The Central African Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
Parties
Current parties
Parliamentary parties
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!Abbr.
!Leader
!Political<br/>position
!Ideology
!Assembly
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|United Hearts Movement<br/>
|MCU
|Faustin-Archange Touadéra
|Centre-left
|Social democracy
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|National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa"<br/>
|KNK
|François Bozizé
|Centre-left
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|Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People<br/>
|MLPC
|Martin Ziguélé
|Centre-left<br/>to left-wing
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|National Movement of Independents<br/>
|MOUNI
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|Union for Central African Renewal<br/>
|URCA
|Anicet-Georges Dologuélé
|Centre
|Liberalism
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|Central African Democratic Rally<br/>
|RDC
|Désiré Kolingba
|Centre-left<br/>to left-wing
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|PATRIE
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|Path of Hope<br/>
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|Karim Meckassoua
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|National Union for Democracy and Progress<br/>
|UNDP
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|Party for Democratic Governance<br/>
|PGD
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|National Union of Republican Democrats<br/>
|UNADER
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Other parties
- Alliance for Democracy and Progress
- Central African Republican Party
- Civic Forum
- Democratic Forum for Modernity
- Liberal Democratic Party
- Löndö Association
- Movement for Democracy and Development
- National Unity Party
- Patriotic Front for Progress
- People's Union for the Republic
- Social Democratic Party
- Union of Democratic Forces for Unity
Former parties
- Central African Democratic Union
- Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa
Footnotes
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