This article lists political parties in Panama.

Panama has a multi-party system. Although there are three major political parties, no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Parties with fewer than 30,000 members are not recognized by the Tribunal Electoral, and as a result, they are not able to participate in Panama's general elections.

The parties

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Parliamentary parties

The following are parliamentary parties.

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| Realizing Goals<br><small>Realizando Metas</small>

| RM

| Right-wing populism<br>Conservative liberalism

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| Democratic Revolutionary Party<br><small>Partido Revolucionario Democrático</small>

| PRD

| Social democracy<br> Populism

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| Democratic Change<br><small>Cambio Democrático</small>

| CD

| Conservatism<br>Economic liberalism

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| Panameñista Party<br><small>Partido Panameñista</small>

| PP

| National conservatism<br>Right-wing populism

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| Another Way Movement<br><small>Movimiento Otro Camino</small>

| MOCA

| Anti-corruption<br>Big tent

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| People's Party<br><small>Partido Popular</small>

| PP

| Christian democracy<br>Conservatism

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| Alliance Party<br><small>Partido Alianza</small>

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| National liberalism

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| Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement<br><small>Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista</small>

| MOLIRENA

| National liberalism<br>Conservatism

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Other active parties

  • MLN-29

Defunct parties

  • Broad Front for Democracy
  • Moral Vanguard of the Fatherland
  • People's Party of Panama
  • Workers Party (Marxist–Leninist)
  • Independent Social Alternative Party

See also

  • Politics of Panama
  • Liberalism in Panama

References