List of political parties in Bahrain
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Political parties are illegal in Bahrain but operate as de facto political parties under the term political societies. Political societies in Bahrain range from the communist left to the Islamist right.
Current
[edit]| Name (English) | Name (Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political positions & ideologies |
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| Al-Asalah Islamic Society | جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية | Asalah | Ghanim Al-Buaneen | |
| Al-Menbar Islamic Society | جمعية المنبر الوطني الإسلامي | - | Ali Ahmed Abdulla | Islamism |
| National Justice Movement | حركة العدالة الوطنية | - | Abdullah Hashem | |
| Al Meethaq | جمعية ميثاق العمل الوطني | - | - | Liberalism |
| Economists Bloc | كتلة الاقتصاديون | - | - | Liberalism |
| Name (English) | Name (Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political positions & ideologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wefaq National Islamic Society | Jam'iyat al-Wifaq al-Watani al-Islamiyah جمعية الوفاق الوطني الإسلامية |
Al-Wefaq | Shaikh ali Salman | Islamism |
| February 14 Youth Coalition | إئتلاف شباب ثورة 14 فبراير | The Coalition الإئتلاف |
Anonymous activists | |
| Haq Movement | حركة حق حركة الحريات والديمقراطية | HM | Hasan Mushaima | Constitutionalism |
| Al Wafa' Islamic Movement[citation needed] | تيار االوفاء الإسلامي | Al-Wafa
الوفاء |
Abdulwahab Hussain | Islamism |
| National Democratic Action Society | جمعية العمل الوطني الديمقراطي |
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Fouad Seyadi | |
| Islamic Action Society | Jamʿiyah al-ʿAmal al-ʾIslami جمعية العمل الإسلامي |
Amal أمل |
Muħammad Ali al-Mahfuodh | |
| Bahrain Freedom Movement | Harakat Ahrar al-Bahrayn حركة أحرار البحرين الإسلامية |
BFM | Saeed al-Shehabi | |
| Nationalist Democratic Assembly | Al-Tajamu'u Al-Qawmi Al-Dimuqratiyah التجمع القومي الديمقراطي |
NDA | Hassan Ali | Ba'athism |
| Progressive Democratic Tribune | جمعية المنبر الديمقراطي التقدمي | PDT | Hassan Madan | |
| Unitary National Democratic Assemblage[citation needed] | جمعية التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي الوحدوي | Al Wahdawi
الوحدوي |
Hasan Al-Marzooq | - |
| Al Ekha National Society [citation needed] | جمعية الإخاء الوطني | Al Ekha
الإخاء |
Musa Ghuloom Al-Ansari | - |
| Shabeeba Society of Bahrain | جمعية الشبيبة البحرينية | - | - | - |
| National Liberation Front – Bahrain | جبهة التحرير الوطني—البحرين | NLF | - | |
| Al-Ashtar Brigades | سرايا الأشتر | - | - | Pro-Iran |
| Al-Mukhtar Brigades | سرايا المختار | - | - | Shia Islamism |
| Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain | الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير البحرين | PFLB | Abdulrahman Al-Nuaimi | |
| Islamic Dawa Party – Bahrain | حزب الدعوة الاسلامية - البحرين | - | Solaiman Al-Madani | Islamism |
| Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain | الجبهة الإسلامية لتحرير البحرين | IFLB | - |
Banned Parties
[edit]registered opposition:
The unlicensed opposition:
- Bahrain Freedom Movement
- Haq Movement
- Al Wafa' Islamic Movement[citation needed]
- February 14 Youth Coalition
- Al-Ashtar Brigades
- Al-Mukhtar Brigades
See also
[edit]| Pro-government parties | |
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| Opposition Parties | |
| Banned Parties | |
