The Libertarian Party of Chicago announced this month the successful completion of its petition drive to place candidates on the ballot for the 2026 Cook County primary, with a slate of nine candidates set to appear.…
Independent Political Report
The National Committee of the Green Party of the United States has adopted a new rule requiring the annual setting and review of SMART goals to accompany the party’s budget, beginning this month with goals for the 2026 calendar year.…
A member of the Communist Party USA was elected this month to the Ithaca Common Council in New York on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines, defeating an independent candidate in a two-way race for the city’s Ward 5 seat.…
Green Party National Committee Votes to Recognize Israeli Defense Forces as a Terrorist Organization
Green Party National Committee Votes to Recognize Israeli Defense Forces as a Terrorist Organization
The National Committee of the Green Party of the United States has voted to recognize the Israeli Defense Forces as a terrorist organization and is calling on international bodies to pursue accountability for what it describes as war crimes committed by the Israeli military.…
A member of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania expressed regret over supporting Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, writing that he now feels “completely swindled” by the president’s record in office.…
The Forward Party is entering into a cooperative agreement with the Arizona Independent Party, giving the national organization a recognized ballot line to use in the state ahead of the 2026 election cycle.…
The Forward Party has reported that at least 18 of the candidates it endorsed in local and state elections this week have won their races. The national organization made 56 endorsements ahead of Election Day.…
New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, who this week was elected mayor of New York City, voted for himself on the Working Families Party line rather than the Democratic line, according to his campaign.…
Conservative Party of New York State Chair Gerard Kassar this week criticized Democrats for what he called a “major error” in electing Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani as New York City’s next mayor, saying the party now “owns socialism itself.”…