List of political parties in Zambia

Zambia is a multiparty system with the Patriotic Front in power. Opposition parties are allowed and do have some significant representation in government.

The parties

Parties represented in the National Assembly

Name			Ideology	MPs
	Patriotic Front	PF	Democratic socialism	72
	Movement for Multi-Party Democracy	MMD	Social democracy	34
	United Party for National Development	UPND	Liberalism	32
	Alliance for Democracy and Development	ADD		1
	Forum for Democracy and Development	FDD		1

Other parties

• Agenda for Zambia
• National Alliance Party (NAP)
• National Restoration Party
• Heritage Party
• UNIP
• Forum for Democracy and Development
• ULP
• National Democratic Focus
• Zambia Republican Party
• Zambians For Empowerment and Development (ZED)
• Alliance For a Better Zambia
• Green Party of Zambia (Greens)
• Social Democratic Party
• Poor People's party
• Common Cause for Democracy

Defunct parties

• Zambian African National Congress (1948–1972)
• Zambian African National Congress (ZANC) (1958–1959)
• United Progressive Party (1971–1972)
• New Generation Party

See also

• Politics of Zambia