A popular movement is a type of group action also called a

social movement A social movement is either a loosely or carefully organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a Social issue, social or Political movement, political one. This may be to carry out a social change, or to re ...

. People's Movement or Popular Movement may also refer to a number of political parties: * Algerian Popular Movement (', founded 2013) *

People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (, abbr. MPLA), from 1977–1990 called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola – Labour Party (), is an Angolan social democratic political party. The MPLA fought against the Po ...

(', MPLA, founded 1956) *

Barbuda People's Movement The Barbuda People's Movement is a left-wing Barbudan nationalist political party in Antigua and Barbuda active only on the island of Barbuda. The party's symbol is the European fallow deer, national animal of Barbuda. The party seeks the secess ...

, Antigua and Barbuda (founded 1989) * Argentina: ** Catamarca Popular Movement (', founded 1971) **

Fueguian People's Movement The Fueguian People's Movement (; MOPOF) is a provincial political party in the Tierra del Fuego Province of Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area ...

(', founded 1985) **

Neuquén People's Movement The Neuquén People's Movement () is a peronism, Peronist provincial political party in Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Argentina. The party was founded by, amongst others, Carlos Sobisch, Elías Sapag, Felipe Sapag and his brothers, Peronists who ...

(', founded 1961) *

People's Electoral Movement (Aruba) The People's Electoral Movement (, , MEP) is a social democratic political party in Aruba. Following the 2001 Aruban general election, 2001 general election for the Parliament of Aruba the party won 52.4% of popular vote and 12 out of 21 seats. ...

(', MEP, founded 1971) *

People's Progressive Movement (Barbados) The People's Progressive Movement was a political party in Barbados. It first contested national elections in 1956, when it received 1.7% of the vote, but failed to win a seat.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I ...

(1956-1966) *

Cameroon People's Democratic Movement The Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM; , RDPC) is the ruling political party in Cameroon. Previously known as the Cameroonian National Union, which had dominated Cameroon politics since independence in the 1960s, it was renamed in 1985 ...

(CPDM, French: ', RDPC, renamed 1985) *

People's Progressive Movement (Cayman Islands) The People's Progressive Movement is a major political party in the Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population. The territory comprises ...

(founded 2002) *

People's Movement against the EU The People's Movement against the EU () is a far-left political association in Denmark against the European Union. It was founded in 1972 as a cross-party campaign platform for a 'no' vote in Denmark's referendum on EEC membership. The People's ...

, Denmark (', founded 1972) * People's Movement for Justice and Welfare, Denmark (', founded 2006) *

Democratic People's Movement The Democratic People's Movement (, MPD) was the electoral wing of the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Ecuador (affiliated with the ICMLPO-U&S) and a political party in Ecuador since 1978. History At the legislative elections of 20 Octob ...

, Ecuador (', MPD, founded 1978 *

Patriotic People's Movement (Finland) Patriotic People's Movement (, IKL, ) was a Finnish nationalist and anti-communist political party. IKL was the successor of the previously banned Lapua Movement. It existed from 1932 to 1944 and had an ideology similar to its predecessor, exce ...

(', IKL, 1932-1944) * France: **

Popular Republican Movement The Popular Republican Movement (, MRP) was a Christian-democratic political party in France during the Fourth Republic. Its base was the Catholic vote and its leaders included Georges Bidault, Robert Schuman, Paul Coste-Floret, Pierre-Henr ...

(', MRP, 1944-1967) **

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement ( ; UMP ) was a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in France, political party in France, largely inspired by the Gaullism, Gaullist tradition. During its existence, the UMP was o ...

(', UMP, 2002-2015) *

People's Labour Movement The People's Labour Movement (PLM) was a political party in Grenada founded by Francis Alexis. It became defunct after the 2008 Grenadian general election, 2008 elections. History The PLM was founded as the Democratic Labour Party in December ...

, Grenada * India: **

Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh (abbr LMHP) Democratic Front Himachal Pradesh was a political party in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. LM(HP) was registered as a political party in 2003. It is led by Mohinder Singh, former Himachal V ...

** Loktantrik Morcha (Rajasthan) **

Jana Andolan Party Jana Andolan Party (JAP) or All India Jana Andolan Party (AIJAP) is a political party based in Kalimpong district and Darjeeling district of India. JAP was founded in 2016. The president of the party is Dr. Harka Bahadur Chhetri, who is a former ...

Popular Movement in Iraq The Popular Movement in Iraq () or the ''Sunni Popular Movement'', or just ''Popular Movement,'' or ''Hirak'' is a Sunni political movement in Iraq. The spokesperson for the movement is Sheikh Mohammed Taha al-Hamdoun. Founding The movement wa ...

('' / '', founded 2011) *

Popular Movement (Italy) The Popular Movement (''Movimento Popolare'') was an Italian political organization within the Christian Democracy (DC) party. It was founded in 1975 by Roberto Formigoni and other members of the Catholic group Communion and Liberation. It ceased ...

(', 1975-1994) *

People's Movement (Ireland) People's Movement () is an Irish pressure group which campaigns on a number of issues such as protecting Irish neutrality and against greater European Union integration. The movement has also campaigned against the war on Iraq and the use of Sha ...

(') *

People's Movement of Kosovo The People's Movement of Kosovo () was a political party in Kosovo active after the Kosovo War, having originally been founded as a political movement of Albanian nationalists in 1982. Despite participating in several elections in autonomous Koso ...

(', LPK, 1982-2013) *

People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan People's, branded as ''People's ViennaLine'' until May 2018, and legally ''Altenrhein Luftfahrt GmbH'', is an Austro-Swiss airline headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It operates scheduled and charter passenger flights mainly from its base at St ...

(2004-2005) *

People's Movement (Lebanon) The People's Movement of Lebanon (PML, ''Harakat Al-Shaeb'', Arabic acronym HSB) is a democratic leftist political party with no seats in the Lebanese Parliament. The party's founder, Najah Wakim, won parliamentary representation in 1972, but boy ...

('' / '', founded 2000) *

People's Progressive Movement (Malawi) The People's Progressive Movement (PPM) is a political party in Malawi. At the elections of 20 May 2004, its candidate for president Aleke Banda won 2.5% and the party was part of the Mgwirizano Coalition, that won 27 out of 194 seats. Aleke ...

Malaysian People's Movement Party The Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (; abbrev: GERAKAN or less commonly as PGRM) is a liberal political party in Malaysia. Formed in 1968, Gerakan gained prominence in the 1969 general election when it defeated the ruling Alliance Party in Pen ...

, Malaysia (', founded 1968) *

Popular Movement (Morocco) The Popular Movement (; ; , MP) is a royalist and traditionalist rural-focused political party in Morocco. It is a member of Liberal International. The party has a history of cooperating with two other parties with a liberal orientation, the N ...

(Arabic: '' / '', French: ', founded 1957) * two multi-party movements in Nepal: **

People's Movement I (1990) The 1990 People's Movement () was a multiparty movement in Nepal that brought an end to absolute monarchy and the beginning of constitutional monarchy. It also eliminated the Panchayat system. The movement was marked by the unity between the ...

('' / '') **

2006 democracy movement in Nepal The 2006 Nepal revolution also known as the Democracy Movement ( ''Jana Andolan II''). It was a political movement that was opposed to Nepal's monarchy system under King Gyanendra. The movement was the second protest against the monarchy, foll ...

, also known as ''People's Movement II'' or ''Jana Andolan II'' *

People's Movement (New Zealand) The People's Movement was a political party in New Zealand. It was active in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and was individualist in outlook. It campaigned for a reduction in the size of government, a reform of the civil service, a limit on the p ...

(1930s-1940s) *

People's Democratic Movement The People's Democratic Movement is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded by Paias Wingti in 1985, after his faction left the Pangu Party. Wingti served as prime minister from 1985 to 1988 and from 1992 to 1994. He was later repl ...

, Papua New Guinea (founded 1985) *

People's Movement Party The People's Movement Party (, PMP) is an extra-parliamentary national-conservative and social conservative political party in Romania. History The PMP was created as a political foundation in March 2013 by supporters of then incumbent sta ...

, Romania (', MP, founded 2013) * People's Movement for the State, political movement in Serbia * Trinidad and Tobago: **

People's National Movement The People's National Movement (PNM) is the longest-serving and oldest active Politics of Trinidad and Tobago, political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party has dominated national and local politics for much of Trinidad and Tobago's hist ...

(founded 1955) ***

Tobago Council of the People's National Movement The Tobago Council of the People's National Movement, also known as the Tobago Council of the PNM, PNM Tobago or PNM Tobago Council, is the longest-serving and oldest active political party in Tobago. The party is the autonomous branch of the Tri ...

(founded 1998) ** People's Popular Movement (1986) *

People's Movement (Tunisia) The People's Movement or Echaab Movement (; ) is a political party in Tunisia. It is a secularist, social democratic, Nasserist and Arab nationalist party founded in April 2011. The composition of the party has changed several times as a result ...

, founded 2011 *

People's Movement of Ukraine The People's Movement of Ukraine () is a Ukraine, Ukrainian political party and one of the first Opposition (politics), opposition parties in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Ukraine.The first officially registered opposition politica ...

('' / '', founded 1990) * Popular Movement (Uzbekistan), or Unity (', founded 1989)

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