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CountryccodePartyYear FoundedYear in PowerLast Year of PowerAllowed Competition?OriginHow Power GainedHow Power EndedDemocracy Year After?Accession to Democracy?In Power from Independence?Renaming?Marxist?MilitaryMonarchyViolenceOccupationCompetitive Oligarchy or Auth?Competitive PartiesEvolution from Preceding Party?Last in Spell Before Democratization?Next Year of DemocratizationParty Remains in Democracy?Party Competitive in Democracy?Party in Power in Democracy?Party Remains in Democracy (Any)?Party Competitive in Democracy (Any)?Party in Power in Democracy (Any)?Years Existing in DemocracyYears Competitive in DemocracyYears in Power in DemocracyMilitary Ally?Governance StrategyFavors Specific Ethnicity/Group?
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Afghanistan700N193019730001
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Afghanistan700
National Revolutionary Party of Afghanistan
1974197419770Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedRevolution0000
4
Afghanistan700
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan / Homeland Party
1965197819910CommunistRevolutionCivil War00019901
5
Afghanistan700N19922000001
6
Afghanistan700N2001N1001
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Albania339N19401945001
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Albania339
Communist Party of Albania / Party of Labour of Albania / Socialist Party of Albania
1941194619911990Communist
Communist-Imposed
Election1101948, 1991111992110111
1992-1995, 1997-2015
1992-1995, 1997-2015
1997-2005, 2013-2015
1
Policy-Based/Repressive
0
9
Albania339Democratic Party of Albania1990199619961Elite CoalitionElection
Protests/Election
1000119971111111997-20151997-20152005-20130Policy-Based0
10
Algeria615National Liberation Front (FLN)1954196219911990RevolutionRevolutionCoup0010
11
Algeria615N19921996001
12
Algeria615National Rally for Democracy1997199719991Dictator-CreatedElectionElection0000
13
Algeria615National Liberation Front (FLN)19542000N1RevolutionElectionN/A0000
14
Angola540
People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
19561975N1992RevolutionRevolutionN/A0011
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Antigua and Barbuda
58Antigua Labour Party (ALP)1946198220031Elite CoalitionElectionElection1110120041111112004-20152004-20152014-20151Clientelist0
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Argentina160
National Democratic Party (Concordance Alliance)
1931193119421Elite CoalitionElectionCoup0000019580000000
17
Argentina160N19431945001
18
Argentina160Labour Party1945194619471Elite CoalitionElection
Dictator-Supported
0000019580000000
19
Argentina160Justicialist Party1947194819541Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedCoup0000111958000111
1973-1975, 1983-2015
1973-1975, 1983-2015
1973-1975, 1989-1999, 2003-2009, 2011-2015
0
Policy-Based/Repressive
0
20
Argentina160N19551957111
21
Argentina160N19621962111
22
Argentina160N19661972111
23
Argentina160N19761982111
24
Armenia371
Pan-Armenian National Movement (PANM, or HHSh)
1988199119981IndependenceElectionElection0010
25
Armenia371
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA, or HHK)
19901999N1IndependenceElectionN/A0000
26
Austria305Fatherland Front [Austria]1933193319380Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedOccupation0000119460000001Repressive1
27
Austria305N19391945111
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Azerbaijan373Azerbaijan Communist Party1920192019910Communist
Communist-Imposed
Election0011
29
Azerbaijan373
Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP)
1988199219921IndependenceElectionElection0010
30
Azerbaijan373New Azerbaijan Party19921993N1Elite CoalitionElectionN/A0000
31
Bahrain692N1971N0001
32
Bangladesh771Bangladesh Awami League1949197119741RevolutionElectionCoup001001991111111
1991-2006, 2009-2013
1991-2006, 2009-2013
1996-2001, 2009-2015
1
33
Bangladesh771N19751977001
34
Bangladesh771Bangladesh Nationalist Party1978197819811Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedCoup000001991111111
1991-2006, 2009-2013
1991-2006, 2009-2013
1991-1996, 2001-2006
0
35
Bangladesh771N19821985001
36
Bangladesh771Jatiya Party (Ershad)1986198619901Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedElection110011991110110
1991-2006, 2009-2013
1991-20011Repressive0
37
Bangladesh771N20072008111
38
Bangladesh771Bangladesh Awami League19492014N1RevolutionElectionN/A0000
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Belarus370N1994N00
40
Benin434Dahomeyan Unity Party1960196019620MergerElectionCoup0010019910000001
41
Benin434Dahomeyan Democratic Party1963196319640Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedCoup0000019910000001
42
Benin434N19651974001
43
Benin434
People's Revolutionary Party of Benin
1975197519900Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedElection1101119911001001991-20151
Clientelist/Policy-Based
0
44
Bhutan760N193020072007001
45
Bhutan760N2008N1001
Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party, People's Democratic Party
46
Bolivia145Concordance1939194019421Elite CoalitionElectionCoup0000019790000000
47
Bolivia145N19431946001
48
Bolivia145
Republican Socialist Unity Party
1946194719501MergerElectionCoup0000019790000000
49
Bolivia145N19511951001
50
Bolivia145
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement
1941195219631Elite CoalitionRevolutionCoup000001979110111
1979, 1982-2015
1979, 1982-2006
1985-1997, 2002-2005
0
51
Bolivia145N19641965001
52
Bolivia145Popular Christian Movement1966196619681MilitaryMilitaryCoup0000119790000001Policy-Based0
53
Bolivia145N19691978111
54
Bolivia145N19801981111
55
Brazil140N19371945111
56
Brazil140
National Renewal Alliance / Democratic Social Party
1964196419841MilitaryMilitaryElection1100119851101101985-19951985-19901
Clientelist/Policy-Based
0
57
Brunei835N1985N001
58
Bulgaria355N19351943000
59
Bulgaria355Fatherland Front [Bulgaria]1943194419450RevolutionCoupSplit0000019900000000
60
Bulgaria355Bulgarian Communist Party1903194619890Communist
Communist-Imposed
Protests/Election
11011119901111111990-20151990-2015
1990-1991, 1994-1997, 2005-2009
1
Policy-Based/Repressive
0
61
Burkina Faso439
Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally (UDV-RDA)
1957196019650IndependenceElectionCoup0011
62
Burkina Faso439N19661970001
63
Burkina Faso439
Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally (UDV-RDA)
1957197119731IndependenceElectionCoup0001
64
Burkina Faso439N19741977001
65
Burkina Faso439
National Movement for Renewal
1974197819790Dictator-CreatedElectionCoup0000
66
Burkina Faso439N19801988001
67
Burkina Faso439
Popular Front / Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement / Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)
1987198920131Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedCoup0001991, 19961
68
Burkina Faso439N20142014001
69
Burkina Faso439
People's Movement for Progress (MPP)
20142015N1Elite CoalitionElectionN/A0000
70
Burundi516N196219650011
71
Burundi516
Union for National Progress (UPRONA)
1960196619750MilitaryMilitaryCoup0000020051001002005-20151
72
Burundi516N19761978001
73
Burundi516
Union for National Progress (UPRONA)
1960197919920MilitaryMilitaryElection0000020051001002005-20151
74
Burundi516N19932002001
75
Burundi516
Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU)
1986200320040Elite CoalitionDictator-SupportedElection1101120051101102005-20152005-20101Policy-Based1
76
Cambodia811N19531954001
77
Cambodia811Sangkum (Community)1955195519690Dictator-CreatedElectionCoup0000
78
Cambodia811N19701971001
79
Cambodia811Social Republican Party1972197219740Dictator-CreatedElectionRevolution0000
80
Cambodia811
Communist Party of Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge)
1951197519780CommunistRevolutionCoup0001
81
Cambodia811N19791980001
82
Cambodia811
Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party / Cambodian People's Party
19791981N1991Split
Foreign-Imposed/Election
N/A00019911
83
Cameroon471
Cameroon National Union / Cameroonian Union / Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM or RDPC)
19581960N1990IndependenceElectionN/A0011966, 19850
84
Cape Verde402
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)
1956197519800RevolutionRevolutionCoup0011019910000000
85
Cape Verde402
African Party of Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV)
1981198119900
Dictator-Created/Split
Dictator-CreatedElection11011119911111111991-20151991-20152001-20151Policy-Based0
86
Central African Republic
482
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN)
1949196019780IndependenceElectionCoup0010019931001001993-20020
87
Central African Republic
482
Central African Democratic Union
1979197919800Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedCoup0000019930000000
88
Central African Republic
482N19811986001
89
Central African Republic
482
Central African Democratic Rally
1987198719921992Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedElection1100119931101101993-20021993-20021Repressive0
90
Central African Republic
482N20032004001
91
Central African Republic
482
National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa"
2004200520121Dictator-CreatedElectionRevolution0000
92
Central African Republic
482N2013N001
93
Chad483
Chadian Progressive Party / National Movement for the Cultural and Social Revolution
194719601974-1962Elite CoalitionElectionCoup00119730
94
Chad483N197519830011
95
Chad483
National Union for Independence and Revolution
1984198419890Dictator-CreatedDictator-CreatedRevolution0000
96
Chad483Patriotic Salvation Movement19901990N1996RevolutionRevolutionN/A0000
97
Chile155N19731989111
98
China710Kuomintang1911192819480RevolutionRevolutionRevolution0000
99
China710Communist Party of China19211949N0CommunistRevolutionN/A0001
100
Colombia100Colombian Conservative Party1849194819521Elite CoalitionElectionCoup0000019581111111958-20151958-2015
1962-1966, 1970-1974, 1982-1986
0