# List of political parties by region

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This page serves as a directory to lists of political parties worldwide, organized by their respective regions. Each linked page contains a table listing sub-pages for countries or jurisdictions within the specified region. The tables provide information on the dominant party system in each country.
A political party is an organized group that adheres to a specific ideology or revolves around particular issues, aiming to participate in political power, often through elections involvement. Individual parties are appropriately detailed in separate articles dedicated to each nation.

## List by regions and sub-regions
### Africa

* List of political parties in Eastern Africa by country
* List of political parties in Middle Africa by country
* List of political parties in Northern Africa by country
* List of political parties in Southern Africa by country
* List of political parties in Western Africa by country

### Americas

* List of political parties in the Caribbean by country
* List of political parties in Central America by country
* List of political parties in North America by country
* List of political parties in South America by country

### Asia

* List of political parties in Central Asia by country
* List of political parties in Eastern Asia by country
* List of political parties in Southern Asia by country
* List of political parties in Southeast Asia by country
* List of political parties in Western Asia by country

### Europe

* List of political parties in Eastern Europe
* List of political parties in Northern Europe
* List of political parties in Southern Europe
* List of political parties in Western Europe

### Oceania

* List of political parties in Australia
* List of political parties in Melanesia by country
* List of political parties in Micronesia by country
* List of political parties in New Zealand
* List of political parties in Polynesia by country