List of political parties in Rwanda
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This article lists political parties in Rwanda. Rwanda is a one-party-dominant state with the Rwandan Patriotic Front in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Active parties
Parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Chamber seats | |||
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| RPF Coalition | Rwandan Patriotic Front Ishyaka FPR-Inkotanyi Front patriotique rwandais | RPF–Inkotanyi FPR–Inkotanyi | Paul Kagame | Big tent | Rwandan nationalism Right-wing populism Economic liberalism | 36 / 80 | ||
| Centrist Democratic Party Ishyaka Riraranira Demokrasi Ihuza Abanyarwanda Parti démocrate centriste | CDP PDC | Agnes Mukabaranga | Centre-right | Christian democracy | 1 / 80 | |||
| Ideal Democratic Party Ishyaka Ntangarugero Muri Demokrasi Parti démocratique idéal | IDP PDI | Islamic democracy | 1 / 80 | |||||
| Party for Progress and Concord Ishyaka ry’Iterambere n'Ubusabane Parti pour le progrès et la concorde | PPC | Alivera Mukabaramba | 1 / 80 | |||||
| Democratic Union of the Rwandan People Union démocratique du peuple rwandais | UDPR | 1 / 80 | ||||||
| Social Democratic Party Ishiyaka Riharanira Demokrasi n'Imibereho Myiza y’Abaturage Parti social démocrate | PSD | Vincent Biruta | Centre-left | Social democracy | 5 / 80 | |||
| Liberal Party Ishyaka ry’Ukwishyira Ukizana Parti libéral | PL | Prosper Higiro | Centre | Liberalism | 4 / 80 | |||
| Social Party Imberakuri Ishyaka ry’Imberakuri Riharanira Imibereho Myiza Parti social imberakuri | PS–Imberakuri | Bernard Ntaganda | 2 / 80 | |||||
| Democratic Green Party of Rwanda Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije Parti vert démocratique du Rwanda | PVDR | Frank Habineza | Green politics Liberal democracy | 2 / 80 | ||||
Former parties
- National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development
- Coalition for the Defence of the Republic
- Rwandese National Union
Illegal parties
- Rwandese Protocol to Return the Kingdom (led by Eugene Nkubito)
- Coalition of Democratic Forces (led by John Kanyamanza)
- Party for Democratic Renewal (led by former president Pasteur Bizimungu)
- Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
- Republican Democratic Movement
- Rwanda National Congress (led by Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa)
- Movement for Democratic Change in Rwanda
See also
References
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