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===Serbia===
===Serbia===
The [[Democratic Opposition of Serbia]] (DOS), formed in early 2000 was a conglomerate of parties which united as an electoral list in order to oust president [[Slobodan Milošević]] and his ruling [[Socialist Party of Serbia|Socialist party]]. This objective was accomplished in the [[Yugoslavian general election, 2000|presidential election]] of September of the same year. In December, the list also participated in the [[Serbian parliamentary election, 2000|parliamentary election]], gathering a total of 176 seats, more than two-thirds of the [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]]. The DOS was subsequently disbanded on November 2003, months after the assassination of [[Zoran Đinđić]].
The [[Democratic Opposition of Serbia]] (DOS), formed in early 2000 was a conglomerate of parties which united as an electoral list in order to oust president [[Slobodan Milošević]] and his ruling [[Socialist Party of Serbia|Socialist party]]. This objective was accomplished in the [[Yugoslavian general election, 2000|presidential election]] of September of the same year. In December, the list also participated in the [[Serbian parliamentary election, 2000|parliamentary election]], gathering a total of 176 seats, more than two-thirds of the [[National Assembly (Serbia)|National Assembly]]. The DOS was subsequently disbanded on November 2003, months after the assassination of [[Zoran Đinđić]].

===Poland===
[[Kukiz'15]] is a right-wing political party in Poland founded in May 2015 and led by punk rock musician [[Paweł Kukiz]]. It is a Civil Movement not registered as a political party. The key postulates are eliminating the monopoly of political parties in parliament ("destroying particracy"), electorial reform from a proportional representation to first past the post, separation of government, courts and parliament, protection of civic liberties, change of [[Polish constitution]] resulting in [[Poland]] having presidential system of government


==Other examples==
==Other examples==

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In politics, a big tent or catch-all party is a political party seeking to attract people with diverse viewpoints and thus appeal to more of the electorate. This is accomplished by appealing to a very limited number of issues, characteristics and/or goals, yet, capable enough to create the degree of unity necessary to fulfil said objectives. The big tent approach is opposed to single-issue litmus tests and ideological cohesiveness, conversely advocating multiple ideologies and views within a party.

Examples

United States

In the United States, during the latter half of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, the Republican Party (United States) boasted membership of big business interests, laborers (both of whom supported the GOP's tariff strategy) as well as many African-Americans, due to Republican Abraham Lincoln's abolition of slavery and the party's stance on civil rights.

Another example of the big tent approach was the New Deal coalition, which formed in support of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policies in the 1930s. This coalition brought together labor unions, southern Dixiecrats, progressives, and others in support of FDR's economic program, even though these groups strongly disagreed on other issues.

The Libertarian Party, following the 1974 Dallas Accord, embraced the big tent idea to the extent it ensured that the anarchist-capitalist views would not be excluded from the majority minarchist party.[1][2][3] The Republican Liberty Caucus and similar groups aim to shift the US Republican Party's "center of the tent" towards Goldwater-Reagan ideals and those of libertarian Ron Paul.

Historically in the United States, political parties adopting a big tent approach have often performed well at the polls. Parties promoting only one narrow ideology have attracted marginal support at best, or have seen their issues adopted by one or both of the major parties in a big tent effort, effectively co-opting the issues and dramatically limiting the viability of the minor party; this happened to the Prohibition Party and the Populist Party.

India

The Indian National Congress attracted support from Indians of all classes, castes and religions opposed to the British Empire.[4]

Italy

Italian Five Star Movement, founded in 2009 by former Tv comedian and actor Beppe Grillo, has no official ideological stance; its major aim is a moralization of Italian political world and the fight to corruption.

United Kingdom

When Gordon Brown became British Prime Minister in 2007, he invited several members from outside the Labour Party into his government. These included former CBI Director-General Digby Jones who became a Minister of State, and former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown who was offered the position of Northern Ireland Secretary (Ashdown turned down the offer).[5][6] The media often refer to Brown's Ministry as "a government of all the talents" or simply "Brown's big tent".[7]

Serbia

The Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS), formed in early 2000 was a conglomerate of parties which united as an electoral list in order to oust president Slobodan Milošević and his ruling Socialist party. This objective was accomplished in the presidential election of September of the same year. In December, the list also participated in the parliamentary election, gathering a total of 176 seats, more than two-thirds of the National Assembly. The DOS was subsequently disbanded on November 2003, months after the assassination of Zoran Đinđić.

Poland

Kukiz'15 is a right-wing political party in Poland founded in May 2015 and led by punk rock musician Paweł Kukiz. It is a Civil Movement not registered as a political party. The key postulates are eliminating the monopoly of political parties in parliament ("destroying particracy"), electorial reform from a proportional representation to first past the post, separation of government, courts and parliament, protection of civic liberties, change of Polish constitution resulting in Poland having presidential system of government

Other examples

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See also

References

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  2. ^ Paul Gottfried, The conservative movement: Social movements past and present , Twayne Publishers, 1993, p. 46.
  3. ^ Less Antman, The Dallas Accord is Dead, Lew Rockwell.com, May 12, 2008.
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  6. ^ "The fallout from Brown's job offer". BBC News. June 21, 2007.
  7. ^ "First 100 days: Gordon Brown". BBC News. October 5, 2007.
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  21. ^ Günther Pallaver (2008). "South Tyrol's Consociational Democracy: Between Political Claim and Social Reality". In Jens Woelk; Francesco Palermo; Joseph Marko (eds.). Tolerance Through Law: Self Governance and Group Rights In South Tyrol. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. pp. 305, 309. ISBN 978-90-04-16302-7.
  22. ^ David Lublin (2014). Minority Rules: Electoral Systems, Decentralization, and Ethnoregional Party Success. Oxford University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-19-994884-0.
  23. ^ Academic thesis on the factions within DPP