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 Centre to center-right 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
PDC Bolivia.png Christian Democratic Party Partido Demócrata Cristiano
(PDC)
1954 Christian democracy
Front for Victory Frente Para la Victoria
(FPV)
2008 Left-wing Nationalism
MOVIMIENTO AL SOCIALISMO - INSTRUMENTO POLITICO POR LA SOBERANIA DE LOS PUEBLOS.jpg Movement for Socialism Movimiento al Socialismo
(MAS-IPSP)
1997 Bolivarianism
Socialism of the 21st Century
ADN Logo.png Nationalist Democratic Action Acción Democrática Nacionalista
(ADN)
1979 Conservatism
National Unity Front Frente de Unidad Nacional
(UN)
2003 Neoliberalism
Revolutionary Left Front Frente Revolucionario de Izquierda
(FRI)
1979 Progressivism
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario
(MNR)
1942 Liberal conservatism
Revolutionary nationalism
Unidad civica solidaridad ucs.jpg Solidarity Civic Unity Unidad Cívica Solidaridad
(UCS)
1989 Social conservatism
Third System MovementMovimiento Tercer Sistema
(MTS)
2017 Third Way
Morena (Bolivia).jpg National Renewal Movement Movimiento de Renovación Nacional
(MORENA)
2025 Socialism of the 21st Century

One group is not registered with the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. [3]

PartyYear Founded Ideology
Flag of EVO Pueblo.svg EVO People EVO Pueblo2025 Socialism

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: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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

See also

References

  1. "Organizaciones políticas de alcance nacional". Plurinational Electoral Organ (in Spanish). 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. "Organizaciones y agrupacines políticas de alcance nacional con personería jurídica vigente" (PDF). Plurinational Electoral Organ (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. Silvia Trigo, María (1 April 2025). "Evo Morales y Sus Seguidores Crearon el Partido "Evo Pueblo", pero Quedan Fuera del Plazo para las Elecciones de Agosto en Bolivia" [Evo Morales and His Followers Created the Party "Evo Pueblo", but They Remain Unregistered for the August Elections in Bolivia]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. "Organizaciones políticas de alcance departamental". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 19 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. "SE EXTINGUIERON 41 PARTIDOS POLÍTICOS · la-razon.com". Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  6. "Organizaciones políticas – Chuquisaca". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. "Organizaciones políticas – La Paz". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 12 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  8. "Organizaciones políticas – Cochabamba". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  9. "Organizaciones políticas – Potosí". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  10. "Organizaciones políticas – Tarija". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  11. "Organizaciones políticas – Santa Cruz". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  12. "Organizaciones políticas – Beni". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  13. "Organizaciones políticas – Pando". Órgano Electoral Plurinacional (in Spanish). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.