Parties

Appendix B: Classifying European political parties

Classifying parties as populist Although experts generally agree that populist political leaders or parties display high levels of anti-elitism, ... read more

What message are political parties sending? SC comes down heavily on freebies in polls

During the hearing, the Supreme Court underlined the need for fiscal discipline and pulled up political parties for their practice of handing out freebies ahead of elections. read more

Political parties come together to demand answers on Govt's COVID economic response

The Labour Party has blocked attempts for an independent inquiry into the Government's COVID-19 economic response for several months. read more

SA opposition parties to decide fate of President Cyril Ramaphosa

The political parties have been discussing a range of issues about the performance of the president and his alleged Phala Phala crimes. read more

Anwar: Pakatan must win GE15 comfortably to avoid post-election negotiations with other parties

PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Pakatan Harapan (PH) should win the next national polls comfortably in order to avoid having to negotiate with ... read more

Angry Victorians join a rush of new micro-parties eyeing a seat in the state’s parliament

Victorian Electoral Commission announces it has received five new applications by parties for upcoming state election ... read more

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demands debate on freebies announced by political parties

Finance Minister and senior BJP leader targeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his counter-offensive after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s denunciation of freebies. “Arvind Kejriwal is giving ... read more

Freebies case: SC refuses to look into aspect of derecognising political parties

The Supreme Court on August 11, 2022 refused to consider the question of derecognising political parties who resort to freebies. "De-recognition of parties is an undemocratic thing… I will not go into ... read more

Can't deregister parties that fail to fulfil poll promises

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea to deregister political partie that fail to implement election promises after coming to power. read more

Senators can switch parties

Bill that prohibits Members of Parliament from switching parties does not apply to senators or the members of the Dewan Negara, says the Prime Minister. read more