Political parties
From Bolivian Politics
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: katarista, 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 current political parties
The following list contains all legally registered political parties, civic groups, and electoral alliances that participated in the July 2006 constituent assembly election.
- Acción Democrática Nacionalista (ADN)
- Alianza 3 - Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (A3-MNR)
- Alianza Andrés Ibañez (AAI)
- Alianza de Bases (ALBA)
- Alianza Social (AS)
- Alianza Social Integradora (ASI)
- Alianza Social Patriotica (ASP)
- Autonomias para Bolivia (APB)
- Camino al Cambio (CC)
- Convergencia Democrática Ciudadana (CDC)
- Convergencia Nacional (CN)
- Frente de Unidad Nacional (UN)
- Frente Revolucionario de Izquierda (FRI)
- Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)
- Movimiento Autónomo Regional (MAR)
- Movimiento Ayra (AYRA)
- Movimiento Bolivia Libre (MBL)
- Movimiento Ciudadano San Felipe de Austria (MCSFA)
- Movimiento de Acción Ciudadana (MACA)
- Movimiento de Integración Boliviana (Mibol)
- Movimiento de Ia Izquierda Revolucionaria - Nueva Mayoría (MIR-NM)
- Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario (MNR)
- Movimiento Originario Popular (MOP)
- Movimiento Sin Miedo (MSM)
- Nueva Fuerza Republicana (NFR)
- Poder Democrático y Social (Podemos)
- Tradición de Patria (Tradepa)
- Unión Cívica Solidaridad (UCS)
Political parties no longer active
2000-present
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.
