Political_parties_in_the_Dominican_Republic
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.
Major parties
The PRM, the FP, and the PLD are considered major parties in the Dominican Republic, after the last election.[1][2][3]
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Party | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Senators | Deputies | Mayors | ||
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Modern Revolutionary Party Partido Revolucionario Moderno |
PRM | 2014 | Social democracy[4] | 29 / 32 |
146 / 190 |
122 / 158 | ||
People's Force Fuerza del Pueblo |
FP | 2019 | Progressivism[5] | 3 / 32 |
28 / 190 |
6 / 158 | ||
Dominican Liberation Party Partido de la Liberación Dominicana |
PLD | 1973 | Progressivism[6] | 0 / 32 |
13 / 190 |
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.
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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 |
2 / 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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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 |
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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 | 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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Local parties
The parties listed below are not represented in Congress, but control at least one municipal council.
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Name | Abbr. | Founded | Ideology | Mayors | |
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Christian People's Party Partido Popular Cristiano |
PPC | 1981 | Christian left | 1 / 158 | |
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Other parties
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Defunct political parties
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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 | |
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- "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.