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.

The parties

Major parties

• Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)
• Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM)
• Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC)

Other parties

• Civic Renovation Party (PCR)
• Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)
• Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (BIS)
• Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (PRSD)
• Partido Unión Demócrata Cristiana (UDC)
• Dominican Humanist Party (PHD)
• National Progressive Force (FNP)
• Institutional Social Democratic Bloc
• Alliance for Democracy
• Christian Democratic Union
• Dominican Workers' Party
• Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic
• Grand National Alliance
• National Unity Party
• Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party
• Green Party of Democratic Unity
• National Civic Veterans Party
• Dominican Social Alliance
• Popular Democratic Party
• Christian People's Party
• Independent Revolutionary Party
• National Renaissance Party
• Alianza País (ALPAIS)

Parties participating in the 2006 elections

 Summary of the 16 May 2006 Congress of the Dominican Republic election results

Parties		Votes	%	Deputies	Senators
Progressive Bloc (Bloque Progresista)	Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana)	1,387,878	46.4	96	22
	Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata)	75,872	2.54
	Alliance for Democracy (Alianza por la Democracia)	46,573	1.56
	Christian Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Cristiana)	24,868	0.83
	Dominican Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos)	16,684	0.56
	Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic (Partido Liberal de República Dominicana)	14,456	0.48
Grand National Alliance (Gran Alianza Nacional)	Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana)	931,151	31.13	60	7
	Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano)	326,893	10.93	22	3
	National Unity Party (Partido de Unidad Nacional)	34,755	1.16
	Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (Partido Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano)	23,929	0.80
	Green Party of Democratic Unity (Partido Verde de la Unidad Democrática)	14,623	0.49
	National Civic Veterans Party (Partido Nacional de Veteranos y Civiles)	11,984	0.40
	Dominican Social Alliance (Alianza Social Dominicana)	6,033	0.20
	Popular Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Popular )	5,400	0.18
	Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano)	4,793	0.16
Others	Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata)	45,744	1.53	-	-
	Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio)	8,538	0.29	-	-
	Independent Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Independiente)	5,458	0.19	-	-
	National Renaissance Party (Partido Renacentista Nacional )	2,914	0.10	-	-
	Dominican Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Dominica)	2,485	0.08	-	-
Total (turnout 56.5 %)		2,991,031		178	32
Source: Junta Central Electoral and E-Polityka.pl

Extra-parliamentary parties

• Civic Renovation Party (Partido Cívico Renovador) (PCR)
• Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) PPC
• Dominican Popular Movement (Movimiento Popular Dominicano) MPD
• National Progressive Force (Fuerza Nacional Progresista) FNP
• Force of the Revolution (Fuerza de la Revolucion)
• Free People's Movement (Movimiento de la Gente Libre) MGL

See also

• List of political parties by country