List of political parties in the Dominican Republic explained

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
		Modern Revolutionary Party	PRM	2014	Social democracy^[4]
		People's Force	FP	2019	Progressivism^[5]
		Dominican Liberation Party	PLD	1973	Progressivism^[6]

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
	Social Christian Reformist Party	PRSC	1984	Liberal conservatism
	Dominicans for Change	DXC	2010	Green conservatism
	Social Democratic Institutional Bloc	BIS	1989	Social democracy
	Dominican Revolutionary Party	PRD	1939	Social liberalism
	Broad Front	FA	1992	Socialism
	Alliance for Democracy	APD	1992	Progressivism
	Country Alliance	ALPAÍS	2011	Green left
	Civic Renovation Party	PCR	2006	Democratic socialism
	Dominican Humanist Party	PHD	2006	Humanism
	Liberal Reformist Party	PRL	1986	Liberalism
	Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party	PQDC	2006	Social conservatism
	Revolutionary Social Democratic Party	PRSD	2005	Social democracy
	Democratic Choice	OD	2014	Social democracy

Local parties

The parties listed below are not represented in Congress, but control at least one municipal council.

Other parties

Name		Abbr.	Founded	Ideology
	Alternative Democratic Movement	MODA	2007	Liberal socialism
	Christian Democratic Union Party	UDC	1998	Christian democracy
	Institutional Democratic Party	PDI	1986	Christian nationalism
	National Unity Party	PUN	2001	Christian socialism
	Green Socialist Party	PASOVE	2009	Ecosocialism
	National Citizen Will Party	PNVC	1973	Christian democracy Social conservatism
	Popular Democratic Party	PDP	1974	Right-wing populism
	Independent Revolutionary Party	PRI	1990	Neoliberalism
	National Renaissance Party	PRN	1987	Liberal nationalism
	National Progressive Force	FNP	1980	National conservatism
	International Communist Party	PCI		Communism
	Communist Party of Labour	PCT	1980	Hoxhaism

Defunct political parties

Name		Abbr.	Founded	Ideology	Position	Dissolution
	Blue Party	PA	1865	Radicalism	Centre-left to Centre	1930
	Red Party	PR	1865	Conservatism	Right-wing to Centre-right	1930
	Dominican Party	PD	1931	Fascism (Trujilism)	Far-right	1962
	Dominican Communist Party	PCD	1944	Marxism-Leninism		1996
	Evolutionist Liberal Party	PLE	1965	Conservative liberalism	Centre to Centre-right	1966
	Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union	UPA	1977	Socialist patriotism		2004
	Dominican Workers' Party	PTD	1979	Communism	Left-wing to Centre-left	2019

See also

• List of political parties by country

Notes and References

1. News: Resultados Electorales. May 22, 2024. resultadoselecciones2024.jce.gob.do.
2. News: PRM y PLD quedan como partidos mayoritarios; Fuerza del Pueblo minoritario. January 28, 2021. January 28, 2021. Listin Diario. es-ES.
3. News: Sólo el PRM y PLD quedarían como partidos mayoritarios. 7 July 2020. 7 July 2020. Diario Libre. es-ES.
4. Web site: ¿Socialdemócrata el PRM?. 2022-01-02. Acento. es-ES.
5. Web site: PTD-‘La Fuerza del Pueblo’ fue un partido de izquierda. October 21, 2019. Listin Diario. ES.
6. Web site: In the Dominican Republic, the President's Likely Reelection Bodes Well for the Economy, But Challenges Remain. May 16, 2024. Stratfor.