Political parties perform important roles in European societies. Parties are institutions in which citizens with similar political views organise, develop political programmes and actively participate in the political process. They are vital for democracy because parties offer the most clear-cut political choices that are put to the electorate. Parties are also recruitment organisations, through w...

A coalition of three centre-right parties is set to form a government in the Czech Republic despite the Social Democrats having come first in general elections held on Saturday (29 May). Two of the parties are new political players, EurActiv Czech Republic reports.

Many people say they wish their political parties would work together more often, try to find a consensus, stop arguing so much. Modern political parties are likely to take this at face value, and find more agreements than are desirable. It seems to be happening at the moment in the USA. Both Presidential candidates agree that

The page is a topical politics news blog maintained by Mark Halperin editor-at-large and senior political analyst for TIME magazine. It provides timely comment and analysis of American politics. This includes coverage of the American political system, political parties, events and elections. The site contains webcasts with televised interviews, plus links to recent political and social opinion pol...

I don’t support Iain Dale’s political ideology but he and I agree on one thing: we’re both advocates of use of the internet for politics, and hence the use of social networks and blogs within a political environment. For any other members of political parties concerned by the same issues, Dale’s efforts to be selected

Well been a bit busy to blog.. yesterday I talked to members of the Church of England in Ascot about the financial and environmental crisis....not part of my party political work. Very good level of understanding from the audience who took part. I suspect that members of the faith community are often ahead of political parties when it comes to ecology, social justice, etc. There is also a possibil...

When you're engaged with research on small political parties, such as the Socialist Party and Socialist Workers' Party, concepts drawn from political science can be a hindrance. According to S.L. Fisher's 1980 paper, 'The Decline-of-Parties Thesis and the Role of Minor Parties', research in small parties tends to be neglected because researchers are more likely to be attra...

Europarties, officially political parties at European level, are seen as a means to forming a European awareness and to expressing the political will of the EU citizens. The existing treaty offers a legal base for rules on the Europarties and their funding. We describe what the Treaty of Lisbon proposes before looking at some of the secondary legislation concerning European political parties and t...

The party conference season heralds big challenges for the main political parties in England.

Asked about the credit card summit and whether the political parties were profiting from credit card companies, the PMS said that questions in relation to the behaviour of political parties were best addressed to the political parties themselves. Asked if the Prime Minister thought it was wrong for political parties to profit from 20% interest on a credit card, the PMS said that the Prime Minister...