No. Third parties are minor parties , although at times they have split the votes in an important way .
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third parties often have promoted ideas that were at firts unpopular or hotly debated
Some third-party goals eventually become planks in the platforms of the major parties
third parties are also called minor parties
third parties often are assosiated but not limited to the company they advertise on the building,website,bus,ect. they are also a related competetor or an assosiate of the company/buissness
Eucalyptus trees are relatively shortlived but they very often sprout again from the stump.
The plural of third party is third parties.
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Third parties are often referred to as minor parties because they have less influence, resources, and representation compared to the two major political parties in a given country. These parties typically struggle to gain significant electoral support and face obstacles in achieving political power.
In the US there are an abundance of minority political parties. Often times they are referred to as third parties. Some are exactly called minority parties. In some cases they are called fringe parties.
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