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title: Massachusetts Democratic Party

text: Dorcena Forry, Norma Shulman, Megan Costello Youth Services Co-Chairs: Jeremy Comeau, Alicia Delvento The Massachusetts Democratic Party and the National Democratic Party trace their roots to the latter half of the 18th century, when politicians forged alliances based on common national interests. In 1792, Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic-Republican Party, commonly referred to as the "party of the common man." Jefferson's new party was adamantly opposed to what it saw as the Federalist Party's elitist agenda. Jefferson served two consecutive terms as the first Democratic Republican President of the United States beginning in 1800. James Madison, another Democratic-Republican, succeeded Jefferson

title: New Brunswick New Democratic Party

text: two Farmer-Labour MLAs were elected. New Brunswick New Democratic Party The New Brunswick New Democratic Party () is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). The New Brunswick NDP traces its roots to the Fredericton Socialist League, which was founded in 1902. Prominent leaders included the poet and publisher Martin Butler and educator Henry Harvey Stuart, who formed a Fredericton local of the new Socialist Party of Canada in 1905. The SPC had branches in several parts of the province prior to the First World War. Stuart was later a

title: New Brunswick New Democratic Party

text: New Brunswick New Democratic Party The New Brunswick New Democratic Party () is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). The New Brunswick NDP traces its roots to the Fredericton Socialist League, which was founded in 1902. Prominent leaders included the poet and publisher Martin Butler and educator Henry Harvey Stuart, who formed a Fredericton local of the new Socialist Party of Canada in 1905. The SPC had branches in several parts of the province prior to the First World War. Stuart was later a supporter of independent labour candidates,

title: New Democratic Party

text: New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; , "NPD") is a social democratic federal political party in Canada. The party was founded in 1961 out of the merger of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). The party sits to the left of the Liberal Party of Canada within the Canadian political spectrum. The leader of the federal NDP is Jagmeet Singh, who won the 2017 leadership election. The NDP has often been Canada's third- or fourth-largest party in Parliament. Following the 1993 federal election the NDP was reduced to fourth place behind the Bloc

title: New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus

text: New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus The New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus is an unofficial left-wing faction within Canada's New Democratic Party. Its manifesto maintains that the New Democratic Party has moved too far to the right, and is in danger of becoming indistinguishable from the Liberal Party. Consequently, the Socialist Caucus also opposed Tony Blair's Third Way policies and their adoption by the NDP because they "[leave] the basic class and economic structures of capitalism unchanged." The Socialist Caucus was founded in early 1998 in Toronto by Barry Weisleder, Joe Flexer, Sean Cain, Jorge Hurtado and other political activists who

title: Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

text: distributed home-made buttons to satire an organized attempt to shame members of the NDP caucus who did not support former leader Helen MacDonald and gaining over 2/3 support from convention delegates for their name change. The youth wing was reconstituted in 2004 under its current name, the Nova Scotia Young New Democrats (NSYND) and has remained ideologically in step with that of the party proper. Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a progressive, social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). It was founded as

title: New Brunswick New Democratic Party

text: the 1956 and 1960 provincial elections. The New Brunswick CCF retired from the scene to give way to the New Democratic Party (NDP), which was founded in 1961 as a Canadian social- democratic party with strong ties to organized labour, especially the Canadian Labour Congress, which was instrumental in founding the new party. At the provincial level, the New Brunswick NDP was organized in December 1962. Prospects were not good during the 1960s, however, as the province's new Liberal premier, Louis J. Robichaud, was a left-of-centre populist politician who won three successive provincial elections and introduced significant social reforms. The

title: Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

text: Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a progressive, social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). It was founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932, and became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing party of Nova Scotia following the 2009 Nova Scotia election, winning 31 seats in the Legislature, under the leadership of Premier Darrell Dexter. It is the first New Democratic Party in Atlantic Canada to form a government. The party faced electoral defeat in the 2013 election,

title: New Democratic Party (Albania)

text: New Democratic Party (Albania) The New Democratic Party () was a centre-right, conservative political party in Albania founded in 1999 as a split from the Democratic Party of Albania. It was led by Genc Pollo. PDR was part of the Alliance for Freedom, Justice and Welfare coalition. In the parliamentary elections of 2005 PDR won four seats on the proportional list. It was an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). October 2008 Genc Pollo and Sali Berisha, Prime Minister and head of the Democratic Party, the senior party in the government coalition, announced their parties will merge. The

title: New Democratic Party (Albania)

text: NDP separated reunited with the DP again in 2009. New Democratic Party (Albania) The New Democratic Party () was a centre-right, conservative political party in Albania founded in 1999 as a split from the Democratic Party of Albania. It was led by Genc Pollo. PDR was part of the Alliance for Freedom, Justice and Welfare coalition. In the parliamentary elections of 2005 PDR won four seats on the proportional list. It was an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP). October 2008 Genc Pollo and Sali Berisha, Prime Minister and head of the Democratic Party, the senior party in

title: Democratic Party of the New Left

text: Democratic Party of the New Left Democratic Party of the New Left (in Spanish: "Partido Democrático de la Nueva Izquierda"; PDNI) was a social democratic and ecologist political party in Spain. Its was created in 1996 by a group of spliters of United Left (IU) led by Cristina Almeida and Diego López Garrido. PDNI was founded after the "Nueva Izquierda" (New Left, NI) internal current of IU that was critical with the leadership of Julio Anguita and his confrontational attitude with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) were expelled from the governing bodies of the coalition. This happened after the

title: New Democratic Party (New Zealand)

text: but did not win any seats. The New Democrats won 0.63% of the vote, compared with 6.65% for Social Credit. New Democratic Party (New Zealand) The New Democratic Party of New Zealand was a small political party established in 1972. It was a splinter group from the better-known Social Credit Party. It was founded by former Social Credit leader John O'Brien. O'Brien was considered a powerful and energetic orator, but had a controversial and aggressive leadership style, and alienated many of his followers. After being replaced as leader by Bruce Beetham, O'Brien quit the Social Credit Party with his deputy

title: New Democratic Party (New Zealand)

text: New Democratic Party (New Zealand) The New Democratic Party of New Zealand was a small political party established in 1972. It was a splinter group from the better-known Social Credit Party. It was founded by former Social Credit leader John O'Brien. O'Brien was considered a powerful and energetic orator, but had a controversial and aggressive leadership style, and alienated many of his followers. After being replaced as leader by Bruce Beetham, O'Brien quit the Social Credit Party with his deputy Tom Weal and established his own group. In the 1972 elections, the New Democrats fielded eighty-six candidates (including Wilfrid Owen),

title: New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

text: New Democratic Party (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a moderate conservative political party in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The party is led by Godwin Friday, The New Democratic Party was founded in Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines on 3 December 1975. The then leader was James Fitz-Allen Mitchell commonly referred to by his peers as "Son Mitchell". Mitchell took charge of the launching ceremony of the party. In 1979 the New Democratic Party contested the general elections, the same year that La Soufriere Volcano had its last major eruption. The public awarded

title: New Hampshire Democratic Party

text: New Hampshire Democratic Party The New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New Hampshire. The chair is Raymond Buckley. The vice chairs are Martha Fuller Clark and Dorothy Solomon. The most recent Democratic governor was Maggie Hassan, who served from 2013 to 2017. The only President from New Hampshire was a Democrat, Franklin Pierce who served from 1853 to 1857. The New Hampshire Democratic Party has played a pivotal role in the election process for the President of the United States, with New Hampshire holding the first primary in the nation.

title: New Democratic Party

text: the party to form the political party, Strength in Democracy, with former Bloc Québécois MP Jean-Francois Fortin. Only two NDP incumbents who ran for re-election were defeated: Jim Maloway in Elmwood—Transcona (MB), and Tony Martin in Sault Ste. Marie (ON). Bill Siksay in Burnaby—Douglas (BC) chose not to run again, but Kennedy Stewart retained the seat for the NDP. For a list of NDP MPs and their critic portfolios, see New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet. The party president is the administrative chairperson of the party, chairing party conventions, councils and executive meetings. New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP;

title: Social Democratic Party (New Zealand)

text: Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) The Social Democratic Party of New Zealand was an early left-wing political party. It existed only a short time before being amalgamated into the new Labour Party. During its period of existence, the party held two seats in Parliament. The Social Democratic Party was founded in January 1913 at a so-called "Basis of Unity" Conference (often simply called the "Unity Conference"). This meeting drew together the most prominent left-wing groups in New Zealand, including both political parties and trade unions. The aim was to unite the fractious labour movement into a cohesive force. At the

title: Democratic Party for a New Society

text: Democratic Party for a New Society The Democratic Party for a New Society (; abbreviated DPNS) is a registered political party in Myanmar (Burma), founded in 1988 by Moe Thee Zun, the then Secretary General of the All Burma Students League (ABSL). The party campaigns independently from other parties and is unaffiliated with the more influential National League for Democracy (NLD), despite sharing similar goals. The Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS) was founded on 14 October 1988 by students and youth, in response to the military junta government's suppression of the 8888 Uprising and pro-democracy movements in Myanmar.

title: Social Democratic Party (New Zealand)

text: inclined members of the newly formed Labour Party remained as an "alter-ego" of Labour still campaigning for the goal of complete socialisation until their eventual disbandment in June 1922. Social Democratic Party (New Zealand) The Social Democratic Party of New Zealand was an early left-wing political party. It existed only a short time before being amalgamated into the new Labour Party. During its period of existence, the party held two seats in Parliament. The Social Democratic Party was founded in January 1913 at a so-called "Basis of Unity" Conference (often simply called the "Unity Conference"). This meeting drew together the

title: New Democratic Party

text: Party Clubs were established to allow like-minded Canadians to join in its founding, and six representatives from New Party Clubs were added to the National Committee. In 1961, at the end of a five-day long Founding Convention which established its principles, policies and structures, the New Democratic Party was born and Tommy Douglas, the long-time CCF Premier of Saskatchewan, was elected its first leader. In 1960, before the NDP was founded, one candidate, Walter Pitman, won a by-election under the New Party banner. The influence of organized labour on the party is still reflected in the party's conventions as affiliated

title: New Hampshire Democratic Party

text: New Hampshire primary ballot. Eisenhower was able to beat Republican Party leader Robert A. Taft without Eisenhower even going to the state. He would go on to win the nomination and become President. In chronological order: In chronological order: In chronological order: New Hampshire Democratic Party The New Hampshire Democratic Party (NHDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New Hampshire. The chair is Raymond Buckley. The vice chairs are Martha Fuller Clark and Dorothy Solomon. The most recent Democratic governor was Maggie Hassan, who served from 2013 to 2017. The only President from New Hampshire

title: Social Democratic Party (Serbia)

text: Social Democratic Party (Serbia) The Social Democratic Party (, SDS) is a parliamentary political party in Serbia. The party was founded and is headed by Boris Tadić, who was previously president of the Democratic Party and the former President of Serbia. Between June and October 2014, the name of the party was the New Democratic Party (, NDS). Tadić revealed in February 2014 his intention to secede from the Democratic Party and to form a new party to take part in the 2014 parliamentary election. But, after realizing that they don't have enough time to register a new party before

title: Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party

text: logging strike. The Newfoundland Democratic Party ran eighteen candidates, none of whom was elected. The party was led by Ed Finn, Jr.. In 1961, the federal New Democratic Party was founded in with the merger of the federal CCF and the Canadian Labour Congress. The Newfoundland Democratic Party followed suit becoming the Newfoundland New Democratic Party with Finn leading the NL NDP into the 1962 provincial election and Calvin Normore doing so in 1966. Since the 1962 general election, the party has run candidates in all of Newfoundland and Labrador's general elections. From 1962 to 1984 the party was led

title: Democratic Party of New Mexico

text: and 1951, and again between 1971 and 1987, all executive offices in the state were consistently held by Democrats. With brief exceptions, there have generally been Democratic majorities in both houses of the New Mexico Legislature since 1930. In 1977, the Democratic Women of New Mexico caucus was founded with the purpose of promoting women's voices in the state and national party. As of 2018, the Democratic Party of New Mexico is made up of county party organizations in all of the state's 33 counties, and is governed by the State Central Committee of DPNM, which meets to conduct the

title: History of the New Democratic Party

text: down the foundations of the New Party. During this process, a large number of New Party Clubs were established to allow like-minded Canadians to join in its founding, and six representatives from New Party Clubs were added to the National Committee. In 1961, at the end of a five-day-long Founding Convention which established its principles, policies and structures, the New Democratic Party was born and Tommy Douglas, the long-time CCF Premier of Saskatchewan, was elected its first leader. In 1960, before the NDP was founded, one candidate, Walter Pitman, won a by-election under the New Party banner. The influence of

title: Democratic Party of Germany

text: was newly founded in Berlin as a party "for the interests of foreigners who are living in Germany". The DPD took part in the 1998 federal election. After the election the DPD dissolved itself. At the suggestion of the voluntary association "Bundesbanner "Schwarz-Rot-Gold" – Bund der Demokraten e.V." it was decided on May 2, 2009 in Frankfurt am Main to form a new democratic party. Due to this decision a new "German Democratic Party" was founded on June 20, 2009 in Darmstadt. On August 28, 2009 the DPD was formally acknowledged as a political party. The Democratic Party especially appreciates

title: Democratic Party of Korea

text: Democratic Party of Korea The Democratic Party, also known as The Minjoo Party of Korea (; short form 민주, 더민주 "Minjoo", "Deominjoo"), formerly the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), is a liberal political party in South Korea. The party was founded on 26 March 2014 as a merger of the Democratic Party and the preparatory committee of the New Political Vision Party (NPVP). The former Democratic Party was legally absorbed into the NPAD after the latter's creation, while the preparatory committee of the NPVP was dissolved, with members who supported the merger joining the NPAD individually. The Democratic Party

title: Social Democratic Party (Serbia)

text: National Assembly of Serbia. It exists in a parliamentary alliance with the People's Movement of Serbia, which holds one seat. Social Democratic Party (Serbia) The Social Democratic Party (, SDS) is a parliamentary political party in Serbia. The party was founded and is headed by Boris Tadić, who was previously president of the Democratic Party and the former President of Serbia. Between June and October 2014, the name of the party was the New Democratic Party (, NDS). Tadić revealed in February 2014 his intention to secede from the Democratic Party and to form a new party to take part

title: Alberta New Democratic Party

text: Johnson, running in the Dunvegan electoral district, failed to win his seat, leaving the party shut out of the legislature. The CCF merged with the Canadian Labour Congress in 1961, becoming the New Democratic Party of Canada. In Alberta, the NDP was founded in 1962 with a new leader, Neil Reimer, Canadian director of the Oil Workers International Union. The NDP did not, at first, build much on the CCF's popularity, and, with the exception of a 1966 by-election victory by Garth Turcott, did not win any seats until the 1971 election when Grant Notley, who had taken over the

title: Democratic Party of New Mexico

text: Democratic Party of New Mexico The Democratic Party of New Mexico is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New Mexico, headquartered in Albuquerque. The party is led by Chair Marg Elliston, who succeeded Richard Ellenberg. Like the national party, the DPNM has liberal and center-left political positions New Mexico Territory elected its first delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1850: Richard Hanson Weightman, a Democrat. At this time, the Democratic Party was socially conservative and many Democrats supported expanding the institution of slavery into new Western territories. This pro-slavery position stopped New Mexico's first

title: Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

text: of three provincial by-elections which were held on July 14. The party lost both of those seats, but Marian Mancini won the third by-election in a seat which had been held by the Liberals. Under Gary's Burril's leadership in the 2017 election, the NDP took 7 seats, the same number the party received on election night in 2013 but two more than it held going into the election. Co-operative Commonwealth Federation New Democratic Party "Sources:" The youth wing of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is the Nova Scotia Young New Democrats (NSYND). Founded in the early 1960s, it was

title: New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island

text: New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (NDP PEI) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and a branch of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). The NDP's predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), began in 1936 when a CCF club was founded in the Bedeque region during a visit by CCF MP Ted Garland. The CCF did not run candidates on the island, however, until 1943 when the national party made a concerted effort to rally the party by sending an organizer to tour the

title: Democratic Party of New Mexico

text: of its three representatives are Democrats. On the state level, three of the state's seven executive offices are held by Democrats: Attorney General, State Treasurer and Secretary of State. Both houses of the New Mexico State Legislature currently have Democratic majorities. Democratic Party of New Mexico The Democratic Party of New Mexico is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New Mexico, headquartered in Albuquerque. The party is led by Chair Marg Elliston, who succeeded Richard Ellenberg. Like the national party, the DPNM has liberal and center-left political positions New Mexico Territory elected its first delegate to

text: 2017. There was a leadership convention on April 7, 2018 that elected Joe Byrne as the new leader. There are currently no New Democrats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island (NDP PEI) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and a branch of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). The NDP's predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), began in 1936 when a CCF club was founded in the Bedeque region during a visit by CCF MP Ted

title: Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia)

text: Liberal Democratic Party (Serbia) The Liberal Democratic Party ( / "Liberalno demokratska partija", LDP) is a conservative-liberal political party in Serbia. The Liberal Democratic Party was founded on 5 November 2005 by former members of the Democratic Party, led by Čedomir Jovanović, who were expelled in a party purge in 2004. Jovanović had become critical of the new direction of the Democratic Party and its newly elected president, Boris Tadić. The LDP gained its first seat in parliament after Đorđe Đukić defected from the Democratic Party. Members of the foundation board were: Nenad Prokić, Nikola Samardžić, Branislav Lečić and Đorđe

title: United New Democratic Party

text: United New Democratic Party The Grand Unified Democratic New Party (Hangul: 대통합민주신당, Hanja: 大統合民主新黨, Abbreviation: GUDNP, lit. Grand Unified Democratic New Party) was a political party of South Korea. It was known as the Future Creative Grand Unified Democratic New Party until 5 August 2007. It was formed out of the Uri Party and its resulting splinter groups. Chung Dong-young was the UNDP candidate in the South Korean presidential election, 2007; he lost to Lee Myung-bak. On February 17, 2008, the party merged with the Democratic Party to form the United Democratic Party. The party was formed when loyalists to

title: United New Democratic Party

text: purpose was the destruction of Uri party(열린우리당), and the president Roh-Mu-Hyun, and his supporters).And some councilers of Uri party(열린우리당), supporters of Kim-Han-Kil, and supporters of Son-Hak-Gyu merged, and then they formed the United New Democracy Party(대통합민주신당). On February 17, 2008, the UNDP merged with the Democratic Party (민주당), forming the United Democratic Party (통합민주당). This was four years after the Uri Party (열린우리당)'s split from the Millennium Democratic Party (새천년민주당). United New Democratic Party The Grand Unified Democratic New Party (Hangul: 대통합민주신당, Hanja: 大統合民主新黨, Abbreviation: GUDNP, lit. Grand Unified Democratic New Party) was a political party of South Korea. It

title: Party of the Democratic Left (2005)

text: Party of the Democratic Left (2005) The Party of the Democratic Left (, SDĽ) is a centre-left political party in Slovakia. It is the reformation of another party by the same name, which had been founded in 1990. The original Party of the Democratic Left merged with Robert Fico's Direction – Social Democracy, which had itself split from the Party of the Democratic Left, on 31 December 2004. A new party was founded, and registered in May 2005. The party's current president is Jozef Ďurica. In its first general election, in 2006, the party won 0.13% of the vote. In

title: Christian Democratic Party of the Overthrow

text: Karamanlis. Christian Democratic Party of the Overthrow The Christian Democratic Party of the Overthrow (), previously named as Christian Democratic Party of Greece () is a conservative and Christian democratic political party of Greece. It was founded in May 23, 2013 by Nikos Nikolopoulos, a former MP of the New Democracy party from Achaea. During the presentation of the party, Nikos Nikolopoulos stated that the Christian Democratic Party is located in the political spectrum in the place where New Democracy was before the elections of May 2012 and that it continues the political tradition of the founder of New Democracy,

text: Christian Democratic Party of the Overthrow The Christian Democratic Party of the Overthrow (), previously named as Christian Democratic Party of Greece () is a conservative and Christian democratic political party of Greece. It was founded in May 23, 2013 by Nikos Nikolopoulos, a former MP of the New Democracy party from Achaea. During the presentation of the party, Nikos Nikolopoulos stated that the Christian Democratic Party is located in the political spectrum in the place where New Democracy was before the elections of May 2012 and that it continues the political tradition of the founder of New Democracy, Konstantinos

title: Papua New Guinea Constitutional Democratic Party

text: next month, in November 2013, Kulang resigned from the PNGCDP and crossed to the government, joining O'Neill's junior coalition partner, the People's Progress Party. After a period of inactivity, Geno reactivated the party for the 2017 election. The party was named as part of a proposed "alternative government" of opposition parties should the governing People's National Congress fail to win a majority. Papua New Guinea Constitutional Democratic Party The Papua New Guinea Constitutional Democratic Party (PNGCDP) is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in January 2011 by former Chief Ombudsman, Public Service Commission chairman and Police

title: Party of the Democratic Left (2005)

text: 2010 elections, the SDĽ won 2.41%, falling just under half of the 5% threshold for seats in the National Council. Party of the Democratic Left (2005) The Party of the Democratic Left (, SDĽ) is a centre-left political party in Slovakia. It is the reformation of another party by the same name, which had been founded in 1990. The original Party of the Democratic Left merged with Robert Fico's Direction – Social Democracy, which had itself split from the Party of the Democratic Left, on 31 December 2004. A new party was founded, and registered in May 2005. The party's

title: Democratic Party (Malta)

text: Democratic Party (Malta) The Democratic Party (, PD) is a centre-left political party in Malta. The PD was founded in 2016 by Marlene Farrugia, who previously sat as an MP for the Labour Party before leaving the party and sitting as an independent MP. Announcing the formation of the new party in June 2016, Farrugia as interim leader stated that the party was a new alternative to the traditionally dominant Labour and Nationalist parties. Upon formation, founder Marlene Farrugia was declared interim leader. On 21 October 2016, Farrugia was elected the first leader of the PD at a general meeting

title: New Democratic Party of Manitoba

text: has historically had more long-term members than other registered parties in the province. It also has fewer short-term members who are signed up to influence nomination contests. New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP; ) is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. It is currently the opposition party in Manitoba. In the federal election of 1958, the national Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was reduced to only eight seats in the House

title: Fiji Democratic Party

text: founded by Ratu Epeli Ganilau, a chief whose father and father-in-law both served as President of Fiji. Filipe Bole was appointed a spokesman for the new party. hi Fiji Democratic Party The Fiji Democratic Party is a former political party in Fiji, which operated between June 2002 and April 2005. It was founded by Filipe Bole, a former Cabinet Minister, as a merger of the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (which had dominated the government in the 1990s), the Fijian Association Party, the Christian Democratic Alliance, and the New Labour Unity Party. All but the last of these had been

title: Christian Democratic Party (Italy)

text: who is the current secretary of the party. In the 2008 general election the party was part of the Union of the Centre, led by Pier Ferdinando Casini. In 2013 the party was merged into the new Forza Italia. Christian Democratic Party (Italy) The Christian Democratic Party ("Partito Democratico Cristiano") was a minor Christian-democratic Italian political party. It was founded in 2000 by Flaminio Piccoli, Clelio Darida, Carlo Senaldi and Alfredo Vito as the electoral arm of the Rebirth of Christian Democracy (RDC). Alfredo Vito, who took the party leadership in July of that year, led the group out from

title: Metro New Democratic Party

text: Metro New Democratic Party The Metro New Democratic Party was a political party in Metropolitan Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It supported candidates for election to the municipal councils and school boards of the six municipalities that made up Metro Toronto. The party was organized by supporters of the social democratic New Democratic Party of Canada, and its provincial wing, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). Elections in Toronto and its suburbs, as in other municipalities in the Province of Ontario, have traditionally not been the domain of formal political parties. Candidates for election to municipal councils and school boards typically run

title: Democratic Party for a New Society

text: DPNS was used as the legal political wing of the All Burma Students' Union (ABSU), and worked with the National League for Democracy (NLD) and other pro-democracy parties, but has since unaffiliated themselves with the NLD and registered as its own independent party. The party claims that their objectives are as follows: Democratic Party for a New Society The Democratic Party for a New Society (; abbreviated DPNS) is a registered political party in Myanmar (Burma), founded in 1988 by Moe Thee Zun, the then Secretary General of the All Burma Students League (ABSL). The party campaigns independently from other

title: Democratic Party (Mongolia)

text: Democratic Party (Mongolia) The Democratic Party (, "Ardchilsan Nam"; abbreviated DP) is a centre-right political party in Mongolia. After the 1990 democratic revolution, Mongolia became a country with a multi-party system. The democratic revolution transformed Mongolia from a single party communist state into a dynamic democracy. Those who pioneered the democratic revolution founded Democratic Party, Mongolian National Progressive Party and Mongolian Social Democratic Party. On 6 December 2000, five political parties – including the Mongolian National Democratic Party, Mongolian Social Democratic Party and others merged and established the Democratic Party of Mongolia. On 1 April 2006, a party convention elected

title: Progressive Democratic Party (Malaysia)

text: Progressive Democratic Party (Malaysia) The Progressive Democratic Party (Malay: Parti Demokratik Progresif, Abbreviation: PDP), formerly known as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) is a Sarawak based political party in Malaysia founded in 2002. The party was founded in the wake of the de-registration of the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) in November 2002 by a faction aligned to the Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud, led by William Mawan Ikom. The party has rebrand that using a new name - Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and a new logo, planned to expand to West Malaysia states e.g. Selangor, Negri Sembilan and

title: Democratic Party (Mongolia)

text: provincial, municipal and district levels. Currently, the party has around 30 provincial party associations and 432 grassroots organizations. Affiliated organizations Democratic Party has the following affiliated groups and organizations. Democratic Party (Mongolia) The Democratic Party (, "Ardchilsan Nam"; abbreviated DP) is a centre-right political party in Mongolia. After the 1990 democratic revolution, Mongolia became a country with a multi-party system. The democratic revolution transformed Mongolia from a single party communist state into a dynamic democracy. Those who pioneered the democratic revolution founded Democratic Party, Mongolian National Progressive Party and Mongolian Social Democratic Party. On 6 December 2000, five political parties

text: Papua New Guinea Constitutional Democratic Party The Papua New Guinea Constitutional Democratic Party (PNGCDP) is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in January 2011 by former Chief Ombudsman, Public Service Commission chairman and Police Commissioner Ila Geno on an anti-corruption platform. He was supported by anti-corruption advocates John Toguata and Daniel Kassa and former National Court judge Nemo Yalo, while Tobias Thomas served as party secretary. It won its first seat in August 2011, when accountant Tobias Kulang, an in-law of Geno, won a by-election in the seat of Kundiawa-Gembogl caused by the death of Joe

title: Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

text: in a by-election one year and one day before being elected leader. Leaders whose names are in bold served as Premier of Saskatchewan during their terms as party leader. Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s. The party is the successor to the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party. The origins of the party began as early

title: Ontario New Democratic Party

text: each riding association, representatives of regional party bodies, representatives of sections of the party and party affiliates. Ontario New Democratic Party The Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP or NDP; ) is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The Ontario NDP, led by Andrea Horwath since March 2009, currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following the 2018 general election. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961 from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) (Ontario CCF) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). For many years, the Ontario NDP was

title: Christian Democratic Party (Australia)

text: Christian Democratic Party (Australia) The Christian Democratic Party (CDP) is a socially conservative political party in Australia. It was founded by a group of concerned Christian ministers in the State of NSW, who had Fred Nile, a Congregational Church minister, run as their Upper House Candidate in the NSW State election. Fred Nile, commonly refers to himself as the party's founder, however the Party states that it was founded by concerned Australian ministers. The party was established in 1977 under the name Call to Australia, which it used until 1998. It is primarily active in New South Wales, and since

title: New Brunswick New Democratic Party

text: who had two successful candidates in Northumberland County in the 1920 provincial election. Another nine Farmer candidates were also elected that year. A strong believer in building alliances among the province's social movements, Stuart was later an influential figure in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation to the time of his death in 1952. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a social-democratic and democratic socialist federal political party, was organized at Calgary in 1932. A detailed platform, known as the Regina Manifesto, was adopted the following year. In New Brunswick, supporters of the new party convinced the New Brunswick Federation of Labour to

title: Saskatchewan New Democratic Party

text: Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s. The party is the successor to the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party. The origins of the party began as early as 1902. In that year a group of farmers created the Territorial Grain Growers' Association. The objective of this group was to lobby for farmer's rights with the grain

title: History of the New Democratic Party

text: History of the New Democratic Party This article covers the history of the New Democratic Party of Canada. In 1956, after the birth of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) by a merger of two previous labour congresses, negotiations began between the CLC and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) to bring about an alliance between organized labour and the political left in Canada. In 1958 a joint CCF-CLC committee, the National Committee for the New Party (NCNP), was formed to create a "new" social democratic political party, with ten members from each group. The NCNP spent the next three years laying

title: Yukon New Democratic Party

text: NDP is a territorial section of the federal New Democratic Party. The following is a list of the Yukon NDP leaders since Yukon introduced political parties provincially in 1978. Yukon New Democratic Party The Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP; ) is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada. The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's current leader is Elizabeth Hanson. The NDP sat as official opposition to the current Yukon Party

title: Muslim Social Democratic Party

text: very critical of the conduct of the events. This is confirmed by the words of Sultan Majid Efendiyev who wrote: In 1992 a new social democratic party named Hummet was founded. The party has low support and its policies are centrist and pro-government. Its leader is businessman Zakir Tagiev. Muslim Social Democratic Party The Muslim Social Democratic Party, usually referred to as Hummet () ("Endeavor"), was a political party in South Caucasus. In 1920, it merged with "Adalat" () ("Justice") communist cell in Baku, forming the first Communist Party of Azerbaijan. At the end of 1904, the Baku committee of

title: 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election

text: 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election An election for the leadership of the New Democratic Party (NDP), a social democratic party in Canada, was called for March 24, 2012, in order to elect a permanent successor to Jack Layton who had died the previous summer. The New Democratic Party's executive and caucus set the rules for the campaign at a series of meetings in September 2011. The election took place in Toronto and on the Internet. At the Leadership Convention, held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Thomas Mulcair was declared to be the new leader of the party. The

title: Democratic Party (Slovakia)

text: Communists who won the 1946 elections in the Czech lands). Following the Communist takeover, the party was disbanded, while the fellow travellers in the party's ranks reorganized as the Party of Slovak Revival ("Strana slovenskej obrody") within the see National Front (Czechoslovakia). In December 1989, i.e. at the end of the Velvet Revolution, a new Democratic Party was created by transformation of the Party of Slovak Revival. When it was founded, it saw itself a continuation of the historical Democratic Party. It won 7 seats out of 150 in the Slovak parliament (Slovak National Council) and no seats in the

title: New Democratic Party

text: Democratic Party of Quebec). In 1956, after the birth of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) by a merger of two previous labour congresses, negotiations began between the CLC and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) to bring about an alliance between organized labour and the political left in Canada. In 1958 a joint CCF-CLC committee, the National Committee for the New Party (NCNP), was formed to create a "new" social-democratic political party, with ten members from each group. The NCNP spent the next three years laying down the foundations of the New Party. During this process, a large number of New

title: Social Democratic Party (UK, 1979)

text: Social Democratic Party (UK, 1979) The Social Democratic Party was a minor centre left political party founded in Manchester in 1979 by Donald Kean. The party fielded one candidate in Warrington at the 1979 general election, who received only 144 votes and came bottom of the poll. Kean stood again, at the Glasgow Central by-election, 1980, winning only ten votes - the lowest total polled in a British by-election since 1918. The following year, a group of high-profile Labour Party figures formed a new Social Democratic Party, gaining far more attention than Kean's group. He hoped to force the new

title: Democratic Party of Germany

text: the tradition of the DPD of 1947 and supports a highly democratic and liberal ideology. The position in the German political spectrum is center-left. Democratic Party of Germany The Democratic Party of Germany () was founded in 1947 as a German liberal party and is the forerunner of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the current Federal Republic of Germany. On October 29, 1995 and June 20, 2009 new parties were founded by the same name, all three of them are now disbanded. Shortly after the end of World War II, bourgeois-liberal organizations were founded, which referred mainly to the

title: Ak Zhol Democratic Party

text: Ak Zhol Democratic Party The Ak Zhol Democratic Party (; ), commonly referred to simply as Ak Zhol () is a liberal political party in Kazakhstan. Ak Zhol was founded in March 2002 when a group of moderates split from the more radical Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan movement, founded in November 2001 by anti-Nazarbayev activists. The new more moderate party ran on a pro-reform, pro-business platform, and in contrast to the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan movement, its leaders refrained from openly confronting Nursultan Nazarbayev. Ak Zhol was founded by Oraz Zhandosov, Bulat Abilov and Alikhan Baimenov. Ex-information minister Altynbek Sarsenbaev

title: Amhara Democratic Party

text: Amhara Democratic Party. Amhara Democratic Party The Amhara Democratic Party (ADP) (), formerly known as Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), is a political party in Ethiopia. The party is one of four members of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front in Ethiopia. The party chairman is Demeke Mekonnen, who replaced Addisu Legesse in 2010. The Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (EPDM), the precursor of ANDM, was founded by former members of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) and supported by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF). It was originally based in Waghimra in Wollo Province, and waged an armed struggle

title: New Democratic Party of Quebec

text: solidaire, such as supporting a Guaranteed Minimum Income and universal daycare and post-secondary, though asserted it was a staunchly federalist party. Federal New Democratic leader Jagmeet Singh opted to not endorse the provincial party during the campaign. New Democratic Party of Quebec The New Democratic Party of Quebec (; NPDQ) is a federalist and social-democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The party is a revival of the comparable Nouveau Parti Démocratique du Québec, which existed in various forms as the federal New Democratic Party (NDP)'s provincial affiliate in Quebec from 1963 to 1991. The current party, however, is not

title: Ontario New Democratic Party

text: Ontario New Democratic Party The Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP or NDP; ) is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The Ontario NDP, led by Andrea Horwath since March 2009, currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following the 2018 general election. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961 from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section) (Ontario CCF) and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). For many years, the Ontario NDP was the most successful provincial NDP branch outside the national party's western heartland. It had its first breakthrough

title: Alberta New Democratic Party

text: Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party, commonly shortened to Alberta NDP, is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which succeeded the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the even earlier Alberta wing of the Canadian Labour Party and the United Farmers of Alberta. From the mid-1980s to 2004, the party abbreviated its name as the "New Democrats" (ND). The party achieved Official Opposition status in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993. It was swept out of the legislature in 1993 and spent the next two decades in the political wilderness. While

title: European Democratic Party

text: European Democratic Party The European Democratic Party (EDP) is a centrist European political party in favour of European integration. It was initiated on 16 April 2004 and formally founded on 9 December 2004 in Brussels. François Bayrou of the French Democratic Movement (MoDem) and Francesco Rutelli, former leader of the Democracy is Freedom and Alliance for Italy parties, serve as the two co-presidents. The EDP was founded in reaction to the rising influence of Eurosceptic parties within European institutions. It drew pro-European centrist parties from the European People's Party (EPP) group to form a new centrist multinational bloc. Its co-founder

title: Christian Democratic Party (Papua New Guinea)

text: Christian Democratic Party (Papua New Guinea) The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It gained its first representation immediately after the 1997 election, when Puri Ruing, who had been elected for the People's Resources Awareness Party, joined the party. The party initially supported the government of Bill Skate, but later supported the government of Mekere Morauta, with Ruing made a minister in his government. Ruing defected to the People's Democratic Movement later in the term. The party won three seats at the 2002 election: Mark Anis (Tambul-Nebilyer Open), Paul Wai (Angalimp-South Wahgi Open) and Dr

title: Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia

text: Shamba became the new Minister for Foreign Affairs, but the Social-Democratic Party stayed in opposition. On 20 May 2009 the Social-Democratic Party was one of a number of opposition parties that during a press conference strongly criticised the government's foreign policy. The criticism was rejected by Shamba two days later, dismissing it as "biased". Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia The Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia (, ) is an oppositional political party in Abkhazia. It was founded during the crisis that followed the October 2004 presidential election by people from the presidential campaign of Sergei Shamba, who had come third in the

title: Party of Democratic Socialism (India)

text: Party of Democratic Socialism (India) The Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) is a political party in West Bengal in India. The PDS was founded in February 2001 by former Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) leaders Saifuddin Choudhury and Samir Putatundu. The PDS was in opposition to the Left Front government in West Bengal. The PDS was founded by Saifuddin Chaudhury on 21 February 2001. Samir Putatunda, who had been expelled from CPI(M), joined the new party. Initially there was speculation that the PDS would joint with the All India Trinamool Congress, or else that it would be a constituent

title: Party of Democratic Socialism (India)

title: Amhara Democratic Party

text: Amhara Democratic Party The Amhara Democratic Party (ADP) (), formerly known as Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM), is a political party in Ethiopia. The party is one of four members of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front in Ethiopia. The party chairman is Demeke Mekonnen, who replaced Addisu Legesse in 2010. The Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement (EPDM), the precursor of ANDM, was founded by former members of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP) and supported by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF). It was originally based in Waghimra in Wollo Province, and waged an armed struggle against the Derg

title: Democratic Party (Peru)

text: Democratic Party (Peru) The Democratic Party (, PD) was a political party in Peru. It was founded in 1884 by Nicolás de Piérola, who won the presidential elections of 1895. The only other president to be a member of the party was Guillermo Billinghurst, who won the presidential elections of 1912. Despite the party's large support, mainly between lower classes, the Democratic Party hadn't many President for his abstension from some elections. It was the main rival of the Civilista Party, identified as an expression of the oligarchy. In 1909, the party supported a revolt against President Augusto B. Leguía's

title: Democratic Party (Slovakia)

text: parliamentary seats within the coalition (later party) Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK), so that many candidates of the Democratic Party got into the parliament as candidates of the SDK. In the course of the subsequent dissolution of the Slovak Democratic Coalition in 2001, some members left the Democratic Party (Ivan Mikloš, for example, became a chairman of the newly founded Slovak Democratic and Christian Union), and František Šebej became the new chairman for short time and was quickly replaced by Ľudovít Kaník. In the 2002 election, the party run for parliamentary seats together with the parties Civic Conservative Party (OKS, led

title: Alberta New Democratic Party

text: Calgary, and swept the cities of Red Deer and Lethbridge. They also won 16 additional seats in the rest of Alberta, mostly in the northern and central parts of the province. ¹Out of legislature 2008-2012. Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party, commonly shortened to Alberta NDP, is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which succeeded the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the even earlier Alberta wing of the Canadian Labour Party and the United Farmers of Alberta. From the mid-1980s to 2004, the party abbreviated its name as the "New Democrats" (ND). The

title: Party of the Democratic Left (Slovakia)

text: Party of the Democratic Left (Slovakia) The Party of the Democratic Left (, SDĽ) was a social-democratic political party in Slovakia from 1990 to 2004. It was founded in 1990 out of the Communist Party of Slovakia. On party congress on 14 December 1991 in Trenčín, congress adopted new party constitution and decided to leave federation of Communist Party of Czecho-Slovakia, due to disputes with the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia and changing situation in the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic. Congress reconfirmed Peter Weiss as party chairman. From 1994 to 1997, SDĽ was a member of a coalition

title: Democratic Party of Germany

text: Democratic Party of Germany The Democratic Party of Germany () was founded in 1947 as a German liberal party and is the forerunner of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the current Federal Republic of Germany. On October 29, 1995 and June 20, 2009 new parties were founded by the same name, all three of them are now disbanded. Shortly after the end of World War II, bourgeois-liberal organizations were founded, which referred mainly to the traditions of the Deutsche Demokratische Partei, the Deutsche Volkspartei and the württembergische Demokratische Volkspartei. These liberal parties, which appeared initially at the local and

title: New Democratic Party

text: promoted by its riding associations, since each territory is composed of only one federal riding. In Quebec, the historical New Democratic Party of Quebec and the federal NDP agreed in 1989 to sever their structural ties after the Quebec party adopted the sovereigntist platform. From that time the federal NDP was not integrated with a provincial party in that province; instead, it had a section, the Nouveau Parti démocratique-Section Québec/New Democratic Party Quebec Section, whose activities in the province were limited to the federal level, whereas on the provincial level its members were individually free to support or adhere to

title: New Democratic Party

text: was registered on 30 January 2014. From 1963 to 1994 there was a New Democratic Party of Quebec, which split from the party over issues of Quebec sovereignty and after several mergers with other left-wing parties formed Québec solidaire in 2006. The most successful provincial section of the party has been the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, which first came to power in 1944 as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation under Tommy Douglas and has won most of the province's elections since then. In Canada, Douglas is often cited as the Father of Medicare since, as Saskatchewan Premier, he introduced Canada's first

title: Democratic Party (Peru)

text: dictatorship, that was repressed in blood. After Piérola's death in 1913, the party less support and in 1933, finally merged in the Republican Action with other centrist parties. Democratic Party (Peru) The Democratic Party (, PD) was a political party in Peru. It was founded in 1884 by Nicolás de Piérola, who won the presidential elections of 1895. The only other president to be a member of the party was Guillermo Billinghurst, who won the presidential elections of 1912. Despite the party's large support, mainly between lower classes, the Democratic Party hadn't many President for his abstension from some elections.

title: Christian Democratic Party (Australia)

text: of the Christian Democratic Party. Craig Hall, is the New South Wales State Director; the organizational leader of the party and by extension exercises authority over the party activities in all states. The youth wing of the CDP "Christian Youth" is headed by Samraat Joshua Grewal as its President. Originally established as the "Call to Australia Party" in 1977, the party was founded by a group of concerned Christian Ministers who had Fred Nile run as their candidate. The party name change to "Christian Democratic Party" was a suggestion from an executive of Hillsong Church. These groups had sought to

title: Social Democratic Party of Russia

text: status due to its small membership. The vast majority of the party's base has regrouped under the banner of Union of Social-Democrats, a new party organized and led by Mikhail Gorbachev, founded on October 20, 2007. Youth organization of Social Democratic Party of Russia is Russian Social-Democratic Union of Youth (RSDUY, Russian: Российский социал-демократический союз молодёжи). RSDUY was founded in 2000 and have official status. RSDUY is an observer of International Union of Socialist Youth. Social Democratic Party of Russia The Social Democratic Party of Russia (, "Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya Rossii") was a political party founded in Russia by Mikhail Gorbachev

title: Yukon New Democratic Party

text: Yukon New Democratic Party The Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP; ) is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada. The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's current leader is Elizabeth Hanson. The NDP sat as official opposition to the current Yukon Party government in the Yukon Legislative Assembly until May 2006. In the 2006 Yukon election later that year, the three incumbent New Democrat Members of the Legislative Assembly were reelected,

title: British Columbia New Democratic Party

text: British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social-democratic provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada, which currently governs the province, and previously governed from 1972 to 1975, and then again from 1991 to 2001. Following the 2017 provincial election in British Columbia, the party formed a minority government via a confidence and supply agreement with the British Columbia Green Party, following the defeat of Christy Clark's British Columbia Liberal Party government by a confidence vote in the legislature. The BC NDP is the provincial arm of the federal New Democratic Party

title: New Democratic Party of Quebec

text: New Democratic Party of Quebec The New Democratic Party of Quebec (; NPDQ) is a federalist and social-democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The party is a revival of the comparable Nouveau Parti Démocratique du Québec, which existed in various forms as the federal New Democratic Party (NDP)'s provincial affiliate in Quebec from 1963 to 1991. The current party, however, is not affiliated with the federal NDP, due to provincial laws which disallow provincial parties from affiliating with federal parties. The modern party was registered on 30 January 2014. "For the history of the original NDPQ see Parti de

title: Independent Social Democratic Party (Hungary)

text: 1993. Independent Social Democratic Party (Hungary) The Independent Social Democratic Party (; FSZDP), was a short-lived political party in Hungary, existed between 1989 and 1993. The FSZDP was founded by lawyer György Ruttner and his approximately fifty followers, who had formerly left the Hungarian Social Democratic Party (MSZDP) during its congress in November 1989, referring to disagreements with the leadership. Also prominent member were Ferenc Kitzinger, Pál Benyó, Szilárd Nyakas, Alfréd Sinkovics and Dezső Guba. Former MSZDP leader András Révész was elected leader of the new party. During its formation, two Members of Parliament also joined the party. In January

text: Independent Social Democratic Party (Hungary) The Independent Social Democratic Party (; FSZDP), was a short-lived political party in Hungary, existed between 1989 and 1993. The FSZDP was founded by lawyer György Ruttner and his approximately fifty followers, who had formerly left the Hungarian Social Democratic Party (MSZDP) during its congress in November 1989, referring to disagreements with the leadership. Also prominent member were Ferenc Kitzinger, Pál Benyó, Szilárd Nyakas, Alfréd Sinkovics and Dezső Guba. Former MSZDP leader András Révész was elected leader of the new party. During its formation, two Members of Parliament also joined the party. In January 1990,

title: Democratic Party of Korea

text: over bribery, the Democratic Party's Moon Jae-in won the presidential election with a 41.1% plurality of the votes, with Hong Joon-pyo of Liberty Korea coming second with 24%. The Party has a wide range of policies; some of these include: Democratic Party of Korea The Democratic Party, also known as The Minjoo Party of Korea (; short form 민주, 더민주 "Minjoo", "Deominjoo"), formerly the New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), is a liberal political party in South Korea. The party was founded on 26 March 2014 as a merger of the Democratic Party and the preparatory committee of the New

title: Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)

text: March 2016, the name of the new party was announced as "Minshintō" (Democratic Progressive Party), the most popular shortlisted name among polled voters and preferred by the JIP, beating "Rikken Minshutō" (Constitutional Democratic Party) that was preferred by the DPJ. On 18 March 2016, the official English language title of the new party was announced as the Democratic Party. On 22 March, the DPJ announced that 4 sitting Representatives from Vision of Reform would join the party at its launch. The new party was founded on 27 March 2016 with the leadership consisting of Katsuya Okada as party president, Yukio

title: Reunification Democratic Party

text: Reunification Democratic Party The Reunification Democratic Party was a political party of South Korea from 1987 to 1990. The party was established in April 1987 by Kim Dae-jung and Kim Young-sam, splitting from the New Korea Democratic Party. The party faced another split later that year with Kim Dae-jung and his followers organizing Peace Democratic Party. The party later merged with conservative Democratic Justice Party and New Democratic Republican Party in January 1990. The party members who opposed the split formed the Democratic Party. The party had strong support in the Southeastern region of the country, including the South Gyeongsang

title: New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus

text: linked to working people and the working-class organizations in the country. But its leadership and the policies of that leadership continue to embrace the capitalist order." Subsequently, the Socialist Caucus called for the removal of Mulcair as party leader and supported a leadership review at the NDP convention held in April 2016 in Edmonton. New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus The New Democratic Party Socialist Caucus is an unofficial left-wing faction within Canada's New Democratic Party. Its manifesto maintains that the New Democratic Party has moved too far to the right, and is in danger of becoming indistinguishable from the Liberal

title: Social Democratic Party (Iceland)

text: the Independence Party from 1959-1971. The Social Democratic Party was succeeded in 2000 by the Social Democratic Alliance ("Samfylkingin"), a centre-left party with a wider political base created by the merger of the Social Democratic Party with the People's Alliance, Women's List and National Awakening. Social Democratic Party (Iceland) The Social Democratic Party (, lit. People's Party) was a social-democratic political party in Iceland. It was founded in 1916 as the political representation of the trade unions of Iceland. Its first member of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, was Jón Baldvinsson, who was elected in 1920. The party was a

title: New Democratic Party of Manitoba

text: New Democratic Party of Manitoba The New Democratic Party of Manitoba (NDP; ) is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party of Canada, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. It is currently the opposition party in Manitoba. In the federal election of 1958, the national Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was reduced to only eight seats in the House of Commons of Canada. The CCF's leadership restructured the party during the next three years, and in 1961 it merged with the Canadian Labour Congress to create

title: Slovenian Democratic Party

text: Union and NATO). It functioned as a broad but somehow fragmented coalition of several groups with different liberal, social-liberal and civic nationalist agendas. In 1992, the Slovenian Democratic Union split into two parties: the social-liberal wing established the Democratic Party (DSS), while the conservative faction founded the National Democratic Party (NDS). Members who did not join one of these two parties decided to join the Social Democratic Party led by Jože Pučnik. Although the Social Democratic Party suffered a clear defeat in the 1992 election, barely securing its entry in the Parliament, it formed a coalition with the winning Liberal

title: Montserrat Democratic Party

text: with the New People's Liberation Movement and an independent MP. Although the NPLM had won three seats, MDP leader Lowell Lewis became Chief Minister. The party did not contest the 2009 elections, although Lewis ran as an independent and was elected. The party also failed to contest the 2014 elections. Montserrat Democratic Party The Montserrat Democratic Party (MDP) was a political party in Montserrat. The original Montserrat Democratic Party was established in 1958 and led by Eric Kelsick. It was only the second party founded in the country after the Montserrat Labour Party. In the May 1958 elections it put

title: Democratic Party of the New Left

text: Parliament, and about 300 town councilors PDNI in socialist lists. In October 2000, the party integrated itself organically into the structures of the PSOE. This decision was ratified at the Second Federal Congress of the organization, in March 2001 (65% of the vote in favour). With this decision, the party disappeared and fully integrated itself into the Socialist Party. However, small sectors did not accept this decision and formed two small independent ecologist parties, Green Network in Madrid and Green Left - Initiative for the Valencian Country. Democratic Party of the New Left Democratic Party of the New Left (in