This article lists political parties in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone has a multi-party system, with two or three strong political parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
Parties
Parliamentary parties
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! colspan=2 | Party
! Abbr.
! Leader
! Political<br/>position
! Ideology
! MPs
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|Sierra Leone People's Party
|SLPP
|Julius Maada Bio
|Centre to<br/>centre-left
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|All People's Congress
|APC
|Ernest Bai Koroma
|Centre-left
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Other parties
- Coalition for Change (C4C)
- Grand Alliance Party (GAP)
- National Alliance Democratic Party (NADP)
- National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
- National Grand Coalition (NGC)
- National Unity and Reconciliation Party (NURP)
- Peace and Liberation Party (PLP)
- People's Democratic Party (PDP)
- People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC)
- Republic National Independent Party (ReNIP)
- Revolutionary United Front (RUF)
- Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
- United National People's Party (UNPP)
- Unity for National Development (UND)
- Unity Party (UP)
- Young People's Party (YPP)
- Alliance Democratic Party (ADP)
Ethnic groups and national politics
The largest contest within Sierra Leone's political culture centres upon the competition between the ethnic Temne in Sierra Leone's north-west, and the Mende in Sierra Leone's south-east.
The vast majority of the Mende support the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). The majority of the Temne support the All People's Congress (APC).
See also
- Politics of Sierra Leone
- List of political parties by country