A rump party is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

that is formed by the remaining body of supporters and leaders who do not support a breakaway group who merge with or form another new party. The rump party can have the name of the original party, or a new name. Examples: * The pro-

protectionism Protectionism, sometimes referred to as trade protectionism, is the economic policy of restricting imports from other countries through methods such as tariffs on imported goods, import quotas, and a variety of other government regulation ...

Conservative Party in the UK after the breakaway of the

free trade Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. It can also be understood as the free market idea applied to international trade. In government, free trade is predominantly advocated by political parties that hold ...

Peelite faction in 1846 over the repeal of the corn laws. * Conservative Party of British Columbia * United Labour Party in New Zealand which had a remnant made up of moderates who did not join the new, more radical, Social Democratic Party. * Liberal Party (UK, 1989) * Centre Party (Germany) * National Party (South Africa) under leadership of DF Malan after formation of the United Party. * New National Party (South Africa), the new name of what remained of National Party under the leadership of FW de Klerk and Marthinus van Schalkwyk. * Party of the Democratic Left (Slovakia, 2005) * Progressive Canadian Party, under Ernie Schreiber and now Sinclair Stevens, the remnants of the former

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the ...

that opposed the merger with the Canadian Alliance. *

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories. History ...

* The ''Rassemblement-UMP'' (Gathering-Union for a Popular Movement) is an ephemeral French legislative group, led by former Prime Minister François Fillon, which split from the

Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Soci ...

on November 2012 after the internal contestation which followed the election of the party's president. Created on November 27, 2012, this dissident group has been reintegrated in the UMP's parlementary group after negotiations between the two rivals on January 16, 2013. * Saskatchewan Liberal Party * Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present) * Social Democratic Party of Hungary Communist rump parties: *

Brazilian Communist Party The Brazilian Communist Party ( pt-BR, Partido Comunista Brasileiro), originally the Communist Party of Brazil (), is a communist party in Brazil founded on 25 March 1922 which makes the disputed claim of being the oldest political party st ...

* Communist Party of Britain * Communist Party of Finland (1994) * Communist Party of Germany (1990) *

Hungarian Workers' Party The Hungarian Workers' Party ( hu, Magyar Munkáspárt) is a communist party in Hungary led by Gyula Thürmer. Established after the fall of the communist Hungarian People's Republic, the party has yet to win a seat in the Hungarian parliamen ...

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