List of political parties in Panama

Panama has a multi-party system. Although there are three major political parties, no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

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This article lists political parties in Panama.

Parties with less than 30,000 members are not recognized by the Tribunal Electoral, and as a result, they are not able to participate in Panama's general elections.

The parties

Parliamentary parties

The following are parliamentary parties.[1]

Name Acronym Ideology Deputies Flag
Democratic Revolutionary Party
Partido Revolucionario Democrático		 PRD Social democracy 35
Democratic Change
Cambio Democrático		 CD Liberal conservatism 18
Panameñista Party
Partido Panameñista		 PP National conservatism 8
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement
Movimiento Liberal Republicano Nacionalista		 MOLIRENA Liberalism 5

Other Parties

See also

References
  1. "Asamblea Nacional de Panamá – Diputados". www.asamblea.gob.pa. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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