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The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the
parliamentary system A parliamentary system, or parliamentary democracy, is a form of government where the head of government (chief executive) derives their Election, democratic legitimacy from their ability to command the support ("confidence") of a majority of t ...
form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically seen as an alternative
prime minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
, premier, first minister, or
chief minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union ter ...
to the incumbent; in the
Westminster system The Westminster system, or Westminster model, is a type of parliamentary system, parliamentary government that incorporates a series of Parliamentary procedure, procedures for operating a legislature, first developed in England. Key aspects of ...
, they head a rival alternative government known as the shadow cabinet or opposition front bench. The same term is also used to refer to the leader of the largest
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...
that is not in
government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
in subnational state, provincial, and other regional and local legislatures. The full title for the Leader of the Opposition is the ''Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition'' in the United Kingdom and in many
Commonwealth realms A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations that has the same constitutional monarch and head of state as the other realms. The current monarch is King Charles III. Except for the United Kingdom, in each of the ...
.


Current leaders of the opposition


Parliamentary systems

* Leader of the Opposition (Albania) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Armenia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Austria) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Azerbaijan) (unofficial position) *
Leader of the Opposition (Bahrain) The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...
(unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Belgium) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Brunei) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Bulgaria) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Burkina Faso) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Burundi) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Cambodia) * Leader of the Opposition (Cameroon) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Cape Verde) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Central African Republic) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Chad) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Comoros) * Leader of the Opposition (Croatia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Cyprus) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Czechia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Denmark) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Djibouti) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Egypt) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Eritrea) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Estonia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Ethiopia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Finland) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (France) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Gabon) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Georgia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Germany) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Greece) * Leader of the Opposition (Guinea) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Guinea-Bissau) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Hungary) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (India) * Leader of the Opposition (Indonesia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Italy) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Jordan) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Kuwait) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Laos) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Latvia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Lebanon) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Lithuania) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Madagascar) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Mauritania) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Mongolia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Montenegro) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Morocco) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Mozambique) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (the Netherlands) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Niger) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Nigeria) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (North Macedonia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Norway) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Oman) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Philippines) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Poland) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Portugal) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Romania) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Rwanda) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Sao Tome and Principe) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Senegal) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Serbia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Slovakia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Slovenia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (South Korea) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Spain) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Sudan) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Suriname) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Sweden) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Tanzania) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Togo) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Tunisia) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (United Arab Emirates) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Zambia) (unofficial position)


Westminster system

* Leader of the Opposition (Antigua and Barbuda) * Leader of the Opposition (Australia) ** Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Australia) ** Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory) ** Leader of the Opposition (New South Wales) ** Leader of the Opposition (Northern Territory) ** Leader of the Opposition (Queensland) ** Leader of the Opposition (South Australia) ** Leader of the Opposition (Tasmania) ** Leader of the Opposition (Victoria) ** Leader of the Opposition (Western Australia) * Leader of the Opposition (Bahamas) * Leader of the Opposition (Bangladesh) * Leader of the Opposition (Barbados) * Leader of the Opposition (Belize) * Leader of the Opposition (Botswana) * Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada) ** Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Canada) **
Leader of the Opposition (Alberta) The leader of the Official Opposition, formally known as the leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, is the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) who leads the Parliamentary opposition, Official Opposition, typically the second largest pa ...
** Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia) ** Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba) ** Leader of the Opposition (New Brunswick) ** Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador) ** Leader of the Opposition (Nova Scotia) ** Leader of the Opposition (Ontario) ** Leader of the Opposition (Prince Edward Island) ** Leader of the Opposition (Quebec) ** Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan) ** Leader of the Opposition (Yukon) * Leader of the Opposition (Dominica) * Leader of the Opposition (Fiji) * Leader of the Opposition (the Gambia) * Leader of the Opposition (Ghana) * Leader of the Opposition (Grenada) * Leader of the Opposition (India) ** Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha ** Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha * Leader of the Opposition (Ireland) * Leader of the Opposition (Jamaica) * Leader of the Opposition (Japan) (unofficial position) * Leader of the Opposition (Lesotho) * Leader of the Opposition (Malaysia) ** Leader of the Opposition (Malaysian State Legislative Assemblies) * Leader of the Opposition (Maldives) * Leader of the Opposition (Malta) * Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius) * Leader of the Opposition (Myanmar) * Leader of the Opposition (Nepal) * Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) ** Leader of the Opposition (Cook Islands) * Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan) ** Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Pakistan) * Leader of the Opposition (Papua New Guinea) * Leader of the Opposition (Saint Kitts and Nevis) * Leader of the Opposition (Saint Lucia) * Leader of the Opposition (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) * Leader of the Opposition (Sierra Leone) *
Leader of the Opposition (Singapore) The leader of the opposition, of Singapore is a position in the Parliament of Singapore referring to a politician who leads the largest opposition party in the country, typically the leader of a party that possesses the most seats in Parlia ...
* Leader of the Opposition (Solomon Islands) * Leader of the Opposition (South Africa) * Leader of the Opposition (Thailand) * Leader of the Opposition (Trinidad and Tobago) * Leader of the Opposition (Tuvalu) *
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom) The Leader of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, more commonly referred to as the Leader of the Opposition, is the person who leads the His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, Official Opposition in the United Kingdom. The position is seen as t ...
** Leader of the Opposition (Scotland) (unofficial position) ** Leader of the Opposition (Wales) ** Leader of the Opposition (Northern Ireland) ** British Overseas Territories *** Leader of the Opposition (Anguilla) *** Leader of the Opposition (Bermuda) *** Leader of the Opposition (British Virgin Islands) *** Leader of the Opposition (Cayman Islands) *** Leader of the Opposition (Gibraltar) *** Leader of the Opposition (Montserrat) *** Leader of the Opposition (Turks and Caicos Islands) * Leader of the Opposition (Vanuatu)


Semi-presidential systems

* Leader of the Opposition in the French Senate * Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)


Presidential systems

* The Leader of the Opposition (Belarus) * Leader of the Opposition (Seychelles) * Leader of the Main Opposition (Turkey) * Leader of the Opposition (Uganda) * Leader of the Opposition (Zambia)


Other

* Leader of the Opposition (Guyana)


Historical leader of the opposition positions

* Leader of the Opposition (Rhodesia)


See also

* Minority leader, for a similar role in countries utilizing the presidential system * Parliamentary opposition * Shadow cabinet * Controlled opposition


References

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