In the Federal Government of the United States, the opposition party is the Republican Party.
Usually the government is under the control of a political party or a coalition of political party's. If your party does not have control of the government but does have seats in the parliament or senate then it is an opposition party. That is a party that opposes the government. The official opposition is the party with the second most seats in the house of commons.
Usually the government is under the control of a political party or a coalition of political party's. If your party does not have control of the government but does have seats in the parliament or senate then it is an opposition party. That is a party that opposes the government. The official opposition is the party with the second most seats in the house of commons.
The New Democratic Party.
the difference is that the government is generally the party that has won the election, and the opposition is the party that came second in the election.
In Australia, the leader of the Opposition in 2011 is Tony Abbott, of the Liberal party.
The current (2011) Federal Opposition leader in Australia is Tony Abbott. Abbott became the Federal Opposition leader on 1 December 2009. In parliamentary democracies the leader of the opposition is the leader of the largest parliamentary party not in the government. Their job is to shadow the Prime Minister or Premier and hold the government to account.
As a result of Canada's federal election of May 2, 2011, the New Democratic Party (NDP) now forms Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition. The Honourable Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the NDP and MP for Outrement, is the Leader of the Opposition.
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) - current federal officeholder Liberal Party National Party (these two make up the Coalition and the official Opposition The Greens
In Australia in 2010, the leader of the opposition is Tony Abbott, of the Liberal party of Australia.
The Labour Party is the official opposition party to the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition government.
The Democratic Party, is the party that is power as far as the Federal government is concerned.
The current leader of the opposition is Jack Layton, leader of the NDP.