And it will remain so for a long time.
No government, no parties can effectively ban it and put their hand on it. They would have to ban internet first. Not likely.
That would be the end of free world we know.
They have realized this and so they admitted that they could not do anything to it anymore, held their hands up, and confessed that Bitcoin is unstoppable. Initially, they thought they could just leave it alone because it will soon burst but since they were wrong. They started spreading FUD and lies about it but still it continued to grow. And then they started to get worried and issued tax letters. Signs of a loser.