List of political parties in Dominica

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This article lists political parties in Dominica.

Dominica has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

The parties

Parliamentary parties

• Dominica Labour Party (DLP)
• United Workers' Party (UWP)

Other parties

• Dominica Freedom Party (DFP)
• Dominica Progressive Party (DPP)
• People's Democratic Movement (PDM)

Defunct parties

• Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
• Dominica Liberation Movement (DLM)
• Dominica United People's Party (DUPP)

See also

• List of political parties by country

References

• Matthias Catón: "Dominica" in: Elections in the Americas. A Data Handbook, vol. 1, ed. by Dieter Nohlen. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005: pp. 223-237 ISBN 0-19-928357-5