In the United States, third parties join the elections to bring to the forefront of the political scene matters that may not be politically palatable for the dominant parties, including issues related to immigrants.
In the US, individuals and political action committees can donate to candidates during US election campaigns. Although they can’t vote, US permanent residents can also participate to that.
Many parliamentarians are either behind bars or under judicial prosecution since the last general elections. The list includes more than 20 MPs, most of them are from the National Rally of Independents, followed by the Constitutional Union Party, the Authenticity and Modernity Party, then the Socialist Union and the Popular Movement.