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]

Name Abbr. Founded Ideology Senators Deputies Mayors
Modern Revolutionary Party
Partido Revolucionario Moderno		 PRM 2014 Social democracy
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

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
Social Christian Reformist Party
Partido Reformista Social Cristiano		 PRSC 1963 Christian democracy
6 / 32
6 / 190
7 / 158
People's Force
Fuerza del Pueblo		 FP 2019 Duartianism
1 / 32
3 / 190
Social Democratic Institutional Bloc
Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata		 BIS 1994 Social democracy
1 / 32
2 / 190
1 / 158
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Partido Revolucionario Dominicano		 PRD 1939 Populism
4 / 190
3 / 158
Broad Front
Frente Amplio		 FA 1992 Socialism
3 / 190
Alliance for Democracy
Alianza por la Democracia		 APD 2002 Progressivism
2 / 190
Country Alliance
Alianza País		 ALPAÍS 2011 Democratic socialism
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 2006 Social democracy
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
Christian People's Party
Partido Popular Cristiano		 PPC 1986 [data unknown/missing]
1 / 158

Other parties

Parties participating in the 2006 elections
 Summary of the 16 May 2006 Congress of the Dominican Republic election results
Parties Votes % Deputies Senators
Progressive Bloc
(Bloque Progresista)		 Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) 1,387,878 46.4 96 22
Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata) 75,872 2.54
Alliance for Democracy (Alianza por la Democracia) 46,573 1.56
Christian Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Cristiana) 24,868 0.83
Dominican Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos) 16,684 0.56
Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic (Partido Liberal de República Dominicana) 14,456 0.48
Grand National Alliance
(Gran Alianza Nacional)		 Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) 931,151 31.13 60 7
Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) 326,893 10.93 22 3
National Unity Party (Partido de Unidad Nacional) 34,755 1.16
Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (Partido Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano) 23,929 0.80
Green Party of Democratic Unity (Partido Verde de la Unidad Democrática) 14,623 0.49
National Civic Veterans Party (Partido Nacional de Veteranos y Civiles) 11,984 0.40
Dominican Social Alliance (Alianza Social Dominicana) 6,033 0.20
Popular Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Popular ) 5,400 0.18
Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) 4,793 0.16
Others Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata) 45,744 1.53 - -
Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio) 8,538 0.29 - -
Independent Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Independiente) 5,458 0.19 - -
National Renaissance Party (Partido Renacentista Nacional ) 2,914 0.10 - -
Dominican Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Dominica) 2,485 0.08 - -
Total (turnout 56.5 %) 2,991,031   178 32
Source: Junta Central Electoral and E-Polityka.pl

Extra-parliamentary parties
  • Dominican Popular Movement (Movimiento Popular Dominicano) MPD
  • National Progressive Force (Fuerza Nacional Progresista) FNP
  • Force of the Revolution (Fuerza de la Revolucion)
  • Free People's Movement (Movimiento de la Gente Libre) MGL

See also

References
  1. "Sólo el PRM y PLD quedarían como partidos mayoritarios" (in Spanish). Diario Libre. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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