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This notability guideline has been established to reflect consensus on the notability of articles closely related to politics and government. Subjects that fall under this guideline include, but are not limited to: politicians and activists, political parties, certain government agencies, and civil servants.
Political topics on Wikipedia have historically been considered one of the most prone to WP:BATTLEGROUND conduct. This is why users who edit in this field should always keep in mind all the WP:FIVEPILLARS, but they should especially focus on ensuring all content is verifiable and written from a neutral point of view.
While no topic is inherently notable just for being important, it is true that most important topics can be considered notable since reliable sources are likely to cover them. Politics and government are some such topics that very likely to receive coverage.
All information included in Wikipedia, including articles about sports, must be verifiable. In addition, the subjects of standalone articles should meet the General Notability Guideline. The guideline on this page provides bright-line guidance to enable editors to determine quickly if a subject is likely to meet the General Notability Guideline. Information about living persons must meet the more stringent requirements for those types of articles.
Subjects that do not meet the politics-specific criteria outlined in this guideline may still be notable if they meet the General Notability Guideline or another subject specific notability guideline.
Politicians meeting any one of the following conditions, as substantiated through reliable sources, are notable. Politicians meeting none of these conditions may still be notable if they meet the conditions of WP:BIO or other notability criteria. The merits of an article on the politician will depend largely on the extent to which it is verifiable. Before applying these criteria, see the general notes and specific criteria notes sections, which follow.
The holder of a position on the international level which is relatively comparable to a national office should be treated as if they held such country-level role for the purposes of notability (ie. the members of Pan-African Parliament are comparable to the parliamentarians of South African and thus are generally notable).
This criterion is intended to capture all major national leaders (from dictators to figure-head executives). Even if someone only served for an incredibly short period of time, it is not generally difficult to find reliable sources which cover these individuals.
This criterion exists for those who would not otherwise meet any other criterion because of a lack of political experience. Generally in a presidential system, a political party's standard bearer has not always necessarily held prior public office. These individuals have regularly received a significant coverage. Since notability is not temporary, if a subject receives significant coverage, they should be presumed notable regardless of the outcome of the nominee's general election campaign.
"[M]ajor political party" means a political party with enough ballot access to be able to possibly win a given election. A political party barred from participating in elections entirely could still qualify however on a case-by-case basis.
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This is a
failed proposal.
Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use
the talk page or initiate a thread at
the village pump. |
This notability guideline has been established to reflect consensus on the notability of articles closely related to politics and government. Subjects that fall under this guideline include, but are not limited to: politicians and activists, political parties, certain government agencies, and civil servants.
Political topics on Wikipedia have historically been considered one of the most prone to WP:BATTLEGROUND conduct. This is why users who edit in this field should always keep in mind all the WP:FIVEPILLARS, but they should especially focus on ensuring all content is verifiable and written from a neutral point of view.
While no topic is inherently notable just for being important, it is true that most important topics can be considered notable since reliable sources are likely to cover them. Politics and government are some such topics that very likely to receive coverage.
All information included in Wikipedia, including articles about sports, must be verifiable. In addition, the subjects of standalone articles should meet the General Notability Guideline. The guideline on this page provides bright-line guidance to enable editors to determine quickly if a subject is likely to meet the General Notability Guideline. Information about living persons must meet the more stringent requirements for those types of articles.
Subjects that do not meet the politics-specific criteria outlined in this guideline may still be notable if they meet the General Notability Guideline or another subject specific notability guideline.
Politicians meeting any one of the following conditions, as substantiated through reliable sources, are notable. Politicians meeting none of these conditions may still be notable if they meet the conditions of WP:BIO or other notability criteria. The merits of an article on the politician will depend largely on the extent to which it is verifiable. Before applying these criteria, see the general notes and specific criteria notes sections, which follow.
The holder of a position on the international level which is relatively comparable to a national office should be treated as if they held such country-level role for the purposes of notability (ie. the members of Pan-African Parliament are comparable to the parliamentarians of South African and thus are generally notable).
This criterion is intended to capture all major national leaders (from dictators to figure-head executives). Even if someone only served for an incredibly short period of time, it is not generally difficult to find reliable sources which cover these individuals.
This criterion exists for those who would not otherwise meet any other criterion because of a lack of political experience. Generally in a presidential system, a political party's standard bearer has not always necessarily held prior public office. These individuals have regularly received a significant coverage. Since notability is not temporary, if a subject receives significant coverage, they should be presumed notable regardless of the outcome of the nominee's general election campaign.
"[M]ajor political party" means a political party with enough ballot access to be able to possibly win a given election. A political party barred from participating in elections entirely could still qualify however on a case-by-case basis.
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