List of political parties in the Dominican Republic
This article lists political parties in the Dominican Republic.
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The Dominican Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
Parties
Major parties
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 | |
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Dominican Liberation Party Partido de la Liberación Dominicana |
PLD | 1973 | Third Way | 6 / 32 |
75 / 190 |
65 / 158 | |
Congressional parties
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 |
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| People's Force Fuerza del Pueblo |
FP | 2019 | Duartianism | 1 / 32 |
3 / 190 |
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| Social Democratic Institutional Bloc Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata |
BIS | 1989 | Ethical socialism | 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 |
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| Alliance for Democracy Alianza por la Democracia |
APD | 1992 | Progressivism | 2 / 190 |
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| Country Alliance Alianza País |
ALPAÍS | 2011 | Green left | 2 / 190 |
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| Civic Renovation Party Partido Cívico Renovador |
PCR | 2006 | Democratic socialism | 1 / 190 |
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| Dominican Humanist Party Partido Humanista Dominicano |
PHD | 2006 | Christian humanism | 1 / 190 |
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| Liberal Reformist Party Partido Reformista Liberal |
PRL | 1986 | Classical liberalism | 1 / 190 |
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| Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party Partido Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano |
PQDC | 2006 | Social conservatism | 1 / 190 |
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| Revolutionary Social Democratic Party Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata |
PRSD | 2005 | Social democracy | 1 / 190 |
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| Democratic Choice Opción Democrática |
OD | 2014 | Socialist feminism | 1 / 190 | |||
Local parties
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
| Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | |
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| Alternative Democratic Movement Movimiento Democrático Alternativo |
MODA | 2007 | Liberal socialism | |
| Christian Democratic Union Party Partido Unión Demócrata Cristiano |
UDC | 1998 | Christian democracy | |
| Party of Dominicans for Change Partido de los Dominicanos por el Cambio |
DxC | 2010 | Green conservatism | |
| Institutional Democratic Party Partido Democrática Institucionál |
PDI | 1986 | Christian nationalism | |
| National Unity Party Partido de la Unidád Nacionál |
PUN | 2001 | Christian socialism | |
| Green Socialist Party Partido Socialista Verde |
PASOVE | 2009 | Ecosocialism | |
| National Citizen Will Party Partido Nacional de la Voluntád Ciudadana |
PNVC | 1973 | Social conservatism | |
| Popular Democratic Party Partido Democrático Popular |
PDP | 1974 | Right-wing populism | |
| Independent Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionário Independiente |
PRI | 1990 | Neoliberalism | |
| National Renaissance Party Partido Renacentista Nacional |
PRN | 1987 | Liberal nationalism | |
| Pirate Party Partido Pirata |
PPDR | 2017 | Pirate politics | |
Extra-parliamentary parties
| Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Position | |
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| Dominican Popular Movement Movimiento Popular Dominicano |
MPD | 1956 | Maoism | Far-left to Left-wing | |
| National Progressive Force Fuerza Nacionál Progresísta |
FNP | 1980 | National conservatism | Right-wing | |
| Force of the Revolution Fuerza de la Revolución |
FR | 1996 | Marxism–Leninism | Far-left | |
| Free People's Movement Movimiento de la Gente Libre |
MGL | 2015 | Syndicalism | Far-left | |
Defunct political parties
| 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 | |
| June 14 Revolutionary Movement Movimiento Revolucionario 14 de Junio |
1J4 | 1959 | Revolutionary socialism | Far-left to Left-wing | 1968 | |
| National Civic Union Unión Civico Nacional |
UCN | 1962 | Liberal Catholicism | Centre | 1990 | |
| 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
References
- "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.
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