Triangle of Best Practices of Effective Parties

Around the world, healthy parties develop and maintain democratic internal structures, promote and enforce transparency and accountability, and consistently revitalize their membership through outreach to new sectors.

The Triangle of Best Practices of Effective Parties moves beyond the theoretical by identifying the best practices that political parties can adopt to improve their performance.

There are many things parties can do after elections are over to increase their effectiveness. Click on any Triangle side below to see the practices. Select a practice to see examples of how real parties have approached this issue, ideas for your party and more.

For more ideas on how the Triangle can be helpful to your party, see below. Another place to start is to evaluate how your party implements these practices. Download one of the files below for the evaluation form. Or train your party members on the practices with the participatory manual.