Political Parties that have funny names

[ck4829]

I am so sick and tired of Conservatives saying that Nazi (National Socialist) means that they must have been Socialist.

So, for your enjoyment, I have created this list of political parties that have names that make you think one thing and then looking at their platform tells you something else.

Conservative Party (South Africa)
This must mean that Conservatives are violent reactionaries, this party that broke off from the National Party (The party which was in power during apartheid) tried as hard as it could to oppose ending the items that the Apartheid Rule instituted and senior members of the party murdered a political opponent, Chris Hani of the South African Communist Party.

Felicity Party (Turkey)
This must be the Party of happiness and bliss, right?
Wrong!
The Felicity Party might be happiness to some, but I bet not to many people. The Felicity Party is strongly Islamist, strenghten it's military because it thinks Western nations want to invade Turkey, and was a leader in the over-the-top response (People being killed and massive riots, you remember it, right?) to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons debacle.

Liberal Party (Hong Kong)
Must be liberal, right?
Wrong!
The Liberal Party is against the minimum wage, collective bargaining, antitrust legislation, and welfare.

Liberal Party of Australia
Must be liberal, right?
Wrong!
The Liberal Party is very socially conservative, it is incredibly tough on immigration, supports the Iraq War, and supports economic liberalism, which is just another way of saying that they want to privatize and deregulate services.

National Bolshevik Party (Russia)
Must be Bolshevik, a type of Russian Marxist, right?
Wrong!
The party's ideology is on the fringe right. Incredibly anti-semitic, has attacked people on both the left and the right, and is so extreme that it has even been banned.

Party of God
Must be a real Godly party, right?
Actually, Party of God in Arabic becomes hizbu-llah, or Hezbollah. You know, the terrorist organization.

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
Must be Social Democrats, Socialists who say that the state must remain free while becoming socialist, right?
Wrong!
This party is actually considered to be a center-right party.

Another reason the Left is better, I am honestly having a hard time finding parties on this side that have misleading names. There is no "Conservative Party" which is actually liberal. That's Pretty interesting IMHO.

[NoPasaran]

1. My favorite was the Progressive Conservative Party

Which used to exist in Canada.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Then there's the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan..

who are actually very conservative!

And you might tell the Republicans that by the same sort of logic, they could be considered a party of sectarian terrorism, like the Irish Republican Army. Or, if they don't mind that too much, perhaps you could tell them that they must be supporters of Saddam Hussein, like the Republican Guard in Iraq!

[arcos]

3. Actually, "liberal" parties around the world are pretty much right wing...

The US is the anomaly in this case, not the rule.

Most liberal parties are against the minimum wage (or at least increases to it), are totally pro-business and pro-corporations and are usually opposed to social policies that benefit the poorest.

[iamahaingttta]

4. I like the People's Front of Judea!

Or is it the Judean People's Front?
I get them confused...