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Political parties in the Dominican Republic lists political parties in this country.

The Dominican Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

Contents 1 The parties 1.1 Parties participating in the 2006 elections 1.2 Extra-parliamentary parties 2 See also

[edit] The parties

[edit] Parties participating in the 2006 elections

e • d 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

[edit] Extra-parliamentary parties

• 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

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals

v • d • e Political parties in the Dominican Republic Progressive Bloc Dominican Liberation Party - Institutional Social Democratic Bloc - Alliance for Democracy - Christian Democratic Union - Dominican Workers Party - Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic Grand National Alliance Dominican Revolutionary Party - Social Christian Reformist Party - 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 Other parties Revolutionary Social Democratic Party - Movement for Independence, Unity and Change - Independent Revolutionary Party - National Renaissance Party - Dominican Humanist Party Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of the Dominican Republic

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