List of political parties in Macau

Political parties in Macau lists political parties in Macau. Macau is a state in which political parties don't play a role.

The parties

The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English).

Though some civic groups that put forward lists at the elections exist. The following is a listing of those associations that participated in the last legislative elections:

Association for Promoting the Economy of Macau (Associação Promotora para a Economia de Macau)
Convergence for Development (Convergência para o Desenvolvimento)
General Union for Development of Macau (União Geral para o Desenvolvimento de Macau)
New Democratic Macau Association (Associação de Novo Macau Democrático)
Union for Development (União para o Desenvolvimento)
Union for Promoting Progress (União Promotora para o Progresso)

note: There are no formal political parties, but civic associations are used instead

Macau has no formal political parties. However, key groups representing the interests of business, labor, and social welfare are important. Except those above, others that participated in the September 1996 Legislative Assembly elections, the last to be held before Macau returned to China's sovereignty, were: Associação de Amizade (AMI, Friendship Association), Aliança para o Desenvolvimento da Economia (ADE, Alliance for the Development of the Economy), Associação dos Empregados e Assalariados (AEA, Employees and Wage-Earners Association), and Associação pela Democracia e Bem-Estar Social de Macau (ADBSM, Association for the Democracy and Social Well-Being of Macau). The APPEM won the most votes in the 1996 elections.

List of political parties in Macau

The parties

See also