Political parties

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Bolivia's political party system was, until recently, dominated by three parties: the [[MNR]], [[ADN]], [[MIR]].
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Bolivia's political party system was, until recently, dominated by three parties: [[MNR]], [[ADN]], [[MIR]]. These three provided presidents in each post-transition election; they occupy a [[centrist]] position. The poor showing of [[2002 ADN]] brought questions about the party's continued relevance.
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Three major [[populist]] parties emerged in the 1990s: [[CONDEPA]], [[UCS]], [[NFR]]. The [[2002 CONDEPA]] showing suggests the party has no future.
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Bolivia's ideological left is traditionally weak, and split into three broad categories: [[katarismo]], [[syndicalist]], [[social-democrat]]. By the 2000s, the most significant party in the [[syndicalist]] tradition was [[MAS]]; the most significant party in the [[katarismo]] tradition was [[MIP]]; the most significant party in the [[social-democrat]] tradition was [[MBL]].
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Bolivia's ideological right is principally limited to [[FSB]].
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''Complete list:'' [[ACP]], [[ADN]], [[AP]], [[ARBOL]], [[ARENA]], [[ASP]], [[AUR]], [[CONDEPA]], [[Eje-Pachakuti]], [[FNP]], [[FPU]], [[FRI]], [[FSB]], [[FSN]], [[FULKA]], [[FUN]], [[Independent]], [[IU]], [[KND]], [[LyJ]], [[M-17]], [[MAS]], [[MBL]], [[MCC]], [[MFD]], [[MIN]], [[MIP]], [[MIR]], [[MKN]], [[MNR]], [[MNRI]], [[MNRI-1]], [[MNRV]], [[MPP]], [[MRTK]], [[MRTKL]], [[MSM]], [[NFJ]], [[NFR]], [[PDC]], [[PCB]], [[PDB]], [[PDC]], [[POR]], [[PS]], [[PS-1]], [[UCS]], [[VSB]], [[VR-9]].
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It is sometimes difficult to distinguish political parties from civic groups; the two often interact significantly. The above list is limited to groups that actively participate in electoral politics. For others, see [[Civic Groups]].

Revision as of 23:53, 14 July 2006

Bolivia's political party system was, until recently, dominated by three parties: MNR, ADN, MIR. These three provided presidents in each post-transition election; they occupy a centrist position. The poor showing of 2002 ADN brought questions about the party's continued relevance.

Three major populist parties emerged in the 1990s: CONDEPA, UCS, NFR. The 2002 CONDEPA showing suggests the party has no future.

Bolivia's ideological left is traditionally weak, and split into three broad categories: katarismo, syndicalist, social-democrat. By the 2000s, the most significant party in the syndicalist tradition was MAS; the most significant party in the katarismo tradition was MIP; the most significant party in the social-democrat tradition was MBL.

Bolivia's ideological right is principally limited to FSB.


Complete list: ACP, ADN, AP, ARBOL, ARENA, ASP, AUR, CONDEPA, Eje-Pachakuti, FNP, FPU, FRI, FSB, FSN, FULKA, FUN, Independent, IU, KND, LyJ, M-17, MAS, MBL, MCC, MFD, MIN, MIP, MIR, MKN, MNR, MNRI, MNRI-1, MNRV, MPP, MRTK, MRTKL, MSM, NFJ, NFR, PDC, PCB, PDB, PDC, POR, PS, PS-1, UCS, VSB, VR-9.


It is sometimes difficult to distinguish political parties from civic groups; the two often interact significantly. The above list is limited to groups that actively participate in electoral politics. For others, see Civic Groups.

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