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
Major parties
The PRM, the FP, and the PLD are considered major parties in the Dominican Republic, after the last election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Senators | Deputies | Mayors | ||
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| Modern Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Moderno |
PRM | 2014 | Social democracy[4] | 29 / 32
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146 / 190
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122 / 158
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| People's Force Fuerza del Pueblo |
FP | 2019 | Progressivism[5] | 3 / 32
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28 / 190
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6 / 158
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| Dominican Liberation Party Partido de la Liberación Dominicana |
PLD | 1973 | Progressivism[6] | 0 / 32
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13 / 190
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15 / 158
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Congressional parties
The parties listed below have at least one seat in either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies after the 2024 general election.
| Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Senators | Deputies | Mayors | |
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| Social Christian Reformist Party Partido Reformista Social Cristiano |
PRSC | 1984 | Liberal conservatism | 1 / 32
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4 / 190
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7 / 158
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| Dominicans for Change Partido de los Dominicanos por el Cambio |
DXC | 2010 | Green conservatism | 1 / 32
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2 / 190
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| Social Democratic Institutional Bloc Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata |
BIS | 1989 | Social democracy | 1 / 32
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2 / 190
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1 / 158
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| Dominican Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Dominicano |
PRD | 1939 | Social liberalism | 4 / 190
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3 / 158
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| 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 | Democratic socialism | 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 | Humanism | 1 / 190
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| Liberal Reformist Party Partido Reformista Liberal |
PRL | 1986 | 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 | Social democracy | 1 / 190
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| Democratic Hope Party Partido Esperanza Democrática |
PED | 2015 | Liberal conservatism | 1 / 190
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Local parties
The parties listed below are not represented in Congress, but control at least one municipal council.
| Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Mayors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian People's Party Partido Popular Cristiano |
PPC | 1981 | Christian left | 1 / 158
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Other parties
| Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Democratic Movement Movimiento Democrático Alternativo |
MODA | 2007 | Liberal socialism | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Force of the Revolution Party Partido Fuerza de la Revolucion |
FR | 1996 | Marxism | |
| Humanist Action Movement Movimiento Acción Humanista |
MAH | 2023 | Secular humanism | |
| Green Party for a Democratic Unity Partido Verde de la Unidad Democrática |
PVUD | 1985 | Econationalism | |
| Country Movement for All Movimiento Patria para Tod@s |
MPT | 2007 | Left-wing nationalism | |
| Servers' Generation Party Partido Generación de Servidores |
GS | 2018 | Christian conservatism | |
| Possible Country Pais Posible |
PP | 2017 | Economic liberalism | |
| Liberal Action Party Partido de Acción Liberal |
PAL | 2010 | Market liberalism | |
| 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 | |
| Dominican Popular Movement Movimiento Popular Dominicano |
MPD | 1956 | Maoism | |
| Communist Party of the Dominican Republic Partido Comunista de la República Dominicana |
PACOREDO | 1966 | Marxism-Leninism-Maoism | |
| Marxist-Leninist Party of the Dominican Republic Partido Marxista-Leninista de la República Dominicana |
PMLRD | Revolutionary socialism | ||
| Social Justice Party Partido Justicia Social |
JS | 2024 | Social egalitarianism | |
| Christian Socialist Party Partido Socialista Cristiana |
PSC | 2005 | Progressive Christianity | |
| Social Liberal Action Party Partido Acción Social Liberal |
PASL | Social liberalism | ||
| We Can Party Partido Podemos |
PP | Populism | ||
| First the People Party Partido Primero La Gente |
PPG | 2015 | Left-wing populism | |
| Fifth Republic Movement Partido V República |
MQR | 2008 | Republicanism | |
| Rebel Movement Movimiento Rebelde |
MR | 2010 | Guevarism | |
| Movement for a Healthy Republic Movimiento por una República Sana |
MRS | 2010 | Classical radicalism | |
| National Hope Party Partido de la Esperanza Nacional |
PEN | 2014 | Labourism | |
| Socialist Workers' Movement Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores |
MST | Trotskyism | ||
| United Left Movement Movimiento Izquierda Unida |
MIU | Socialism of the 21st century | ||
| Social Libertarian Cibao Cibao Libertaria Social |
CLS | Left-libertarianism | ||
| Popular Revolution Party Partido Revolucionario Popular |
PRP | 2014 | Marxism-Leninism | |
| Red Rose Party Partido Rosa Roja |
PRR | 2013 | Social democracy | |
| Ancient Dominican Order Antigua Orden Dominicana |
AOD | 2012 | Fascism | |
| Womens' Democratic Union Union Democrática de las Mujeres |
UDEMU | Feminism | ||
| Coalition of Cibao Coalicion de Cibao |
CC | 2018 | Democratic socialism | |
| Working Womens' Movement Movimiento de las Mujeres Trabajadoras |
MMT | Progressivism | ||
| Committee for Unity and the Rights of Women Comité para la Unidad y los Derechos de la Mujer |
CUDEM | Egalitarianism | ||
| Secular State in the Dominican Republic Estado Laico en la República Dominicana |
ELRD | Secularism | ||
| Workers' Classist Union Union Clasista de los Trabajadores |
UCT | Workerism | ||
| Democratic Rescue Movement Movimiento Rescáte Democrática |
MRD | 2024 | Revolutionary nationalism | |
| Cool People Party Partido de la Gente Génial |
PGF | 2025 | Liberal feminism | |
Defunct political parties
| Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Position | Dissolution | |
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| Blue Party Partido Azúl |
PA | 1865 | Liberal democracy | Centre-left to Centre-right | 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 Political Rally Movement Movimiento Agrupación Política 14 de Junio |
1J4 | 1959 | Revolutionary socialism | Far-left to Left-wing | 1968 | |
| National Action Party Partido Acción Nacional |
PAN | 1962 | Right-wing nationalism | Far-right | 1966 | |
| Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Dominicano Auténtico |
PRDA | 1962 | Democratic socialism | Left-wing | 1966 | |
| Dominican Revolutionary Nationalist Party Partido Nacionalista Revolucionario Dominicano |
PNRD | 1963 | Left-wing nationalism | Left-wing | 1966 | |
| Dominican Revolutionary Vanguard Vanguardia Revolucionario Dominicano |
VRD | 1963 | Socialism | Left-wing | 1966 | |
| Christian Democratic Party Partido Democristiano |
PDC | 1962 | Christian democracy | Centre | 1966 | |
| Social Democratic Alliance Party Partido Alianza Socialdemocratica |
PASD | 1962 | Social democracy | Centre-left | 1966 | |
| Dominican Social Alliance Alianza Social Dominicana |
ASD | 1963 | Social liberalism | Centre-left | 2014 | |
| National Civic Union Union Cívico Nacional |
UCN | 1962 | Liberal Catholicism | Centre | 1990 | |
| Evolutionist Liberal Party Partido Liberal Evolucionista |
PLE | 1965 | Conservative liberalism | Centre to Centre-right | 1966 | |
| Movement for Democratic Integration Movimiento para la Integración Democrática |
MIDA | 1968 | Liberal conservatism | Centre-right | 1980 | |
| Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union Unión Patriótica Antiimperialista |
UPA | 1977 | Socialist patriotism | Far-left | 2004 | |
| Dominican Workers' Party Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos |
PTD | 1979 | Progressivism | Left-wing to Centre-left | 2019 | |
| Movement for Socialism Movimiento para el Socialismo |
MS | 1980 | Scientific socialism | Left-wing | 1986 | |
| Socialist Bloc Bloque Socialista |
BS | 1979 | Socialism | Left-wing | 1990 | |
| Constitutional Action Party Partido Acción Constitucional |
PAC | 1982 | Liberal socialism | Centre-left | 1994 | |
| Democratic Unity Unidad Democrática |
UD | 1984 | Radical democracy | Left-wing | 1996 | |
| New Alternative Party Partido Alternativa Nueva |
PAN | 1999 | Left-wing populism | Left-wing | 2005 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Resultados Electorales". resultadoselecciones2024.jce.gob.do. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "¿Socialdemócrata el PRM?". Acento (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "PTD-'La Fuerza del Pueblo' fue un partido de izquierda". Listin Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "In the Dominican Republic, the President's Likely Reelection Bodes Well for the Economy, But Challenges Remain". Stratfor. Retrieved May 16, 2024.