various parties; minor parties
Used in political contexts to refer collectively to multiple parties or factions, especially smaller or non-mainstream ones.
選挙では諸派の候補者も立候補した。
Candidates from various minor parties also ran in the election.
国会には与
In the Diet, besides the ruling and opposition parties, there are also various other factions.
Compound of 諸 (sho, 'various') and 派 (ha, 'faction, party').