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an organization to gain political power "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
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caption= A political party is a politicspolitical organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. The party's policies often represent an aggregation of interests within the party, which will inevitably vary considerably even between party members. In certain electoral situations, more common in elections using proportional representation than Plurality electoral systemFirst Past the Post, a government may be formed of more than one party, called a coalition government.In Parliamentary systems of government, most political parties have an elected leader, who if his/her party is elected becomes head of government. In Presidential systems, especially those with full separation of powers there may not be a formal leader.''Partisanship'' is the tendency of supporters of political parties to subscribe to or at least support their party's views and policies in contrast to those of other parties. Differentiation is essential to most political parties: they must be different at least in some ways to other parties to compete in politics and win elections. Extreme partisanship is sometimes referred to as ''partisan warfare''.
Single-party, two-party, and multi-party governments - In Single-party statesingle-party systems, only one political party is legally allowed to hold effective power. Although minor parties may sometimes be allowed, they are legally required to accept the leadership of the dominant party. This party may not always be, however, identical to the government, although sometimes positions within the party may in fact be more important than positions within the government.In Dominant-party systems, opposition parties are allowed, and there may be even a deeply established democratic tradition, but other parties are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power. Sometimes, political, social and economic circumstances, and public opinion are the reason for others parties' failure. Sometimes, typically in countries with less of an established democratic tradition, it is possible the dominant party will remain in power by using patronage and sometimes by voting fraud. In the latter case, the definition between Dominant and single-party system becomes rather blurred. Examples of dominant party systems include the People's Action Party in Singapore. Also, one party dominant systems existed in Mexico with the Institutional Revolutionary Party until the 1990's, and in the southern United States with the United States Democratic PartyDemocratic Party from the 19th century1880s until the 1970s.Two-party systems are states such as the United States and Jamaica in which there are two political parties dominant to such an extent that electoral success under the banner of any other party is extremely difficult. One right wing coalition party and one Left-wing politicsleft wing coalition party is the most common ideological breakdown in such a system but in two-party states political parties are traditionally Big tentcatch all parties which are ideologically broad and inclusive. The relationship between the voting system used and the two-party system was described by Maurice Duverger and is known as Duverger's Law. Multi-party systems are systems in which there are multiple parties. In nations such as Canada and the United Kingdom, there may be two strong parties, with a third party that is electorally successful. The party may frequently come in second place in elections and pose a threat to the other two parties, but has still never formally held government. In some rare cases, such as in Finland, the nation may have an active three-party system, in which all three parties routinely hold top office. It is very rare for a country to have more than three parties who are all equally successful, and all have an equal chance of independently forming government. More commonly, in cases where there are numerous parties, no one party often has a chance of gaining power, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. This has been an emerging trend in the politics of the Republic of Ireland.
Parties and directions - Political parties are often considered on a political spectrum. One typical spectrum has the Left (political attitude)Left associated with radical or progressive policies and the Right (political attitude)Right with conservatismconservative or traditional policies. Other analyses include other dimensions such as the political parties' acceptance of parliamentary democracy as opposed to authoritarian or totalitarian attitudes, and economicseconomic policies, the Left favoring social-democracy, socialism or communism, while the Right tends to favor laissez-faire economics or Fascism. Centrist parties often adopt a collection of policies that defy easy placing on the political spectrum.Many parties will have (formal or informal) Political factionfactions within them that have differing views on policy direction.
Colors and emblems for parties - Main article: see political colour''Generally speaking, over the world, political parties associate themselves with colors, primarily for identification, especially for voter recognition during elections. Red usually signifies Left (political attitude)leftist, communist or socialist parties. Conservative and Christian democracyChristian democratic parties generally use blue or black. Recently in the United States, this trend has been reversed.Pink sometimes signifies socialist. Yellow is often used for liberalism. Green is the color for green parties and Islamist parties. Orange (colour)Orange is sometimes a color of nationalism, such as in The Netherlands, or is a color of reform such as in Ukraine. In the past, Purple was considered the color of royalty, but is rarely used in modern-day political parties. Brown is generally associated with fascismfascist or neo-nazismneofascist parties, going back to the Nazi Party's brownshirt security guards.Color associations are useful for mnemonics when votevoter literacyilliteracy is significant. Another case where they are used is when it is not desirable to make rigorous links to parties, particularly when coalitions and alliances are formed between political parties and other organizations, for example: Red Tory, "Purple" (Red-Blue) alliances, Red-Green Alliances, Blue-Green Alliances, Pan-green coalitions, and Pan-blue coalitions.The emblem of socialist parties is often a red rose held in a fist. Communist parties often use a hammer, a sickle, or both.
International organizations of political parties - During the 19th century 19th and 20th century, many national political parties organized themselves into international organizations along similar policy lines. Notable examples are the International Workingmen's Association (also called the First International), the Socialist International (also called the Second International), the Communist International, (also called the Third International), and the Fourth International, as organizations of Working Class Party Working class parties, or the Liberal International (yellow), and the International Democrat Union (blue). Worldwide green parties have recently established the Global Greens. The Socialist International, the Liberal International, and the International Democrat Union are all based in London.
See also - List of politics-related topicsList of political partiesParty classPolitical faction (both pre- and within a modern party)
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Websites
Cosmopolitan Party of Canada
Canada's socially progressive political party.
http://www.agoracosmopolite.com/
The Libertarian Party of America
Party platform, press releases, and information on campaigns.
http://www.lp.org/
Heart Political Party, National Committee
New political party whose goal is neuropsychological health for all.
http://www.heartparty.org
World Political Party
The purpose of the party is to foster and promote the preservation of humanity on earth through peaceful political processes and the realization of these goals through education and political action.
http://worldpoliticalparty.com
ACT New Zealand
ACT stands for individual freedom and choice, personal responsibility and the protection of the life, liberty and property of each and every citizen.
http://www.act.org.nz/
Belarusian Women's Political Party "Nadzeya" ("Hope")
Site contains description of the party's program, its history, lists leadership and contacts.
http://www.nadzeya.org/
Florina - Rainbow Party
Representing the ethnic Macedonian minority in Greece.
http://www.florina.org/
Parbo
Een Surinaamse portaalsite, met dagelijks nieuws, chatten en algemene Surinaamse informatie. Ook Fayaston, een wekelijks netkolom, gepresenteerd door Ismene Krishnadath.
http://www.parbo.com/
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