Timeline of rival political parties

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This article lists a timeline of notable political rivalries by country. Political party rivalries are not to be confused with rival family houses within a nation, or warring factions from different nations. This list will not indicate every rival political party within a nation, such as in multiple-party governments. Only the most notable and significant political parties are presented. Rival political alliances may be included as well.

## Contents

* 1 Ancient to Medieval rivalries
* 1.1 Roman Republic
* 2 Early modern to present
* 2.1 Albania
* 2.2 Argentina
* 2.3 Australia
* 2.4 Austria
* 2.5 Bangladesh
* 2.6 Bulgaria
* 2.7 Cambodia
* 2.8 Canada
* 2.9 Chile
* 2.10 China
* 2.11 Colombia
* 2.12 Croatia
* 2.13 Cyprus
* 2.14 Czech Republic
* 2.15 Denmark
* 2.16 France
* 2.17 Georgia
* 2.18 Germany
* 2.19 Ghana
* 2.20 Greece
* 2.21 Hong Kong
* 2.22 Hungary
* 2.23 India
* 2.24 Indonesia
* 2.25 Ireland
* 2.26 Israel
* 2.27 Italy
* 2.28 Jamaica
* 2.29 Japan
* 2.30 Macau
* 2.31 Malaysia
* 2.32 Malta
* 2.33 Mexico
* 2.34 Mongolia
* 2.35 Myanmar
* 2.36 New Zealand
* 2.37 North Macedonia
* 2.38 Norway
* 2.39 Philippines
* 2.40 Poland
* 2.41 Portugal
* 2.42 Russia
* 2.43 Singapore
* 2.44 South Africa
* 2.45 South Korea
* 2.46 Spain
* 2.47 Sweden
* 2.48 Taiwan
* 2.49 Thailand
* 2.50 Turkey
* 2.51 United Kingdom
* 2.52 United States
* 2.53 Venezuela

## Ancient to Medieval rivalries

### Roman Republic

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Populares vs Optimates | 56 BC  | 27 BC

## Early modern to present

### Albania

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Socialist Party vs Democratic Party  | 1991  | present

### Argentina

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Justicialist Party vs Radical Civic Union  | 1983  | 2015
Front for Victory vs Juntos por el Cambio  | 2015  | 2019
Justicialist Party vs Republican Proposal  | 2015  | present
Frente de Todos vs Juntos por el Cambio  | 2019  | present

### Australia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Australian Labor Party vs Coalition  | 1923  | present

### Austria

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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People's Party vs Social Democratic Party  | 1945  | present

### Bangladesh

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Bangladesh Awami League vs Bangladesh Nationalist Party  | 1991  | present
Grand Alliance vs Jatiya Oikya Front  | 2008  | present

### Bulgaria

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Socialist Party vs Union of Democratic Forces  | 1990  | 2001
National Movement for Stability and Progress vs Socialist Party  | 2001  | 2009
Socialist Party vs GERB  | 2009  | 2021
We Continue the Change vs GERB  | 2021  | present

### Cambodia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Cambodian People's Party vs FUNCINPEC  | 1993  | present
Cambodian People's Party vs Candlelight Party  | 1998  | 2012
Cambodian People's Party vs Cambodia National Rescue Party  | 2012  | 2017

### Canada

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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|

Liberal Party of Canada vs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)  | 1867  | 1942
Liberal Party of Canada vs Progressive Conservative Party of Canada  | 1942  | 2003
Liberal Party of Canada vs Conservative Party of Canada | 2003  | present

### Chile

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Concertación vs Alliance  | 1990  | 2017
Chile Vamos vs Nueva Mayoría  | 2017  | 2022

### China

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Kuomintang vs Chinese Communist Party  | 1927  | 1949

### Colombia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Liberal Party vs Conservative Party  | 1958  | 2002

### Croatia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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Croatian Democratic Union vs Social Democratic Party  | 2000  | present

### Cyprus

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Democratic Party vs Democratic Rally  | 1983  | 2008
Progressive Party of Working People vs Democratic Rally  | 2008  | present

### Czech Republic

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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Civic Democratic Party vs Social Democratic Party  | 1996  | 2013
ANO 2011 vs Social Democratic Party  | 2013  | 2017
ANO 2011 vs Civic Democratic Party  | 2017  | present
ANO 2011 vs Spolu  | 2021  | present

### Denmark

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Social Democrats vs Venstre & Conservatives  | 1918  | present

### France

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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French Section of the Workers' International vs Union for the New Republic  | 1962  | 1967
Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left vs Union of Democrats for the Republic  | 1967  | 1969
Socialist Party vs Union of Democrats for the Republic  | 1969  | 1976
Socialist Party vs Rally for the Republic  | 1976  | 2002
Socialist Party vs Union for a Popular Movement  | 2002  | 2015
Socialist Party vs The Republicans  | 2015  | present

### Georgia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Georgian Dream vs United National Movement  | 2012  | present

### Germany

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Social Democratic Party of Germany vs Christian Democratic Union of Germany  | 1945  | present

### Ghana

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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New Patriotic Party vs National Democratic Congress  | 1992  | present

### Greece

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Panhellenic Socialist Movement vs New Democracy  | 1974  | 2012
Syriza vs New Democracy  | 2004  | present

### Hong Kong

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Pro-Beijing camp vs Pro-democracy camp | 1984  | present
Democratic Alliance vs Democratic Party  | 1998  | present
Democratic Alliance vs Civic Party  | 2012  | present

### Hungary

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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|

Fidesz vs Socialist Party  | 1998  | 2018
Fidesz-KDNP vs United for Hungary  | 2020  | present

### India

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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Indian National Congress vs Communist Party of India  | 1951  | 1967
Indian National Congress vs Janata Party  | 1977  | 1984
Indian National Congress vs Bharatiya Janata Party | 1989  | present
Indian National Congress vs National Democratic Alliance  | 1998  | 2004
United Progressive Alliance vs National Democratic Alliance  | 2004  | 2023

### Indonesia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Golkar vs Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle | 1998  | present

### Ireland

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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Fianna Fáil vs Fine Gael  | 1933  | present

### Israel

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Alignment Party vs Gahal  | 1965  | 1973
Likud vs Israeli Labor Party  | 1988  | 2014
Likud vs Zionist Union  | 2014  | present

### Italy

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Historical Right vs Historical Left  | 1861  | 1891
Christian Democracy vs Communist Party  | 1948  | 1991
Christian Democracy vs Democratic Party of the Left  | 1991  | 1994
Centre-right coalition vs Centre-left coalition  | 1995  | present
Pole for Freedoms vs The Olive Tree  | 1996  | 2001
House of Freedoms vs The Olive Tree  | 2001  | 2007
House of Freedoms vs The Union  | 2007  | 2008
Centre-right coalition vs Italy. Common Good  | 2012  | 2013

### Jamaica

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Jamaica Labour Party vs People's National Party  | 1943  | present

### Japan

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Liberal Democratic Party vs Social Democratic Party  | 1955  | 1994
Liberal Democratic Party vs New Frontier Party  | 1994  | 1997
Liberal Democratic Party vs Democratic Party (1996-1998)  | 1997  | 1998
Liberal Democratic Party vs Democratic Party (1998-2016)  | 1998  | 2016
Liberal Democratic Party vs Democratic Party (2016-2018)  | 2016  | 2018
Liberal Democratic Party vs Constitutional Democratic Party | 2017  | present
Liberal Democratic Party vs Democratic Party for the People  | 2018  | present

### Macau

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Pro-establishment camp vs Pro-democracy camp | 1990  | present
New Macau Association vs Union for Development  | 2001  | 2013
New Macau Association vs Macau United Citizens Association  | 2005  | present

### Malaysia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Barisan Nasional vs Barisan Alternatif  | 1998  | 2004
Barisan Nasional vs Pakatan Rakyat  | 2008  | 2015
Barisan Nasional vs Pakatan Harapan  | 2015  | present

### Malta

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Reform Party vs Democratic Nationalist Party  | 1883  | 1921
Maltese Political Union vs Democratic Nationalist Party  | 1921  | 1926
Nationalist Party vs Labour Party  | 1926  | present

### Mexico

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Institutional Revolutionary Party vs National Action Party  | 1982  | 2018
Juntos Hacemos Historia vs Va por México  | 2020  | present

### Mongolia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Mongolian People's Party vs Democratic Union Coalition  | 1996  | 2000
Mongolian People's Party vs Democratic Party  | 2000  | present

### Myanmar

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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National League for Democracy vs Union Solidarity and Development Party | 2010  | present

### New Zealand

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Liberal Party vs Reform Party  | 1909  | 1928
Labour Party vs United-Reform Coalition  | 1931  | 1936
Labour Party vs National Party  | 1936  | present

### North Macedonia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Social Democratic Union vs VMRO-DPMNE  | 1994  | present

### Norway

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Labour Party vs Conservative Party  | 1921  | present

### Philippines

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Progresista Party vs Nacionalista Party  | 1907  | 1916
Democrata Party vs Nacionalista Party  | 1916  | 1931
Liberal Party vs Nacionalista Party  | 1946  | 1971
Lakas ng Bayan vs Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 1978  | 1987
Lakas–NUCD vs Nationalist People's Coalition  | 1992  | 1998
People Power Coalition vs Puwersa ng Masa  | 2000  | 2003
Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan vs Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino  | 2003  | 2006
TEAM Unity vs Genuine Opposition  | 2006  | 2009
Team PNoy vs United Nationalist Alliance | 2012  | 2016
Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid vs Partido Galing at Puso  | 2015  | 2018
Otso Diretso vs Hugpong ng Pagbabago  | 2018  | 2021

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### Poland

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Civic Platform vs Law and Justice  | 2005  | present

### Portugal

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Regenerator Party vs Historic Party  | 1856, 1874  | 1870, 1878
Reformist Party vs Historic Party  | 1870  | 1874
Regenerator Party vs Progressive Party  | 1878  | 1910
Democratic Party vs Evolutionist Party  | 1911, 1918  | 1917, 1919
Democratic Party vs Republican Liberal Party  | 1919  | 1925
Democratic Party vs Nationalist Republican Party  | 1925  | 1926
Socialist Party vs Social Democratic Party  | 1975  | present

### Russia

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Reform Party vs Democratic Nationalist Party  | 1883  | 1921
United Russia vs Union of Right Forces  | 2001  | 2008
United Russia vs Communist Party of the Russian Federation  | 2001  | present
United Russia vs Solidarnost  | 2008  | present

### Singapore

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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People's Action Party vs Workers' Party  | 1968  | Present

### South Africa

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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National Party vs South African Party  | 1915  | 1934
African National Congress v. National Party  | 1994  | 1999
Democratic Alliance vs African National Congress  | 2000  | Present

### South Korea

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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National Association vs Democratic Party (1945)  | 1946  | 1951
Liberal Party vs Democratic Party (1945)  | 1951  | 1955
Liberal Party vs Democratic Party (1955)  | 1955  | 1963
Republican Party vs Civil Rights Party  | 1963  | 1967
Republican Party vs Democratic Party (1967)  | 1967  | 1980
Justice Party vs Democratic Party (1967)  | 1980  | 1981
Justice Party vs Democratic Party (1981)  | 1981  | 1988
Justice Party vs Democratic Party (1987)  | 1988  | 1990
Korea Party (1990) vs Democratic Party (1987)  | 1990  | 1991
Korea Party (1990) vs Democratic Party (1991)  | 1991  | 1995
Korea Party (1990) vs National Congress  | 1995  | 1997
Korea Party (1997) vs National Congress  | 1997  | 2000
Korea Party (1997) vs Democratic Party (2000)  | 2000  | 2003
Korea Party (1997) vs Uri Party  | 2003  | 2007
Korea Party (1997) vs Democratic Party (2008)  | 2007  | 2011
Korea Party (1997) vs Democratic Party (2011)  | 2011  | 2014
Korea Party (1997) vs Democratic Party (2014)  | 2014  | 2020
People Power Party vs Democratic Party (2014)  | 2020  | present

### Spain

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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People's Alliance vs Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  | 1979  | 1989
People's Party vs Spanish Socialist Workers' Party  | 1989  | present

### Sweden

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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Social Democratic Party vs Moderate Party  | 1940  | present

### Taiwan

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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Kuomintang vs Democratic Progressive Party  | 1986  | present

### Thailand

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Democrat Party vs Thai Rak Thai Party  | 1998  | 2007
Democrat Party vs People's Power Party  | 2007  | 2008
Democrat Party vs Pheu Thai Party  | 2008  | 2014

### Turkey

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

|
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Justice and Development Party vs Republican People's Party  | 2003  | present
People's Alliance vs Nation Alliance  | 2018  | present

### United Kingdom

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Whigs vs Tories  | 1678  | 1834
Whigs vs Conservative Party | 1834  | 1859
Liberal Party vs Conservative Party | 1859  | 1922
Conservative Party vs Labour Party  | 1900  | present
Democratic Unionist Party vs. Sinn Féin | 1994  | present

### United States

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Federalist Party vs Democratic-Republican Party  | 1799  | 1824
Democratic Party vs Whig Party  | 1833  | 1854
Republican Party vs Democratic Party  | 1854  | Present

### Venezuela

Rivalry  | Beginning Year  | Ending Year

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Democratic Action vs Copei  | 1958  | 1998
Great Patriotic Pole vs Democratic Unity Roundtable  | 2010  | present

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