# List of political parties in Bahrain

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

Pro-government parties :
| Name (English) | Name (Arabic) | Acronym | Leader | Political positions & ideologies |
| Al-Asalah Islamic Society | جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية | Asalah | Ghanim Al-Buaneen | Right-wing Islamism Salafism |
| Al-Menbar Islamic Society | جمعية المنبر الوطني الإسلامي | - | Ali Ahmed Abdulla | Islamism |
| National Justice Movement | حركة العدالة الوطنية | - | Abdullah Hashem | Centre-left Secularism Arab nationalism |
| Al Meethaq | جمعية ميثاق العمل الوطني | - | - | Liberalism |
| Economists Bloc | كتلة الاقتصاديون | - | - | Liberalism |
Opposition Parties :
| 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 | Democracy Social justice Free and fair elections |
| Haq Movement | حركة حق حركة الحريات والديمقراطية | HM | Hasan Mushaima | Constitutionalism |
| Al Wafa' Islamic Movement | تيار االوفاء الإسلامي | Al-Wafa الوفاء | Abdulwahab Hussain | Islamism |
| National Democratic Action Society | جمعية العمل الوطني الديمقراطي | NDLA Wa'ad وعد | Fouad Seyadi | Left-wing Arab nationalism Socialism |
| Islamic Action Society | Jamʿiyah al-ʿAmal al-ʾIslami جمعية العمل الإسلامي | Amal أمل | Muħammad Ali al-Mahfuodh | Islamism Wilāyat al-Faqīh |
| Bahrain Freedom Movement | Harakat Ahrar al-Bahrayn حركة أحرار البحرين الإسلامية | BFM | Saeed al-Shehabi | Islamism Constitutionalism |
| 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 | Far-left Market socialism Arab nationalism |
| Unitary National Democratic Assemblage | جمعية التجمع الوطني الديمقراطي الوحدوي | Al Wahdawi الوحدوي | Hasan Al-Marzooq | - |
| Al Ekha National Society | 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 | - | Far-left Communism Marxism-Leninism Republicanism |
| 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 | Arab nationalism Marxism–Leninism |
| Islamic Dawa Party – Bahrain | حزب الدعوة الاسلامية - البحرين | - | Solaiman Al-Madani | Islamism |
| Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain | الجبهة الإسلامية لتحرير البحرين | IFLB | - | Shia Islamism Wilāyat al-Faqīh |

### Banned Parties

registered opposition:
* Al Wefaq
* National Democratic Action Society
* Islamic Action Society
The unlicensed opposition:
* Bahrain Freedom Movement
* Haq Movement
* Al Wafa' Islamic Movement
* February 14 Youth Coalition
* Al-Ashtar Brigades
* Al-Mukhtar Brigades