bloc Bloc Démocratique Chrétien |
BDC | 1 / 145
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Other parties
- African Development Movement (Mouvement Africain de Développement)
- Common Movement for Development (Mouvement Commun pour le Développement)
- African Forum for Reconstruction (Forum Africain pour la Réconstruction)
- Circle of Liberal Reformers(Cercle des Libéraux Réformateurs)
- Democratic and Republican Alliance (Alliance Démocratique et Républicaine)
- Gabonese Progress Party (Parti gabonais du progrès)
- Gabonese Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste Gabonais)
- Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development (Union Gabonaise pour la Démocratie et le Développement)
- Jeunesse Gabonais, the first political party in Gabonese history
- Movement for National Rectification (Mouvement de Redressement National)
- National Woodcutters Rally-Kombila (Rassemblement National des Bûcherons – KOMBILA)
- National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon (Rassemblement national des bûcherons – Rassemblement pour le Gabon)
- Rally of Democrats (Rassemblement des Démocrates)
- The Democrats (Les Démocrates)
- Union for the New Republic(Union pour la Nouvelle République)
- Union of the Gabonese People (Union du Peuple Gabonais)