Political parties come in all shapes and sizes and their ideas are just as varied. But what kind of parties best reflect 21st-century society? How do we, as voters, choose between them at elections? What are their ever-increasing expenses spent on? And - perhaps most importantly - how well do political parties respond to the needs and views of the public? Iszi Lawrence discusses these questions with Professor Leonie Huddy from Stony Brook University who studies the psychology of politics, Associate Professor Karina Kosiara-Pedersen who researches party membership at the University of Copenhagen, Professor Paula Muñoz Chirinos who works on political finance at the University of the Pacific in Peru, Catherine Mayer co-founder of the Women's Equality Party in the UK, as well as student Luke Louis Ow from Singapore and other listeners from around the globe. (Photo: A sign in Dublin directing voters where to go in 2021. Credit: Artur Widak/Getty Images)
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I'm Izzy Lawrence.
I promise you I'm not making these names up.
The Sun Ripened Warm Tomato Party.
Hungarian Two Tailed Dog Party.
The Union of Conscientiously Workshy Elements.
You haven't tasted the Stuffed Vine Leaves Party.
Not to mention numerous parties of beer lovers that have popped up in several European countries.
All of these are real political parties, past and present.
While some just want to mock politics and politicians, behind the other silly names is a serious agenda.
A representative of at least one of these four parties was elected to the country's parliament.
And I'm going to give my forum guests and you listening until the end of the program to decide which one that was.