A political party is an organized group of people who share similar beliefs about how government should work and what policies it should pursue. Parties nominate candidates to run in elections, develop policy platforms, and work to win enough seats to form government. Canada's major federal parties include the Liberal Party, Conservative Party, New Democratic Party (NDP), Bloc Québécois, and Green Party. Provincial parties sometimes differ from their federal counterparts. At the municipal level, some cities have local parties while others have non-partisan elections where candidates run as individuals without party affiliation.