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.

Ancient to Medieval rivalries Roman Republic Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Populares vs Optimates56 BC27 BC

Early modern to present

Albania Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Socialist Party vs Democratic Party1991present

Argentina Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Justicialist Party vs Radical Civic Union19832015 Front for Victory vs Juntos por el Cambio20152019 Justicialist Party vs Republican Proposal2015present Frente de Todos vs Juntos por el Cambio2019present

Australia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Australian Labor Party vs Coalition1923present

Austria Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year People's Party vs Social Democratic Party1945present

Bangladesh Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Bangladesh Awami League vs Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal19721975 Bangladesh Awami League vs Bangladesh Nationalist Party19912024 Grand Alliance vs Jatiya Oikya Front20082022 Bangladesh Nationalist Party vs Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami2024Present

Bulgaria Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Socialist Party vs Union of Democratic Forces19902001 National Movement for Stability and Progress vs Socialist Party20012009 Socialist Party vs GERB20092021 We Continue the Change vs GERB2021present

Cambodia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Cambodian People's Party vs FUNCINPEC1993present Cambodian People's Party vs Candlelight Party19982012 Cambodian People's Party vs Cambodia National Rescue Party20122017

Canada Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Liberal Party of Canada vs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)18671942 Liberal Party of Canada vs Progressive Conservative Party of Canada19422003 Liberal Party of Canada vs Conservative Party of Canada2003present

Chile Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Concertación vs Alliance19902017 Chile Vamos vs Nueva Mayoría20172022

China Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Kuomintang vs Chinese Communist Party19271949

Colombia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Liberal Party vs Conservative Party19582002

Croatia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Croatian Democratic Union vs Social Democratic Party2000present

Cyprus Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Democratic Party vs Democratic Rally19832008 Progressive Party of Working People vs Democratic Rally2008present

Czech Republic Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Civic Democratic Party vs Social Democratic Party19962013 ANO 2011 vs Social Democratic Party20132017 ANO 2011 vs Civic Democratic Party2017present ANO 2011 vs Spolu2021present

Denmark Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Social Democrats vs Venstre & Conservatives1918present

France Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year French Section of the Workers' International vs Union for the New Republic19621967 Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left vs Union of Democrats for the Republic19671969 Socialist Party vs Union of Democrats for the Republic19691976 Socialist Party vs Rally for the Republic19762002 Socialist Party vs Union for a Popular Movement20022015 Socialist Party vs The Republicans20152017

Georgia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Georgian Dream vs United National Movement2012present

Germany Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Social Democratic Party of Germany vs Christian Democratic Union of Germany1945present

Ghana Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year New Patriotic Party vs National Democratic Congress1992present

Greece Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Panhellenic Socialist Movement vs New Democracy19742012 Syriza vs New Democracy2004present

Hong Kong Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Pro-Beijing camp vs Pro-democracy camp1984present Democratic Alliance vs Democratic Party1998present Democratic Alliance vs Civic Party2012present

Hungary Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Fidesz vs Socialist Party19982018 Fidesz-KDNP vs United for Hungary20202022

India Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Indian National Congress vs Communist Party of India19511967 Indian National Congress vs Janata Party19771984 United Progressive Alliance vs National Democratic Alliance19891991 Indian National Congress vs Bharatiya Janata Party1991present Indian National Congress vs National Democratic Alliance19982004 United Progressive Alliance vs National Democratic Alliance20042023 Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance vs National Democratic Alliance2023present

Indonesia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Democratic Party (Indonesia) vs Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle2004present

Ireland Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Fianna Fáil vs Fine Gael1933present

Israel Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Alignment Party vs Gahal19651973 Likud vs Israeli Labor Party19882014 Likud vs Zionist Union20142019

Italy Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Historical Right vs Historical Left18611891 Christian Democracy vs Communist Party19481991 Christian Democracy vs Democratic Party of the Left19911994 Centre-right coalition vs Centre-left coalition1995present Pole for Freedoms vs The Olive Tree19962001 House of Freedoms vs The Olive Tree20012007 House of Freedoms vs The Union20072008 Centre-right coalition vs Italy. Common Good20122013

Jamaica Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Jamaica Labour Party vs People's National Party1943present

Japan Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Liberal Democratic Party vs Social Democratic Party19551994 Liberal Democratic Party vs New Frontier Party19941997 Liberal Democratic Party vs Democratic Party (1996-1998)19971998 Liberal Democratic Party vs Democratic Party (1998-2016)19982016 Liberal Democratic Party vs Democratic Party (2016-2018)20162018 Liberal Democratic Party vs Constitutional Democratic Party2017present Liberal Democratic Party vs Democratic Party for the People2018present

Macau Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Pro-establishment camp vs Pro-democracy camp1990present New Macau Association vs Union for Development20012013 New Macau Association vs Macau United Citizens Association2005present

Malaysia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Barisan Nasional vs Barisan Alternatif19982004 Barisan Nasional vs Pakatan Rakyat20082015 Barisan Nasional vs Pakatan Harapan2015present

Malta Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Reform Party vs Democratic Nationalist Party18831921 Maltese Political Union vs Democratic Nationalist Party19211926 Nationalist Party vs Labour Party1926present

Mexico Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Institutional Revolutionary Party vs National Action Party19822018 Juntos Hacemos Historia vs Va por México20202023

Mongolia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Mongolian People's Party vs Democratic Union Coalition19962000 Mongolian People's Party vs Democratic Party2000present

Myanmar Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year National League for Democracy vs Union Solidarity and Development Party2010present

New Zealand Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Liberal Party vs Reform Party19091928 Labour Party vs United-Reform Coalition19311936 Labour Party vs National Party1936present

North Macedonia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Social Democratic Union vs VMRO-DPMNE1994present

Norway Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Labour Party vs Conservative Party1921present

Philippines Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Progresista Party vs Nacionalista Party19071916Democrata Party vs Nacionalista Party 19161931Liberal Party vs Nacionalista Party 19461971Lakas ng Bayan vs Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 19781987Lakas–NUCD vs Nationalist People's Coalition19921998People Power Coalition vs Puwersa ng Masa20002003Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan vs Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino20032006TEAM Unity vs Genuine Opposition20062009Team PNoy vs United Nationalist Alliance20122016Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid vs Partido Galing at Puso20152018Otso Diretso vs Hugpong ng Pagbabago20182021 Starting in 1992, sextennial presidential elections allows political realignment to take place, with administration (government) and opposition coalitions taking shape. These won't become apparent after the election, and cements into the mid-term election three years later. The process repeats in the next presidential election.

Poland Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Civic Platform vs Law and Justice2005present

Portugal Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Regenerator Party vs Historic Party1856, 18741870, 1878 Reformist Party vs Historic Party18701874 Regenerator Party vs Progressive Party18781910 Democratic Party vs Evolutionist Party1911, 19181917, 1919 Democratic Party vs Republican Liberal Party19191925 Democratic Party vs Nationalist Republican Party19251926 Socialist Party vs Social Democratic Party1975present

Russia Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Reform Party vs Democratic Nationalist Party18831921 United Russia vs Union of Right Forces20012008 United Russia vs Communist Party of the Russian Federation2001present United Russia vs Solidarnost2008present

Singapore Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year People's Action Party vs Workers' Party1968Present

South Africa Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year National Party vs South African Party19151934African National Congress v. National Party19941999 Democratic Alliance vs African National Congress2000Present

South Korea Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year National Association vs Democratic Party (1945)19461951 Liberal Party vs Democratic Party (1945)19511955 Liberal Party vs Democratic Party (1955)19551963 Republican Party vs Civil Rights Party19631967 Republican Party vs Democratic Party (1967)19671980 Justice Party vs Democratic Party (1967)19801981 Justice Party vs Democratic Party (1981)19811988 Justice Party vs Democratic Party (1987)19881990 Korea Party (1990) vs Democratic Party (1987)19901991 Korea Party (1990) vs Democratic Party (1991)19911995 Korea Party (1990) vs National Congress19951997 Korea Party (1997) vs National Congress19972000 Korea Party (1997) vs Democratic Party (2000)20002003 Korea Party (1997) vs Uri Party20032007 Korea Party (1997) vs Democratic Party (2008)20072011 Korea Party (1997) vs Democratic Party (2011)20112014 Korea Party (1997) vs Democratic Party (2014)20142020 People Power Party vs Democratic Party (2014)2020present

Spain Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year People's Alliance vs Spanish Socialist Workers' Party19791989 People's Party vs Spanish Socialist Workers' Party1989present

Sweden Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Social Democratic Party vs Moderate Party1940present

Taiwan Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Kuomintang vs Democratic Progressive Party1986present

Thailand Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Democrat Party vs Thai Rak Thai Party19982007 Democrat Party vs People's Power Party20072008 Democrat Party vs Pheu Thai Party20082014

Turkey Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Justice and Development Party vs Republican People's Party2003present People's Alliance vs Nation Alliance20182023

United Kingdom Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year Whigs vs Tories 1678 1834 Whigs vs Conservative Party 1834 1859 Liberal Party vs Conservative Party 1859 1922 Conservative Party vs Labour Party 1900 presentDemocratic Unionist Party vs. Sinn Féin1994present

United States Rivalry Beginning Year Ending Year 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 Democratic Action vs Copei19581998 Great Patriotic Pole vs Democratic Unity Roundtable2010present