▁elections ▁with ▁expand ing ▁suff rage ▁for ▁a ▁consult ative ▁assembly . ▁Though ▁O man ▁is ▁developing ▁into ▁a ▁constitution al ▁mon archy , ▁political ▁parties ▁are ▁not ▁yet ▁allowed ▁in ▁O man . ▁The ▁previously ▁influ ential ▁opposition ▁movement , ▁the ▁Popular ▁Front ▁for ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁O man , ▁is ▁d orm ant ▁today . ▁ ▁In ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁no ▁political ▁parties ▁are ▁allowed . ▁ ▁The ▁V at ican ▁State ▁is ▁a ▁non part isan ▁the ocracy . ▁ ▁A ▁non part isan ▁dem ocracy ▁might ▁take ▁root ▁in ▁other ▁so ver eign ▁nations , ▁such ▁as ▁occurred ▁in ▁U g anda ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁where by ▁political ▁parties ▁were ▁restricted ▁by ▁a ▁constitution al ▁refer endum ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁( this ▁system ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁features ▁described ▁above ). ▁During ▁a ▁subsequent ▁refer endum ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁over ▁ 9 2 % ▁of ▁U g and an ▁citizens ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁a ▁multiple ▁party ▁system . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁a ▁Canadian ▁politician ' s ▁political ▁affili ation ▁was ▁not ▁shown ▁on ▁ball ots ▁at ▁any ▁level ▁of ▁government . ▁The ▁expectation ▁was ▁that ▁citizens ▁would ▁vote ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁mer it ▁of ▁the ▁candidate , ▁but ▁in ▁practice , ▁party ▁alleg iance ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁name ▁of