Angry Victorians join a rush of new micro-parties eyeing a seat in the state’s parliament

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews at a press conference at Eastern Health in Melbourne on Thursday. The Andrews government will face a challenge from new micro-parties including Angry Victorians and the Independence Party at the November state election. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Angry Victorians and a rogue former Labor MP are among those registering political parties for the upcoming state election.

The Victorian Electoral Commission on Thursday announced it had received five new applications for registration by parties, including one by the New Democrats, which lists the upper house MP Kaushaliya Vaghela as its secretary.