List of political parties in Bolivia

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This article lists political parties in Bolivia.

Bolivia has a multi-party system, with numerous parties.

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Current parties

Congressional parties

The following parties and alliances are represented in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly:

PartyPositionYoF.Presidential voteAssembly representationGovernors
LogoNameAbrr.First roundSecond roundDeputiesSenators
Movimiento al Socialismo - Instrumento Politico por la Soberania de los Pueblos.svg Movement for Socialism
Movimiento al Socialismo
MAS-IPSP Left-wing to far-left 19993,393,978
(55.10%)
Single-round
75 / 130
21 / 36
3 / 9
Logo CC.png Civic Community
Comunidad Ciudadana
CC Center to center-left 20181,775,943
(28.83%)
39 / 130
11 / 36
0 / 9
Creemos-logo.png Creemos Creemos Far-right 2020862,184
(14.00%)
16 / 130
4 / 36
1 / 9

National parties

Nine groups are registered with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal as political organizations of national scope. Of these, only one, the Social Democratic Movement, is a civic group; the remaining eight are all political parties. [1] [2]

PartyYear Founded Ideology
Bolivian National Action PartyPartido de Acción Nacional Boliviano
(PAN-BOL)
2016 Syncretic politics
Christian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Cristiano
(PDC)
1954 Christian democracy
Front for VictoryFrente Para la Victoria
(FPV)
2008 Conservatism
MOVIMIENTO AL SOCIALISMO - INSTRUMENTO POLITICO POR LA SOBERANIA DE LOS PUEBLOS.jpg Movement for Socialism Movimiento al Socialismo
(MAS-IPSP)
1997 Bolivarianism
21st century socialism
Nationalist Democratic Action Acción Democrática Nacionalista
(ADN)
1979 Conservatism
National Unity Front Frente de Unidad Nacional
(UN)
2003 Social democracy
Revolutionary Left Front Frente Revolucionario de Izquierda
(FRI)
1979 Progressivism
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario
(MNR)
1942 Liberal conservatism
Revolutionary nationalism
Solidarity Civic Unity Unidad Cívica Solidaridad
(UCS)
1989 Social conservatism
Third System MovementMovimiento Tercer Sistema
(MTS)
2017 Third Way

Subnational parties

The following are some of the major parties registered with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal as subnational organizations within one of the nine Departments of Bolivia: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Party Department
CHUQUISACA SOMOS TODOS.jpg We Are All Chuquisaca Chuquisaca Somos Todos
(CST)
Chuquisaca
Movement for Sovereignty Movimiento por la Soberanía
(MPS)
La Paz
Sovereignty and LibertySoberanía y Libertad
(SOL.bo)
La Paz
Third System MovementMovimiento Tercer Sistema
(MTS)
La Paz
Jesús LaraJesús Lara Cochabamba
Popular Organization MovementMovimiento de Organización Popular Potosí
United to RenewUnidos para Renovar
(UNIR)
Tarija
Popular Solidarity AllianceAlianza Solidaria Popular
(ASIP)
Santa Cruz
Security, Order and LibertySeguridad, Orden y Libertad
(SOL)
Santa Cruz
Building FutureConstruyendo Futuro Beni
Autonomous Nationalities for Change
and Revolutionary Empowerment
(NACER)
Nacionalidades Autónomas por el Cambio
y el Empoderamiento Revolucionario
Beni
Integration ColumnColumna de Integracion
(CI)
Pando

Groups contesting local elections

Dissolved parties

Parties that lost their registration in 2014

Parties that lost their registration in 2013

Parties that lost their registration in 2009

Parties that lost their registration in 2006

Parties that lost their registration in 2005

Parties that lost their registration in 2002–2003

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