minor party
noun
: a political party whose electoral strength is so small as to prevent its gaining control of a government except in rare and exceptional circumstances
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Kansas election officials identified two nomination loopholes during the 2024 cycle — one involving a candidate being nominated by a minor party without consent, and another where a candidate who lost in the primary reappeared under a minor party in the general election.
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Tyler Kirby, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Independent candidates and minor parties are projected to take about 13 seats in parliament, which means Albanese may have to form a coalition if the final count shows that his party ultimately falls short of a parliamentary majority.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 3 May 2025
Among voters who were against the ballot initiative and for Gascón, 74% were Democrats while the remaining were independents or registered with a minor party.
—Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
However, in recent years Bayrou has been a close adviser to Macron (he was supposed to have joined the first Macron cabinet but fell foul of a minor party funding scandal – Marine Le Pen is charged with the same type of indiscretion but on a larger scale).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Tyler Kirby, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
Independent candidates and minor parties are projected to take about 13 seats in parliament, which means Albanese may have to form a coalition if the final count shows that his party ultimately falls short of a parliamentary majority.
—Astha Rajvanshi, NBC news, 3 May 2025
Among voters who were against the ballot initiative and for Gascón, 74% were Democrats while the remaining were independents or registered with a minor party.
—Koko Nakajima, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
However, in recent years Bayrou has been a close adviser to Macron (he was supposed to have joined the first Macron cabinet but fell foul of a minor party funding scandal – Marine Le Pen is charged with the same type of indiscretion but on a larger scale).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Minor party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20party. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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