List of political parties in Rwanda

This article lists political parties in Rwanda. Rwanda is a one-party-dominant state with the Rwandan Patriotic Front in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Former parties

 * National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development
 * Coalition for the Defence of the Republic
 * Rwandese National Union

Illegal parties

 * Rwandese Protocol to Return the Kingdom (led by Eugene Nkubito)
 * Coalition of Democratic Forces (led by John Kanyamanza)
 * Party for Democratic Renewal (led by former president Pasteur Bizimungu)
 * Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
 * Republican Democratic Movement
 * Rwanda National Congress (led by Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa)
 * Movement for Democratic Change in Rwanda