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	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

• Politics of Rwanda
• List of political parties by country