List of political parties in the Central African Republic

The Central African Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

Parties

Current parties

Parliamentary parties

Party		Abbr.	Leader	Political position	Ideology	Assembly
	United Hearts Movement Mouvement cœurs unis	MCU	Faustin-Archange Touadéra	Centre-left	Social democracy	40 / 140
	National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" Convergence nationale - Kwa Na Kwa	KNK	François Bozizé	Centre-left	Pro-Bozizé Labourism	9 / 140
	Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People Mouvement de libération du peuple centrafricain	MLPC	Martin Ziguélé	Centre-left to left-wing	Democratic socialism Social democracy Republicanism	7 / 140
	National Movement of Independents Mouvement national des indépendants	MOUNI				7 / 140
	Union for Central African Renewal Union pour le renouveau centrafricain	URCA	Anicet-Georges Dologuélé		Liberalism	7 / 140
	Central African Democratic Rally Rassemblement démocratique centrafricain	RDC	Désiré Kolingba	Centre-left to left-wing	African nationalism Democratic socialism Social democracy Republicanism	6 / 140
	African Party for Radical Transformation and Integration of States Parti africain pour une transformation radicale et l'intégration des États	PATRIE	Crépin Mboli-Goumba			3 / 140
	Path of Hope Chemin de l'Espérance		Karim Meckassoua			3 / 140
	National Union for Democracy and Progress Union nationale pour la démocratie et le progrès	UNDP	Michel Amine			1 / 140
	Party for Democratic Governance Parti pour la gouvernance démocratique	PGD				1 / 140
	National Union of Republican Democrats Union nationale des démocrates républicains	UNADER				1 / 140

Other parties

• Alliance for Democracy and Progress
• Central African Republican Party
• Civic Forum
• Democratic Forum for Modernity
• Liberal Democratic Party
• Löndö Association
• Movement for Democracy and Development
• National Unity Party
• Patriotic Front for Progress
• People's Union for the Republic
• Social Democratic Party
• Union of Democratic Forces for Unity

Former parties

• Central African Democratic Union
• Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa