List of political parties in Bolivia

This article lists political parties in Bolivia.

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

Current parties

Congressional parties

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

PartyPositionYoF.Presidential voteAssembly representationGovernors
LogoNameAbrr.First roundSecond roundDeputiesSenators
Movement for Socialism
Movimiento al Socialismo
MAS-IPSPLeft-wing to Far-left19993,393,978
(55.10%)
Single-round
75 / 130
21 / 36
3 / 9
Civic Community
Comunidad Ciudadana
CCCenter to center-left20181,775,943
(28.83%)
39 / 130
11 / 36
0 / 9
CreemosCreemosRight-wing2020862,184
(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 FoundedIdeology
Bolivian National Action PartyPartido de Acción Nacional Boliviano
(PAN-BOL)
2016Syncretic politics
Christian Democratic PartyPartido Demócrata Cristiano
(PDC)
1954Christian democracy
Front for VictoryFrente Para la Victoria
(FPV)
2008Conservatism
Movement for SocialismMovimiento al Socialismo
(MAS-IPSP)
1997Bolivarianism
21st century socialism
Nationalist Democratic ActionAcción Democrática Nacionalista
(ADN)
1979Conservatism
National Unity FrontFrente de Unidad Nacional
(UN)
2003Social democracy
Revolutionary Left FrontFrente Revolucionario de Izquierda
(FRI)
1979Progressivism
Revolutionary Nationalist MovementMovimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario
(MNR)
1942Liberal conservatism
Revolutionary nationalism
Solidarity Civic UnityUnidad Cívica Solidaridad
(UCS)
1989Social conservatism
Third System MovementMovimiento Tercer Sistema
(MTS)
2017Third 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]

PartyDepartment
We Are All ChuquisacaChuquisaca Somos Todos
(CST)
Chuquisaca
Movement for SovereigntyMovimiento 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 LaraCochabamba
Popular Organization MovementMovimiento de Organización PopularPotosí
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 FuturoBeni
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

  • Patriotic Social Alliance (Alianza Social Patriótica, ASP)
  • Institutional Vanguard Mariscal de Ayacucho (Vanguardia Institucional Mariscal de Ayacucho, VIMA)
  • Bolivarian Movement (Movimiento Bolivariano, MOVIBOL)

Parties that lost their registration in 2002–2003

See also

References