People's Party (United States, 2017)
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The People's Party (formerly the Movement for a People's Party, MPP) is a syncretic political organization in the United States aimed at "forming a major new political party free of corporate money and influence."[14]
People's Party | |
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Leader | Nick Brana |
Founded | November 9, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-09)[1] |
Preceded by | Draft Bernie for a People's Party |
Student wing | Students for a People's Party[2] |
Ideology | Populism Left-wing populism[3][4] Right-wing populism[5] Non-interventionism[6] Vaccine hesitancy[7] Historical: Progressivism |
Political position | Syncretic[13] |
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Initially a progressive[lower-alpha 1] political organization, Nick Brana formed the party after the 2016 presidential election as a successor to the "Draft Bernie for a People's Party" group. Bernie Sanders declined to be the People's Party's figurehead, instead seeking the presidential nomination in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. In the 2024 United States presidential election, the party will have ballot access in Florida.