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[–] TheRedArmy 2 points (+2|-0)

From the animal party Wiki page -

The party does consider itself to be a testimonial party, which does not seek to gain political power, but only to testify to its beliefs and thereby influence other parties.

It's a completely foreign concept to me. I mean, I understand it just fine, but the idea of any party here trying to pull that off...it just wouldn't happen. Having a two-party system rather than a coalition system, though, probably skews perception a bit.

[–] Skyrock [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

There are several such splinter parties in Europe. Germany, for example, had for a long while the bizarre Autofahrerpartei (Motorist Party) that didn't actually seek for or expect political power, but just lobby for the interests of people who drive cars.

[–] Boukert 2 points (+2|-0)

50+ is one that won in this election for example. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50PLUS

Their main interest is returning the pension age to 65

[–] Skyrock [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

We have a similar party, Graue Panther (Grey Panthers). Or had until a few years ago, when they blew up over an internal embezzlement scandal.