Fringe party
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A political party
with a negligible electoral support relative to the total national electorate is often described as a fringe party. While some fringe parties are frivolous, this is by no means universally the case and precedents exist for fringe parties and movements becoming "mainstream".
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
with a negligible electoral support relative to the total national electorate is often described as a fringe party. While some fringe parties are frivolous, this is by no means universally the case and precedents exist for fringe parties and movements becoming "mainstream".