This article lists political parties in Rwanda.Rwanda is a one-party-dominant state with the Rwandan Patriotic Front in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Chamber seats | |||||
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RPF Coalition | bgcolor= | Rwandan Patriotic Front Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka FPR-Inkotanyi French: Front patriotique rwandais | RPF–Inkotanyi FPR–Inkotanyi | Paul Kagame | Big tent | Rwandan nationalism Right-wing populism Economic liberalism | ||||
bgcolor= | Centrist Democratic Party Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka Riraranira Demokrasi Ihuza Abanyarwanda French: Parti démocrate centriste | CDP PDC | Agnes Mukabaranga | Centre-right | Christian democracy | |||||
bgcolor= | Party for Progress and Concord Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka ry’Iterambere n'Ubusabane French: Parti pour le progrès et la concorde | PPC | Alivera Mukabaramba | |||||||
bgcolor= | Democratic Union of the Rwandan People French: Union démocratique du peuple rwandais | UDPR | ||||||||
bgcolor= | Social Democratic Party Kinyarwanda: Ishiyaka Riharanira Demokrasi n'Imibereho Myiza y’Abaturage French: Parti social démocrate | PSD | Vincent Biruta | Centre-left | Social democracy | |||||
bgcolor= | Liberal Party Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka ry’Ukwishyira Ukizana French: Parti libéral | PL | Prosper Higiro | Centre | Liberalism | |||||
bgcolor= | Ideal Democratic Party Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka Ntangarugero Muri Demokrasi French: Parti démocratique idéal | IDP PDI | Islamic democracy | |||||||
bgcolor= | Social Party Imberakuri Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka ry’Imberakuri Riharanira Imibereho Myiza French: Parti social imberakuri | PS–Imberakuri | Bernard Ntaganda | |||||||
bgcolor= | Democratic Green Party of Rwanda Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije French: Parti vert démocratique du Rwanda | PVDR | Frank Habineza | Green politics Liberal democracy |