Citizens Party
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The Citizens Party is the name of:
- The Citizen's PartyNationalist Citizens' PartyThe Nationalist Citizens' Party was a Philippine nationalist party established by Claro M. Recto and Lorenzo Tañada in 1957. Recto became its presidential candidate for the 1957 presidential election, where he was defeated, getting 9% of the vote...
- The Citizens Party (Hong Kong)Citizens Party (Hong Kong)Citizens Party is a small pro-democracy political party in the Hong Kong. It was founded by Christine Loh Kung-wai in May 1997. Since 2005, the party has been headed by Doctor Joe Wong....
- The Citizens' Party (Iceland)
- The Citizen's Party (Singapore)
- The Citizen's Party (Thailand)
- The Citizens' Party (Catalonia)
- The Citizens Party of the United StatesCitizens Party of the United StatesThe Citizens Party of the United States is a contemporary political party in the United States. Founded by Michael Thompson in Wayne, Pennsylvania in 2004 as the New American Independent Party , the first meeting took place in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania on the day of the general election in 2004...
, founded in 2010. - The Citizens Party (United States)Citizens Party (United States)The Citizens Party was a political party in the United States. It was founded in Washington, D.C. by Barry Commoner, who wanted to gather under one umbrella political organization all the environmentalist and liberal groups which were unsatisfied with President Carter's administration. The Citizens...
, a short lived political party organized by Barry CommonerBarry CommonerBarry Commoner is an American biologist, college professor, and eco-socialist. He ran for president of the United States in the 1980 US presidential election on the Citizens Party ticket. He was also editor of Science Illustrated magazine.-Biography:Commoner was born in Brooklyn...
in 1980. - The White Citizens PartiesWhite Citizens PartiesThe White Citizens Parties were autonomous local parties in the greater Southern United States, that served as the public face and often directly as what would today be considered Political Action Committees for racist organizations like the Ku Klux Klan. These groups flourished after...
, local Jim CrowJim Crow lawsThe Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans...
era parties in the Southern United StatesSouthern United StatesThe Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...