This article lists the various political parties in Cameroon.
Cameroon is a one party dominant state with the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in power. While opposition parties are allowed, they are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Parties represented in the National Assembly
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!Political position
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|Cameroon People's Democratic Movement<br />
| CPDM<br />
|Paul Biya
|Big tent
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|National Union for Democracy and Progress<br />
| NUDP<br />
|Maigari Bello Bouba
|Right-wing
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|Social Democratic Front<br />
|SDF<br />
|Joshua Osih
|Centre-left
|Social democracy
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|Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation<br />
|CPNR<br />
|Cabral Libii
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|Cameroon Democratic Union<br />
|UDC
|Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya
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|Cameroon National Salvation Front<br />
|CNSF<br />
|Issa Tchiroma
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|Economic liberalism
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|Movement for the Defence of the Republic<br />
|MDR
|Dakolé Daïssala
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|Union of Socialist Movements<br />
|USM<br />
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|Socialism
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Other parties
- Cameroonian's Republican and Patriots Party (CRPP) -Amadou Sidiki
- (Movement Patriotique du Salut Camerounais) (MPSC) - Aboubakary Siddiki.
- Respect Unity for all African Integration (Rufasca, Ambazonians, Southern Cameroonians) - Oussama Al-Suhaiqi.
- Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (Union des Populations du Cameroun) - Cecil Odhiambo.
- Cameroonian Party of Democrats (Parti des Démocrates Camerounais) - Mohammed El-Maghrabi (Petu)*
- Alliance for Democracy and Development (Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Développement) - Marcel Yondo*
- Cameroon Reformation Party (CRP-Party) - Foligar Kum Lang
- Parti Republicain du Cameroun (Republican Party of Cameroon) - Georges Gilbert Baongla
- African Peoples Union (Union des Populations Africaines -UPA)
- Progressive Movement (Mouvement Progressiste)
- Believe in Cameroon (Croire au Cameroun)- Bernard Njonga
- Cameroon Renaissance Movement (Mouvement pour la Renaissance du Cameroun) - Maurice Kamto