A single-party state or one-party system or single-party system is a type of party system and form of government where only a single political party dominates the government and no opposition parties are allowed. This is generally viewed as creating a dictatorship, and many (though not all) actual dictatorships represent themselves as one-party states. Examples of dictatorships that are not one-party states include military dictatorships, which often attempt to ban all party politics during their rule. A one-party system should not be confused with a dominant-party system in which an opposition is not officially prohibited, but it is largely ineffective (has no realistic chance of becoming the government). Where the ruling party subscribes to a form of Marxism-Leninism, the one-party system is usually called a communist state. A party system is a concept in political science concerning the system of government in a state where political parties exist. ... A government is an organization that has the power to make and enforce laws for a certain territory. ... A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler were two of the 20th centurys most notorious dictators. ... Augusto Pinochet (sitting) was an army general who led a military coup in Chile in 1973. ... A dominant-party system is a party system where only one political party can realistically become the government, by itself or in a coalition government, because all other parties are too weak. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... This article is about one-party states ruled by Communist Parties. ...

Single-party states often pay lip service to democracy (and this is especially true in the case of communist states, who often go so far as to insert the word "democratic" in their official name, largely because the Marxist-Leninist ideology which they claim to uphold does call for democratic government), but without a choice of different parties, elections in single-party states are usually largely symbolic. Although other political parties are sometimes allowed by the government, these other parties must subordinate themselves to the dominant party and cannot function as an opposition. The existence of other parties is sometimes justified by appeals to a united front. Also, some one-party states may allow non-party members to run for legislative seats, as was the case with Taiwan's Tangwai movement in the 1970s and 1980s. Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ... In Leninist theory, a United front is a coalition of left-wing working class forces which put forward a common set of demands and share a common plan of action, but which do not subordinate themselves to the front, retaining their abilities for independent political action and continuing to hold... The Republic of China ( Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) is a multiparty democratic state that is composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu. ... The Tangwai (黨外; pinyin: dăng wài; literally, outside the party) movement was a political movement in the Republic of China on Taiwan in the mid-1970s and early 1980s. ...

In most cases, single-party states have arisen from fascist, communist or nationalist ideologies, particularly in the wake of independence from colonial rule. One-party systems often arise from decolonization because one party has had an overwhelmingly dominant role in liberation or in independence struggles. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, refers to the right-wing authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... Colonization (or colonisation) is the act where life forms move into a distant area where their kind is sparse or not yet existing at all and set up new settlements in the area. ...

One-party states justify themselves in various ways. One common justification is that multi-party systems introduce too much division and are unsuitable for economic and political development. This argument was particular popular during the mid-20th century, as many developing nations sought to emulate the Soviet Union, which had transformed itself from a backward, agrarian nation into a superpower. A common counter-argument is that one-party systems have a tendency to become rigid and unwilling to accept change, which renders them unable to deal with new situations and may result in their collapse. This counter-argument became more widely held as the 20th century drew to a close and the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact collapsed. Finally, one-party states are often criticized for their disrespect towards human rights. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... A superpower is a state with the ability to influence events or project power on a wide scale. ... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Map of Warsaw Pact member countries. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ...

In some countries, such as the Seychelles, Singapore and Malaysia, one single party dominated the government for a considerable long period of time, although there are opposition parties. The Republic of Seychelles (say-SHELLS or say-SHELL) (Creole: Repiblik Sesel) is a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. ... National motto: Majulah Singapura (English: Onward, Singapore) National anthem: Majulah Singapura Capital Singapore1 Largest city Singapore1 Official languages English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil Government President Prime minister Westminster system (de jure) Dominant-party system (de facto) Sellapan Rama Nathan Lee Hsien Loong Independence - From Malaysia August 9, 1965 Area  - Total... The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. ...

Examples

The following countries are single-party states as of 2004: 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Burma / Myanmar¹
• People's Republic of China (Communist Party of China leads the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)
• Cuba (Communist Party of Cuba)
• Eritrea (People's Front for Democracy and Justice)
• North Korea (Korean Workers' Party leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland)
• Laos (Lao People's Revolutionary Party leads the Lao Front for National Construction)
• Syria (Ba'ath Party leads the National Progressive Front)
• Turkmenistan (Democratic Party of Turkmenistan)
• Vietnam (Communist Party of Vietnam leads the Vietnamese Fatherland Front)

Examples of former single-party states include: The Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. ... The Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. ... The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ... Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China ( Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; pinyin: ) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference (中国人民政治协商会议 Pinyin: Zhongguo renmin zhengzhi xieshang huiyi), abbreviated CPPCC, is an advisory body in the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Communist Party of Cuba (Spanish: Partido Comunista de Cuba, PCC) is the ruling party of Cuba. ... National motto: None Official languages Tigrigna, Arabic and English Capital Asmara President Isaias Afewerki Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 96th 121,320 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2002)  - Density Ranked 118th 4,298,269 37/km² Independence  - Limited  - Fully From Ethiopia  May 29, 1991  May 24, 1993 Currency Nakfa Time zone UTC... The Peoples Front for Democracy and Justice is the only legal Eritrean political party. ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea. ... The Workers Party of Korea (WPK) is the ruling party of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. ... The Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland is a North Korean united front led by the Workers Party of Korea (WPK). ... The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the Peoples Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. ... The Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party (Laotian: Phak Pasason Pativat Lao) is the Communist Party of Laos. ... The Syrian Arab Republic or Syria is a country in the Middle East, bordering (from south to north) on Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. ... Baath Party flag The Ba‘ath Parties (also spelled Baath or Ba‘th; Arabic: اﻟﺒﻌﺚ) comprise political parties representing the political face of the Ba‘ath movement. ... National anthem Independent, Neutral, Turkmenistan State Anthem Capital Ashgabat President and Prime Minister Saparmurat Niyazov Official language Turkmen Area  – Total  – % water Ranked 51st  488,100 km²  Negligible Population  – Total (2002)  – Density Ranked 113th  4,603,244  9. ... The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan is the only political party in Turkmenistan. ... The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ... Stamp featuring Ho Chi Minh commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party The Communist Party of Vietnam (Đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam) is the ruling party in Vietnam. ... The Vietnamese Fatherland Front (Vietnamese: Mặt Trận Tổ Quốc Việt Nam) is an umbrella group of pro-government mass movements in Vietnam, and has close links to the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Vietnamese government. ...

• many governments in Sub-Saharan Africa after independence, although most have now converted to multi-party government
  • Angola (Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola-Labour Party) 1975-1991
  • Benin (Benin People's Revolutionary Party) 1975-1990
  • Burundi (Union for National Progress) 1966-1976, 1979-1992
  • Cameroon (Cameroonian National Union 1966-1985/Cameroon People's Democratic Movement 1985-1990)
  • Cape Verde (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde 1975-1981/African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde 1981-1990)
  • Central African Republic (Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa) 1962-1979, (Central African Democratic Union) 1980-1981, (Central African Democratic Rally) 1987-1991
  • Chad (Chadian Progressive Party 1962-1973/National Movement for the Cultural and Social Revolution 1973-1975), (National Union for Independence and Revolution) 1989-1990
  • Comoros (Comorian Union for Progress) 1982-1990
  • Congo-Brazzaville (National Revolutionary Movement) 1964-1968, (Congolese Labour Party) 1969-1990
  • Côte d'Ivoire (Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire-African Democratic Rally) 1960-1990
  • Djibouti (People's Rally for Progress) 1981-1992
  • Equatorial Guinea (Worker's National United Party) 1970-1979, (Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea) 1987-1991
  • Ethiopia (Worker's Party of Ethiopia) 1987-1991
  • Gabon (Gabonese Democratic Party) 1968-1990
  • Ghana (Convention People's Party) 1964-1966
  • Guinea (Democratic Party of Guinea) 1958-1984
  • Guinea-Bissau (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde) 1974-1991
  • Kenya (Kenya African National Union) 1982-1990
  • Madagascar (National Front for the Defence of the Revolution) 1976-1989
  • Malawi (Malawi Congress Party) 1966-1993
  • Mali (Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally) 1960-1968, (Democratic Union of the Malian People) 1979-1991
  • Mauritania (Mauritanian People's Party) 1961-1978
  • Mozambique (Mozambique Liberation Front) 1975-1990
  • Niger (Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally) 1960-1974, (National Movement for a Developing Society) 1989-1991
  • Rwanda ( Democratic Republican Party-Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement) 1965-1973, ( National Revolutionary Movement for Development) 1978-1991
  • São Tomé and Príncipe (Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe) 1975-1990
  • Senegal (Socialist Party) 1966-1974
  • Seychelles (Seychelles People's Progressive Front) 1979-1991
  • Sierra Leone (All People's Congress) 1978-1991
  • Somalia (Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party) 1976-1991
  • Sudan (Sudanese Socialist Union) 1971-1985
  • Tanzania (Tanganyika African National Union) 1965-1975; Zanzibar (Afro-Shirazi Party 1965-1992; TANU and ASP merged to form (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) 1975-1992
  • Togo (Rally of the Togolese People) 1969-1991
  • Uganda (Uganda People's Congress) 1969-1971
  • Upper Volta (Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally) 1960-1966
  • Zambia (United National Independence Party) 1972-1990
  • Zaïre (Popular Movement of the Revolution) 1967-1990
• many Middle Eastern and North African governments such as
  • Algeria (FLN)
  • Iraq (Ba'ath Party)
  • South Yemen (YSP)
  • Tunisia (ND/RCD)
  • Western Sahara (Polisario)
• the former Soviet Union and the governments of the countries of the Warsaw Pact at that time, which were ruled by Communist parties.
• Germany under the Nazi Party
• Spain under Francisco Franco
• Portugal under Salazar and Marcello Caetano
• Taiwan under the Kuomintang

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The Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement (French: Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais, RDPC) is the ruling party of Cameroon. ... Cape Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde) is a republic located on an archipelago of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa. ... The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (Portuguese: Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde), or PAIGC, was an organisation founed in Guinea-Bissau) by the Marxist Amílcar Cabral in 1956, with the aim of achieving independence for Cape Verde and Portuguese... The African Party of Independence of Cape Verde (Partido Africano da Independência de Cabo Verde, PAICV) is a political party in Cape Verde. ... The Central African Republic is a land-locked country in central Africa. ... The Republic of Chad (تشاد) is a land-locked nation in central Africa. ... 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The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a nation in central Africa, and one the smallest countries in continental Africa. ... The Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial, PDGE) is the ruling political party in Equatorial Guinea. ... The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. ... The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a nation of west central Africa. ... Politics of Gabon Categories: Gabonese political parties | Politics stubs | Authoritarian political parties ... The Republic of Ghana is a nation in West Africa. ... The Convention Peoples Party is a socialist political party in Ghana, based on the ideas of former president Kwame Nkrumah. ... The Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée) is a nation in northwest Africa. ... The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country on the Atlantic coast of western Africa. ... The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (Portuguese: Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde), or PAIGC, was an organisation founed in Guinea-Bissau) by the Marxist Amílcar Cabral in 1956, with the aim of achieving independence for Cape Verde and Portuguese... Kenya (pronounced as KEN-ya) is a country of East Africa, bordering Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and the Indian Ocean. ... The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963, until its electoral loss at the end of 2002. ... Madagascar is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa. ... The Republic of Malawi is a land-locked nation in east Africa. ... The Malawi Congress Party is a political party in Malawi, mainly strong in the central region populated by ethnic Chewa and Nyanja. ... See also the Empire of Mali and the town of Mali, Guinea. ... 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Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Sumal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation in East Africa. ... Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party, the governing political party in Somalia 1976-1991. ... The Republic of the Sudan, or Republic of Sudan (in recent years the definite article has increasingly been dropped in common usage) is the largest country in Africa, situated in the northeast part of the continent. ... The United Republic of (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili) is a country on the east coast of central Africa. ... The Premier Political party in the Struggle for sovereignity in Tanganyika. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar (Unguja) (1994 est. ... the Afro-Shirazi Party is a union between the mostly Arab Shiraz Party and the mostly African Afro Party in the Island of Zanzibar. ... The Chama Cha Mapinduzi or Revolutionary State Party is the ruling party of Tanzania. ... The Togolese Republic is a country in West Africa, bordering Ghana in the west, Benin in the east and Burkina Faso in the north. ... The Republic of Uganda is a country in east central Africa. ... The Uganda Peoples Congress is a political party in Uganda. ... Upper Volta (French Haute-Volta) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso until August 4, 1984. ... The Republic of Zambia is a land-locked country in south central Africa. ... The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is a Zambian political party which governed that country from 1964 to 1991 under the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda. ... Zaire (spelled Zaïre in French) was the name of the Second Republic of Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1971 and 1997. ... 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Baath Party flag The Ba‘ath Parties (also spelled Baath or Ba‘th; Arabic: اﻟﺒﻌﺚ) comprise political parties representing the political face of the Ba‘ath movement. ... National motto: ??? Official language Arabic Capital Aden Area 287,680 km² Population  - Total (1973)  - Density 1,590,275 5. ... The Tunisian Republic (الجمهرية التونسية), or Tunisia, is a Muslim Arab country situated on the North African Mediterranean coast. ... Western Sahara (EH in ISO 3166-1) is a territory of northwestern Africa, bordering Morocco on the north, Algeria on the northeast, Mauritania to the east and south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. ... The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Peoples Liberation Front of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro) is an army and political movement in the Western Sahara, principally... Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 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The Republic of China ( Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) is a multiparty democratic state that is composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu. ... The Kuomintang (KMT) or Nationalist Party of China (Traditional: 中國國民黨; Simplified: 中国国民党; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguo Guomindang) is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ...

Notes

1. The Burmese / Myanmar military, which has ruled the country since 1988, created a "National Unity Party" to give the régime a civilian façade. An election held in 1990 was nullified. The legal status of the winner of that election, the National League for Democracy (NLD), is in flux.

The National League for Democracy is a Burmese political party. ...

See also

• List of democracy and elections-related topics

Politics is the process and method of gaining or maintaining support for public or common action: the conduct of decision-making for groups. ...

External links

• Map of One Party States, 1945-95 (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/oneparty.htm)
• Single party states in Africa (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/14chapter11.shtml)