List of political parties in the Dominican Republic
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This article lists political parties in the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
Parties[edit]
Major parties[edit]
The PRM and PLD are considered major parties in the Dominican Republic.[1][2]
Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Senators | Deputies | Mayors | ||
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Modern Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Moderno | PRM | 2014 | Reformism | 17 / 32 | 86 / 190 | 81 / 158 | ||
Dominican Liberation Party Partido de la Liberación Dominicana | PLD | 1973 | Third Way | 6 / 32 | 75 / 190 | 65 / 158 |
Congressional parties[edit]
The parties listed below have at least one seat in either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies after the 2020 general election.
Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Senators | Deputies | Mayors | |
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Social Christian Reformist Party Partido Reformista Social Cristiano | PRSC | 1963 | Liberal conservatism | 6 / 32 | 6 / 190 | 7 / 158 | |
Dominicans for Change Partido de los Dominicanos por el Cambio | DXC | 2010 | Green conservatism | 1 / 32 | 2 / 190 | ||
People's Force Fuerza del Pueblo | FP | 2019 | Duartianism | 1 / 32 | 3 / 190 | ||
Social Democratic Institutional Bloc Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata | BIS | 1989 | Social democracy | 1 / 32 | 2 / 190 | 1 / 158 | |
Dominican Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Dominicano | PRD | 1939 | Social liberalism | 4 / 190 | 3 / 158 | ||
Broad Front Frente Amplio | FA | 1992 | Socialism | 3 / 190 | |||
Alliance for Democracy Alianza por la Democracia | APD | 1992 | Progressivism | 2 / 190 | |||
Country Alliance Alianza País | ALPAÍS | 2011 | Green left | 2 / 190 | |||
Civic Renovation Party Partido Cívico Renovador | PCR | 2006 | Democratic socialism | 1 / 190 | |||
Dominican Humanist Party Partido Humanista Dominicano | PHD | 2006 | Humanism | 1 / 190 | |||
Liberal Reformist Party Partido Reformista Liberal | PRL | 1986 | Liberalism | 1 / 190 | |||
Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party Partido Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano | PQDC | 2006 | Social conservatism | 1 / 190 | |||
Revolutionary Social Democratic Party Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata | PRSD | 2005 | Social democracy | 1 / 190 | |||
Democratic Choice Opción Democrática | OD | 2014 | Social democracy | 1 / 190 |
Local parties[edit]
The parties listed below are not represented in Congress, but control at least one municipal council.
Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Mayors | |
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Christian People's Party Partido Popular Cristiano | PPC | 1981 | Christian left | 1 / 158 |
Other parties[edit]
Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | |
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Alternative Democratic Movement Movimiento Democrático Alternativo | MODA | 2007 | ||
Christian Democratic Union Party Partido Unión Demócrata Cristiano | UDC | 1998 | Christian democracy | |
Institutional Democratic Party Partido Democrática Institucionál | PDI | 1986 | Christian nationalism | |
National Unity Party Partido de la Unidád Nacionál | PUN | 2001 | ||
Green Socialist Party Partido Socialista Verde | PASOVE | 2009 | Ecosocialism | |
National Citizen Will Party Partido Nacional de la Voluntád Ciudadana | PNVC | 1973 | Christian democracy Social conservatism | |
Popular Democratic Party Partido Democrático Popular | PDP | 1974 | ||
Independent Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionário Independiente | PRI | 1990 | ||
National Renaissance Party Partido Renacentista Nacional | PRN | 1987 | ||
National Progressive Force Fuerza Nacionál Progresísta | FNP | 1980 | National conservatism | |
International Communist Party Partido Comunista Internacional | PCI | Communism | ||
Communist Party of Labour Partido Comunista del Trabajo | PCT | 1980 | Hoxhaism |
Defunct political parties[edit]
Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Position | Dissolution | |
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Blue Party Partido Azúl | PA | 1865 | Radicalism | Centre-left to Centre | 1930 | |
Red Party Partido Rojo | PR | 1865 | Conservatism | Right-wing to Centre-right | 1930 | |
Dominican Party Partido Dominicano | PD | 1931 | Fascism (Trujilism) | Far-right | 1962 | |
Dominican Communist Party Partido Comunista Dominicano | PCD | 1944 | Marxism-Leninism | Left-wing | 1996 | |
Evolutionist Liberal Party Partido Liberal Evolucionista | PLE | 1965 | Conservative liberalism | Centre to Centre-right | 1966 | |
Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union Unión Patriótica Antiimperialista | UPA | 1977 | Socialist patriotism | Far-left | 2004 | |
Dominican Workers' Party Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos | PTD | 1979 | Communism | Left-wing to Centre-left | 2019 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "PRM y PLD quedan como partidos mayoritarios; Fuerza del Pueblo minoritario" (in European Spanish). Listin Diario. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Sólo el PRM y PLD quedarían como partidos mayoritarios" (in European Spanish). Diario Libre. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.