List Political Parties of Alternate Countries

[Zacoftheaxes]

Republic of New York

Popular Union Party:

Formed in 2011 and sweeped in the 2012 elections taking both houses and the presidency. The Popular Union Party, referred to as "puppies" by the media was formed after the Weiner-Bloomberg funding scandal. The party was composed of members of many parties who were dissatisfied with the way things were running in Albany, banding together to fight corruption and fix the economy.

Working Families Party:

Formed in 1971. The left wing party, Working Families is targeted towards the lower and to some extent middle class, aiming to set up a progressive tax system and a more union friendly environment. A recent scandal involving former President Weiner and Independent Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has lead to the weakest year in the party's history.

Liberty Party:

Formed in 1920. Libertarian leaning party with a focus on economic issues. Grew to major party status in the early 90s. Know for their filibustering.

Conservative Party:

Formed in 1910. Centre-right party with a tougher law and order streak. Came into power during the Great American War and saw the acquisition of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the Confederation of New England.

Farmers Party:

Founded in 1811, the most conservative party in the state socially with a mixed economic policy favoring farmers. Popularity has been in decline.

Progressive-Socialist-Green Alliance

Formed in 1981. Far left party, focused on economic justice, believes in a fully socialist system.

Friendly Party:

Formed in 2005. Believes heavily in all parties working together and tries to act as a mediator in all debates.

Anti-Commune Party:

Fascist leaning party that formed after the Communist Ban Act of 1951 and the ousting of President Roosevelt. At first moderately popular it is now a weak fringe party.

President: Mark Grisanti (PUP)
Vice President: Emily Pataki (PUP)

Senate:
PUP: 52 seats
L: 36 seats
C: 21 seats
WF: 12 seats

House:
PUP: 271 seats
L: 114 seats
C: 65 seats
WF: 29 seats
F: 8 seats
PSG: 5 seats
FP: 1 seat
AC: 1 seat
Independents: 6 seats

[d32123]

Puppies?

[MrHuman]

Originally Posted by d32123

Puppies?

Yep, it's awesome. Also, two pages! Cool! I've been meaning to post something here, but I don't know what... No-one's done Cascadia yet, so I guess I could do that.

[Jonathan Edelstein]

Originally Posted by Jello_Biafra

The Republic of Palestine is a unitary multinational workers' republic formed in 1949, following a period of protracted political conflict between revolutionary and establishment forces. The period of intercine conflict gave way to a brief civil war, called "the war of independence" in the Republic, following an end to the Franco-British administered Mandate for Palestine.

I think I might like to live in this republic. The only thing is: who do the Mizrahim vote for? All the Jewish parties in your list are historically Ashkenazi, and given what you say about the hostility between Palestine and its neighbors, I'd expect that the Arab Jews would still be persecuted and that many of them would flee to Palestine. In OTL, the Likud rose on the back of Mizrahi resentment of Mapai's cultural and absorption policies, to the point where Mapai is a cussword to many Mizrahim today. So what happened here - did the DLFP do a better job of absorbing refugees, has Mapai co-opted the Mizrahi vote in some other way, or has a party or two been left off your list?

[Jonathan Edelstein]

Western Hispaniola is divided into the Kingdom of Haiti, comprising the departments of Saint-Nicolas, Le Cap, Liberté, Nord-Artibonite (sometimes called Dessalines) and Guayamou [1], and the Republic of Haiti, comprising the departments of Artibonite, Peligre, Pétion, Sud-Est, Péninsule, Grand'Anse and Gonâve [2].

The Kingdom of Haiti is a monarchy under the house of Christophe. Historically autocratic - there was no elected legislature from 1807 to 1890, and it was 1911 before the popularly elected body had any real power - it remains so, with the king retaining considerable constitutional power and the 523-member Chambre des Pairs, comprised mainly of landed nobles, acting as an upper house of the legislature. The lower house, the Chambre des Députés, has 177 members and, since the 1930 constitution established responsible government, the prime minister always has to come from this house.

The Republic of Haiti is governed by a president elected for a single six-year term and a single-chamber, 223-member legislature, the Assemblée nationale. The Republic has experienced revolutions and bouts of dictatorship, with four presidents styling themselves rulers for life, but since 1945 has been a stable democracy. The governing class, however, continues to be made up disproportionately of a light-skinned mulatto elite, and black aspirations for a greater share of the economy and government make elections passionate and sometimes volatile affairs.

*******

Political parties of the Kingdom of Haiti

• Parti du progrès et développement: This is the "palace party," which supports (and is supported by) the king, and which receives enormously preferential treatment from the state media and election officials. Its ideology is flexible, given that it is centered around a person rather than a principle, but it broadly supports the interests of the landed nobles and the urban comprador class, and supports cosmetic nationalist measures such as increased use of Creole. Its voters come mainly from the nobles' rural clientele, and its deputies are usually technocrats favored by the king (the nobles themselves are in the Chambre des Pairs). The party's strong support in the upper house makes it the default governing party even when, as now, it lacks a majority in the lower house, but minority PPD governments have to make ad hoc coalitions with the opposition in order to enact legislation.

• Parti dessaliniste: Traditionally the strongest opposition party, the PD is highly nationalist and populist. It advocates recognizing Vodou as an official faith and Creole as the sole official language, nationalizing foreign-owned industries and commercial concerns, and a comprehensive social-welfare program for the peasants and urban working class. Although its opposition to the PPD is passionate, the PD has historically been the easiest faction for the ruling party to work with, as it advocates neither large-scale land reform nor the abolition of the monarchy, and most of its legislative platform is compatible with (or at least not adverse to) the PPD's.

• Parti du terre et travail: The PTT is historically a small party but has recently eclipsed the PD in rural areas to become the second-largest faction in the Chambre des Députés. It is not opposed to the monarchy but is strongly anti-noble, seeking to disband the Chambre des Pairs and break up the landed estates into cooperatives of yeoman farmers. It also supports a social-welfare program similar to the PD's, and has been able to enact some aspects of that program during periods when the PDD has been in the minority.

• Parti républicain: This faction seeks to abolish both the monarchy and the nobility, and to institute a republic along the lines of southern Haiti. Opinions within the party are divided on whether to unite with the south after establishing this republic (which would entail considerable economic costs) or remain independent. The key supporters of the PR are the urban middle class, who feel shut out of the political and social elite, and as such, it tends to support free-market reforms as well as social liberalization. The PR is currently the smallest major party in the Chambre des Députés (there are a few splinter factions and regional parties that are smaller) but as the Kingdom becomes more urbanized, it is expected to grow in significance.

*******

Political parties of the Republic of Haiti

• Parti libéral pétioniste: This is the Republic's "establishment party," a big-tent party of the governing class that is the mirror of the Kingdom's PDD, albeit nowhere near as hegemonic. It is socially liberal and supports the interests of the upper-middle-class urban mulattoes, favoring the cities in the development of infrastructure, educational and cultural institutions. Its economic policies are broadly capitalist, but it has evolved from its laissez-faire roots and now supports the minimum wage (enacted after the 1945 revolution) and certain market regulations. It currently holds 91 seats in the Assemblée nationale, making it the largest party but far from a majority.

• Parti noiriste: The PN's ideology is similar to that of the Kingdom's Parti dessaliniste, and the two parties in fact consider themselves branches of a single faction. It supports the economic and political empowerment of the black majority, official status for Creole, legalization of Vodou (which remains nominally illegal, albeit tolerated) and strict enforcement of the laws prohibiting foreigners from owning real property or a majority stake in Haitian companies. The PN has 64 seats in the legislature and, in the 2011 presidential election, its candidate won a second-round majority, catapulting it to the Republic's highest office for only the second time.

• Parti socialiste: The party of the urban working class, the PS supports many of the PN's social prescriptions but is internationalist rather than nationalist in outlook, and advocates closer ties with France and the French Caribbean. The PS' economic program includes the encouragement of collective and cooperative farming, employee ownership of urban business enterprises, and targeted infrastructure development in non-elite areas. It has historically been a small party in a country that is still mostly rural, but with environmental degradation fueling movement to the cities, its strength has increased. It currently holds 39 seats in the Assemblée nationale and, along with the PN and the PTP, sits in government.

• Parti des travailleurs et paysans: The PTP is a rural-based party with one objective: to protect yeoman farmers against the loss of their land. Its platform emphasizes debt forgiveness, price supports for small-scale cash-crop farming, rural infrastructure and primary education, combined with a PN-esque appeal to the traditional folkways of rural Haiti. It has historically been a minor party and holds 18 seats in the Assemblée nationale, but has often (as now) been the kingmaker in coalition politics.

• Parti vert: The newest of the parties in the Assemblée nationale, the PV was formed out of concern for the deforestation and desertification caused by widespread subsistence agriculture. It is a one-issue party with mostly-elite support, as its prescriptions would end many common subsistence-farming practices and cause short-term economic disruption in the interior. The PV has 11 legislative seats.

_______

[1] OTL Nord-Ouest, Nord, Nord-Est and the northern parts of Centre and Artibonite.

[2] In OTL, the southern parts of Artibonite and Centre departments followed by mainland Ouest, Sud-Est, Sud, Grand'Anse and the Île de la Gonâve.

[Chipperback]

The Great Depression of the 1930s. Caused a radical restructuring of the world. The aftershocks are still felt today. Nazi Germany fell under the weight of discontent with Hitler. Russia splintered into warring, contentious Socialist blocs which were also contending the a rise of royalist sentiment and fascist sentiment. In asia, China became at least 15 separate unions. South American and African countries where caught between a number of contending factions all trying to gain power in a world that went from colonialist to chaos at the blink of an eye. Only British Empire withstood the 1930s, but war with a feuding Germany trying to make a hold on Europe in turn engaged a British Commonwealth full of small state yearning to be free. London had to listen. The sun would set on parts of the old Empire.

The United States wasnt immune either. The great depression caused schisms that would never heal. Beginning with a violent coup that led the assassination of President Delano Roosevelt on January 15, 1935, the nation would break apart. By 1937 a group distinct nations were rising up from the ashes of the former United States

Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire each went independent but formed a mutual defense pact.

Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island formed the United Commonwealth of New England and have strong ties with Britain.

A grouping of states from New York west to Illinois restructured industry and commerce and formed the Industrial Republic of North America (IRNA). The authoritarian capitalist IRNA is one of the most powerful nations in the world, and one of the most distrusted in the North America.

The south rose again with the reformation of the Confederate States of America. The CSA's birth pains exploded in racial resentment. First in attempt to resintute slavery and then in a series of pogroms between 1946-1956. Millions of black fled west and north escape genocide. A few other stayed and engaged in a nasty guerilla uprising.

From 1957-1960 the CSA fought a nasty ground war against their neighbors to the west which led to the addition of UN Peacekeepers. That action ended to genocide, but never totally ended the CSA's policies of Jim Crow. The resulting economic and political isolation crippled the CSA. Today the CSA is a warlike, religious, poor, isolated nation. A sadly tragicomic white North Korea, where ironically one of the biggest sources of international trade is the sale of black football players to the bright lights and big money of the major leagues of the rest of North America. However, the recent efforts of figures such as the Selmon Brothers, Jerry Jones, Bobby Hebert, Archie Manning, and Rev. Guido Merkens are cutting into this trade by the fostering of the "Underground Railroad" from the CSA to Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma for potential recruits and their families. The CSA has condemned these efforts and have actively fostered covert attempt to kill those involved in the defection movement.

Texas did not join the CSA, and when Louisiana broke away from the CSA in the mid 1940..They ended up becoming part of the Lone Star Republic of Greater Texas. Texas is a power broker in today's world. With energy, commerce and entertainment. The Lone Star is in the discussion of power nations in the world.

Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Alberta and the arctic Canadian Territories formed the Rocky Mountain Republica.

Utah, long dominated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, formed the theocracy Joseph Smith and Brigham Young always dreamed of.

Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada formed the Southwest Continental Union, but its had internal strife due to its indigenous population, the growing hispanic influence and the status of the Las Vegas. The gambling metropolis became a cash cow for the SCU and has been a cause of friction that divided the state to the point where Nevada as a whole seceded in 1968 to keep gambling, booze and pleasure women legal.

The Democratic Republic of Greater California is closest thing to a rival that the IRNA has in terms of a landmass and to Texas in prestige. Encompassing California, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, and having strong relations with the SCU, Utah and the Rockies Republic, California is a power player in North America, and they are expanding their infleuence in Asia with the same vigor that Texas is in Central America and the IRNA is in Europe.

The wildcard is that land in the middle.




The Great Plains United Republic is made up of the former states of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. The GPUR has maintained a remarkable neutrality in most matters, but has tenous relations with the IRNA which have led to limited armed conflict. The GPUR's sold relations with fellow nations West of the Mississippi have kept matters from getting worse. The GPUR and the CSA broke off diplomatic relations in 1954 when the GPUR openly protested the CSA's racial policies. The CSA threatened military action when the GPUR allowed black from the CSA full asylum.

The GPUR has managed to have friendly relation with the Texas and California goliaths without being incorporated into the sphere of either. For each of the would-be power states, the GPUR is seen as an underpopulated, provincial backwater...but also as strategically important because of its location and one of the its major exports. The GPUR is an agricultural power...and actually isn't the cultural backwater some in New York, Dallas and San Francisco think it is.

2012 is an election year in the Great Plains Republic. And foreign policy is a key issue, but so are the bread and butter issues. The GPUR hasn't felt the worst pinches of the worldiwde economic crisis, but it is tightening enough to were we might see a change in government.

GPUR Federal Structure.
The GPUR is a hybrid parliamentary-executive structure.

The heads of state President of the Great Plains United Republic and Vice-President of the Great Plains United Republic are directly elected as a team.

The legislative branch, The National Unicameral is a single house of 405 members.

203 members are elected directly from constituencies across the country.
1 MU (Member of the Unicameral per approx. 60325..2011 national population: 24, 431, 259)

202 members are elected from party rosters via proportional representation under the Proportional Representation Act of 1989. This list is gathered from the total percentage of national votes of all the parties, all parties that can garner 3.5% of the national total legislative vote are eligible for a seat based on their share of the votes of all parties that gain the 3.5% threshold.

The Political Parties

The GPUR has five political parties that could be classified as "national". Meaning that they run candidates in at least 75% of the constituencies in the country. The nation also has a number of smaller regional parties and a few separtists parties, the most prominent of those being the nation's indigenous enclaves.

Prairie Progressive Conservative Party

The PPC was the first political party formed in the Great Plains United Republic. It is a Center-Right party that favors more of a monetarist policy in terms of banking and heavy industry, yet favors a number of pro-farmer policies. Its foreign policy began as isolationist, but has grown to be more internationalist in scope. The influx of moderate conservative voices such as Robert Dole and Frank Keating along with many figures in the popular culture becoming PPC members in the 1980s and 1990s made the party more attractive to the growing black and hispanic populations.

Main Strength areas: Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Dakotas.

Historic PFL People: George Norris (first President of the GPUR known as “The Father Of The Unicameral” President from 1936-1949), Harold Stassen (Popular three-term President. 1949-1961), Robert Dole (two-term President who made the party more inclusive, 1977-1985), Nancy Kassebaum (Justice of the GP Supreme Court),

Current PPC People: J.C. Watts (Incumbent President of the Great Plains United Republic) John Thune (Incumbent vice-President of the Grand Plain United Republic )Frank Keating (former two-term President 2001-2008, now chairman of the PPC), Tom Daschle (MU for Fargo Center)

Interesting PPC Supporters: Barry Switzer (Host of SBC “All Night With The King” the GPUR’s most popular late night talk show), Len Dawson (lead anchor Heartland News Network), Sherri Coale (Popular author/actress/centerfold and women’s rights activist Voted “sexiest woman in the GPUR” by Heartbeat Magazine..running for MU representing Norman-Moore), David Boren (former first minister for Education), Bob Costas (Political Commatator. Host of the popular HNN political chat show “Hardball”), George Brett (Commissioner Plains League Baseball), Adrian Peterson (tailback for the Plains First Division champion Oklahoma City Drillers called “the most exciting player in the First Division since Barry Sanders”/most popular player in the PFA), Teresa Scanlan (2010 Miss Great Plains United Republic, 2010 Miss Universe), Rev. Thomas Osborne (Lutheran scholar/Noble Laureate For Education/Noted child-development theorist and researcher/4-time GPCAA Large School Division champion football coach.).

Progressive-Farmer-Labor Party

The PFL started mainly in Minnesota and Iowa and where traditionally strong their in the 1930s and 1940, but in the late 1950, the party began breaking through in the south and the Dakotas, which finally opened the door to Willa Cather Landing in the national capital of Omaha.

Mainstream center-Left party that tends to be pro-worker on labor-capital issues, but conservative on foreign policy issues
Main strength bases: Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Dakotas, Kansas

Historic PFL People: Presidents Hubert Humphrey(1961-1973), Walter Mondale 1985-1993) and Robert Kerrey (1993-2001 First PFL President not from Minnesota). PFL Legislative leader/former Missouri Governor Harry Truman (a.k.a. Lord Of The Unicameral…Truman was also instrumental in the passage of the 1955 Confederate Negro Asylum Act which allowed blacks from the CSA passage into the GPUR to avoid the CSA antiblack pogroms)

Current PFL People: Kathleen Selbius (longtime MU representing Lawrence University 2012 PFL Presidential candidate), Chet Culver (Governor of Iowa, 2012 PFL Vice Presidential Candidate), Skip Humphrey (MU Wayzata/PFL Legislative Leader), Mark Funkhouser (MU Kansas City South), Marshall Faulk (MU Gateway Missouri Metro), Elanor Mondale (MU – Dinkytown Education District), Alan Page (Chief Justice of the Great Plains Supreme Court),

Interesting PFL Supporters: Lori “Lolo” Jones (double-gold medalist in 100m Hurdles and 200m at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Running for MU for North Des Moines.) Amy Klobuchar (President/CEO Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing. Owner/Minnesota Vikings Football Club), Gale Sayers – (CEO Founder of Sayers Silicon Industries largest computer manufacturer in the GPUR), Marg Helgenberger (star of the GPBC hit show “Sex On The Farm”), Bob Wiltfong (Host of “Nightly” on Continental Television. Think Stewart-Colbert crossbred with some old school Will Rogers),

Plains Action Party

More to the right than the PPC. They tend to be seen as the party of big agribusiness on the one hand and as the “Christian Right” party on the other hand. More popular in the conservative rural areas of the GPUR and conservative cities (Bismarck, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Lincoln, North Platte, Topeka, Wichita and Tulsa are larger cities with PAP mayoralties)

Main Strength Areas: Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota

Historic PAP People: Ralph Englestad (former MU for Center. Best known as the “Enoch Powell of the Plains” for his views on red-white relations and immigration), Terry Branstad (MU for Cedar Falls still known as the “Iowa Hawkeye” for his tough uncompromising demeanor in the Unicameral.

Current PAP People: Steve Largent (current Governor of Oklahoma and 2012 PAP Presidential Candidate), Bill Kenney (former Missouri Governor MU representing Blue Springs Metro 2012 PAP Vice Presidential Candidate), Tom Coburn (a.k.a. “Mister NO” PAP Legislative Leader MU Representing Stillwater Southwest),

Interesting PAP People: Dan Gable (three time Olympic Gold Medalist in freestyle wrestling. Founder of the Iowa Premiership. One of the most popular sport leagues in the GPUR), John Ruan (president/CEO Ruan-Union Pacific Transport systems. A very wealthy and powerful business presence. Think Donald Trump with business sense), Georgia Frontiere (St. Louis-based fashion designer/civic philotrophist), Greg Gagne (MU Bloomington Center, PAP Whip in the unicameral…also hosts a Radio show in Bloomington), Rev. Kurt Warner (popular television evangelist/former PFA superstar Head Pastor Signal Caller Ministries, one of most infleuencial conservative Christian organizations/ major donor to the PAP and spokesperson), Cael Sanderson (Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist in wrestling. Former Iowa Premiership superstar, now drafted candidate for MU representing Cedar Falls-Middle Iowa North), Michelle Bachmann (noted anti-feminist author and commentator/PAP Legislative leader in the Minnesota unicameral, running for MU representing Stillwater-Northern Range)

The Lease Lobby

Named after Kansas activist Mary Elizabeth Lease, the Lobby is a leftist-social democratic party which has a socialist approach to agribusiness, heavy industry and Monetary policy and a foreign policy that is based more on diplomacy. The Lease Lobby has been known as the “Hell-Raisin’, Rabble Rousin’, Sufferagette, Peace-and-Justice Conscience of the Nation”.
The Lease Lobby has long been considered the “Women’s Party”. They historically poll a plurality of the women’s vote. They have traditionally taken on women’s issues from sufferage in the 1930s, right to education in the 1940s 50s and 60s, Abortion and equal pay in the 1970s forward. They also competitive with the more mainstream PFL for votes in African, Latino and Indigenous communities. The Lobby is also the top choice of the emerging youth and GLBT communities within the GPUR. The Lobby will run a record number of youth, female and GLBT candidates in the 2012 General Election. In an effort to find more progressive male candidates and voter the Lobby initiated a program in 1996 called the “Special Electoral Committee” which was built from the Lobby Men’s Union.

Main Strength Areas: Minnesota, Iowa, more cosmopolitan metro areas Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Davenport-Bettendorf have Lease Lobby Mayors, The current governor of Minnesota is from the Lobby and Nebraska’s governor was the first Lobby-elected governor in state history. and the college towns.

The Lobby is the most popular party for voters 18-25 and have been since the border issues with the Industrial Republic of North America in the 1970s and 1980s.

Historic Lobby People: George McGovern (elected President in 1972. The only Lease Lobby chief executive in history..but that might chance in 2012), Martha Elizabeth Keys (former governor of Kansas and MU representing Lawrence University), Ernest Chambers (longtime MU representing Omaha Northside head of the Unicameral Black Caucus..and a staple of the news discussion shows for his radical views and candid speech. Was the major force behind the switch to a dual direct election-Proportional Representation system, law enforcement reform, and ending of capital punishment in the GPUR in cases except high treason.)

Current Lobby People: Paul Wellstone (Lobby Legislative leader MU Northfield-St. Olaf 2012 Lease Lobby Presidential Candidate), Dr. C. Vivian Stringer (MU Iowa City Campus/Shadow Minister for Education and Youth 2012 Lease Lobby Vice-Presidential Candidate), Sally Petersen (MU Urbandale Metro South Lobby Legislative Whip), Kim Robak (Governor of Nebraska. First ever governor from the Lobby), Steve Stipanovich (MU Creve Coeur-Town and Country/Head of the Lobby Men’s Union/Chairman of “Special Electoral Committee ‘12”

Interesting Lobby Supporters: Warren Buffett (chairman-founder Berkshire Hathaway Bank considered the national bank of the republic. One of the world’s richest men. The Buffett family were among the earliest supporters of the Lobby.), Prince Rogers Nelson (lead conductor of the Minneapolis Philaharmonic/popular recording artist/ and the composer of “Flowing Plains Forever” the national anthem of the GPUR), Lynette Woodard (head of the Great Plains Olympic Committee/captain of the 1980 Great Plains Olympic Womens Basketball team that pulled off the “Miracle On Wood” gold medal game upset win over the USSR at Moscow), Garrison Kellior (author/radio personality and running for MU representing College Park), Jesse Ventura (President/CEO of Minnesota Sports Entertainment running for MU representing Brooklyn), Dr. Marv Levy (longtime professor of history and literature at Grinnell College, Iowa/Winningest coach in Plains Collegiate Athletic Federation football history/running for MU representing Grinell-Marshall-Tama…at age 87!),

John Riggins (2-time Nile Kinnock Trophy Winner at University of Kansas. Veteran of the First Border Conflict with the IRNA in 1970-1971. Twice-MVP of the Bud Grant Cup, Running for MU representing Centralia-Northeast Sunflower), John Beasley (anchor/playwright/television producer), Kendra Wecker (2012 Olympic Gold Medalist/Heptathlon. Running for MU representing Maryville-Clay Center)

Great Spirit Community Party

Mainstream party of Indigenous peoples. Politics tend to be leftist in leaning slightly more left than the Lease Lobby, but their major issue and strongholds are mainly among Indigenous communities, but among parties that contest for the native North American vote, they often win that majority, at least in the north of the confederation. They have been making strides in the south since 1990s when Wilma Mankiller broke the Cherokee away from the pro-separatist Sequoyah People’s Bloc, and more and more of members representing the Civilized Tribes have followed suit, noting the example of tribes in New Mexico and Arizona who have gained a good share political power within the system. The recent election of Ryneldi Becenti as the first indigenous Prime Minister of the Southwestern Continental Union has greatly buoyed hopes for the GSCP. But separatist forces are also strengthened by the examples of the Cree, Iroquois and Mohawk nations who have won autonomy status.

Historical GSCP People: Leonard Peltier (founder of the GSCP/ Current MU representing Minneapolis Southeast), Russell Means (General Secretary of the GSCP, former MU), Dennis Banks (first elected GSCP MU current policy chair of the party)

Current GSCP People: Wilma Mankiller (MU representing Adair-Cherokee Tribal) 2012 GSCP Presidential Candidate), Frank LaMere (speaker of Nebraska unicameral/GSCP Vice Presidential Candidate) Chase Iron Eyes (MU Bismarck Homeland GSCP Legislative Whip . Some political observers say he is eyeing the 2014 or 2018 gubernatoral contest in North Dakota. Definitely a rising political star ), Darwin Snyder (MU South Sioux-Northeast Plains Chair of GSCP Campaign Committee), Prof. Ward Churchill (MU Rapid City-Custerland),

Interesting GSCP Supporters: Tim Giago (Chairman-CEO LakotaCom/LTV Networks), Dwight Howe (Nobel Laureate – One of the principal authors of the UN Declaration On Indigenous Rights), Jenna Plumley (television sports presenter/personality/GPBC),

[Jello_Biafra]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Edelstein

I think I might like to live in this republic. The only thing is: who do the Mizrahim vote for? All the Jewish parties in your list are historically Ashkenazi, and given what you say about the hostility between Palestine and its neighbors, I'd expect that the Arab Jews would still be persecuted and that many of them would flee to Palestine. In OTL, the Likud rose on the back of Mizrahi resentment of Mapai's cultural and absorption policies, to the point where Mapai is a cussword to many Mizrahim today. So what happened here - did the DLFP do a better job of absorbing refugees, has Mapai co-opted the Mizrahi vote in some other way, or has a party or two been left off your list?

Well, this is a historical snapshot, so this isn't indicative of politics in the late 20th/early 21st century. So I can't preclude a Mizrahi revolt after the 1970s. But at this point, the Mizrahi who fled to Palestine are living in a state whose institutions unconsciously reflect Ashkenazi values. The DLFP and Mapai in particular do try to accomodate them, but it is obviously something that has had more traction among second generation Mizrahim immigrants.

[Makemakean]

Originally Posted by Zacoftheaxes

Friendly Party:

Formed in 2005. Believes heavily in all parties working together and tries to act as a mediator in all debates.

"They're really hard to deal with in coalition negotiations, to be frank. They absolutely refuse to make any sort of concessions whatsoever on their extremist beliefs in compromise and cooperation. Really, you can't take them seriously."

[TNF]

Confederate States of America

Following the first multiracial democratic election in 1993, the Confederacy has a large number of political parties, most of which break down along racial lines, despite broad attempts at integrating the country. Operating under a semi-presidential system since the approval of a new constitution, Southron politics are quite interesting, and the Confederacy is seen as a very strong developing country.

The last presidential election was held in 2007, with another scheduled for 2013.

- Southron Christian Leadership Congress Democratic socialism, social democracy, social liberalism. Party membership is predominately black Confederate. The SCLC has held the Presidency since the 1993 Presidential Election, and has held a two-thirds majority in the Confederate Congress up until the 2010 Congressional elections. The SCLC is officially allied with Congress of Southron Labor (CSL) and the Southron Socialist Party (SSP).

- New Democratic Party Social liberalism, liberal democracy, centrism. The New Democrats were founded in 1999 to replace the old ruling party, the Democratic Party. Party membership largely consists of upper middle class or upper class white Confederates.

- Congress of Racial Equality Social democracy, social liberalism. CORE was founded as an alternative to the SCLC, which members of CORE have criticized for moving rightward and ignoring the needs of average Confederates.

- African Freedom Party Populism, black nationalism. The AFP was originally a paramilitary group operating in the last years of the racist regime before moving on to politics. The AFP is resolutely in favor of black nationalism.

- People's Democratic Party Social democracy, liberalism. Democrats that initially split from the ruling party and never looked back during the racialist regime.

- United Democratic Party Social democracy. Another split from the Democratic Party that consists of a large number of black Confederates.

- League of the South Classical liberalism, white nationalism, white separatism. A very unhappy group of white racists.

- Christian Democrats Christian democracy, social conservatism. The 'Religious Right' of OTL, but with a more left-leaning economic program.

[Makemakean]

Political parties in the United Kingdoms of Scandinavia:

Conservative Alliance (Konservativa alliansen)
On the paper actually two parties. Runs as Hattpartiet in Sweden, Finland, Ingria, Karelia and Norway and as Radikale Højre in Denmark, Iceland and Scandinavian Germany. Nordic conservatism, Scandinavian unionism and Christian democracy.

Liberal Coalition Party (Liberala samlingspartiet)
Major center-right party in Scandinavian politics. Classical liberalism with social liberal and conservative liberal factions.

Center Party (Centerpartiet)
Formerly the Agrarian League. The natural governing party in Finland on country level, it has been part of both center-right and center-left coalitions. Nordic centricism.

Social Democratic Labour Party (Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet)
Major center-left party in Scandinavian politics. Social democracy, democratic socialism.

[Lalli]

Republic of Finland:

USSR annexes Finland on 1940. Finland gain indepent back on 1991.

National Coalition Party:

Original NCP founded early years of first independence. When Finland annexed to USSR party banned. The party is conservative and pro-EU and pro-Nato. NCP supports strong bank system and low taxation. NCP supports strong army and police forces.

Social Democratic Party:

SDP is one of oldest parties of Finland. Its history back until end of 19th century. On years 1940 - 1990 SDP was part of Communist Party but separated before collapsing of USSR. Nowadays SDP is one of largest parties of Finland. The party supports strong welfare society and progressive taxation. SDP is quiet liberal party.

Center Party:

History of Center Party backs until early 20th century. Then its name was Agrarian League. Nowadays party is quiet big. The party is conservative and supports countryside. CP is too quiet EU-critic.

Left Wing Alliance:

Left Wing Alliance had formed by former communist and Social Democrats who wanted practise very left wing politics but supported western democracy and membership of EU. But the party is sometimes disagree economy politics of EU. LWA oppose Nato too.

Christian Democrats:

Christian Democrats is quiet conservative party and support Christian values.

Finnish Patriotic Alliance:

Finnish Patriotic Alliance is extremist right wing party. The party oppose immigrant of foreigners and want deport all Russians from Finland. FPA want make Finnish only allowed language. The party oppose EU. On the party is much neo-nazis.

Liberal Party:

Liberal Party support low taxation and small government. Its value world is quiet liberal.

Swedish National Party:

History of the party is backed until 19th century and strong language movement. Still nowadays SNP supports Swedish language.

Russian People's Party:

During Soviet occupation to Finland moved much Russians and on 2012 population of Finland 12 % speak Russian. Russian People's Party support rights of Russian. The party is very pro-Russian and oppose EU and Nato.

Finnish Communist Party:

Finnish Communist Party founded after Finnish Civil War on 1918. But the party had banned in Finland until 1940. During Soviet occupation Communist Party was only legal party and it was under Soviet Communist Party. On 1991 Finnish Communist Party was only party which opposed indepent declaration of Finland. Nowadays Communists oppose EU and Nato. Communists haven't been any government during re-indepent.

Samish Party:

Samish Party is smallest and newest parliament party of Finland. It supports rights of Samish people.

Parliament of Finland (200 seats):

National Coalition Party: 42
Social Democrat Party: 36
Center Party: 35
Left Wing Alliance: 21
Christian Democrats: 20
Finnish Patriotic Alliance: 18
Liberal Party: 9
Swedish National Party: 8
Russian People's Party: 7
Finnish Communist Party: 3
Samish Party: 1

[GeorgeUK]

Confederate States of America

Formed in 1861 and established after the Second American Revolution in 1866, the CSA is one of the prominent members of NATO and the UN, despite being constantly bashed on Family Guy. The CSA has had a history of less-than-stellar race relations, being the last western nation to abolish slavery, in 1898. However, reforms enacted by Jimmy Carter, and the election of Hispanic-Confederate Luis Fortuno as vice-President, indicate that the nation has been moving in the right direction.

Political Parties

Democrat- The more liberal of the two mainstream parties, and more popular in cosmopolitan areas, on college campuses, and among minorities. Initially called the "Southern Democratic Party" until the abandonment of the Democratic Party in the North in 1912 upon the creation of Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party. Held the Gray House for ninety years in succession. Notable Democrats include Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, PGT Beauregard, Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. The Democratic candidate in the 2011 presidential election was Blanche Lincoln.

Constitution- The more conservative of the two mainstream parties, and more popular in rural areas and the Bible Belt. Believes in states' rights and Christian values. Initially the party of pro-slavery fire-eaters, it was forced to abandon this platform post-abolition and would not be elected to the Grey House until Dwight D. Eisenhower won the 1951 election, although Oscar Underwood was only narrowly defeated by Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Notable Constitutionists include Nathan Bedford Forrest, William Cooper (who was wrongly predicted as winner of the 1945 election by the Atlanta Constitution), the aforementioned Dwight D. Eisenhower, Strom Thurmond and Mike Huckabee. The Constitution candidate in the 2011 presidential election was John McCain, the current president.

Nationalist- A hardline right-wing party. Fiercely isolationist, it runs on a platform of anti-communism, and many Confederates view it as fundamentalist. Its one success was the election of George Wallace in 1969. Its most recent showing was at the 1993 presidential election, where David Duke failed to carry even his home state of Louisiana.

Proscribed Groups

The IRA- After WW2, many CS soldiers and pilots who had been stationed in Britain mentioned that British intelligence in Northern Ireland had uncovered collaboration between the IRA and Nazi Germany, leading to Truman, with the backing of Eisenhower, to outlaw the organisation and any support of it. This nearly caused a minor diplomatic incident between the USA and the CSA when the CSBI attempted to arrest Gerry Adams in Virginia.

The Ku Klux Klan- This white supremacist organisation was active in the 1920s and 1930s, and were notorious for marching through black neighbourhoods. They have not been heard of post-WW2, however.

Westboro Baptist Church- Fred Phelps hates the Confederacy, and among many Confederates, the feeling's mutual. (The majority ignore him). When, during the Gore administration, same-sex marriage was legalised by the state of Cuba, with Florida following suit, Phelps announced that God would punish the "sinful south". A combination of picketing military funerals and then a statement that Hurricane Katrina was "divine retribution on the homosexual activities" led to outrage amongst the CS population, and the Gore administration banned the group from entering the Confederate States. Upon their victory in the 2005 election, the Huckabee administration upheld the ban.

[d32123]

My first thought was "Teddy Roosevelt forming the Progressive Party in that TL is awfully convergent." Then I saw Family Guy mentioned.

[Lost the game]

Confederate States of America
Independent in 1865, via a negotiated peace with President Vallandigham. The fate of Vallandigham and the Northern Democrats will be expounded upon in a later post.

Democratic Revolutionary Party
Founded in 1913 with the merger of the Democratic People's Party, Socialist Revolutionary Party, and the Communist Party, the Democratic Revolutionary Party was responsible for the 1915 Confederate Revolution, in which the one-party state of the Whig Party was overthrown. After the revolution, the party enacted land reforms that broke up the plantations and gave the land to the yeoman farmers and ex-sharecroppers. From the adoption of the new constitution in 1920, the DRP would hold the Presidency and a majority in both houses of Congress straight until 2006. That is when Melanie Thompson, the first woan elected President of the CSA, would be elected on the National Action Party. The party would throughout that time be accused of voter fraud and suppression. In the 1980s the Great Migration took place, as many Confederates would cross the border illegally. This continues to this day.

National Action Party Founded in 1954 out of the National and Populist Parties, the National Action Party would be the perennial loser in Confederate elections until 2006. In the 1980s, the Confederacy would be home to several drug smuggling routes to the United States. Cities like Miami and New Orleans would be particularly popular, as drugs like cocaine and heroin would be smuggled up the Mississippi to the Union Midwest, and up the coastal plain to the Union East coast. In 2006 as part of her election platform, Melanie Thompson declared war on the drug gangs that were increasing their control over the Confederacy. Drug violence has since then claimed 50,000 people.

Green party They exist.

[eaglesfan101]

Originally Posted by Lost the game

Confederate States of America
Green party They exist.

I'm beginning to think people just add an obligatory Green Party because this color is awesome!!!!

[thenewfoundlander1993]

The Republic of Canada was formed in the early 90's. It had previously lost Quebec and never had Newfoundland.

Union Jack Party A socially conservative, but economically centre-left party that developed throughout the former British Empire in the 1990's. It advocates stronger ties with England and other former colonies, and most famously the restoration of the monarchy. Despite currently forming the government in England and Newfoundland, it has not achieved the same level of popularity in Canada. Currently led by Gary Lee Weinrib.

Green Socialist Party Formed in the 1960's. Socially liberal, contains factions that are centre-left to communist. Commands a majority in PM Peter Mansbridge's Parliament, as well as the party of Pres. David Suzuki. Supports better relations with the US. The first democratically elected government since the overthrow of the MacLean dictatorship (see below).

Conservative Party Formed in 1867. Socially and economically conservative party that was banned following the 2011/12 protests that overthrew President Ron MacLean.

New Republic Party Centrist to centre-right; formed in 1988. Has been the main, and extremely vocal, opposition to GS. Supports a more hardline stance against the US. Currently lead by Robert Hull.

[Desmond Hume]

I whipped this up based on some old notes I made for my "Under the Eagle Flag" project. May do a few more based on those ideas.

Kingdom of Hawaii
Hawaii became a British protectorate in 1877, when King Kalakaua signed a treaty leasing the naval base of Pearl Harbour to Britain and giving British merchants special commercial rights. During the Protectorate period, the Native Hawaiian community under its monarchy was theoretically self-governing, but the economy was controlled by powerful white businessmen, and these white power-brokers brought many foreign workers from China, India, and Indonesia to work on their sugar and fruit plantations. Under a constitution imposed by the British after an abortive Native Hawaiian revolt in 1890, the House of Commons of the Hawaiian Parliament was elected by the Native Hawaiian and white population, with nearly all Asians being denied voting rights. The House of Chiefs, meanwhile, was composed of traditional Native Hawaiian nobles. While the 1890 constitution theoretically preserved a great degree of power for the King and the traditional chiefs, in reality the islands were effectively governed by the British High Commissioner backed by the white representatives in Parliament, with the King expected to rubber-stamp decisions and a huge portion of the lower-class Native Hawaiian and Asian population disenfranchised.

This state of affairs lasted until 1957, when unrest in the wake of the Great Global War forced a change. That year, a massive general strike brought the nation to a standstill, and it was feared a violent revolution would break out. A new constitution was written, giving Asian- and Indo-Hawaiians full civil rights. In addition, the House of Chiefs was abolished and Parliament has since been unicameral. The 1957 constitution began the process of ending the British protectorate. In 1965 Hawaii became fully independent, although British military bases remain (notably at Pearl Harbour) and the country remains a member of the British Commonwealth.

Hawaii is one of the most diverse nations on the planet, even though its population is only about 1 million. Indo-Hawaiians (the descendants of workers from India and Indonesia) make up a slight plurality of the population, at 28% of the total; Native Hawaiians are close behind, at 25%. White Hawaiians and East Asians (composed largely of Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans) each have about 16%. About 10% of the population is of mixed race, while the remaining 5% includes other Pacific Islanders, West Indians of African descent, and recent immigrants from the Philippines and Latin America.

Hawaii is a parliamentary democracy with a unicameral Parliament. The monarch remains head of state, but the monarch’s powers are today entirely ceremonial. The current monarch is King Kamaka II. The Parliament consists of 72 members elected on a constituency system.

Political Parties of Hawaii

Hawaiian Labour Party: The most multi-ethnic party, the HLP was originally formed in the 1930’s to advocate for the rights of Indo- and Asian-Hawaiian agricultural workers. It played a leading role in the General Strike of 1957, and it has formed the most governments since then. The HLP favors an ideology of “One Hawaii” that teaches toleration for all ethnic and religious groups and equal rights for all; this has helped it become the party of choice for white liberals too. The HLP favors social-democratic economic policies and favors strong ties with Britain and (for economic reasons) the United States. It currently leads the governing coalition and is led by Prime Minister Mohinder Singh (MHP for Waimalu North).

Hawaiian National Party: The mainstream Native Hawaiian party, the HNP is the historic party of opposition. It is descended from the banned Home Rule Party of the early twentieth century, and it was formed in its current incarnation in 1955. It allied with the HLP during the General Strike, but the two parties have since drifted apart over Native Hawaiian issues. The HNP favors policies to preserve the land rights and culture of Native Hawaiians, in opposition to the HLP’s “One Hawaii” platform. The HNP has also come to oppose the presence of British military bases in Hawaii, since these bases are felt to disproportionately impact the land rights of Native Hawaiians. The HNP is currently the main opposition party and is led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Kawaho (MHP for Kalaheo).

Liberal Party: The party of the white planter elite in the Protectorate period, the LP has suffered a precipitous decline in fortunes since independence. It favors economic liberalism and close ties with Britain; since these platforms put it in stark opposition to both of the major parties, it has rarely participated in any government since independence. Its current leader is Matt King, MHP for Manoa North-Hillside and Deputy Prime Minister in the current government.

Hawaiian National Congress: Founded during the Protectorate era to advocate for the rights of Indian Hawaiians, the HNC took its inspiration and name from the Indian National Congress of colonial India. It helped organize the General Strike along with the HLP and HNP, but it is a minor party today that attracts most of its support from the Indo-Hawaiian middle class. The current leader of the HNC is Pranab Chatterjee, MHP for Honolulu Kalihi.

Socialist Workers’ Party: Originally formed in 1971 by a splinter group of HLP leftists, mostly of Chinese descent, who objected to what they saw as excessive control exercised over the HLP by Indo-Hawaiians, the SWP has since mostly reconciled with its parent party and frequently partners with it in coalitions. It maintains distinctive stances on land issues, favoring outright nationalization of the big plantations, and it also favors the expulsion of British military forces. Its longtime leader (since 1974) is Arthur Kwan (MHP for Kailua Central).

Ke Ea Hawai’i (Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement): Formed by radical Native Hawaiian nationalists in 1968, this controversial party advocates “Hawaii for the Hawaiians.” It favors radical land redistribution, the expulsion of British military forces (whom KEH refers to as ‘occupiers’); most controversially, in the past KEH extremists have spoken out against intermarriage, immigration, and tourism, leading some to label it a racist group. More positively, the group runs a number of cultural and educational programs that have done much to preserve the Hawaiian language and traditional customs; this is what the current, more moderate KEH considers to be its real work. The current KEH leader in Parliament is Noelani Kealoha (MHP for Molokai and Lanai).

Current Parliament (after 2011 general election):

1. Hawaiian Labour Party—24 seats, leads governing coalition
2. Hawaiian National Party—22 seats, leads opposition
3. Liberal Party—10 seats, member of governing coalition
4. Hawaiian National Congress—7 seats, member of governing coalition
5. Socialist Workers’ Party—5 seats
Ke Ea Hawai’i—4 seats

[robbiej]

Political Parties of the United Provinces of South America

Formed in 1832, from a union of Argentina, the Peru-Bolivian Union, Uruguay, and Paraguay, out of fear of Brazilian imperial domination of the Amazon, Paraguay and Uruguay. After union intervention in the War of the Farappos, in 1836, they forced the independence of the Piratini republic, which was annexed as a state of the union in 1841. Chile was added to the union in 1854, after it was promised that Arica would be part of its state and was granted favourable autonomy.

The UPSA became a first world nation with a modern economy during the closing years of the 19th century, when its favourable industrial laws and open plains of Patagonia made it a haven for manufacturing and cattle grazing.

The Union was further extended by the annexation of parts of the Amazon basin after the first Great War with Brazil, which was granted statehood in 1932, on the centenary of union. Today the UPSA is a stable, first world democracy and one of the premier powers in the world.

Organisation of Legislature:
The UPSA has a bicameral legislature. The lower house, the Congress, has 151 seats allocated by population. The upper house, the Senate, has 61 seats, 3 from every Province in the Union and 1 from the DF Buenos Aires. The executive is held by the President, who is the head of the majority party (or coalition, if no party has over 51% of seats) in the Congress, and this appointed cabinet. Elections for the Congress are held every 4 years, whereas Senators serve for 8 years, but half the senators are up for reelection every 4 years.

Parties

Radical Worker's Party: The most left wing party in the UPSA Legislature. Stand for radical wealth redistribution, expansion of social services, nationalisation of the lucrative minerals industry, but are socially very conservative. Holds no seats in the Congress, but has 1/61 seats in the Senate.

Social Democratic Party: Major socialist party in the legislature. Are also in favour of wealth distribution, and the nationalisation of the minerals, however, are also in support of extending native title to the UPSA First Peoples, civil unions, and legalising abortion. Have 4 seats in the Congress and 3 in the Senate.

Labour Party Largest opposition party in the legislature. Stands for increasing taxes and increasing social services, however, are opposed to nationalisations. They are also in favour of civil unions and granting native title, though legalising abortions are not part of their platform. Have 42 seats in the Congress and 15 in the Senate. Have been in government before, mostly in coalition with the SDP.

National Liberal Party Current governing party, and the largest in the legislature. Stand for low taxes and privatisation, but are also in favour of civil unions, and legalisation of abortions, though not Native Title. Traditional liberal party. Have 81 seats in the Congress and 23 in the Senate. Frequently the governing party of the late 20th century, though there have been periods of LP government.

Conservative Alliance Centre right wing party. Stand for lowered taxes and some privatisation, but are against Native Title and civil union legislation. Are strongly opposed to abortion. Have frequently governed in coalition with the NLP, and were formally a major governing party in the 19th century. Have 10 seats in Congress and 4 in the Senate.

Rural Party Party of the rural regions. Strong in Patagonia and rural Chile. Stand for higher protectionism and increased social services and security, but are against the legalisation of abortion, civil unions, and are strongly opposed to native title (they were in fact formed to fight agains it). Have 6 seats in the Congress and 3 in the Senate.

Lusitanian Independence Party Party popular among Lusophone speakers in the state of Rio Grande, which was separated from Brazil in 1836 and annexed in 1852. Some of the more radical members demand total independence from the UPSA for Rio Grande, though most simply want services provided in Portuguese and autonomy. Have 2 seats in Congress and 1 in the Senate.

Party of the First Peoples An alliance of First People's advocacy groups, which first ran for parliament in 1988. They have since become popular among the UPSA's indigenous residents, and in some states have become popular enough to win senatorial candidates. Stand for native advocacy, such as Native Title and linguistic support. Have 1 seat in the Senate.

Guarani Party A separate party of the Guarani peoples of the states of Gran Chaco and Paraguay, who stand for increased autonomy for Paraguay and Gran Chaco specifically, as well as finding the PFP too liberal for their tastes. Have 2 seats in the Congress and 3 in the Senate.

Environmental Party A minor party who stand for environmentalism above all else. Mostly active in the inner cities. Have 2 seats in the senate and 2 in the Congress.

Provincial Rights Party Far right conservative party. Are against immigration, and want to increase federalisation of the UPSA to make it more difficult. Also want to nationalise the minerals industry, if only to make sure the foreigners don't get their hands on it. Are extremely socially conservative. Have 3 seats in the Senate.

[Lalli]

Kingdom of Scotland

Scotland has warred many times with England through Middle Ages. On 1577 king of Scotland James V and king of England Edward VI made peace and England promised that it not involve affairs of Scotland. Scotland transfered onto protestantims end of 16th century. In Scotland has been many conflicts between weak parliament and nearly absolutist king and the country has been even near civil war. But finally the country tranfered to constitutional monarchy peacefully. Nowadays Scotland is quiet prosperous country and country has strong parliament.

Conservative Party:

Oldest still acting party of Scotland. Conservative Party is very pro-monarchy and it support christian values. Economically and socially it is quiet right wing.

Workers' Party:

Support rights of workers and poor people. Its values are quiet conservative but support welfare state.

Socialist Party:

Socialist Party separated from Workers' Party on 1897 when it thought that WP not be radical enough. The party support strong parliament and welfare state. SP too want keep income taxes high. Its values are quiet liberal.

National Party:

Very right wing party. National Party support protecting of Scottish identity and wants very strict immigration politic. The party wants keep Scotland so indepent as possible.

Green Party:

Green Party is newest party of Scotland. It want very strict enviromnental protection laws. The party oppose nuclear power and wants ban fur farming.

Parliament of Scotland (125 seats)

Conservative Party: 55
Workers' Party: 38
Socialist Party: 14
National Party: 11
Green Party: 7

[shakaka36]

The Dual Monarchy of Natal

In a world where South Africa was never united, the former Natal colony has evolved a unique system, a constitutional monarchy in which both royal authority is vested in both the Queen Elizabeth II and the Zulu King.

Inkatha Freedom Party

Established as the political voice of Zulu traditionalists concerned about the influence of Communist and Radical groups in the Black Rights movement of the 1930s. Following the institution of universal suffrage in 1960, the party gradually built up a presence in parliament, eventually becoming the first party not from the old White-Indian political class to lead a government following the 1968 election. Over time Inkatha has developed into a multiracial party of the center right, supporting social conservative positions and the free market, and drawing support from conservative Whites (particularly Afrikaaners) and Indians, as well as Zulus. Although the scandal-ridden Zuma administration badly hurt the party's credibility around the turn of the millenium, it has recently recovered much of its support and holds 70 seats in Parliament, and leads a coalition government with the Democratic Alliance.

Democratic Alliance

Formed in 1997 out of the unification of a number of older parties from the pre-democracy era, the DA has surprised those who suspected it would simply act as a puppet of the old White and Indian elites. The party is combines a focus on free markets with an aggressive social liberalism. The DA holds 23 seats in parliament and is the junior partner in the coalition government.

Progressive Reform Party

A perennial also-ran in Natal elections, the party aspires to centrism, but draws most of its support from its willingness to back a variety of fringe populist positions. Currently somewhat right wing, the party's ideological position shifts regularly with changes in its leadership and in reaction to the political environment. The party holds 6 seats in parliament.

Progressive Socialist Party

Of no formal relationship to the PRP, the PSP is the main left-wing party in Natal. The public soured on the party after its radical policies in government in the 1980s led to economic crisis. The party has subsequently reorganized itself as a more moderate center-left force, and was in government for a decade after the dramatic collapse of the Zuma administration. The party currently holds 57 seats in parliament.

African National Alliance

An Africanist party, it advocates for comprehensive redistribution of economic resources to the Black majority, and aggressive cultural engineering to affirm the 'African' nature of the country. Unlike in some of its neighbors, where similar parties have become powerful political players, a cordon sanitaire enforced by the other parliamentary parties and the robust Natal economy keep the ANA impotent. The party has 4 seats in parliament.