Laos
Lao People's Revolutionary Party or LPRP [CHOUMMALI Saignason];
other parties proscribed
Latvia
First Party of Latvia or LPP [Ainars SLESERS]; For Human
Rights in a United Latvia or PCTVL [Jakovs PLINERS]; For the
Fatherland and Freedom/Latvian National Independence Movement or
TB/LNNK [Roberts ZILE, Maris GRINBLATS]; Harmony Center or SC [Janis
URBANOVICS, Nils USAKOVS]; Latvian Farmer's Union or LZS [Augusts
BRIGMANIS]; Latvian Social Democratic Workers Party (Social
Democrats) or LSDSP [Juris BOJARS]; Latvian Socialist Party or LSP
[Alfreds RUBIKS]; Latvia's Way or LC [Ivars GODMANIS, Ainars
BERZINS]; New Democrats or JD [Maris GULBIS]; New Era Party or JL
[Einars REPSE, Krisjanis KARINS]; People's Party or TP [Aigars
KALVITIS]; The Union of Latvian Greens and Farmers Party or ZZS
[Indulis EMSIS]
Lebanon
note - organized in three major political blocs; 14 March
Coalition (bloc includes Democratic Gathering [Walid JUNBLATT,
leader of Progressive Socialist Party]; Democratic Left [Ilyas
ATALLAH]; Democratic Renewal Movement [Nassib LAHUD]; Future
Movement Bloc [Sa'ad HARIRI]; Kataeb Reform Movement [Amine
GEMAYEL]; Lebanese Forces [Samir JA'JA]; Nasserite Popular Movement
[Ussama SAAD]; Qornet Shewan Gathering (a grouping composed of
political parties and independent members of the National Assembly
[no individual leader]; Tripoli Independent Bloc); Change and Reform
Alliance (bloc includes Free Patriotic Movement [Michel AWN]; Metn
Bloc [Michel MURR]; Popular Bloc [Elias SKAFF]; Tachnaq); Hizballah
and Amal Alliance (bloc includes Ba'th Party [Muhammad
MUHAMMADIYAH]; Development and Resistance Bloc [Nabih BERRI, leader
of Amal Movement]; Kataeb Party [Karim PAKRADONI]; Loyalty to the
Resistance [Mohammad RA'AD]; Syrian National Socialist Party [Ali
QANSU])
Lesotho
All Basotho Convention or ABC [Thomas THABANE]; Basotholand
African Congress or BAC [Khauhelo RALITAPOLE]; Basotho Congress
Party or BCP [Ntsukunyane MPHANYA]; Basotho National Party or BNP
[Maj. Gen. Justin Metsing LEKHANYA]; Kopanang Basotho Party or KPB
[Pheelo MOSALA]; Lesotho Congress for Democracy or LCD [Pakalitha
MOSISILI] (the governing party); Lesotho Education Party or LEP
[Thabo PITSO]; Lesotho People's Congress or LPC [Kelebone MAOPE];
Lesotho Workers Party or LWP [Macaefa BILLY]; Marematlou Freedom
Party or MFP [Vincent MALEBO]; National Democratic Party [J.S.
Bereng]; National Independent Party or NIP [Anthony MANYELI];
National Progressive Party or NPP [Chief Peete Nkoebe PEETE]; New
Lesotho Freedom Party or NLFP [Manapo MAJARA]; Popular Front for
Democracy or PFD [Lekhetho RAKUOANE]; Sefate Democratic Union or SDU
[Bofihla NKUEBE]; Social Democratic Party of SDP [Masitise SELESO];
United Democratic Party or UDP [C.D. MOFELI]; United Party or UP
[Makara SEKAUTU]
Liberia
Alliance for Peace and Democracy or APD [Togba-na TIPOTEH];
Coalition for the Transformation of Liberia or COTOL; Congress for
Democratic Change or CDC [George WEAH]; Liberian Action Party or LAP
[H. Varney SHERMAN]; Liberty Party or LP [Charles BRUMSKINE];
National Patriotic Party or NPP [Cyril ALLEN]; Unity Party or UP
[Charles CLARKE]
Libya
none
Liechtenstein
Patriotic Union (was Fatherland Union) or VU [Adolf
HEEB]; Progressive Citizens' Party or FBP [Otmar HASLER]; The Free
List or FL [Claudia HEEB-FLECK and Egon MATT]
Lithuania
Civil Democracy Party [Viktor MUNTIANAS, chairman];
Electoral Action of Lithuanian Poles [Valdemar TOMASZEVSKI,
chairman]; National Farmer's Union [Kazimiera PRUNSKIENE,
chairwoman]; Homeland Union/Conservative Party or TS [Andrius
KUBILIUS, chairman]; Labor Party [Kestutis DAUKSYS, chairman];
Liberal and Center Union [Arturas ZUOKAS, chairman]; Liberal
Democratic Party [Rolandas PAKSAS, chairman]; Liberal Movement
[Petras AUSTREVICIUS, chairman]; Lithuanian Christian Democrats or
LKD [Valentinas STUNDYS, chairman]; Lithuanian People's Union for a
Fair Lithuania [Julius VESELKA, chairman]; Lithuanian Social
Democratic Party [Algirdas BRAZAUSKAS, chairman]; Social Liberal/New
Union [Arturas PAULAUSKAS, chairman]; Social Union of Christian
Conservatives [Gediminas VAGNORIUS, chairman]; Young Lithuania and
New Nationalists [Stanislovas BUSKEVICIUS, chairman]
Luxembourg
Action Committee for Democracy and Justice or ADR [Gast
GIBERYEN]; Christian Social People's Party or CSV (also known as
Christian Social Party or PCS) [Francois BILTGEN]; Democratic Party
or DP [Claude MEISCH]; Green Party [Francois BAUSCH]; Luxembourg
Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP [Alex BODRY]; Marxist and Reformed
Communist Party dei Lenk/la Gauche (the Left) [no formal
leadership]; other minor parties
Macau
Civil Service Union [Jose Maria Pereira COUTINHO]; Development
Union [KWAN Tsui-hang]; Macau Development Alliance [Angela LEONG
On-kei]; Macau United Citizens' Association [CHAN Meng-kam]; New
Democratic Macau Association [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong]; United Forces