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convention is to name pages with the commonly-used English translation and place the original native name or names on the first line of the article, unless a native name or acronym is far more commonly-used in English-language news media and other sources, in which case those names or acronyms should
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English-language sources both inside and outside the political party's country (in scholarly works and in the news media), should be preferred. Parties whose names are always kept in one language in a multilingual country also are commonly referred to by their native title in English, and so those
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Generally, if one can differentiate between the original inventor of a party name and later inheritors, then the original party could be named without disambiguating brackets. However, if a later party is considerably more notable than the original one then that party could own the name without
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When English translations of names are used, and a variety of translations are possible, use the translation that the party or organization itself uses unless that translation differs from the majority of other English-language sources.
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does make some sense in Spanish, but the name 'Alfaro Lives, Dammit!' doesn't make much sense at all in English. Likewise parties whose acronym have a meaning in the original language but not in English.
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as it relates to the article title used for article about political parties, it should not be read in such a way that it contradicts the policy.
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are used because their English translations are rarely used even in the English-language media, either inside or outside the country.
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If two parties from different countries have identical names, then the name of the country could be put in parentheses:
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Where acronyms are far more commonly used than full names in international news media, the acronym should be preferred:
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In some cases political parties can be differentiated by the name of their party leader, like
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Parties whose name make no sense if translated into English should retain their native form.
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country have identical names then they could be differentiated by year of establishment:
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contains both English and Urdu elements, and if translated that composition is lost.
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Redirects and disambiguation should be created for alternate names and acronyms.
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If more than one party has an identical name (and if one party is not the
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This naming convention is a guideline which helps to explain the
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Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)
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This is important when translations can vary: For example, the
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For articles on organizations, such as political parties, the
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Parties whose names are composites of different languages.
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Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (Kanu Sanyal)
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Definite or indefinite article at beginning of name
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