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
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Major parties
The PRM, the FP, and the PLD are considered major parties in the Dominican Republic, after the last election.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" |Party
! Abbr.
! Founded
! Ideology
! Senators
! Deputies
! Mayors
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| 50px
| Modern Revolutionary Party<br>
| PRM
| 2014
| Social democracy
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|-
! style="background-color: " |
| 50px
| People's Force<br>
| FP
| 2019
| Progressivism
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|-
! style="background-color: " |
|
| Dominican Liberation Party<br>
| PLD
| 1973
| Progressivism
|
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|-
|}
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.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! Abbr.
! Founded
! Ideology
! Senators
! Deputies
! Mayors
|-
! style="background-color:#006D6F" |
| Democratic Hope Party<br>
| PED
| 2015
| Liberal conservatism
|
|
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Dominicans for Change<br>
| DXC
| 2010
| Green conservatism
|
|
|
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Social Democratic Institutional Bloc<br>
| BIS
| 1989
| Social democracy
|
|
|
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Dominican Revolutionary Party<br>
| PRD
| 1939
| Social liberalism
|
|
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|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Broad Front<br>
| FA
| 1992
| Socialism
|
|
|
|-
! style="background-color: #83868f" |
| Alliance for Democracy<br>
| APD
| 1992
| Progressivism
|
|
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|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Country Alliance<br>
| ALPAÍS
| 2011
| Democratic socialism
|
|
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|-
! style="background-color: #E4D00A" |
| Civic Renovation Party<br>
| PCR
| 2006
| Democratic socialism
|
|
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|-
! style="background-color: #4B5320" |
| Dominican Humanist Party<br>
| PHD
| 2006
| Humanism
|
|
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|-
! style="background-color: #4cbb17" |
| Liberal Reformist Party<br>
| PRL
| 1986
| Liberalism
|
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|-
! style="background-color:#FFDB58" |
| Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party<br>
| PQDC
| 2006
| Social conservatism
|
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|-
! style="background-color: #0070BB" |
| Revolutionary Social Democratic Party<br>
| PRSD
| 2005
| Social democracy
|
|
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|-
! style="background-color:#59260B" |
| Democratic Choice<br>
| OD
| 2014
| Social democracy
|
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|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Social Christian Reformist Party<br>
| PRSC
| 1984
| Liberal conservatism
|
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|}
Local parties
The parties listed below are not represented in Congress, but control at least one municipal council.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! Abbr.
! Founded
! Ideology
! Mayors
|-
! style="background-color: #ff7900" |
| Christian People's Party<br>
| PPC
| 1981
| Christian left
|
|-
|}
Other parties
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Colspan="2"| Name
! Abbr.
! Founded
! Ideology
|-
! style="background-color: #163017" |
| Alternative Democratic Movement<br>
| MODA
| 2007
| Liberal socialism
|-
! style="background-color: #FFCC33" |
| Christian Democratic Union Party<br>
| UDC
| 1998
| Christian democracy
|-
! style="background-color: #FF7518" |
| Institutional Democratic Party<br>
| PDI
| 1986
| Christian nationalism
|-
! style="background-color: #355E3B" |
| National Unity Party<br>
| PUN
| 2001
| Christian socialism
|-
! style="background-color: #32CD32" |
| Green Socialist Party<br>
| PASOVE
| 2009
| Ecosocialism
|-
! style="background-color: #0D98BA" |
| National Citizen Will Party<br>
| PNVC
| 1973
| Social conservatism
|-
! style="background-color: #000000" |
| Popular Democratic Party<br>
| PDP
| 1974
| Right-wing populism
|-
! style="background-color: #008B8B" |
| Independent Revolutionary Party<br>
| PRI
| 1990
| Neoliberalism
|-
! style="background-color: #6B8E23" |
| National Renaissance Party<br>
| PRN
| 1987
| Liberal nationalism
|-
! style="background-color: #FF2400" |
| Force of the Revolution Party<br>
| FR
| 1996
| Marxism
|-
! style="background-color: #E5E4E2" |
| Humanist Action Movement<br>
| MAH
| 2023
| Secular humanism
|-
! style="background-color: #98FB98" |
| Green Party for a Democratic Unity<br>
| PVUD
| 1985
| Econationalism
|-
! style="background-color: #F04A00" |
| Country Movement for All<br>
| MPT
| 2007
| Left-wing nationalism
|-
! style="background-color: #FF91A4" |
| Servers' Generation Party<br>
| GS
| 2018
| Christian conservatism
|-
! style="background-color: #90EE90" |
| Possible Country<br>
| PP
| 2017
| Economic liberalism
|-
! style="background-color: #4F7942" |
| Liberal Action Party<br>
| PAL
| 2010
| Market liberalism
|-
! style="background-color: #00008B" |
| National Progressive Force<br>
| FNP
| 1980
| National conservatism
|-
! style="background-color: #FF0000" |
| International Communist Party<br>
| PCI
|
| Communism
|-
! style="background-color: #FF0000" |
| Communist Party of Labour<br>
| PCT
| 1980
| Hoxhaism
|-
! style="background-color: #BE0032" |
| Dominican Popular Movement<br>
| MPD
| 1956
| Maoism
|-
! style="background-color: #DC343B" |
| Communist Party of the Dominican Republic<br>
| PACOREDO
| 1966
| Marxism-Leninism-Maoism
|-
! style="background-color: #ED2839" |
| Marxist-Leninist Party of the Dominican Republic <br>
| PMLRD
|
| Revolutionary socialism
|-
! style="background-color: #4000FF" |
| Social Justice Party<br>
| JS
| 2024
| Social egalitarianism
|-
! style="background-color: #FF0042" |
| Christian Socialist Party<br>
| PSC
| 2005
| Progressive Christianity
|-
! style="background-color: #FFF0F5" |
| Social Liberal Action Party<br>
| PASL
|
| Social liberalism
|-
! style="background-color: #FFFFE0" |
| We Can Party<br>
| PP
|
| Populism
|-
! style="background-color: #AAF0D1" |
| First the People Party<br>
| PPG
| 2015
| Left-wing populism
|-
! style="background-color: #CFB53B" |
| Fifth Republic Movement<br>
| MQR
| 2008
| Republicanism
|-
! style="background-color: #3D2B1F" |
| Rebel Movement<br>
| MR
| 2010
| Guevarism
|-
! style="background-color: #F5F5F5" |
| Movement for a Healthy Republic<br>
| MRS
| 2010
| Classical radicalism
|-
! style="background-color: #FFE4E1" |
| National Hope Party<br>
| PEN
| 2014
| Labourism
|-
! style="background-color: #E34234" |
| Socialist Workers' Movement<br>
| MST
|
| Trotskyism
|-
! style="background-color: #B22222" |
| United Left Movement<br>
| MIU
|
| Socialism of the 21st century
|-
! style="background-color: #FF0000" |
| Social Libertarian Cibao<br>
| CLS
|
| Left-libertarianism
|-
! style="background-color: #A52A2A" |
| Popular Revolution Party<br>
| PRP
| 2014
| Marxism-Leninism
|-
! style="background-color: #CC3333" |
| Red Rose Party<br>
| PRR
| 2013
| Social democracy
|-
! style="background-color: #1A1110" |
| Ancient Dominican Order<br>
| AOD
| 2012
| Nativism
|-
! style="background-color: #ED9121" |
| Women's Democratic Union<br>
| UDEMU
|
| Feminism
|-
! style="background-color: #FF6347" |
| Coalition of Cibao<br>
| CC
| 2018
| Democratic socialism
|-
! style="background-color: #00A550" |
| Working Women's Movement<br>
| MMT
|
| Progressivism
|-
! style="background-color: #228B22" |
| Committee for Unity and the Rights of Women<br>
| CUDEM
|
| Egalitarianism
|-
! style="background-color: #BCD4E6" |
| Secular State in the Dominican Republic<br>
| ELRD
|
| Secularism
|-
! style="background-color: #FFC000" |
| Workers' Classist Union<br>
| UCT
|
| Workerism
|-
! style="background-color:#EE8E99" |
| Democratic Rescue Movement<br>
| MRD
| 2024
| Revolutionary nationalism
|-
! style="background-color:#FF9966" |
| Cool People Party<br>
| PGF
| 2025
| Liberal feminism
|-
! style="background-color:#73C2FB" |
|Free Fatherland
Patria Libre
|PALIB
|2023
|Conservatarian
|}
Defunct political parties
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Colspan="2"| Name
! Abbr.
! Founded
! Ideology
! Position
! Dissolution
|-
! style="background-color: #0000FF" |
| Blue Party<br>
| PA
| 1865
| Liberal democracy
| Centre-left to centre-right
| 1930
|-
! style="background-color: #FF0000" |
| Red Party<br>
| PR
| 1865
| Conservatism
| Right-wing to centre-right
| 1930
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Dominican Party<br>
| PD
| 1931
| Fascism (Trujilism)
| Far-right
| 1962
|-
! style="background-color: " |
| Dominican Communist Party<br>
| PCD
| 1944
| Marxism-Leninism
| Left-wing
| 1996
|-
! style="background-color: #355E3B" |
| June 14 Political Rally Movement<br>
| 1J4
| 1959
| Revolutionary socialism
| Far-left to left-wing
| 1968
|-
! style="background-color: #5C5248" |
| National Action Party<br>
| PAN
| 1962
| National conservatism
| Far-right
| 1966
|-
! style="background-color:#80DAEB"|
| Authentic Dominican Revolutionary Party<br>
| PRDA
| 1962
| Democratic socialism
| Left-wing
| 1966
|-
! style="background-color:#800000"|
| Dominican Revolutionary Nationalist Party<br>
| PNRD
| 1963
| Left-wing nationalism
| Left-wing
| 1966
|-
! style="background-color:#E34234"|
| Dominican Revolutionary Vanguard<br>
| VRD
| 1963
| Socialism
| Left-wing
| 1966
|-
! style="background-color:#FFD700"|
| Christian Democratic Party<br>
| PDC
| 1962
| Christian democracy
| Centre
| 1966
|-
! style="background-color:#B2FFFF"|
| Social Democratic Alliance Party<br>
| PASD
| 1962
| Social democracy
| Centre-left
| 1966
|-
! style="background-color:#0070B8"|
| Dominican Social Alliance<br>
| ASD
| 1963
| Social liberalism
| Centre-left
| 2014
|-
! style="background-color:#FFA700"|
| National Civic Union<br>
| UCN
| 1962
| Liberal Catholicism
| Centre
| 1990
|-
! style="background-color:#7DF9FF"|
| Evolutionist Liberal Party<br>
| PLE
| 1965
| Conservative liberalism
| Centre to centre-right
| 1966
|-
! style="background-color:#FF7900"|
| Movement for Democratic Integration<br>
| MIDA
| 1968
| Liberal conservatism
| Centre-right
| 1980
|-
| style="background-color: #800020"|
| Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union<br>
| UPA
| 1977
| Socialist patriotism
| Far-left
| 2004
|-
| style="background-color: #679267" |
| Dominican Workers' Party<br>
| PTD
| 1979
| Progressivism
| Left-wing to centre-left
| 2019
|-
! style="background-color: #FF4500" |
| Movement for Socialism<br>
| MS
| 1980
| Scientific socialism
| Left-wing
| 1986
|-
! style="background-color: #E0115F" |
| Socialist Bloc<br>
| BS
| 1979
| Socialism
| Left-wing
| 1990
|-
!style="background-color: #9AB973" |
| Constitutional Action Party<br>
| PAC
| 1982
| Liberal socialism
| Centre-left
| 1994
|-
! style="background-color: #EDEAE0" |
| Democratic Unity<br>
| UD
| 1984
| Radical democracy
| Left-wing
| 1996
|-
!style="background-color: #00CCFF" |
| New Alternative Party<br>
| PAN
| 1999
| Left-wing populism
| Left-wing
| 2005
|}
See also
- List of political parties by country