List of political parties in Rwanda

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.^[1]

Active parties

Parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies

		Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	Chamber seats
RPF Coalition	Rwandan Patriotic Front Ishyaka FPR-Inkotanyi Front patriotique rwandais	RPF–Inkotanyi FPR–Inkotanyi	Paul Kagame	Big tent	Rwandan nationalism Economic liberalism	37 / 80
	Centrist Democratic Party Ishyaka Riraranira Demokrasi Ihuza Abanyarwanda Parti démocrate centriste	CDP PDC	Agnes Mukabaranga	Centre-right	Christian 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 Ishyaka Riharanira Ubumwe bw'Abanyarwanda na Demokarasi 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	5 / 80
Ideal Democratic Party Ishyaka Ntangarugero Muri Demokrasi Parti démocratique idéal		IDP PDI	Mussa Fazil Harerimana		Islamic democracy	2 / 80
Social Party Imberakuri Ishyaka ry’Imberakuri Riharanira Imibereho Myiza Parti social imberakuri		PS–Imberakuri	Bernard Ntaganda	Centre-left	Social democracy	2 / 80
Democratic Green Party of Rwanda Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije Parti vert démocratique du Rwanda		PVDR	Frank Habineza	Centre to centre-left	Green politics Liberal democracy	2 / 80

Illegal parties

Party	Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda Ingabo za demokarasi zo kubohoza u Rwanda Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda	FDLR	Callixte Mbarushimana	Right-wing to far-right	Hutu Power
United Democratic Forces of Rwanda Forces Democratiques Unifiées du Rwanda	UDF-Inkigi	Placide Kayumba	Centre to centre-left	Liberal Democracy Egalitarianism Green Politics Anti-Racism Anti-Fascism Anti-Authoritarianism Anti-Kagame Decentralization
Republican Democratic Movement Mouvement démocratique républicain	MDR		Right-wing to far-right	Hutu interests Hutu Power
Rwanda National Congress Ihuriro Nyarwanda Congrès national rwandais	RNC	Kayumba Nyamwasa	Centre	Anti-Kagame

Former parties

References

↑ Reyntjens, Filip (2011). "Behind the Façade of Rwanda's Elections". Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. 12 (2): 64–69. ISSN 1526-0054.

[1] Reyntjens, Filip (2011). "Behind the Façade of Rwanda's Elections". Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. 12 (2): 64–69. ISSN 1526-0054.

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