Leader of the Opposition


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 seen as an alternative prime minister to the incumbent; in the Westminster system, 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 that is not in government 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.

Current leaders of the opposition

Parliamentary systems

  • Leader of the Opposition (Albania)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Armenia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Austria)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Azerbaijan)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Bahrain)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Belgium)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Brunei)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Bulgaria)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Burkina Faso)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Burundi)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Cambodia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Cameroon)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Cape Verde)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Central African Republic)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Chad)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Comoros)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Croatia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Cyprus)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Czech Republic)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Denmark)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Djibouti)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Egypt)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Eritrea)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Estonia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Ethiopia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Finland)
  • Leader of the Opposition (France)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Gabon)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Georgia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Germany)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Greece)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Guinea)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Guinea-Bissau)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Hungary)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Indonesia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Italy)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Israel)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Jordan)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Kuwait)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Laos)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Latvia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Lebanon)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Lithuania)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Madagascar)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Mauritania)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Mongolia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Montenegro)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Morocco)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Mozambique)
  • Leader of the Opposition (the Netherlands)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Niger)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Nigeria)
  • Leader of the Opposition (North Macedonia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Norway)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Oman)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Philippines)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Poland)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Portugal)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Romania)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Rwanda)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Sao Tome and Principe)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Senegal)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Serbia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Slovakia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Slovenia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (South Korea)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Spain)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Sudan)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Suriname)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Sweden)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Tanzania)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Togo)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Tunisia)
  • Leader of the Opposition (United Arab Emirates)
  • Leader of the Opposition (Zambia)

Westminster system

Semi-presidential systems

Presidential systems

Other

Historical leader of the opposition positions