Political parties

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The party system

Bolivia has historically had multiparty political party system. Currently, the party system is dominated by two major parties, MAS and PODEMOS. In the past, the party system was dominated by a group of medium-sized political parties. Seats in the national parliament are elected in a mixed-member proportional electoral system. Until the 2005 general election, no presidential candidate was able to win a simple majority, coalition governments were the norm.

Categorizing Bolivia's political parties

Major parties

The following political parties, civic associations, or electoral alliances won seats in the 2005 general election and the 2006 constituent assembly election.

National parties

The following political parties have presence in all nine departments.

Regional parties

The following parties have presence in only one department. They are listed by department, followed by a brief description.

La Paz

Cochabamba

Oruro

Potosí

Tarija

Santa Cruz

Minor parties

The following parties did not elect delegates in the most recent 2006 constituent assembly elecion.

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Parties that lost their registration in 2006

Parties that lost their registration in 2005

Parties that lost their registration in 2002-2003

Historical political parties

Semi-Complete list: ACP, ARENA, ASP, AUR, FNP, FPU, FSN, FULKA, Independent, M-17, MFD, MKN, MPP, MRTK, PDB, PS-1, VSB.

See also

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