note: and numerous smaller parties
United Arab Emirates:
none
United Kingdom:
Conservative and Unionist Party [William HAGUE];
Democratic Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) [Rev. Ian PAISLEY];
Labor Party [Anthony (Tony) Blair]; Liberal Democrats [Charles
KENNEDY]; Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) [Ieuan Wyn JONES]; Scottish
National Party or SNP [John SWINNEY]; Sinn Fein (Northern Ireland)
[Gerry ADAMS]; Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP (Northern
Ireland) [John HUME]; Ulster Unionist Party (Northern Ireland)
[David TRIMBLE]
United States:
Democratic Party [Terence McAULIFFE, national
committee chairman]; Republican Party [James S. GILMORE III,
national committee chairman]; several other groups or parties of
minor political significance
Uruguay:
Colorado Party [Jorge BATLLE]; National Party or Blanco
[Alberto VOLONTE]; New Sector/Space Coalition or Nuevo Espacio
[Rafael MICHELINI]; Progressive Encounter in the Broad Front or
Encuentro Progresista [Tabare VAZQUEZ]
Uzbekistan:
Adolat (Justice) Social Democratic Party [Anwar
JURABAYEV, first secretary]; Democratic National Rebirth Party
(Milly Tiklanish) or MTP [Aziz KAYUMOV, chairman]; Fatherland
Progress Party [Anwar Z. YOLDASHEV]; People's Democratic Party or
NDP (formerly Communist Party) [Abdulkhafiz JALOLOV, first
secretary]; Self-Sacrificers Party or Fidokorlar National Democratic
Party [Ahtam TURSUNOV, first secretary]
Vanuatu:
Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP [Barak SOPE]; National
United Party or NUP [Willie TITONGOA]; Union of Moderate Parties or
UMP [Serge VOHOR]; Vanuaaku Party (Our Land Party) or VP [Edward
NATAPEI]; Vanuatu Republican Party [Maxime Carlot KORMAN]
Venezuela:
Brave Peoples Alliance or ABP [leader NA]; Democratic
Action or AD [Henry RAMOS Allup]; Fifth Republic Movement or MVR
[leader Luis MIQUILENA]; Homeland for All or PPT [Pablo MEDINA];
Justice First [leader NA]; Movement Toward Socialism or MAS [Felipe
MUJICA]; National Convergence or Convergencia [Dr. Rafael CALDERA
Rodriguez]; Radical Cause or La Causa R [Andres VELASQUEZ]; Social
Christian Party or COPEI [Jose CURIEL]; Venezuela Project or PV
[Henrique SALAS Ronier]
Vietnam:
only party - Communist Party of Vietnam or CPV [Le Kha
PHIEU, general secretary]
Virgin Islands:
Democratic Party [Arturo WATLINGTON]; Independent
Citizens' Movement or ICM [Usie RICHON]; Republican Party [Gary
SCROUVE]