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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : New Democratic Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The NDP is noted for its populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots, its close affiliation with organized labour, and, while the party is secular and pluralistic, it has a longstanding relationship with the Christian left and the Social Gospel movement, particularly the United Church of Canada.
The influence of organized labour on the party is still reflected in the party's leadership elections as labour votes are scaled to 25% of the total number of ballots cast.
However the party does not allow her to be part of the parliamentary caucus, as the NDP favours the abolition of the Senate.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /New_Democratic_Party   (2010 words)

  
 United Christian Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The party's mission statement stresses the need for Christian values, non-racial democracy, and government inducements for personal self-reliance, while the 2004 manifesto attacks the ANC for, among other things, its alleged softness on crime, nepotism, and neglect of South African infrastructure.
At the 2004 elections, the party won 117,792 votes (0.75% of the national total), and 3 seats in Parliament, representing neither a significant gain nor loss from the preceding elections.
The UCDP is the main opposition party to the ANC in the North West – a province where, it should be noted, ANC support is extremely strong.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Christian_Democratic_Party   (234 words)

  
 Republican Party (United States) @ ArtOfTexas.com (Art of Texas)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Republican Party was established in 1854 by a coalition of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers who opposed the expansion of slavery and held a vision for modernizing the United States.
In the early 20th century, the usual symbol of the Republican Party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the eagle, as opposed to the Democratic donkey.
In the 1894 Congressional elections, the GOP scored the biggest landslide in its history, as Democrats were blamed for the severe economic depression 1893-1897 and the violent coal and railroad strikes of 1894.
www.artoftexas.com /encyclopedia/Republican_Party_(United_States)   (6253 words)

  
 Christian Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christian Democratic Party (merged later with Civic Democratic Party)
Index of Christian politics to browse political ideologies by name
Index of political parties to browse parties by name
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Democratic_Party   (220 words)

  
 Main Page - Christian Democratic Union
Christian Democracy, basically a politically-engaged form of Christian communitarianism, is the underlying political-social philosophy of the CDU.
For example, the populist William Jennings Bryan, a three-time presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the U.S. a century ago, who fought vigorously against social Darwinism, the underlying philosophy of eugenicism, and forcefully advocated the cause of the poor and oppressed, might consider himself a Christian Democrat if he were alive today.
Christian Democracy was formed as a political-social philosophy in the last quarter of the 19th century.
www.cdusa.org /wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page   (576 words)

  
 Politics of South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The main challenger to the ANC's rule is the Democratic Alliance party, which received 12.4% of the vote in the 2004 election and 14.8% in the 2006 election.
Other major political parties represented in Parliament are the Inkatha Freedom Party, which mainly represents Zulu voters, with 6.97%; and the Independent Democrats with 1.7% in the 2004 election.
The first fully multi-racial democratic election was held in 1994, the second in 1999, and the most recent in 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_South_Africa   (1492 words)

  
 The Democratic Party (Harpers.org)
The Democratic Party demonstrated its seriousness of purpose by failing to mount a filibuster to block the confirmation of former senator John Ashcroft, who was defeated by a dead man in the last election; Ashcroft was sworn in as Attorney General by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in a private ceremony.
Democrats were said to be confused by the contradiction between President Bush's sweet-talking, inclusive rhetoric and his hardline, right-wing deeds.
Democratic leaders called for a closed session on the Senate floor, which they used to force the creation of a bipartisan committee; the committee will report on the ongoing Congressional investigation (which the Democratic leadership believes is being purposefully delayed) into the Bush Administration's misuse of intelligence to justify the war in Iraq.
www.harpers.org /DemocraticParty.html   (1587 words)

  
 history of the democratic party -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The History of the Democratic Party is an account of a continuously supported political party in the United States of America...
Democratic Party is one of the two major political...
The Democratic Party of the United States is one of...
www.okkio.com /search/history-of-the-democratic-party   (512 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/New Democratic Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti Démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels.
The influence of organized labour on the party is still reflected in the party's conventions as labour votes are scaled to 45% of the total number of ballots cast.
However the party does not allow her to be part of the parliamentary caucus, as the NDP favours the abolition of the Canadian Senate.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/New_Democratic_Party   (3428 words)

  
 flag of South African Political Parties flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
The National Party government immediately called a general election for September of that year, in which the DP improved its position while the NP lost seats both to the DP and to the right-wing Conservative Party.
The United Christian Democratic Party (www.ucdp.org.za) is a moderate Christian Democratic Party in South Africa.
The party emblem is in the centre - the globe and cross- with stripes of equal size and dimensions as in the Haiti flag.
www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/za}.html   (1152 words)

  
 The Anti-Manichaeist » Blog Archive » Christian Democratic Party of the United States of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Christians are being forced by political circumstances to vote one way or another based on where various issues are on their priority list.
The former Italian Communist Party, whether in office or not is able to work out its social, political and economic agenda because the party is a part of a movement that includes networks of thousands of firms and hundreds of thousands of workers.
This particular situation of mixed mode for a party continues to exist within the Democratic Party: Minnesota’s Democratic Farmer Labor Party is purely a state party, not a part of the federal Democratic Party.
sodsbrood.com /antimani/2006/05/15/christian-democratic-union-party-of-the-united-states-of-america   (2637 words)

  
 South African Political Parties
Having its origins as a breakaway group from the National Party in 1969, the HNP as with the Conservative Party, wished to stay as close to the traditional NP colours of orange, white and blue.
The National Party (NP) was the ruling party in South Africa from 1948 until 26 April 1994 when the ANC came to power.
The United Christian Democratic Party is a moderate Christian Democratic Party in South Africa.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/za}.html   (4306 words)

  
 Independent Electoral Commission
Political parties contesting the 2004 Elections signed the Electoral Code of Conduct today at a ceremony at the CSIR Conference Centre in Pretoria in preparation for the National and Provincial Elections.
Acknowledging that political parties and candidates participating in the National and Provincial Elections in 2004 are obliged to subscribe to the Electoral Code of Conduct which is binding on those participating parties, their candidates, members and supporters.
The political parties participating in the National and Provincial Elections on 14 April 2004 gathered here in Pretoria on this day under the auspices of the Electoral Commission commit themselves to uphold the underlying values and conduct required by the Electoral Code of Conduct, and to which they hereby publicly pledge to adhere.
www.elections.org.za /news_get.asp?NewsId=235   (498 words)

  
 South African Political Parties # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop ...
The flag of the Conservative Party was the same basic design old South African flag (O-W-B) with the party logo in the center but with the top stripe being lemon-yellow.
As the party emblem, the powder horn appeared mainly on posters and as lapel badges.
The PAC is a small radical left wing fl nationalist party that broke away from the ANC in 1959 in protest at the ANC's domination by the South African Communist Party.
www.fahnenversand.de /fotw/flags/za}.html   (4859 words)

  
 Politics1 - Guide to American Political Parties
Cobb argued the party needed to nominate a candidate who openly belonged to the party (note: Nader had never joined) and was pledged to building the party at the local level.
Allies of the hardcore faction firmly held control of the party from the late-1980s until the moderates seized control at the 2006 national convention and gutted the party's original platform.
The party ran nuclear physicist John Hagelin as the NLP Presidential nominee in 1992 (ballot status in 32 stares - 39,000 votes - 0.04%), 1996 (ballot status in 44 states - 7th place - 110,000 votes - 0.1%) and 2000 (ballot status in 39 stares - 7th place - 83,000 votes - 0.08%).
www.politics1.com /parties.htm   (9359 words)

  
 Belize - United Democratic Party
In September 1973, the NIP, the PDM, and the Liberal Party merged to form the United Democratic Party.
In the 1979 election, the UDP had expected to receive a boost from the recent enfranchisement of eighteen-year olds but the party was hurt by its call to delay independence for at least another ten years during an election that became a referendum on independence.
After charges and countercharges of racism and incompetence, Aranda resigned from the UDP in 1982 and later formed a Christian Democratic Party (CDP) that merged with the PUP in 1988.
countrystudies.us /belize/77.htm   (674 words)

  
 Christian Democratic Party - About Us
The Christian Democratic Party in Australia is just part of a world-wide movement of Christian Political Parties across the world.
The Christian Democratic Party originated in the Netherlands.
We provide this information on the basis that the use researches the background of the listed party on its position on the Bible as the basis on which the party is based.
www.cdp.org.au /fed/links.asp   (276 words)

  
 ACT Christian Democratic Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Christian Democratic Party bases its political ethics on biblical principles.
The Party needs witnesses in all areas of activity to motivate support at elections, without which the major parties will not consider the Christian vote as relevant or significant.
Christian leadership in our communities is sadly lacking and your support is needed for those who are called to stand up and be counted in Australian politics.
www.cdp.org.au /act   (359 words)

  
 Star: Party hopefuls start election ball rolling
All the political parties that have registered with the Independent Electoral Commission for the April 14 polls have intensified their campaigns.
Seven parties will contest the elections nationally and one or more provinces, while 14 parties will contest elections in one or more provinces only.
IEC deputy chief electoral officer Mosotho Moepya told The Star yesterday that all political parties would be signatories of the electoral code of conduct.
www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fSectionId=128&fArticleId=361810   (493 words)

  
 Publius Rendezvous » Democratic Party
Clinton at the top of the polls for their parties’ nominations, they are increasingly underscoring their differences on issues like the war in Iraq and port security.
The state Democratic chairman, Joe Turnham, said the party became aware of some of Darby’s views only days ago and was considering what to do about his candidacy.
In that scenario, Democrats, with 31 percent, would be in a virtual tie with the third-party candidate, with 30 percent of the vote.
www.publiusrendezvous.com /category/domestic-politics/democratic-party   (2659 words)

  
 SA's political parties square up - SouthAfrica.info
Thirty-five political parties have registered to contest South Africa's April 14 election, with 11 squaring up at both national level and in all nine provinces.
Three parties, the Keep It Straight and Simple (Kiss) party, The Organisation Party (Top) and the United Front (UF) have registered to contest the elections nationally only.
Parties paid R150 000 to participate in national elections and R30 000 for each province.
www.southafrica.info /what_happening/news/elections2004-020304.htm   (262 words)

  
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Some 35 political parties contested the national and provincial elections that were held on 14 April 2004.
The Zulu-based Inkatha Freedom Party came third in the polls, with nearly 7 per cent of the ballot and 28 seats.
The ruling party during the apartheid era, the New National Party, saw its support drop dramatically, gaining only 1.7 per cent of the vote and seven seats.
www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2291_E.htm   (547 words)

  
 Belize United Democratic Party - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
Lindo, who had become party leader after the 1974 election, was defeated in his district in 1979.
Earlier party leaders, such as Philip Goldson, had long been associated with opposition to what they considered Price's latinization of Belize.
Nevertheless, the party retained its strong political base as the only viable opposition to the PUP.
www.photius.com /countries/belize/government/belize_government_united_democratic_pa~7080.html   (719 words)

  
 Christian Democratic Party In Albania
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Agrarian Environmentalist Party or PAA [Lufter XHUVELI]; Christian Democratic Party or PDK [Nikolle LESI]; Communist Party of Albania or PKSH [Hysni MILLOSHI]; Democratic Alliance Party...
www.bluedogdemocrats.com /christian-democratic-party-in-albania.html   (206 words)

  
 Parliamentary Monitoring Group - Political Party Representation in the National Assembly
Mr L M Green left the ACDP on 1 September 2005 in terms of item 4(3)(a) of Schedule 6A to the Constitution and joined the Federation of Democrats (FD).
Mr S Simmons left the NNP on 1 September 2005 in terms of item 4(3)(a) of Schedule 6A to the Constitution and joined the United Party of South Africa (UPSA).
Mr B C Ngiba left the IFP on 6 September 2005 in terms of item 4(3)(a) of Schedule 6A to the Constitution and joined the National Democratic Convention (Nadeco).
www.pmg.org.za /parlinfo/seats.htm   (740 words)

  
 Amaqela Ezopolitiko
GP (The Green Party of South Africa) (ifumaneka ngesiNgesi kuphela)
SOPA (The Socialist Party of Azania) (ifumaneka ngesiNgesi kuphela)
UCDP (United Christian Democratic Party) (ifumaneka ngesiNgesi kuphela)
www.capegateway.gov.za /xho/directories/political_parties   (101 words)

  
 List of  Parties Contesting 1999 Elections   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The following is the list of parties contesting the June 1999 elections as issued by the IEC on Saturday 8 May
The Government by the People Green Party (GPGP)
Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party (AITUP)
www.anc.org.za /elections/lists/june2parties.html   (45 words)

  
 PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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Nel, Mr AH Van Niekerk, Dr AI Inkatha Freedom Party
Kalyan, Ms SV Swart, Mr Inkatha Freedom Party
www.pmg.org.za /programmes/commem.htm   (240 words)

  
 CNN.com - World News: Election Watch
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 266
*Note: The Democratic Alliance was formed when the Democratic Party (DP) and the Federal Alliance (FA) merged in 2002.
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 34
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/africa/south.africa2.html   (319 words)

  
 STATUS ON SUBMISSION OF CANDIDATES' LISTS, 6 MAY
STATUS ON SUBMISSION OF CANDIDATES' LISTS FOR THE 1999 ELECTION AS AT 12H00 ON 6 MAY 1999
The Government by the People Green Party (GP)
For more information please call Press Secretary Victor Dlamini on 083 321 1631
www.info.gov.za /speeches/1999/990510103p1010.htm   (99 words)

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