Niger:
Democratic Rally of the People-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a [Hamid
ALGABID]; Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or CDS-Rahama
[Mahamane OUSMANE]; National Movement for a Developing
Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara [Mamadou TANDJA, chairman]; Nigerien
Alliance for Democracy and Social Progress-Zaman Lahiya or
ANDPS-Zaman Lahiya [Moumouni Adamou DJERMAKOYE]; Nigerien Party for
Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya or PNDS-Tarayya [Mahamadou
ISSOUFOU]; Union of Democratic Patriots and Progressives-Chamoua or
UPDP-Chamoua [Professor Andre' SALIFOU, chairman]
Nigeria:
All People's Party or APP [Alhaji Yusuf ALI]; Alliance for
Democracy or AD [contested between Yusuf MAMMAN and Alhasi Adamu
ABDULKADIR]; People's Democratic Party or PDP [Barnabas GEMADE]
Niue:
Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Sani LAKATANI]
Norfolk Island:
none
Northern Mariana Islands:
Democratic Party [Dr. Carlos S. CAMACHO];
Republican Party [Benigno R. FITIAL]
Norway:
Center Party [Odd Roger ENOKSEN]; Christian People's Party
[Kiell Magne BONDEVIK]; Conservative Party [Jan PETERSEN]; Labor
Party [Jens STOLTENBERG]; Liberal Party [Lars SPONHEIM]; Progress
Party [Carl I. HAGEN]; Socialist Left Party [Kristin HALVORSEN]
Oman:
none
Pakistan:
note: Gen. Pervez MUSHARRAF dissolved Parliament
following the military takeover of 12 October 1999, however,
political parties have been allowed to operate; Awami National Party
or ANP [Wali KHAN]; Balochistan National Movement/Hayee Group or
BNM/H [Dr. HAYEE Baluch]; Baluch National Party or BNP [Sardar
Akhtar MENGAL]; Jamhoori Watan Party or JWP [Akbar Khan BUGTI];
Jamiat-al-Hadith or JAH [Sajid MIR]; Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Fazlur
Rehman faction or JUI/F [Fazlur REHMAN]; Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan,
Niazi faction or JUP/NI [Abdul Sattar Khan NIAZI]; Millat Party
[Farooq LEGHARI]; Milli Yakjheti Council or MYC is an umbrella
organization which includes Jamaat-i-Islami or JI [Qazi Hussain
AHMED], Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Sami-ul-Haq faction or JUI/S [Sami
ul-HAQ], Tehrik-I-Jafria Pakistan or TJP [Allama Sajid NAQVI], and
Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, Noorani faction or JUP/NO [Shah Ahmad
NOORANI]; Mutahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf faction or MQM/A [Altaf
HUSSAIN]; National People's Party or NPP [Ghulam Mustapha JATOI];
Pakhtun Khwa Milli Awami Party or PKMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI];
Pakhtun Quami Party or PQP [Mohammed AFZAL Khan]; Pakistan Awami
Tehrik or PAT [Tahir ul QADRI]; Pakistan Muslim League, Functional
Group or PML/F [Pir PAGARO]; Pakistan Muslim League, Junejo faction
or PML/J [Hamid Nasir CHATTHA]; Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz Sharif
faction or PML/N [Nawaz SHARIF]; Pakistan National Party or PNP
[Hasil BIZENJO]; Pakistan People's Party or PPP [Benazir BHUTTO];
Pakistan People's Party/Shaheed Bhutto or PPP/SB [Ghinva BHUTTO];
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf or PTI [Imran KHAN]
note: political alliances in Pakistan can shift frequently
Palau:
Palau Nationalist Party [Johnson TORIBIONG]; Ta Belau Party
[Kuniwo NAKAMURA]