List of 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.

Parties

Major parties The PRM, the FP, and the PLD are considered major parties in the Dominican Republic, after the last election. Party Abbr. Founded Ideology Senators Deputies Mayors Modern Revolutionary Party PRM 2014 Social democracy People's Force FP 2019 Progressivism Dominican Liberation Party PLD 1973 Progressivism

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 Democratic Hope Party PED 2015 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 Democratic socialism 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 Social Christian Reformist Party PRSC 1984 Liberal conservatism

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 PPC 1981 Christian left

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 Social conservatism Popular Democratic Party PDP 1974 Right-wing populism Independent Revolutionary Party PRI 1990 Neoliberalism National Renaissance Party PRN 1987 Liberal nationalism Force of the Revolution Party FR 1996 Marxism Humanist Action Movement MAH 2023 Secular humanism Green Party for a Democratic Unity PVUD 1985 Econationalism Country Movement for All MPT 2007 Left-wing nationalism Servers' Generation Party GS 2018 Christian conservatism Possible Country PP 2017 Economic liberalism Liberal Action Party PAL 2010 Market liberalism National Progressive Force FNP 1980 National conservatism International Communist Party PCI Communism Communist Party of Labour PCT 1980 Hoxhaism Dominican Popular Movement MPD 1956 Maoism Communist Party of the Dominican Republic PACOREDO 1966 Marxism-Leninism-Maoism Marxist-Leninist Party of the Dominican Republic PMLRD Revolutionary socialism Social Justice Party JS 2024 Social egalitarianism Christian Socialist Party PSC 2005 Progressive Christianity Social Liberal Action Party PASL Social liberalism We Can Party PP Populism First the People Party PPG 2015 Left-wing populism Fifth Republic Movement MQR 2008 Republicanism Rebel Movement MR 2010 Guevarism Movement for a Healthy Republic MRS 2010 Classical radicalism National Hope Party PEN 2014 Labourism Socialist Workers' Movement MST Trotskyism United Left Movement MIU Socialism of the 21st century Social Libertarian Cibao CLS Left-libertarianism Popular Revolution Party PRP 2014 Marxism-Leninism Red Rose Party PRR 2013 Social democracy Ancient Dominican Order AOD 2012 Nativism Women's Democratic Union UDEMU Feminism Coalition of Cibao CC 2018 Democratic socialism Working Women's Movement MMT Progressivism Committee for Unity and the Rights of Women CUDEM Egalitarianism Secular State in the Dominican Republic ELRD Secularism Workers' Classist Union UCT Workerism Democratic Rescue Movement MRD 2024 Revolutionary nationalism Cool People Party PGF 2025 Liberal feminismFree Fatherland Patria LibrePALIB2023Libertarian conservatism Dominicans First Dominicanos PrimeroDP2026Populism

Defunct political parties

Name Abbr. Founded Ideology Position Dissolution Blue Party PA 1865 Liberal democracy Centre-left to centre-right 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 Left-wing 1996 June 14 Political Rally Movement 1J4 1959 Revolutionary socialism Far-left to left-wing 1968 National Action Party PAN 1962 National conservatism Far-right 1966 Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party PRDA 1962 Democratic socialism Left-wing 1966 Dominican Revolutionary Nationalist Party PNRD 1963 Left-wing nationalism Left-wing 1966 Dominican Revolutionary Vanguard VRD 1963 Socialism Left-wing 1966 Christian Democratic Party PDC 1962 Christian democracy Centre 1966 Social Democratic Alliance Party PASD 1962 Social democracy Centre-left 1966 Dominican Social Alliance ASD 1963 Social liberalism Centre-left 2014 National Civic Union UCN 1962 Liberal Catholicism Centre 1990 Evolutionist Liberal Party PLE 1965 Conservative liberalism Centre to centre-right 1966 Movement for Democratic Integration MIDA 1968 Liberal conservatism Centre-right 1980 Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union UPA 1977 Socialist patriotism Far-left 2004 Dominican Workers' Party PTD 1979 Progressivism Left-wing to centre-left 2019 Movement for Socialism MS 1980 Scientific socialism Left-wing 1986 Socialist Bloc BS 1979 Socialism Left-wing 1990 Constitutional Action Party PAC 1982 Liberal socialism Centre-left 1994 Democratic Unity UD 1984 Radical democracy Left-wing 1996 New Alternative Party PAN 1999 Left-wing populism Left-wing 2005

See also

List of political parties by country

References