This article lists political parties in Vietnam.
Vietnam is a Marxist–Leninist one-party state based on democratic centralism. Only one political party, the Communist Party of Vietnam (Đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam) is legally allowed to hold effective power. Vietnamese elections conform to the popular front principle used in communist countries. The united front in Vietnam is called the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and is led by the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Official parties
edit| Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Political position | Leader | National Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Communist Party of Vietnam Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam |
CPV | 1930 | Far-left | Tô Lâm | 482 / 500 | ||
Other parties
editOther parties exist outside Vietnam or secretly operate inside Vietnam as outlawed opposition and dissidents:
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Political position | Leader | Years active | National Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Vietnam Reform Revolutionary Party Việt Nam Canh tân Cách mạng Đảng |
Việt Tân | Centre | Lý Thái Hùng | 1982–2016[a] | 0 / 500 | ||
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Vietnamese Nationalist Party Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng |
VNQDĐ | Centre-left to centre-right | 1927–1975[b] | 0 / 500 | |||
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Great Viet Nationalist Party Đại Việt Quốc dân Đảng |
ĐVQDĐ | Right-wing | Trần Trọng Đạt | 1939–present | 0 / 500 | ||
- Bloc 8406 (Khối 8406) (prohibited in Vietnam)
- Committee for a Workers International (prohibited in Vietnam)
- People's Action Party of Vietnam (PAP) (Đảng Nhân Dân Hành Động Việt Nam) (outside Vietnam)
- Vietnam Populist Party (ĐVD) (Đảng Vì Dân) (outside Vietnam, prohibited in Vietnam)
Many members of these parties have been jailed in Vietnam under the charge of "attempt to overthrow the government". Political rights are very limited in Vietnam, especially the right to change the form of government.[2][3]
Defunct parties
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- Cochinese Democratic Party
- Constitutional Party
- Forces for National Reconciliation
- International Communist League
- Đại Việt National Socialist Party (Đại Việt Quốc gia Xã hội Đảng) (disbanded 1945)
- Daiviet Populist Revolutionary Party (Đại Việt duy dân cách mạng Đảng)
- New Vietnam Revolutionary Party (Tân Việt Cách mạng Đảng) (disbanded 1930)
- Revolutionary Party of Young Annam (Tan-Viet-Cach-Manh-Bung) (disbanded 1930)
- Communist Party of Indochina (Đông Dương Cộng sản Đảng) (disbanded 1930)
- Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League (Việt Nam Thanh Niên Cách Mệnh Đồng Chí Hội) (disbanded 1929)
- Communist Party of Annam (An Nam cộng sản Đảng) (disbanded 1930)
- Vanguard Youth (Thanh niên Tiền phong) (disbanded 1945)
- Dai Viet Renaissance Society (Đại Việt Phục hưng Hội) (disbanded 1945)
- Communist League of Indochina (Đông Dương Cộng sản Liên đoàn) (disbanded 1930)
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Why does Vietnam identify Viet Tan as a terrorist, counter-revolutionary organization?". People's Army Newspaper. 18 March 2021.
Viet Tan (Vietnam Reform Revolutionary Party) has been criticized by the Vietnamese government for many years. The most notable event occurred on 4 October 2016, when Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security officially designated Viet Tan as a terrorist organization. The government accused Viet Tan of attempting to overthrow the state through activities such as training operatives, smuggling weapons, inciting protests, riots, and sabotage.
- ↑ "Vietnam | Human Rights and Democracy 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
- ↑ United States Department of State
- ↑ Länder der Erde. Politisch-ökonomisches Handbuch. Berlin [Ost], 1971.