Political parties

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== List of political parties ==
== List of political parties ==
=== Parties currently registered with the National Electoral Court ===
=== Parties currently registered with the National Electoral Court ===
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* [[Acción Democrática Nacionalista]] (ADN)
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* [[Movimiento al Socialismo]] (MAS)
* [[Movimiento de Ia Izquierda Revolucionaria]] (MIR)
* [[Movimiento de Ia Izquierda Revolucionaria]] (MIR)
* [[Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario]] (MNR)
* [[Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario]] (MNR)

Revision as of 22:02, 22 July 2006

Bolivia has a multiparty system. This is page is SLOWLY being updated as I have time.

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 neo-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.

List of political parties

Parties currently registered with the National Electoral Court




Bolivia's ideological right is principally limited to FSB.


Semi-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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