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Macau does not have formal political parties. However, some civic groups representing the interests of business, labor, and social welfare put forward lists at the elections. The following is a listing of associations that participated in the most recent legislative elections:

Represented in the Legislative Assembly

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! colspan=2 | Party

! Abbr.

! Leader

! Camp

! Political<br/>position

! Ideology

! Assembly<br/>seats

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|Macau United Citizens Association

| ACUM

| Shi Jiarun

| Pro-Beijing

| Centre-right<br/>to right-wing

|

|

|-

! style="background-color: " |

|New Hope

| NE

| José Pereira Coutinho

| Pro-democracy

| Centre to <br/>centre-left

|

|

|-

! style="background-color: " |

|Macau Federation of Trade Unions

| FAOM

| Leong Iok Wa

| Pro-Beijing

| Left-wing

|

|

|-

! style="background-color: " |

|Macau-Guangdong Union

| UMG

| Mak Soi Kun

| Pro-Beijing

| Centre-right<br/>to right-wing

|

|

|-

! style="background-color: " |

|General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau

| GUNA

| Ng Siu Lai

| Pro-Beijing

| Left-wing

|

|

|-

! style="background-color: " |

|Women's General Association of Macau

| AGMM

| Wong Kit Cheng

| Pro-Beijing

| Left-wing

| Feminism

|

|}

Other parties

  • Por Macau
  • Alliance for Change
  • New Union for Macau's Development
  • Macau Business Interest Union (OMKC, also known as Macau union of employer's interests)
  • Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission (CCCAE)
  • Macau professional Interest Union (OMCY)
  • Association for Promotion of Social Services and Education
  • Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association
  • New Macau Association
  • New Democratic Macau Association
  • Prosperous Democratic Macau Association
  • New Macau Liberals
  • Civil Watch (Civico)
  • Association for Together Efforts to Improve the Community (MAC)
  • Activism for Democracy Association
  • Democratic Society Alliance
  • Association for Promotion of Civic Rights (APDC)
  • Macau Ideals
  • Innovative Action
  • Supervision by the Lower Class
  • Workers' Movement Front (MO)

Defunct associations

  • Plural Voices – Peoples of Macau
  • Association for Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau
  • Vision Macau
  • Convergence for Development
  • New Youth of Macau
  • General Union for the Good of Macau
  • Association for Promoting the Economy of Macau
  • Employees and Wage-Earners Association
  • General Union for Development of Macau

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Macau has no formal political parties. However, key groups representing the interests of business, labor, and social welfare are important. Except those above, others that participated in the September 1996 Legislative Assembly elections, the last to be held before Macau returned to China's sovereignty, were: Associação de Amizade (AMI, Friendship Association), Aliança para o Desenvolvimento da Economia (ADE, Alliance for the Development of the Economy), Associação dos Empregados e Assalariados (AEA, Employees and Wage-Earners Association), and Associação pela Democracia e Bem-Estar Social de Macau (ADBSM, Association for the Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau). The APPEM won the most votes in the 1996 elections.-->

See also

  • Politics of Macau (pro-Beijing camp and pro-democracy camp)
  • List of political parties by country
  • List of political parties in the Republic of China after 1949
  • List of political parties in mainland China
  • List of political parties in Hong Kong