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 ideological or p ...
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 thousa ...
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 s ...
. 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 culture ...
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 inci ...
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, pos ...
Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements
The Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements () was an unusually successful frivolous political party in Denmark. It was founded in Aarhus in 1979 by a comedian, Jacob Haugaard (born 1952), and a few friends. Haugaard stood as a candidate in Aar ...
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 Legislature, legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven Institutions of the European Union, institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and in ...
)
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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 Nationaldemokra ...
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, c ...
(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 condition ...
(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)
Organiz ...
(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
Best Party
The Best Party ( is, Besti flokkurinn) was an Icelandic political party founded by Jón Gnarr on 16 November 2009. The party ran in the 2010 city council election in Reykjavík and won a plurality on the Reykjavík City Council, receiving 34.7% ...
* Love Party (''Partito dell'Amore'') (defunct)
* Italian Nettist 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 ...
Bill and Ben Party
The Bill and Ben Party was a New Zealand joke political party formed in 2008 and voluntarily deregistered in 2010. The party's leaders were Jamie Linehan and Ben Boyce ("Bill" and Ben) of the TV3 satirical sports show ''Pulp Sport''. In the ...
(defunct)
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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 culture ...
(defunct)
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McGillicuddy Serious Party
The McGillicuddy Serious Party (McGSP) was a satirical political party in New Zealand in the late 20th century. Between 1984 and 1999, it provided "colour" to ensure that citizens not take the political process too seriously. The party's logo, ...
(defunct)
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The Civilian Party
The Civilian Party was a frivolous political party founded by political satirist Ben Uffindell. It contested the 2014 New Zealand general election before disbanding. The party was deregistered at its own request on 5 May 2015.
History
Uffindell, ...
Fancy Dress Party
A costume party (American English) or fancy dress party (other varieties of English) is a type of party, common in contemporary Western culture, in which many of the guests are dressed in costume, usually depicting a fictional or stock cha ...
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 OMR ...
(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)
Surprise Party
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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 pol ...
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List of fictional political parties
This is a list of fictional political parties of various countries.
Australia
* Australian People's Party - ''The Honourable Wally Norman''
* Total Country Party - ''The Honourable Wally Norman''
Confederate States of America
* Confederate P ...
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List of practical joke topics
This is a list of practical joke topics (also known as a prank, gag, jape or shenanigan) which are mischievous tricks or jokes played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.
Pra ...