Back Politieke party Afrikaans Partei ALS Partiu politico AN حزب سياسي Arabic ܓܒܐ ARC حزب سياسى ARZ ৰাজনৈতিক দল Assamese Partíu políticu AST Siyasi partiya Azerbaijani حیزب AZB
A political party is an organized group of people or bodies who seek to capture political power through an election in order to run the affairs of a country. It often puts forward candidates for public office. In a democracy, leaders must "run for office" in an election. In a dictatorship, there is generally only one party allowed, that can approve a new leader without non-members having a choice.