The overall situation for political parties around the world remained stable in 2010，despite a number of“hotspots”. Plagued by the financial crisis，the economic and social situations in the developed countries have worsened. This，in turn，has had a considerable impact on the governing parties in several countries，manifested in fierce antagonism and wrestling between governing and non-governing forces over the choice of a developmental philosophy and specific policies. As for the political landscape in Europe against the backdrop of the financial meltdown，the influence of the decline of the central-left parties was unchecked and the dominance of the right remained. There has been a diversifying tendency in the“democratic transition”of the developing countries. Although the transition in some countries is characterized by political disorder，an orderly transfer of political power has taken place in some other countries. Governing parties in the socialist countries，holding great store for the development of their ruling capacity，introduced one new approach after another in the sphere of political and economic development as well as party building. On the whole，the mainstream parties in the different countries took various innovative initiatives in party-building so as to foster a new image commensurate with modern political parties. The capacity-building practices of political parties in other countries could well serve as useful reference for the Communist Party of China.