List of political parties in Rwanda explained

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.

Active parties

Parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies

|-! colspan=4 | Party! Abbr.! Leader! Political position! Ideology! Chamber seats|-|rowspan=4 bgcolor=|| rowspan=4 | 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=|| colspan=3 | Social Democratic Party
Kinyarwanda: Ishiyaka Riharanira Demokrasi n'Imibereho Myiza y’Abaturage
French: Parti social démocrate| PSD| Vincent Biruta| Centre-left| Social democracy| |-| bgcolor=|| colspan=3 | Liberal Party
Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka ry’Ukwishyira Ukizana
French: Parti libéral| PL| Prosper Higiro| Centre| Liberalism| |-| bgcolor=|| colspan=3 | Ideal Democratic Party
Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka Ntangarugero Muri Demokrasi
French: Parti démocratique idéal| IDP
PDI| | | Islamic democracy| |-| bgcolor=|| colspan=3 | Social Party Imberakuri
Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka ry’Imberakuri Riharanira Imibereho Myiza
French: Parti social imberakuri| PS–Imberakuri| Bernard Ntaganda| | | |-| bgcolor=|| colspan=3 | 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| |}

Illegal parties

|-! Flag! Party! Abbr.! Leader! Political position! Ideology|-||Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
French: Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda || DFLR || Callixte Mbarushimana|| Right to Far-Right || Hutu Power
Tropical Fascism|-|

| United Democratic Forces of Rwanda
French: Forces Democratiques Unifiées du Rwanda || UDF-INKIGI || Placide Kayumba || Center to Center-Left || Liberal Democracy
Egalitarianism
Green Politics
Anti-Racism
Anti-Fascism
Anti-Authoritarianism
Anti-Kagame
Decentralization|-|| |Republican Democratic Movement
French: Mouvement démocratique républicain || RDM|| || Center-Right to Right Wing Far-Right (Extremist Factions) || Hutu interests
Hutu Power (Extremist Factions)|-||Rwanda National Congress
French: Congrès national rwandais || RNC || Kayumba Nyamwasa|| Center || Anti-Kagame|-|}

Former parties

National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development
Coalition for the Defence of the Republic
Rwandese National Union

List of political parties in Rwanda explained

Active parties

Parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies

Illegal parties

Former parties

See also