List of political parties in Rwanda

Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists 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
rowspan=4 bgcolor=Template:Party color|	RPF Coalition	bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Rwandan Patriotic Front {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	RPF–Inkotanyi FPR–Inkotanyi	Paul Kagame	Big tent	Rwandan nationalism Right-wing populism Economic liberalism	Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|		Centrist Democratic Party {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	CDP PDC	Agnes Mukabaranga	Centre-right	Christian democracy	Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|		Party for Progress and Concord {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	PPC	Alivera Mukabaramba			Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|		Democratic Union of the Rwandan People {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	UDPR				Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Social Democratic Party {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}			PSD	Vincent Biruta	Centre-left	Social democracy	Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Liberal Party {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}			PL	Prosper Higiro	Centre	Liberalism	Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Ideal Democratic Party {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}			IDP PDI			Islamic democracy	Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Social Party Imberakuri {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}			PS–Imberakuri	Bernard Ntaganda			Template:Composition bar
bgcolor=Template:Party color|	Democratic Green Party of Rwanda {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}			PVDR	Frank Habineza		Green politics Liberal democracy	Template:Composition bar

Illegal parties

Flag	Party	Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology
	Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	DFLR	Callixte Mbarushimana	Right to Far-Right	Hutu Power
	United Democratic Forces of Rwanda {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	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 {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	RDM		Center-Right to Right Wing Far-Right (Extremist Factions)	Hutu interests Hutu Power (Extremist Factions)
	Rwanda National Congress {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}	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