This page is a directory to various pages that will list political parties, from around the world, according to their respective regions. All of the pages linked from here include a table listing the sub-pages of countries/jurisdiction in the given region, showing which party system is dominant in each country. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. Individual parties are properly listed in separate articles under the page for each nation. List by regions and sub-regions Africa List of political parties in Africa by country List of political parties in Eastern Africa by country List of political parties in Middle Africa by country List of political parties in Northern Africa by country List of political parties in Southern Africa by country List of political parties in Western Africa by country Americas List of political parties in the Caribbean by country List of political parties in Central America by country List of political parties in North America by country List of political parties in South America by country Asia List of political parties in Central Asia by country List of political parties in Eastern Asia by country List of political parties in Southern Asia by country List of political parties in Southeast Asia by country List of political parties in Western Asia by country Europe List of political parties in Eastern Europe List of political parties in Northern Europe List of political parties in Southern Europe List of political parties in Western Europe Oceania List of political parties in Australia List of political parties in Melanesia by country List of political parties in Micronesia by country List of political parties in New Zealand List of political parties in Polynesia by country See also List of basic political science topics List of democracy and elections-related topics List of frivolous parties List of election results List of national leaders External links Political resources on the net Leftist Parties of the World - Detailed resource for left-leaning parties (large and small) in each country Region Political parties by region