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.

Active parties

Parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies

Party				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 Right-wing populism 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 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			Islamic democracy	2 / 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

Illegal parties

Flag	Party	Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology
	Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda	DFLR	Callixte Mbarushimana	Right to Far-Right	Hutu Power Tropical Fascism
	United Democratic Forces of Rwanda Forces Democratiques Unifiées du Rwanda	UDF-INKIGI	Placide Kayumba	Center to Center-Left	Liberal Democracy Egalitarianism Green Politics Anti-Racism Anti-Fascism Anti-Authoritarianism Anti-Kagame Decentralization
	Republican Democratic Movement Mouvement démocratique républicain	RDM		Center-Right to Right Wing Far-Right (Extremist Factions)	Hutu interests Hutu Power (Extremist Factions)
	Rwanda National Congress Congrès national rwandais	RNC	Kayumba Nyamwasa	Center	Anti-Kagame

Former parties

• National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development
• Coalition for the Defence of the Republic
• Rwandese National Union

See also

• Politics of Rwanda
• List of political parties by country

References