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	37 / 80
			Centrist Democratic Party Ishyaka Riraranira Demokrasi Ihuza Abanyarwanda Parti démocrate centriste	CDP PDC	Agnes Mukabaranga	Centre-right	Christian 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	5 / 80
	Ideal Democratic Party Ishyaka Ntangarugero Muri Demokrasi Parti démocratique idéal			IDP PDI			Islamic democracy	2 / 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

Illegal parties

Flag	Party	Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology
	Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda	DFLR	Callixte Mbarushimana	Right to Far-Right	Hutu Power Tropical Fascism
	United Democratic Forces of Rwanda Forces Democratiques Unifiées du Rwanda	UDF-INKIGI	Placide Kayumba	Center to Center-Left	Liberal Democracy Egalitarianism Green Politics Anti-Racism Anti-Fascism Anti-Authoritarianism Anti-Kagame Decentralization
	Republican Democratic Movement Mouvement démocratique républicain	RDM		Center-Right to Right Wing Far-Right (Extremist Factions)	Hutu interests Hutu Power (Extremist Factions)
	Rwanda National Congress Congrès national rwandais	RNC	Kayumba Nyamwasa	Center	Anti-Kagame

Former parties

• National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development
• Coalition for the Defence of the Republic
• Rwandese National Union

See also

• Politics of Rwanda
• List of political parties by country