Green Party

It will likely take three parties to form a government. Two smaller parties — an environmentalist, progressive party and a libertarian party — appear to be banding together to call the shots.

Formed in 1980, the Greens are now the second most popular party in the country. Much of their success, analysts say, has to do with the worsening image of the country's traditional leading parties.

Some North Carolina legislators think it's wrong that a primary election loser could switch and run in November as the nominee of a new political party.

A new Meredith College poll shows North Carolinians strongly favor alternatives to the two-party system.

A new voter registration application is now available for North Carolina residents. The form includes the option to register with the state's Green Party.

The Green Party has become North Carolina's fourth official political party thanks to a new law offering more options to qualify, giving more candidate choices to some voters this fall.

The state and its 16 electoral votes were the last to be called, giving Trump 306 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton's 232. Green Party candidate Jill Stein is pursuing a recount.

The Green Party officially nominated Jill Stein and running mate Ajamu Baraka on Saturday. With many Sanders supporters in attendance, Stein stressed she's long stood for ideas that fueled his rise.

The former Democratic candidate may have been mentioned more than the Green Party's own presumptive nominee, Jill Stein, at the third party's convention this weekend in Houston.