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'''Libertarian Party''' is an American political party founded in 1971, which promotes libertarian and classical[[File:Clib.png]] liberalClassical Liberal ideals, being a main contrast to the conservatism of the [[File:RepubUS.png]] Republican Party and the progressivism of the [[File:Demcr.png]] Democratic Party.

Founded in 1971 by a group of individuals led by [[File:Nolan.png]] David Nolan, they were motivated by controversies in the [[File:Nixon.png]] Nixon administration and economic disagreements such as price controls and the end of the gold standard. In 1972 the press announced the party at headquarters in Westminster, Colorado. The same year saw the first Libertarian National Convention in Denver, Colorado, at which John Hospers and Tonie Nathan were nominated for President and Vice President. With that, Nathan becomes the first woman to receive an electoral vote in the USA. With the election, the party grew to more than 80 members and gained access to the ballot boxes of two states, a presidential ticket of 3000 to 4000 votes an Electoral College vote of Roger MacBride.

In 1974, the party made the Dallas Accord, an agreement that had a commitment with the [[File:Minarchist.png]] minarchist and [[File:Ancapf.png]] anarcho-capitalist factions, making a platform that would not make explicit the desirability of the existence of the state. After the agreement, the party stopped being explicitly minarchist with phrases like ''"Since government has only one legitimate function, the protection of individual rights...."'' And adopted a more [[File:QuasiBert.png]] "Big Tent" posture to welcome more diverse groups interested in reducing the power of the state.

By 1980, the party gained access to the ballot box in every state plus Guam and Washington, D.C., being the first party to achieve this since the [[File:Sewersoc.png]] Socialist Party of America. In the elections, Ed Clark was the presidential candidate and David Koch as vice, with the ticket getting 1.06% of the votes. During the campaign they advocated equal rights for [[File:Gay.png]] LGBT men and women, repeal of all labor laws (especially the Wagner Act), an end to social security, an end to the War on Drugs, amnesty for illegal non-citizens and a free economy. Marketplace. In 1984, David Bergland as presidential candidates and Jim Lewis as vice, with the ticket having 0.25% of the votes.

In 1988, [[File:RonPaul.png]] Ron Paul was chosen as candidate and Andre Marrou as vice, whose ticket acquired 0.47% of the votes. In the election, [[File:RonPaul.png]] Ron Paul advocates non-interventionism, opposition to the drug wars, an end to government involvement in education, and [[File:Reagan.png]] Ronald Reagan's "bailout" of the Soviet Union. In 1992, Andre Marrou was chosen and [[File:Scientocracy Small.png]] Nancy Lord as deputy, and there was reluctance within the party, so much so that he made most of his campaign team resign. Many former employees called for his removal, as well as failing to pay child support and a Massachusetts arrest warrant for contempt. In the elections, he with 0.28% of the votes.

After the 1992 elections, the 1996 elections and the 2000 elections the party had a drop in support compared to other parties such as the Green Party and the Reform Party, although in the 1996 election it had 0.50% of the vote and 0.36% in the elections. 2000. In both elections, Harry Browne was the chosen candidate, and in the 1996 election the runner-up was [[File:Jorg.png]] Jo Jorgensen and in 2000 it was Arthur Olivier.

In 2004, there was a dispute within the party for who would be the candidate for election, with the top 3 being: Gary Nolan, Michael Badnarik and Aaron Russo. Michael Badnarik, even if he wasn't the favorite, surprisingly he was chosen and Richard Campagna as vice, with 0.32% of the votes. In 2008, Bob Barr was the nominee and Wayne Allyn Root as the runner-up, although there have been previous discussions about the candidacy of [[File:RonPaul.png]] Ron Paul and [[File:Gravelism.png]] Mike Gravel. They had 0.40% of the vote, he advocated the abolition or reform of the income tax, opposition to American wars (such as Iraq) and the Patriot Act.

Between 2009 and 2012, after the economic crisis known as the Great Recession, Libertarians gained popularity especially with the [[File:CappyPop.png]] Tea Party Movement protests. The Tea Party protests supported several economic issues similar to the party's, although Republicans also benefited. During the 2012 elections, the presidential candidate was Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, bearing James Polin Gray. This was one of the party's best performing elections, with 0.99% of the vote with more than 1 million votes. During the campaign, he opposed American interventionism in [[File:PanArab.png]] MENA, [[File:Econlib.png]] economic liberalization, ending the war on drugs, protecting civil liberties, and countless others. In 2016, Gary Johnson was nominated again, with former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld. This election had a better electoral result than the previous one, having 3.28% of the votes and more than 4 million votes. His campaign was showing itself as a third option and anti-Trump, in addition to the libertarian ideals already had before.

In 2020, the candidate was [[File:Jorg.png]] Jo Jorgensen and her vice <small><s>furry</s></small> Spike Cohen, in which they obtained 1.18% of the votes and 1.8 million votes. She opposed restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic, supported non-interventionism and external neutrality, opposed social security, was in favor of immigration and others.