Pensioners' Party or Party of Pensioners is a name commonly adopted by political organizations composed primarily of people who have a

pension A pension (; ) is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work. A pension may be either a " defined benefit plan", wh ...

(generally elderly retirees) and who are interested in issues affecting their demographic group. However, while some political parties appeal predominantly or significantly to elderly voters in terms of their demographic appeal, they may not be formally designated as a 'pensioners party'. Several

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social conservative Social conservatism is a political philosophy and a variety of conservatism which places emphasis on traditional social structures over social pluralism. Social conservatives organize in favor of duty, traditional values and social institu ...

and

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parties within

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, as well as

New Zealand First New Zealand First (), commonly abbreviated to NZ First or NZF, is a political party in New Zealand, founded and led by Winston Peters, who has served three times as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, deputy prime minister. The party has form ...

, possess such attributes. Political parties that are known by this title include: *

50PLUS 50PLUS (; abbreviated 50+) is a list of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands that advocates List of pensioners' parties, pensioners' interests with a Centrism, centrist political line. The party was founded in ...

, a political party in The Netherlands * Club of Pensioners, political party in Czechoslovakia *

Croatian Party of Pensioners The Croatian Party of Pensioners ( or HSU) is a Croatian centre-left political party that is currently led by Veselko Gabričević. When the party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate pur ...

Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia The Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia (, also known by the acronym DeSUS) was a political party in Slovenia last led by Vlado Dimovski. The party claims broadly liberal values with a strong focus on the interests of the retired and the ...

Dor (political party) Dor (), known as Gil (, an abbreviation of ''Gimla'ey Yisrael LaKnesset'' (Hebrew: גימלאי ישראל לכנסת), ) until 2012, is a centrist political party in Israel and was part of the governing coalition in the seventeenth Knesset. I ...

, a political party in Israel * Party of Pensioners (Croatia), a political party in Croatia *

Party of Pensioners (North Macedonia) The Party of Pensioners (Macedonian: Партија на пензионери, ''Partiјa na penzioneri'') is a political party in North Macedonia. In the 2020 elections, the party won one seat as part of the SDSM-led coalition. History The p ...

Party of Pensioners of Ukraine The Party of Pensioners of Ukraine () is a political party in Ukraine registered in November 1999. Although the party plays no role nationwide, it enjoys popularity in Kharkiv Oblast. History The party was not allowed to participate in the electo ...

Pensioner Party of Australia The Pensioner and Citizen Initiated Referendum Alliance was a minor Australian political party active between 1990 and 1996. It was originally formed in 1982 as the Pensioner Party of Australia, but its name was changed in 1990. It generally suppo ...

Pensioners Party (England) Pensioners Party was an English political party for pensioners. The leader was Roger Edwards. They contested two European Parliament elections: in 2004, they stood in the West Midlands, receiving 33,501 votes (2.3%, 0.1% behind Respect); they st ...

Pensioners Party (Norway) The Pensioners' Party () is a political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. It was founded in 1985 to work for the interests of pensioner A pensioner is a person who receives a pension, most commonly because of retirement fr ...

Pensioners Party (Scotland) The Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party (SSCUP), later the All-Scotland Pensioners Party from March 2011, was a minor Scottish political party. It was formed on 3 February 2003, in time to contest that year's elections to the Scottish Parliament. ...

Pensioners' Party (Hungary) The Pensioners' Party (; NYUP), was a minor political party in Hungary between 1990 and 2007. History It was founded by the National Association of Pensioners' Associations within the Patriotic People's Front (HNF) under the name Party of Generat ...

Pensioners' Party (Italy) The Pensioners' Party (''Partito Pensionati'', PP) is a centrist Italian political party, whose aim is to represent the interests of pensioners. History The Pensioners' Party was founded in 1987 in Milan, and its current leader is Carlo Fatu ...

* Pensioners' Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Pensioners' Party of the Republika Srpska The Pensioners' Party of the Republika Srpska ( Serbian: Пензионерска Странка Републике Српске, ''Penzionerska Stranka Republike Srpske'') is a Serbian political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the 2002 gener ...

Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice The Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice (RPPSJ; ), commonly shortened to the Party of Pensioners () is a registered political party in Russia. The party was founded as the Party of Pensioners (Общественно-Политиче ...

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