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Research draft

political party

vr.tr.political-party · SOC.ORG

Let an agent describe political parties neutrally by name, country, ideology as self-described or sourced, leadership, representation and finance.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe political parties neutrally by name, country, ideology as self-described or sourced, leadership, representation and finance.

An organisation that seeks to influence government policy and gain power by nominating candidates and winning elections, organised around shared ideology or interests; opposition parties may form shadow cabinets.

What it is for: Organising political participation and competing for office.

It can be look up party registration; read official programmes; check representation and results; review finance disclosures.

Distinguishing features

Contests elections

Registered under national law

Ideology or interest-based

Finances regulated

What it looks like

An organisation with a name, logo, members and elected representatives.

How it is recognised

Official name and registration

Leader and parliamentary group

Shadow ministers in opposition

Related models

is a kind of - category

political organization

contests - activity

election

sits in - arena

legislature

is regulated by - rules

party and electoral law

In practice

Families and kinds

governing parties

opposition parties

regional parties

single-issue parties

party alliances

Identifiers

national party register id per country registration

Standards and regulation

National party and electoral law

Political finance disclosure rules

Venice Commission guidelines on political parties

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan description by the agent

Ideology labels without sources

Stale leadership data

Also called

Shadow Minister in UgandaShadow Minister for Lands and HousingShadow Minister for East African Community AffairsShadow Minister for Trade and IndustryShadow Minister for Public ServiceShadow Minister for SportsShadow Minister for Works and TransportShadow minister for Culture and Performing Artsparliamentary oppositionstate-level organisationOfficial OppositionHis Majesty's Most Loyal Oppositionloyal oppositionEuropean political partydefunct political partyOfficial Opposition frontbenchPeronismShadow minister for Finance, Planning and Economic DevelopmentShadow minister for AgricultureShadow minister for Cooperatives and MicrofinanceShadow Minister for Information and Anti-CorruptionLeader of Oppositionpolitical party in Ukrainebig tentprotest partymicropartysocial democratic partypolitical parties in AustraliaChristian Democratic partyHumanist Partypolitical party in Japanhistorical political party in Bulgariafascist partySocialist Partyneo nazi partyad hoc political partyconservative partynationalist partyregionalist partybourgeois party

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which party.

Registration identifies parties.

Name

Official name.

Name

Party identity.

  1. Which party, in which country? provenance
  2. Is it registered? provenance

Ideology

Positions.

Ideology

Positions.

  1. How does the party describe itself, and how do neutral sources classify it? provenance
  2. Are labels attributed? boundary
Organisation Structure.

Structure and leaders.

Leadership

Leaders.

Leadership

Leadership.

  1. Who leads the party, since when? provenance
  2. How are leaders chosen? definition

Membership

Members.

Membership

Membership.

  1. How many members does it report? measurement
  2. How can someone join? action
Representation Results.

Results need sources.

Results

Elections.

Results

Election results.

  1. What were its recent results, from official sources? provenance
  2. How many seats does it hold? measurement

Role

Government or opposition.

Role

Role.

  1. Is it in government or opposition? provenance
  2. Does it have a shadow cabinet? provenance
Accountability Finance and neutrality.

Parties are regulated.

Finance

Disclosures.

Finance

Finance.

  1. What do official finance disclosures show? provenance
  2. Which regulator oversees them? provenance

Neutrality

Balance.

Neutrality

Neutral description.

  1. Is the description neutral and free of endorsement? boundary
  2. Are critics and supporters attributed? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should parties be instances with registration ids?
  • How should ideology labels be sourced?
  • How should shadow roles be linked?
Draft as JSON