political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
which has been created for the purposes of
entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousan ...
or
political satire
Political satire is satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics; it has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political arguments where su ...
. Such a party may or may not have a serious point behind its activities. This is a list of frivolous political parties.
Some more serious political parties, such as the
Rent Is Too Damn High Party
The Rent Is Too Damn High Party (Rent Is 2 Damn High Party) is a single issue political party, primarily active in the state of New York, that has nominated candidates for mayor of New York City in 2005 and 2009, and for governor and senator in ...
, may use the same tactics and humorous approaches to politics as their more frivolous counterparts but aim to address legitimate sociopolitical issues, something that frivolous parties do not do.
Imperial British Conservative Party
The Imperial British Conservative Party was a farcical political party founded by The Wizard of New Zealand in 1974. It "stood for the traditions of British imperialism in the face of capitalism, globalisation and the distinct lack of cultu ...
(see also:
Cecil G. Murgatroyd
Cecil Godfrey Murgatroyd (22 May 1958 – 21 May 2001) was an Australian politician, musician, and comedian. He was known for being involved in New Zealand national politics along with Australian Federal and State politics, and for his role in ...
, defunct)
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Party! Party! Party!
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 4 March 1989. This was the first direct election by voters in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for their own legislative body.
The Labor Party, led ...
(defunct)List of parties competing in the 1989 ACT election
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Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party
The Sun-Ripened Warm Tomato Party was an Australian joke party.
It stood candidates in the first Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly election in 1989. Its manifesto was to 'ban gas colored fake tomatoes from the ACT'. It received ...
Jaroslav Hašek
Jaroslav Hašek (; 1883–1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel '' The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War'', an unfinished collection of farcical in ...
The Canada Party
The Canada Party is a political satire group devoted to electing Canada as President of the United States. Founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2012, the organization produces and shares a variety of satirical media, including videos, p ...
Hin Stuttligi Flokkurin
Hin Stuttligi Flokkurin ( English: ''The Funny Party'') was a joke political party in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 2004 by the current party leader, Johan Dalsgaard, also known as Johan í Kollafirði and later as Johan í Fámará. The ...
(The Funny Party, defunct)
Germany
* APPD (Anarchist Pogo Party of Germany)
* Die PARTEI ('The Party'; Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Protection of Animals, Promotion of Elites and Grassroot-Democratic Initiative) (represented in the
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adop ...
)
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Front Deutscher Äpfel
The Front Deutscher Äpfel (short F.D.Ä.; German for ''Front of German Apples''), also called Apfelfront (Apple Front) is a satirical organisation, founded in Leipzig in 2004. It satirizes right extremist parties, especially the Nationaldemo ...
Hong Kong
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National Opposition Party
National may refer to:
Common uses
* Nation or country
** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen
Places in the United States
* National, Maryland ...
(2012)
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Conditioning Farming Orchid Line Conditioning may refer to:
Science, computing, and technology
* Air conditioning, the removal of heat from indoor air for thermal comfort
** Automobile air conditioning, air conditioning in a vehicle
** Ice storage air conditioning, air condit ...
(2013)
*Hong Kong Neutral Party (2016)
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Hong Kong Communist Party Hong may refer to:
Places
*Høng, a town in Denmark
* Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China
*Hong, Nigeria
*Hong River in China and Vietnam
*Lake Hong in China
Surnames
*Hong (Chinese name)
*Hong (Korean name)
Organi ...
(2018)
2015 political reform controversy, a large number of political groups used a lot of colloquial names to participate in public hearings in
Hong Kong Legislative Council
The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's "one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Kong' ...
in the name of the group, put forward opinions on the political reform plan.
*Don't Care CY Leung Youth Army
*You love Hong Kong or China more group
*I don't care
*Revealed the fake universal election over counterfeit bills union
*Adjust and manage the Agricultural Service Department Political Reform Alliance
*I am righteous world needs me I want true universal suffrage yoyo major league
*Hehe Fan League of Love and True Universal Suffrage
*What what what union
*My mom is not kind union
*(laughs) I want true universal election (Monkey Face)
*Undaunted by the changing world, the Coalition for Universal Suffrage
*Kind Mother 689 Army General Association
*I love true universal suffrage hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
*Prince Cup Yeh Guards demand true universal election for rations
*Lee See-yin true goddess I wants true universal election guards
*Uncle Zhenying, the star of disaster in Hong Kong, returned to the countryside to plough the fields to support the team in the night of Ye Yiye
*Student Zuoxing left foot cramps become left glue syndrome, pay attention to the Youth Federation and the Federation of Industry for Recruiting You Belt Buckles Foot cramps become left glue syndrome, follow the Youth Federation )
*Hong Kong Remove Traitor Alliance
Other political groups have tried to participate in the Legislative Council meeting in the name of an organization, but the Legislative Council Secretariat refused to register on the grounds that "the name is not respectful". A similar situation also appeared at public hearings in 2016 Anti-Northeast New Territories Funding Demonstration, involving political groups including:
*China Border Watch Association
*Conditioning Farming Orchid Lines
*Legco2 League
*Hong Kong Expose Liar Alliance
*CY Leung ruined Hong Kong Association
Italian Nettist Party
The Italian Nettist Party (, PNI), better known as the Steak Party (), was a joke political party founded in Italy in 1953 by publisher Corrado Tedeschi. Considered a forerunner of anti-politics or the first Italian satirical party, the Steak Party ...
(''Partito Nettista Italiano'') (defunct)
* Party of Creative Madness (''Partito della follia creativa'')
The Party to Protect the People from NHK
NHK Party ( ja, NHK党, ), self-abbreviated as the NHK (NHK), also known as Anti-NHK Party in English language media, is a populist and single-issue political party in Japan founded on 17 June 2013 by activist Takashi Tachibana. The party's origi ...
Kosovo
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Strong Party
Strong may refer to:
Education
* The Strong, an educational institution in Rochester, New York, United States
* Strong Hall (Lawrence, Kansas), an administrative hall of the University of Kansas
* Strong School, New Haven, Connecticut, United S ...
Imperial British Conservative Party
The Imperial British Conservative Party was a farcical political party founded by The Wizard of New Zealand in 1974. It "stood for the traditions of British imperialism in the face of capitalism, globalisation and the distinct lack of cultu ...
Party of the Future
The Party of the Future (Dutch: ''Partij van de Toekomst'', PvdT) was a political party of the Netherlands. Although the party never came close to obtaining a seat in the House of Representatives, it received wide media attraction due to its lea ...
Rapaille Partij
The Vrije Socialistische Groep or Sociaal-Anarchistische Actie in Nederland, nicknamed Rapaille Partij ("Riffraf Party") was a Dutch local political party founded in Amsterdam in the 1920s. Their ideology was strongly against democracy, the parli ...
2017 Serbian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Serbia on 2 April 2017. Incumbent president Tomislav Nikolić was eligible to run for a second five-year term, but opted not to do so. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić was elected president in the first round ...
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP) is a political party established in the United Kingdom in 1982 by the musician David Sutch, also known as "Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow", or simply "Lord Sutch". It is notable for its ...
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Raving Loony Green Giant Party
The Raving Loony Green Giant Party was a political party in the United Kingdom.
History
The party was led by Stuart Hughes, who had formerly been an election agent for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP). He fell out with the OMRL ...
(defunct)
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Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party
The Rock 'n' Roll Loony Party was a minor political party in the United Kingdom.
Founded in 2000, the group split from the Official Monster Raving Loony Party after the death of Screaming Lord Sutch.Teddy Bear Alliance (defunct)
OWL Party
The OWL Party of Washington was a minor political party founded in a tavern and jazz club, the Tumwater Conservatory, in Tumwater, Washington, to field candidates in the 1976 elections.
The party was established in part as a sarcastic, humorous ...
Surprise Party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...
Birthday Party
A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...
Lists of political parties
Lists of political parties include:
* List of agrarian parties
* List of banned political parties
* List of centrist political parties
* List of communitarian political parties
* List of fictional political parties
* List of frivolous poli ...