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List of political parties in the Cook Islands

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This article lists political parties in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands have a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties. It is extremely difficult for candidates to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Active parties

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Parliamentary parties

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Logo Name Abbr. Est. Leader Ideology MPs Political position
Cook Islands Party CIP 1965 Mark Brown Cook Islands Māori nationalism
12 / 24
Centre to
Centre-right
Democratic Party DP 1971 Tina Browne Social liberalism
5 / 24
Centre to
Centre-left
Cook Islands United Party CIUP 2018 Teariki Heather
3 / 24
One Cook Islands Movement OCI 2014 George Turia
1 / 24

Extraparliamentary parties

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Historical parties

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See also

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