Splitterpartei

== German == === Etymology === From Splitter (“splinter”) +‎ Partei (“party”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʃplɪtɐpaʁˌtaɪ̯] Hyphenation: Split‧ter‧par‧tei === Noun === Splitterpartei f (genitive Splitterpartei, plural Splitterparteien) (politics) (strictly) a very small political party that originated by splitting off from a larger one (by extension) a microparty, any very small party, especially one that has no chance at all of reaching the electoral threshold (5% in Germany, 4% in Austria and Switzerland) Synonym: Kleinstpartei ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Splittergruppe