List Political Parties of Alternate Countries

[Little Red Bean]

Cantonese as in the language, or in this case the pseudo-national identity being forged for Southern China as distinct from the rest of it. Plus Canton technically is just Guangzhou, not all of Guangdong, as Canton is the name the British used. Cantonese is the official language, they're pretty nationalist/patriotic, and they also control more than just either Canton or Guangdong, really controlling a sizeable portion of southern China. In fact, if they ever take more, they plan to rename themselves Guangxi, but as the world is currently rebuilding from the Third World War, that won't be soon. Also, in the Republic they use 廣東粵共和國, but the West translates that as Cantonese Republic of Guangdong rather than the Yue Republic.

That's a much better name than I had imagined. And yeah, I can understand the concept behind trying to revive Yue identity, but why would they bother? They seem to be ideologically-driven and have territorial ambitions beyond being a neo-warlord faction. I think it would be easier to wed their libertarian political program with Chinese identity than trying to both impose a new ideology and a new national identity on their population at the same time. Unless there is some sort of a Mandarin-speaking state that they are trying to be independent from, it would be a lot easier just to promote themselves as the successor to the Chinese states with a new ideological coat of paint.

 

[Xanthoc]

That's a much better name than I had imagined. And yeah, I can understand the concept behind trying to revive Yue identity, but why would they bother? They seem to be ideologically-driven and have territorial ambitions beyond being a neo-warlord faction. I think it would be easier to wed their libertarian political program with Chinese identity than trying to both impose a new ideology and a new national identity on their population at the same time. Unless there is some sort of a Mandarin-speaking state that they are trying to be independent from, it would be a lot easier just to promote themselves as the successor to the Chinese states with a new ideological coat of paint.

The PRC is still around, just a bit smaller and very, very N̶a̶z̶i̶ nationalist, officially no longer a socialist state, and has revanchist propaganda on every street. They are still stronger than any of the breakaway states individually, so Guangdong has a priority of making any reclamation a pain in the ass by making the "Mandarin" to be a foreign invader if things go down. Their powerhouse is also Hong Kong, and they use the history of the Yue, of the Southern warlord states, and of Hong Kong for their new national identity, implying that their times of prosperity were when independent/not part of China, and downfalls that of the "northern governments".

 

[JJohnson]

I'll give it a go.

United States of America:

Each of the 76 states has at least 2 parties in their legislatures. Major parties include:

Democrat Party
-Ideology: pro-union, pro-nationalist (i.e. favors national government power over local power), pro-interventionist, anti-immigration, moderate economic regulation; Centrist Party, can go slightly left or right.
-History: Grew from the Democratic Republicans of Jefferson, the party briefly flirted with socialism, but ousted them from the party in the late 19th century as antithetical to the American way of life. Socialists, environmentalists, and communists did not find a home in this party in the United States, leading to a lack of representation for such views nationally in this party. The party is pro-capitalist, but with strong protections for employees (they don't use 'workers' because that's a communist term) through their union allies. Unlike the Republicans, this party is more strongly interventionist, but the Republicans provide a strong check on their international jaunts. Formerly very states' rights, from the 1930s onwards, the party grew more nationalist, while the large turn in ideology came in the late 1950s in an attempt to hold more power. It has an undercurrent of corruption due to its nationalist, corporatist ideologies and supporters. With its origins as a slave-holding party, it failed to garner black votes in the 1940s and 50s with the Civil Rights movement, and didn't want to expand minority support of Republicans, and is staunchly anti-immigration both for that as well as protecting union jobs
-Past Positions: pro-expansion (supported purchase of Cuba and Florida in Adams-Onis Treaty, purchase of Rupert's Land after War of 1812, Dutch and Danish Virgin Islands, Washington (OTL Marquesas) Islands and the rest of Polynesia, pro-emigration for ex-slaves after the end of the War Between the States to Liberia, imperialism (imposing American values on 'liberated' peoples in American Samoa, Mariana Islands, Greenland, Macau, Marshall Islands)
-Senators: 61
-Representatives: 741

Republican Party
-Ideology: pro states' rights (big on limiting national power in favor of state power), pro-Constitution, right-to-work (freedom from being forced to be in a union), limited interventionist, limited immigration from Western Europe and British Commonwealth, free market with little regulation except contract law, cultural respect but within the framework of Americanism; Right-wing
-History: Created in the 1850s as an anti-slavery party, the second Mexican War brought a premature and negotiated end to the War between the States to solve the French-supported Mexican army's invasion of Rio Grande, Baja California's capital of San Diego, Durango, and Sonora (OTL Sonora and Chihuahua), and Rocky Point, Arizona, the state's largest port in the Gulf of California. The party grew to be a national party, and in the 1880s-1890s, absorbed the southern states' rights ideology, while the Democrats took on the unionist-nationalist views. The party has sporadic issues with corruption but by and large is a classical liberal party.
-Past positions: anti-slavery, anti-union (now it's 'limited union' so long as union membership is not mandatory to hold any job).
-Senators: 76
-Representatives: 896

Minor Parties with national representation in Congress:

Conservation Party
-Ideology: environmental preservation, profiting on nature while keeping pristine. Center-Right; often caucuses with Republican Party
-History: Split from the Progressive Party early on, contributing to its early demise. It rarely garners more than 5-10% nationally. It is free market and supports the National Parks and environmental protection but not at the expense of private property rights. Typically operates more on the state level, but believes the national government is best able to run the National Parks. They support energy exploration and extraction from National Parks when it preserves the beauty of the park and doesn't disturb visitors
-Senators: 3 (CA)
-Representatives: 59

Green Party:
-Ideology: Socialist, Environmentalist Party; Left-wing; Often caucuses with Democrat Party
-History: split from Progressives and merged with some socialists from the Democratic Socialist Party of the 1920s-1930s.
-Senators: 1
-Representatives: 19 (BC,OA,NY,CA)

Parti Américain Français:
-Ideology: Linguistic Rights, Cultural preservation; Center-Right
-History: After Quebec joined the revolution, the state embraced the Federalist Party, but by the 1830s-1840s, found it was losing its unique French-speaking heritage. It allowed the western, English-speaking half to be split into the state of Ottawa as part of the Missouri Compromise, enabling the French speakers to have their own state. Later, Quebecois east of Lac St Jean advocated another split into the state of East Quebec due to political differences with the western part of Quebec. By the early 1900s, the state of French education brought about the rise of this party to advocate for greater linguistic protection in Louisiana, Texas (eastern border region near Louisiana), Nova Scotia, Quebec, East Quebec, Maine. The party is intensely patriotic
-Accomplishments: Right to speak French to any national government agency/service and in court at no charge to citizen; second Quebec Flag (white St George's Cross with 4 gold fleur-de-lis in each square); compilation of and establishment of a national American French standard, preserving the historic Quebec/Acadian French dialect, which is taught in Quebec, Lousiana, Nova Scotia, Maine, East Quebec, and Newfoundland in French-language schools, and in TX in several smaller private schools.
-Past Positions: Anti-French in the brief French-American War in 1798, some secessionist sentiment during the 1860s, anti-slavery.
-Senators: 5 (QU,EQ,LA)
-Representatives: 84/1888
-Cultural Landmarks: Quebec City, Montreal, New Orleans, and numerous other cities

Deutsch-Amerikaner Partei:
-Ideology: Linguistic Rights, Cultural Preservation; Center-Right
-History: Formed in the 1900s for southern Germans who wanted to preserve their own unique linguistic and cultural heritage, with large support in Texas, Rio Grande, northern Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Durango, California, and New Mexico, and some support in Tennessee and Kentucky. They preserve the 'Amerikanisches Deutsch' dialect, with some minor differences from Hochdeutsch (more use of du/ihr instead of Sie, use of simple past more than present perfect, use of subjunctive 2 more often than the compound subjunctive with würde)
-Past Positions: anti-slavery (Difficult for those in the south), but helped end the war quicker
-Senators: 3 (TX)
-Representatives: 67/1888
-Cultural Landmarks: German Quarter, just west of the French Quarter, New Orleans, from the mid 18th century; Neu Braunfels, TX, Helen, GA, Frankenmuth, MI, and several other cities.

Nederlands-Amerikaanse partij:
-Ideology: Linguistic Rights, Cultural Preservation; Center-Left
-History: Formed in the 1940s after a number of Dutch refugees came from Europe after WW2, and joined the existing Dutch communities in New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia to promote their culture and language.
-Senators: 2
-Representatives: 22/1888


Unrecognized Parties:
Aztlan / Mexico National Socialist Party
-Ideology: race-based (even though it is illegal to have any party based on race due to Title VII and the Civil Rights act of 1962), return the entire Mexican Cession to Mexico (which includes Texas, Rio Grande, Baja California (37° and south to Cape Saint Luke), Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, South Durango, Sonora, and North Durango (OTL Chihuahua), unlimited immigration of any Hispanic into the territory and having more children than whites.
-History: Founded in the 1970s during a major influx of illegal immigration from Mexico and southern countries that was not stemmed by the government until 1981. Has rioted and committed violence against citizens and has encouraged the continuance of the ban on immigration from Central and South America, aside from Patagonia, British, Dutch, and German Guyana.

Former Parties:

Democratic Socialist Party
-Ideology: socialism, eugenics; Left-wing
-History: Split from the Democrat Party in the 1910s, advocated a national bank, national health care, national welfare program, on the model of the German social welfare system.
-Disbanded: 1942
-Senators: 18 (1934 at peak, from New England)
-Representatives: 180 (1934, at peak)

National Socialist Party
-Ideology: nationalism, socialism, eugenics; Left-wing; advocated all aspects of life being under the aegis and control of government, including health, food, cars, children's education, retirement, reproduction, and so on. Margaret Sanger was a prominent member, advocating eugenics against 'undesirables' in her words, or Americans of African origin. She was arrested and died in jail in 1949 for violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1946.
-History: split from the Democratic Socialist Party in 1932 in support of France's Croix-de-Feu party, advocating national socialism, getting major press coverage in the NY Times, a former newspaper that fell into disrepute in 1941 after the second World War started. Party was disbanded and a large number of members arrested when they attempted a military coup, which also destroyed the DSP and made the Democrat Party out of power for over 30 years.
-Disbanded: 1941
-Senators: 3 (1938)
-Representatives: 145 (1938, at peak)

Communist Party
-Ideology: social ownership of means of production; overthrow of constitution and institution of a dictatorship of the proletariat.
-History: founded in 1880s, and gathered some members in New England and the Great Lakes region, but after the communist fight of WW2, the party disbanded and was declared illegal by act of Congress. Former members moved on to the Democrat Party or the Green Party.
-Disbanded: 1942
-Senators: 0
-Representatives: 0

 

[Meshakhad]

Consider this a teaser of sorts for Judea Rising:

Major Parties of Judea as of 1930:

Workers' Party
Leader: Ya'akov Hazan
The Workers' Party (more often called the Judean Communist Party) are revolutionary communists who think that the Socialists are either just too soft or are being bribed with Rothschild money. They want a complete break with Britain and can be openly disdainful of religion. In practice, they do support most of the Socialists' immediate goals on the basis that some progress is better than no progress. They have attracted a disproportionate number of Arab supporters recently.

Socialist Party
Leader: David Ben-Gurion
The Socialists advocate a gradual reformation of society, promoting worker-owned co-ops instead of corporations. They are neutral on the subject of religion, opposing the imposition of Jewish law, but occasionally using religious rhetoric themselves. The Socialists also favor universal military service, and their influence within the military makes many nervous. As of the 1930 elections, the Socialists (combined with the Communists and Unionists) have formed a majority government, with Mr. Ben-Gurion as Prime Minister.

Unionist Party
Leader: James Rotshil (James de Rothschild)
The Unionists (sometimes called the Tories) favor maintaining Judea's current relationship with Britain and laissez-faire economics, albeit with a heavy state influence. Their main center of support is Haifa.

Nationalist Party
Leader: Vladimir Zhabotinsky
The Nationalists want a state that is free of non-Jews. They openly dismiss the Arab minority as either insignificant or as invaders. They also favor a break with Britain, but where the Workers' Party would seek an alliance with the Soviet Union, the Nationalists believe that Judea should stand alone. Many have compared them to fascist movements in Italy and Germany, although they openly despise foreign fascists. The Nationalists won a plurality in the 1925 elections, and with the help of TJP formed a very shaky government.

Torah Judaism Party
Leader: Mordechai Weingarten
The TJP favors a state guided by Jewish law. With their support coming almost entirely from the old Jewish communities of Old Jerusalem and Tzfat, they have little power, but none of the other Jewish parties (except the Communists) dare openly disparage them.

Arab Unity Party
Leader: Raghib al-Nashashibi
The Arab Unity Party advocates for the Judean Arab community. They favor autonomy for Judean Arabs, with some advocating a separate territory for the Arabs. They are also social conservatives, which has led to some surprising ties to the TJP. Dominated by the established Arab families, they have been losing supporters to the Socialists and Communists.

 

[JJohnson]

In the same universe:

United Kingdom of Great Britain, Ireland, Guyana, and Gibraltar:

Constituencies
-House of Lords: 4 (IR), 7 (EN), 1 (WL), 10 (SC): total members: 100 from England, Scotland, Ireland, and 50 from Wales (350 total)
-House of Commons: 39 (EN), 32 (IR), 13 (WL), 34 (SC); total members: 803

Representation:
-EN: 605 (population is 45,378,551)
-SC: 71
-IR: 85
-WA: 41

Liberal Party (full name: Liberal Unionist Party)
-Ideology: classical liberalism (what Americans would call conservatism), Austrian Economics, pro-monarchy, pro-union, pro-constitutional rights, moderate internationalism
-History: Formed in the 1850s from the Whigs, Peelites, and Radicals in the 1850s, this party absorbed several Unionist parties over the years, and has advocated a strong national identity with reserved powers to the constituent countries (a more recent change to blunt the democratic parties that arose over the years, and the republicans). Today the party advocates almost-free trade, mostly with democratic nations like the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Germany, France, the Scandinavian countries, and a few others, but tariffs on those countries which tried to flood the market (China, Japan, Thailand) with cheap goods made with slave labor; it advocates lowering taxes, including the income and wage taxes, and replacing the graduated tax with a flat tax, and elimination of the national sales tax as a drag on the economy.
-Accomplishments: Home Rule Bill of 1886 (devolved parliaments to Ireland, Wales, Scotland), Home Rule Bill of 1948 (devolved English parliament), Westminster Hall Bill (uses the larger Westminster Hall for the House of Commons) of 1949; Common Retirement Bill of 1961: expanded the Retirement Bill of 1948 to include non-military, providing separate retirement accounts for all from wages by a set-aside tax of 1% (now 6.3%) on every citizen so no person would have to live on the street or go hungry.
-HoC: 451

British Democratic Party
-Ideology: moderately mixed economy, moderate immigration from any former Imperial country, welfare and nationalized health care, internationalist: Centre Left
-History: emerging from the failed Labour, plus EDP and SDP members who left those parties, this is currently the minority party in Parliament. It advocates nationalizing health care in the UK, and establishing a Scandinavian welfare state. The current model of private retirement, health, and unemployment accounts that are only supplemented by the Treasury to help make up the difference in standard of living isn't enough for the BDP, even though this earns them plenty of criticism from the media as socialist and would cost too much. Held government for much of the 1990s, as well as off and on in the 50s and 60s, till the 'Immigration Troubles' in 1962, when the Liberals took over till 1992.
-Accomplishments: Supplemental Retirement Bill (1974): allowed Treasury funds to go to people to supplement their retirement accounts if people hadn't saved enough to give them the average income of the last 10 years of work for the rest of their lives, and to provide cost of living adjustments; Retirement Bill of 1948: provided returning soldiers from overseas pension accounts from their income that would be saved for retirement, health care, and unemployment. This bill was a compromise bill with the Liberals and several other parties, as the BDP wanted fully Treasury-funded retirement for all UK citizens.
-HoC: 259

Minority Parties:

Labour Union Party
-Ideology: pro-trade-union, mixed/regulated economy, pro-welfare state, is okay with immigration
-HoC: 5

British Trade Union Party
-Ideology: pro-trade-union, mixed/regulated economy, anti-immigration

Conservative Party
-Ideology: fiscal conservatism, pro-monarchy, pro-union, no devolved parliaments
-History: A strongly pro-union (i.e., pro-Westminster) party formed in the 19th century, advocating stronger powers for Westminster as opposed to devolution to the constituent countries, it also opposed the accession of British Guyana and Gibraltar into the UK. It held 1 government in the 19th century and since has never formed a government.
-HoC: 13

Liberal Democratic Party
-Ideology: centrist
-History: Formed in the 1940s as a mid-way between the liberals and several historic Democratic parties in the UK, this party has traditionally been an advocate of devolution, reduction in the powers of parliament and the monarchy, greater freedom for citizens and equality, and electoral reform. It formed 3 governments over the years, helping push the Liberal Party once and the BDP twice to a governing coalition.
-HoC: 12

Green Party
-Ideology: environmental protection nationwide
-History: Formed in the 1950s due to the post-war suburb boom and the rise in smog in the cities, the party began advocating for a Clean Air Bill, which eventually passed in 1967
-Accomplishments: Clean Air Bill of 1967; Industrial Smog and Waste Cleanup Bill of 1969 (cleaned up smokestack exhaust and city smog, and introduced car exhaust standards)
-HoC: 1

Irish Catholic Party
-Ideology: Christian Democracy, pro-union, pro-monarchy, pro-Catholic values (anti-abortion, etc)
-History: After the Protestant Revolution and the English colonization, the Catholic Church in Ireland descended for centuries till it was maybe 24% of the population due to the Gunpowder Plot and the English and Irish Civil Wars. It has since recovered to about 31%, but it doesn't have much vitality. Its greatest appeal is tradition in Ireland, but the Irish Protestants remain a vibrant majority.

Democratic Unionist Party
-Country: Ireland
-Ideology: classical liberalism, pro-union, pro-monarchy
-History: Formed in 1964 in Ireland from members of the Liberal, Unionist, and Democrat Parties to increases the devolution of powers to Ireland.

Fine Gael
-Country: Ireland
-Ideology: Irish culture and language, pro-union, Christian Democracy, Liberal Conservatism (here defined as economic liberalism, Austrian school, capitalism, free markets, political liberty, plus cultural conservatism, preserving older cultural values against 'cultural rot')
-Accomplishments: re-introduction of Irish language schooling in 1896, courts in 1913, and in government in 1920.

Fianna Fáil
-Ideology: Irish Republicanism, anti-union, anti-monarchy
-History: Formed in 1870 to urge separation from the UK, things kind of petered out with the Home Rule bill, and the continual devolution of power, but they still want separation from England and to set up an Irish Republic.
-HoC: 4

Scottish National Party
-Ideology: Scottish culture, Scots Gaelic and Scots language rights
-History: After home rule, the SNP formed as a party advocating for the Scottish languages and culture, preserving it against melting together with the English, but advocating union in the UK as necessary to the Scottish economy and freedoms.
-Accomplishments: Scottish Gaelic Language Bill of 1889 (allowed use of Scots Gaelic in schooling); Scots Gaelic Radio and Broadcasting Bill of 1964 (created BBC Scotland; provided for both Scots and Gàidhlig in radio and TV); Scots Gaelic Commission Bill of 1956 (created the Scots Gaelic Language Board (Gàidhlig cànan Coimisean) to regulate the language and promote its use)
-HoC: 13

Irish National Party
-Ideology: Irish Culture, language, devolution, protestantism
-History: Formed in 1910 to advocate for greater home rule and an Irish cultural revival, the party is strongly pro-union and Protestant. Members did lead to the Reformation of the Church in Ireland in the 1920s, bringing the church more in-line with 'mainstream' Protestantism, and away from Anglicanism. Supports the monarchy and union with England, but recognition of Irish language and culture
-Accomplishments: Irish Schools Bill of 1889 (created and allowed Irish language schools; accomplishment of the Irish Unionist Party); Irish Courts and Government Bill of 1919 (allowed use of Irish in courts and government, devolved language policy to Ireland); Irish Commerce Bill of 1923 (Ireland only; requires businesses to put up signage in Irish and have Irish speakers available; this lead to a reverse in the decline of Irish from a low of 140,000 in 1910 to its current 2.9 million, mainly in the west and south).
-HoC: 11

Welsh National Party - Plaid Cymru
-Ideology: Welsh Culture, Welsh language rights, devolution; pro-union
-Founded: In 1886 as the Welsh Union Party, renamed Welsh National Party in 1953
-History: Founded in support of Union with the UK in 1886 after Home Rule and its very limited devolution, this party advocated a revival of the Welsh language and celebration of its culture. It is more strongly represented in the Welsh Parliament.
-Accomplishments: Welsh Education Act of 1887 (allowed schooling in Wales in Welsh); Welsh Language Bill of 1977 (established right of schooling in Welsh so that over 80% of children are taught in Welsh-only, use in courts and with local government, radio, and Welsh Language Commission); Welsh Television Bill of 1964 (established BBC Cymru to create programs in English and Welsh); amended WTVB 1983 (amended prior bill to require Welsh dubbing for BBC 1-4 programs and subtitles for all programs aired in Wales)
-HoC: 10

Mebyon Kernow (The Party for Cornwall)
-Ideology: Centrist politically, Cornish linguistic rights, devolution
-History: Formed in 1951, this party advocates devolution and a Cornish Parliament.
-Accomplishments: Cornish Language Rights Bill of 1973 (allowed use of Cornish language in schools in Cornwall); Cornish Courts and Government Bill of 1991 (allowed use of Cornish in court and in dealings with local government without charge); Cornish Language Bill of 1980 (established funding for a unified Cornish orthography, dictionary, and Cornish Language Council (Cussel an Tavas Kernuak) to promote Cornish language within Cornwall); Cornish Media and Broadcasting Bill of 1987 (established subtitling in Cornish for all BBC shows, establishment of Cornish language radio station); CMBB of 2001 (established funds for dubbing BBC programs into Cornish; mandated all shows broadcast in Cornwall have at least subtitles in Cornish; most shows and movies have Cornish dubbing and subtitles)
-HoC: 1

British National Party
-Ideology: anti-immigration, pro-life, Christian values, pro-union
-History: formed from a merger of several parties formed in the 1960s, the BNP threatened the Liberal/BDP government until the Immigration Bill of 1964 was passed, limiting immigration from countries of the Commonwealth aside from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada except for those having a college degree in technical or medical areas. After the airline hijacking of 1966, when a member of the royal family was killed, immigration from the Middle East, aside from Israel was cut off until 2006. It supports the Christian tradition of the UK with appeals to history and tradition, successfully keeping religion a subject in the schools of the UK. Strongly pro-monarchy and pro-tradition, the BNP also successfully stopped the far-left 'multiculturalist' trend from gaining steam as anti-British and detrimental to the unique historic traditions of Great Britain and Ireland by reducing them to equal status to unfree corrupt countries, with the stance that the UK is freer, more democratic, and has done more for the world than any third world country, so its culture is inherently superior.
-HoC: 23

Note: The national parties have independence party counterparts that advocate independence from the UK, but none of them have representation in the UK Parliament
Note: Each country has a specific 'Christian Party' (Irish Christian Party, etc) advocating for Christian education, home schooling, tradition, pro-monarchy, pro-union policies.

Historic Parties:

Labour Party
-Ideology: pro-labour-union, mixed/regulated economy, (formerly) Democratic Socialism
-History: Emerged out of trade union and socialist parties in the 19th century, but their willingness to embrace socialism and democratic socialism tainted the party nationally after WW2 as being sympathetic to the enemy in the European mainland. Labour interests have since been represented in the Union Labour Party.
-Dissolved: 1944

English Democrats
-Ideology: devolved English Parliament, constitutional, written limits to English and national Parliaments' powers
-History: After the troubles in the 1840s, the English Democrats grew in Parliament, along with Irish, Scottish, and Welsh Democrats until things came to a head in 1886 with the Home Rule Bill establishing devolved parliaments for each country. The party dissolved by 1890 when the devolved parliaments came into effect. Later parties continued in the same vain till the devolved parliaments had roughly equal powers in education, health, local government, agriculture, fishing, culture, media, forestry, sport, and natural resources.
-Accomplishments: Redistribution of Seats Act of 1885 (set Parliament to 1 MP per county in each constituent country, and 1 for every 75,000 people in that county)

Unionist Party
-Ideology: British Unionism (support of staying in UK), parliament-ism and federalism (support for parliamentary authority in specific, named areas of law)
-Countries: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Guyana, England
-History: Merged into the Liberal Party in the 1920s, split in 1886 due to the Home Rule Bill, members mostly in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland advocating continued union with England as opposed to the Republican parties that soon formed, advocating for independence.
-HoC: 0 (part of the Liberal Party)

Scottish Independence Party
-Ideology: Scottish Nationalism, Euro-centric
-history: founded in 1886, disbanded in 1948

 

[JJohnson]

Same universe:

Germany
-36 states
-129,338,450 people, including Poles, Slovenes, Czech, some Black Germans, and residents of various nations
-1365 MdB and 72 members in the Bundesrat

Major Political Parties

German Liberal Party (DLP)
-Ideology: Austrian school economics, classical liberalism; personal freedom but strong Christian morals and ethicsl anti-European integration; mild protectionism; right (in Germany and US)
-History: Formed after the creation of the German Empire, this party has evolved over the years to be the most freedom-oriented party in Germany. It advertises itself as for 'freedom with morality,' making it contrasted to libertarian parties in the US and the UK, which advocate total freedom, which the Germans view as anarchic freedom, or freedom without order. Supports the state of Israel as a free country in the middle east. The party supports protectionism for countries that are oppressive or regressive in their treatment of citizens, having formed several governments with the DKP and the FDP.
-Accomplishments: Fair Tax Act of 1973 (created flat tax as opposed to a graduated tax, reducing all taxes to 10% from a range of 15% to 45%), German Sovereignty Act of 1992 (forbids Germany from surrendering its monetary policy or defense to any pan-European organizations)
-Government: 1972-1977; 1981-1991; 2006
-MdB: 490

Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
-Ideology: social conservatism, Christian democracy, moderately regulated economy (not anywhere as much as regulated in OTL Germany, UK, or US), protectionism, pro-European integration; center-right (in Germany), but center-left to the US
-History: formed after the collapse of the monarchy in WW2, this party arose to advocate for Christian morality in the public sphere, including teaching Christianity in schools and having prayer time and scheduled services every Wednesday for students so they can worship freely. They support having a moderate welfare state, but nothing as extensive as the Scandinavian or Iberian countries. Even France's social welfare is too much for this party. It is strongest in the south and west, from the two Austrias and Bavaria and up to Rhineland. It often does not support Israel, but is off and on with its support.
MdB: 319

Minor Political Parties
German Conservative Party
-Ideology: traditionalism, economic liberalism, welfare state
-History: Party formed in the 1870s after unification, advocated protectionism, the monarchy, and opposed to liberalization and democratization. After the fall of the monarchy, the party began to embrace industry 'in balance' with traditional farming, and in contrast to prior positions of antisemitism, advocated for the traditions of Jews in Germany and support for the state of Irsael.
-MdB: 51

Alternative for Germany
-Ideology: Euroscepticism, national sovereignty, small government, melting pot
-History: Formed in 2006 in protest to the leadership of the CDU and the DLP, this party attempted to bring Germany back to its roots and reduce its tax burden and regulatory burden that had built up over the years. Its ideology of 'pan Germanism' is the most inclusive, as it include all people born in Germany and naturalized, including Black Germans, Asian Germans, and Syrian Germans (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, and Assyrian Church of the East) brought over in the 1960s during the troubles in the Middle East. It advocates Germany as a melting pot behind the banner of 'becoming German' (protestant work ethic, social responsibility, German language). It fights against European integration, advocated by the CDU, SDP, Die Linke, and the Progressives.
MdB: 29

Social Democrat Party
-Ideology: social democracy
-MdB: 119

Die Linke / The Left
-Ideology: democratic socialism
-MdB: 9

Free Democrat Party
-Ideology: economic liberalism, human rights, internationalism
-History: This party was formed in 1948 after the fall of the monarchy to promote democratization and liberalization. It has supported privatization of government monopolies and free markets. Its support of internationalization means that it supports German companies selling products across the planet, and protecting German companies from foreign competition, not that it supports international organizations.
-Accomplishments: Foreign Company Tax Bill of 1958 (establishes a tariff for cars built 51% outside Germany; companies that are majority foreign owned pay an income tax of 30%)
-MdB: 142

South German Union
-Ideology: cultural identity, regional identity
-History: Formed in the 1950s to promote a common southern German culture, strongest in Lower/Upper Austria, Bavaria, Württemberg, and Salzburg
-MdB: 17

Prussian Party
-Ideology: regional identity, nostalgia, linguistic rights
-History: Formed in the 1950s after the dissolution of Prussia after the fall of the monarchy, this party promotes regional cultural and economic ties between former Prussian provinces. It also advocates for Prussian Low German and Low German linguistic rights in the north and east.
-MdB: 23

Ecological Democratic Party
-Ideology: right to life, state support of childrearing (Child Bonus)
-History: Formed from members of the DLP, CSU, CDP, and the Green Party dissatisfied with having to choose between the various parties, members formed their own party in the 1950s to protect the environment and to encourage families.
-Accomplishments: Child Support Bill of 1982 (established a tax credit and bonuses for having children while married, tax cuts for married couples who had more than 3 children) which led to the population boom and (according to the EDP) the economic miracle that started in 2000, up to the 2020s.
-MdB: 19

National Conservative Party
-Ideology: social conservatism, nationalism, economic liberalism
-History: Founded as a splinter group of the DVP, had once supported corporate interests in politics but due to the scandal involving Chancellor Gerhardt in 1987, distanced itself from supporting corporae interests at the expense of the people. It has advocated holding on to the old ways of life, including ruralism at times, but it slowly adopts modernity.

The Frisians (Die Friesen)
-Ideology: cultural and linguistic rights; pro-German union
-History: formed in 1949 to promote linguistic rights and cultural autonomy, this party is much stronger in the states of Hanover and in Oldenburg.
-Accomplishments: Frisian Schooling Bill (1956): allowed use of Frisian in majority Frisian areas of Hanover, Oldenburg, and Schleswig-Holstein; Frisian Court Bill (1964): allowed use of Frisian in courts without charge or disparagement; Frisian Media Act (1973): required the use of Frisian subtitles on television programs made in Germany (a later revision made a distinction between the various Frisian languages, and a still later revision required Frisian dubbing) and created a Friesischer Rundfunk to broadcast radio programs in Frisian languages.
-MdB: 8

German Progressive Party
-Ideology: left-wing; democratic socialism, pro-abortion, pro-homosexuality, anti-Christian, pro-environmentalism
-History: formed from trendy social movements in the 1910s imported from overseas, this party has had varying success, damaged by its ties to the National Socialist party and its history of antisemitism and eugenics, both of which are illegal now in Germany. It currently advocates abortion on demand, special protections for homosexuals, and European integration into a European Union.
-MdB: 44

German Workers' Party
-Ideology: trade union rights, workplace safety, minimum wage, moderate welfare state; center-left
-History: Formed in 1909 to advocate for workers rights, this party absorbed several other parties into it to advocate for the rights of workers and the right to unionize. It reached its zenith in 1938 with 400 members of the then-1200-member Reichstag, helped by its rejection of the National Socialist Party years before. It advocates a moderate welfare state with old age pensions funded by the treasury, not just by citizens' contributions.
-MdB: 93

Parties without Representation in the Reichstag

German Fatherland Party
-Ideology: German cultural identity, restricted immigration, linguistic preservation
-History: Formed in the later stages of WW1, this party was once anti-semitic, conservative-monarchist, völkisch, and nationalistic, and soon died out afterwards. After the second World War and the fall of the monarchy, the party rose again to give the Germans something to tie themselves to their history. The party was represented more in the state level than the national level, but managed to get up to 55 votes in the 1950s before dwindling out in the 1990s. The party was refounded as a party to support German cultural heritage, such as protestantism, the Reformation, the printing press, beer, and other cultural innovations they believed should be celebrated. Its other cultural leg was linguistic preservation to make sure grammar was taught better in schools, leading to a reversal of the use of present perfect and 'würde+infinitive' instead of past subjunctive for strong verbs.
-Accomplishments: Constitution Day Act of 1955 (made October 3rd a holiday to celebrate the German constitution written after WW2 with the help of British and American allies, modeled heavily on both countries' own constitutional and legal traditions); German Heritage Day Act of 1954 (holiday to celebrate German cultural achievements); Education Act of 1954 (collaboration with other parties to reform schools and teach German history and its achievements, not run it down).

Free Voters
-Ideology: Localism, federalism, state sovereignty, pan-Germanism, direct democracy, classical liberalism
-History: Not always a party in the legal sense, but is represented in various state legislatures in small numbers. The 'party' encourages state sovereignty and opposes the national government doing anything not explicitly stated in the national constitution.

Conservative Peoples' Party
-Ideology: moderate-right; protest party against the Conservatives and the Liberal Party, populism, Christian morality, small government, German culture
-History: Formed in the 1960s against the DLP and the CDU, eventually gaining 200 seats by 1971. Had a resurgence in the late 2000s when the CDU had a rash of corruption scandals, gaining 180 seats and governing with the DLP. It advocates patriotism, 'German-ness' (assimilation of immigrants to speaking German, German culture, etc), and civic duty in protest to the supposed moral degeneracy of the 1960s.

Historic Parties
German Anschluß Party
-Ideology: Union between Austria and Germany after WW1, pan-Germanism
-History: Formed in the 1860s, and becoming a true political party in 1871 in both Austria-Hungary and Germany, advocating a pan-German nation. It acheived this after World War 1 when Germany and Austria emerged from the first war as freer nations and their crowns merged in 1937 to popular acclaim.
-Formed: 1866
-Disbanded: 1937

Banned Parties

Communist Party
-Reason: Banned due to advocating overthrow of government and 'theft' of private property by government, in 1947
National Socialist Party
-Reason: Attempted military coup in 1931 funded by French-speakers from Alsace-Lorraine, in league with Croix-de-Feu in France. Once highly popular from 1923-1931 in Austria, Bavaria,
German Reich Party
-Reason: After the fall of the Monarchy in WW2, this party advocated a return to the monarchy by overthrow of the constitution. The surviving German royalty disavowed the party and it was banned in 1949.

 

[American Socialist]

Here are the political parties with representation in the State Assembly of the Republic of Aram (OTL Syria + Lebanon + parts of Jordan, Iraq and Turkey).

Republican Ba'ath Party - The Republican Ba'ath Party, led by Bashar Al-Assad is the largest political party in the State Assembly. The Ba'athists are a centre-left, secular party who support Arab nationalism and Pan-Arabism. Described as Arab socialists, the Ba'ath Party is liberally authoritarian and rules Aram with an iron-fist, pushing the country towards their long-term goal of Arab unification. The party is heavily influenced by Nasserism and is externally funded by the Socialist Ba'ath Party in Masr.

National Socialist Party - The main opposition party in the State Assembly is the National Socialist Party, led by Michel Khadr. The National Socialists reject the idea of Arab unity and instead advocate Aramean ultranationalism and withdrawal from the Arab Union. The National Socialists have become increasingly isolationist in recent years, fearing a possible move by the Ba'athists for Arab unification. Accused of fascism, the National Socialist Party is instead heavily influenced by Strasserism and other left-wing nationalist movements and emphasises anti-capitalism in its manifesto.

Hezbollah - The third largest party in the state assembly is the Islamist Hezbollah, led by Hassan Nasrullah. Hezbollah is opposed to the secularisation of Aram espoused by the two largest parties and advocates Sharia law to be introduced to the country. Economically right-wing, Hezbollah believes in protectionism and combating Western imperialism in the Middle East but is also against Arab unity. Hezbollah is most popular with Shia Muslims.

Amal Movement - The liberal Amal Movement is an emerging force in Aramean politics. Just established last year, the fledging liberal party is already the fourth largest in the State Assembly. Led by Mariyam Sadeh, the Amal Movement proves to be very popular among secular Christians and liberal Muslim voters. The Amal Movement believes in social democracy and equal opportunity, supporting women's and minority's rights, the party is also against the Islamization of Aramean society and is anti-nationalist.

Tahrir Party - The fifth largest party is the Tahrir Party, an Islamic socialist political party led by Ali Hafez. A centre-left political party, the Tahrir Party believes in the creation of an Islamic welfare state away from both Arab and Aramean nationalism, as well as the fundamentalist anti-Western rhetoric of Hezbollah. The Tahrir Party advocates a greater role of Islam in the Aramean state and is supported mainly by Sunni Muslims.

Marada Party - The six largest party in the State Assembly is the Christian democratic Marada Party led by Suleiman Frangieh Jr. The Marada Party is an Aramean nationalist party and stands up for the rights of the country's large Christian minority. A liberally conservative party, the Marada Party supports national conservatism and free markets. The Marada Party combats the Islamist parties of Hezbollah and the Tahrir Party by introducing Christianizing legislation to the country.

Kataeb - The seventh party represented in the State Assembly is the far-right Christian nationalist party Kataeb, led by Samy Gemayel. More radical than the Marada Party, Kataeb puts the defence of Christian Arameans first among its priorities. The party's anti-Muslim rhetoric has led to accusations of fascism by critics but Kataeb insists its comments are no more inflammatory than that of its Islamist adversary Hezbollah. Kataeb has historically place ideological emphasis on falangism but has since moved away from that position.

Communist Worker's Party - The smallest party to have representation in the State Assembly is the Communist Worker's Party, a far-left anti-nationalist party seen by many as a protest vote. Led by Hashim Bady, the Communist Worker's Party is anti-religion and strive towards the creation of a classless, stateless nation. The Communists have support from the major labour unions of Aram and use this support to stage mass rallies outside of the parliament buildings.

Here's a party I would have added;

Arab Radical Movement - Often considered Aram's most dangerous party, the Arab Radical Movement is an Arab ultranationalist party that prioritizes Arab unity (their slogan is "Arabism Above All") and vows to seek it "by any means necessary". Influenced by early Ba'athist thought, Integralism, Islamic socialism, Nasserism, and National Bolshevism, the Radicals are known for their showmanship and savage street fights against other parties (especially the National Socialists and Kataeb due to their opposition to pan-Arabism). They have their own militia, the Arab Radical Army, which has been accused of terrorist activity. It is currently led by brothers Uday and Qusay Hussein.

P.S. What's this "Arab Union" you mentioned?

 

[Turquoise Blue]

Spoiler: Atlantica elections.

United Republics of Atlantica elections...

1927
Democratic (27.14%): 166 - Conservative liberalism
Progressive (23.39%): 143 - Agrarian-ish populism
National Heritage (20.34%): 125 - Fascism
Labour (15.93%): 97 - Socialism
Brunswick Values (8.25%): 50 - Regionalism
Government after election: Democratic-Progressive "Grand Coalition"

1931
National Heritage (24.86%): 151
Progressive (16.88%): 102
Democratic (16.37%): 99
Labour (13.55%): 82
Socialist Workers' (12.26%): 74 - Communism
Brunswick Values (12.05%): 73
Government after election: Progressive-Democratic-Labour-Brunswick Values "Crisis Coalition".

1933
Progressive (26.21%): 157
Democratic (24.23%): 145
Labour (20.87%): 125 - Merged with Socialist Workers'. Now leftier than before.
National Heritage (11.70%): 70
Independence (8.76%): 52 - Nationalist conservatism.
Brunswick Values (5.33%): 32
Government after election: Progressive-Labour "Red Soil" coalition

1937
Progressive (37.26%): 228
Democratic (29.06%): 177
Labour (18.92%): 115
Independence (9.97%): 61
Government after election: Progressive-Labour "Red Soil" coalition

1940
Democratic (29.97%): 181
Progressive (26.72%): 161
Labour (21.13%): 127
Spiritual People's (10.65%): 64 - Christian democracy
Independence (7.94%): 48
Government after election: Democratic-Labour "Social-Liberal" coalition

1945
Democratic (28.80%): 173
Progressive (26.01%): 157
Labour (25.66%): 154
Spiritual People's (9.87%): 59
Independence (6.39%): 38
Government after election: Progressive-Labour "Red Soil" coalition

1949
Progressive (33.90%): 206
Democratic (19.28%): 117
Spiritual People's (17.16%): 104
Independence (13.11%): 80
Labour (12.20%): 74
Government after election: Progressive-Spiritual People's "Cross and Plough" coalition

1953
Democratic (30.59%): 184
Progressive (30.34%): 183
Spiritual People's (15.44%): 93
Labour (13.55%): 81
Independence (6.73%): 40
Government after election: Progressive-Spiritual People's-Independence "Cross, Plough and Flag" coalition

1955
Democratic (37.01%): 228
Labour (28.07%): 172
Progressive (24.19%): 149
Independence (5.24%): 32
Government after election: Democratic-Labour "Social-Liberal" coalition

1959
Labour (33.44%): 204
Progressive (32.91%): 201
Democratic (28.84%): 176
Government after election: Progressive-Democratic "Anti-Socialist" coalition

1963
Progressive (40.00%): 238
Democratic (35.37%): 211
Labour (12.39%): 74
Labour (A-C) (9.80%): 58 - Labour (Anti-Communist). Labour splitter
Government after election: Progressive-Labour (A-C) "Patriotic Farmers" coalition

1965
Democratic (37.64%): 228
Progressive (32.79%): 199
Labour (16.81%): 102
National Labour (8.64%): 52 - Labour (Anti-Communist) rebranded.
Government after election: Democratic-Progressive "Grand Coalition"

1968
Progressive (34.63%): 209
Democratic (34.62%): 209
Labour (15.22%): 92
National Labour (11.81%): 71
Government after election: Progressive-Democratic "Grand Coalition"

1973
Progressive (47.92%): 290
Democratic (27.70%): 168
Labour (20.33%): 123 - Labour and Nat'l Labour merged back together.
Government after election: Progressive minority

1975
Democratic (32.33%): 197
Progressive (31.87%): 195 - Split. Now less explicitly agrarian, more general populist.
Labour (23.34%): 142
Farmers' (7.79%): 47 - Agrarianism.
Government after election: Democratic-Labour "Social-Liberal" coalition

1979
Democratic (34.15%): 202
Progressive (27.67%): 163
Labour (21.76%): 128
Farmers' (8.84%): 52
Libertarian (6.09%): 36 - Classical liberalism, Libertarianism.
Government after election: Democratic-Labour "Social-Liberal" coalition

1983
Democratic (24.36%): 149
Progressive (24.29%): 149
Labour (18.09%): 110
Libertarian (15.95%): 97
Farmers' (12.51%): 76
Government after election: Democratic-Libertarian-Farmers' "Rural-Classical-Liberal" coalition

1989
Progressive (33.39%): 198
Democratic (24.19%): 143
Labour (21.52%): 128
Libertarian (8.68%): 51
Farmers' (5.32%): 31
Social Democratic (5.06%): 30 - Split off the Democrats, support Social-Liberalism.
Government after election: Progressive-Labour "Red Soil" coalition

1993
Progressive (29.06%): 176
Labour (22.26%): 135 - Moving center-wards, backlash haven't happened yet.
Democratic (21.79%): 132
Libertarian (13.89%): 84
Social Democratic (8.97%): 54
Government after election: Progressive-Labour "Red Soil" coalition

1997
Democratic (24.24%): 146
Progressive (24.02%): 145
Libertarian (17.72%): 106
Labour (12.72%): 76 - Split with the more radical part of it after they merged with the SDP.
Socialist Labour (11.76%): 71 - Democratic socialism.
Green (6.21%): 37 - The environmentalist movement finally broke through.
Government after election: Democratic-Progressive "Grand Coalition"

1999
Democratic (33.39%): 195
Progressive (33.38%): 195
Labour (9.58%): 56
Libertarian (9.40%): 55
Solidarity (8.58%): 50 - Socialist Labour rebranded.
Green (5.20%): 30
Government after election: Democratic-Progressive "Grand Coalition"

2003
Progressive (25.19%): 154
Democratic (18.24%): 111
Labour (17.67%): 108
Libertarian (16.45%): 101
Solidarity (9.24%): 56
Green (8.45%): 51
Goverment after election: Progressive-Labour-Green "Grassy Red Soil" coalition

2007
Progressive (32.37%): 199
Democratic (25.73%): 158
Labour (10.88%): 67
Green (9.29%): 57
Spiritual Values (8.37%): 51 - Spiritual right
Libertarian (7.99%): 49
Government after election: Progressive-Labour-Green "Grassy Red Soil" coalition

2009
Democratic (28.04%): 164
Progressive (20.41%): 119
Libertarian (14.03%): 82
Solidarity (14.03%): 82
Spiritual Values (10.09%): 59
Labour (6.87%): 40
Green (6.15%): 35
Government after election: Democratic-Progressive-Libertarian "Golden Grand Coalition"

June 2014
Democratic (30.65%): 179
United Left (25.80%): 151 - Unification of Labour and Solidarity.
Dawn (16.09%): 94 - Atlantican nationalism, Far-right.
Spiritual Values (11.11%): 65
Green (9.16%): 53
Progressive (6.77%): 39
Government after election: Democratic caretaker government

August 2014
Democratic (30.22%): 178
United Left (28.79%): 169
Dawn (16.55%): 97
Social Democratic (9.10%): 53 - Split off Dems in opposition to austerity.
Green (7.58%): 44
Progressive (6.95%): 40
Government after election: Democratic-Social Democratic-Green-Progressive "Crisis Coalition"

Political Parties of the United Republics of Atlantica [basically vague North-East of USA with Europe-ish politics.]

Democratic Party
Liberalism (Atlantican)
Conservative liberalism
Social liberalism (minority)
The party of the well-to-do urban middle-class, traditionally clashing against the rural populist Progressives and either working with Labour in a "social-liberal" coalition [basically Lib Dem-ish policies] or opposing the Progressive-Labour "red soil" coalition. Those days with the collapse of the Progressives and the radicalisation of the left, the Democrats has distinctly moved rightwards, creating a reaction and a split party, which nevertheless went in coalition with it. The Democrats are expected to come second in the next election, falling behind United Left and just ahead of Dawn.

United Left
Socialism (Atlantican)
Left-wing populism
Democratic socialism
Social democracy (minority)
The Great Recession has resulted in a radicalisation of the traditionally-minor left-wing Labour Party (traditionally representing the urban working-class), leading it to merge with Solidarity, a leftier splitter party to form United Left. Those days, it is the chief anti-austerity party, and as of 2016, is riding the wave of anger to a clear plurality come next election, the first-ever left-led government in Atlantican history.

Dawn
Atlantican nationalism
Right-wing populism
Alternative right
Dawn's success in the 2010s has been attributed to the anger of the rural voters at the Progressives, and them defecting to another party speaking their anti-immigrant concerns. Dawn is known for its political violence, something that has became distressingly common in Atlantica. It is expected to gain yet again in the next election, reaching into the 20s in terms of vote percentage.

Social Democratic Party
Social liberalism
Pro-Americanism
Anti-austerity (in theory)
Out of all the parties in the Assembly, the SDP is the one that will definitely lose all their seats for participating in the heavily unpopular Crisis Coalition. It was inspired by a previous splitter from the Democrats for their controversial Rural-Classical-Liberal coalition with the Farmers and Libertarians. It split over the Democrats' pro-austerity manifesto, and succeeded in gathering votes to become the fourth-biggest party in the Assembly. Justifying their betraying of their voters as "backing the country in a period of crisis", their voters seem to be not buying it...

Green Party
Green politics
Social democracy
Radical environmentalism (minority)
The Greens in Atlantica has taken a hit in the past for working with the increasingly-unpopular "Grassy Red Soil" coalition (where they were the Grass) at the time of the Recession's impact. They are a standard green party, with general left tendencies, which has made their participating in the "Crisis Coalition" even more controversial. They are currently polling just above the 5% threshold for seats.

Progressive Party
Conservative populism
Agrarianism (traditional)
Social conservatism
The traditional opponent to the Democrats and often partner to the Labour Party in a "Red-Soil" coalition [think modern version of U.S. Populists for that coalition's ideology] it has crashed due to its traditional rural voter base rebelling against it because it was in both the unpopular "Grassy Red Soil" coalition and "Golden Grand Coalition", so to its voter-base, it was the one to blame for the Recession and the austerity measures afterwards. Their survival as a parliamentary party is uncertain.

Parties not in Parliament

Spiritual Values Party
Spiritual right
Social conservatism
Collapsed between the elections of June and August 2014 in terms of votes due to their support of a Crisis Coalition which their voters did not want, and defected to Dawn or to the increasingly-conservative Democrats. Those days they are decisively Spiritual and conservative, but of a more business-friendly type of conservatism than the populist tide of Dawn and the Radicals (and to a lesser extent, the Progressives).

Communist Party
Communism
Marxism-Leninism
The Communist Party was once in Parliament at the height of the Great Depression when they were the Socialist Workers' League. After they fell out of Parliament, they were quickly taken over by Moscow loyalists who rebranded it to the Communist Party. It has always wiffled around at 1-2%, but has surged the last election. It is currently set to return to Parliament.

Radical Party
Right-wing populism
Social conservatism
The not-fascist alternative to Dawn, it has struggled in the past to gain prominence, but those days are set to enter Parliament with 7-8% of votes, a bit over the threshold. Set up by a disgruntled Progressive back in 2004 who opposed the Grassy Red-Soil coalition and the Grand Coalition before that, it's decidely anti-austerity, because they see it as submitting to the American Union's elitist whims.

Libertarian Party
Right-libertarianism
Classical liberalism
Currently quite unpopular due to being seen as the most pro-AU and pro-austerity party, even surpassing the Democrats, they received 0.9% of the vote last time and from what polls include them, it seems that they are set to remain a minor and fringe party, and if you ask most Atlanticans, they gladly welcome the Libertarians' disappearance from the political scene.

Centre Party
Agrarianism
Social conservatism
The Farmers' Party, if people heard of them at all, is generally thought of as "probably disbanded at some point". Well, they didn't, and their legacy is still carried on by their successor, the Centre Party. The Centre Party struggles to gain even prominence at all, even in turbulent times like current days, due to their utter small presence and widespread little awareness of their existence.

 

[Callan]

The main political parties in the TL in my signature.

 

[ThatOneGuy]

Major Political parties in The United Mexican States

The UMS was formed after the US invaded and installed a new government in 1917. It is wracked by instability and gang violence but has been reinforced by American troops which have helped keep the country more or less stable and contained most of the gang violence to the south and Yucatan.

Mexican Peoples Party (12% vote in last election)
Trotskyism
Social Communism

The MPP is the brainchild of a group of farmers in Sonora who had just gotten back from Chicago. While not officially Communist it shares a lot of goals with the Communist International and received funding from it. They have a solid base in the rural provinces but struggle to make inroads other places

The Democratic Party of Mexico (34% vote in last election)
Progressivism
Social Liberalism

The official offshoot of the American Democratic Party in Mexico, it was formed with the help of advisors from the Democratic Party HQ in DC. It is viewed as a puppet of the Americans and is hated by the general populace in public, however it continues to gain a strong following. It currently controls both the Yellow House and the Congress of Mexico.

Mexican Independence Party (24% of vote in last election)
Militarism
Self Rule

Running on the platform of freeing Mexico from American influence the Party is wrought with controversy. At various points it has been accused of extortion, being fascist, condoning violence, running drugs and funding terrorists in Mexico. However that has not deterred the voting populace from showing its support for Mexico's second largest party.

Mexican Defense Front (13% of vote in last election)
Militarism
Self-Reliance

Not a political party per say. It was formed and is run by the Mexican Military who run on a militaristic and anti-US platform. While the Mexican constitution bars the Military from interfering in the political process that his not dissuaded this party from running in every election since its founding in 1954.

Green Party (6% of vote in last election)
Eco-Socialism
Eco-Politics

One of the smallest parties in Mexico. It runs on a platform of environmentalism and as so has drawn the ire of many business moguls in Mexico who pour millions into smear campaigns against the Party. Its struggled to even get on the ballot in many places and only recently gained recognition as a legitimate political party.

Mexican Republican Union (11% in last election)
Conservatism
Economic Liberalism

The US Republican Parties Mexican branch. It was formed soon after the Democratic Party and controlled the government for three successive Presidencies however since the White Scandal of 1985 it has struggled. It still draws respectable numbers at the polls but has not elected a President since the scandal.

 

[Stuyvesant]

The Oranje Partij is the oldest party in Nieuwnederaland, descended from those who favored the Stadtholder over the West India Company. They are a Conservative-Liberal Party, favoring Laissez-Faire economics and traditional social values. In recent times they have become known as the Party in favor of closer relations with Europe and the Rest of the Batavian Sphere. Their primary support is in the Hudson Valley, as well as the Political machines of Nieuwamsterdam and Beverwijk.

The Rood Party is a Social-Democratic Party, borne out of the Progressive Movement of the 1900s, they experienced a meteoric rise, but support has wavered in recent years. They are in favor of greater power in the National Government, and the abolition of the House of Patroons. They are primarily popular in the cities of the South Coast, as well as Masechoesets. They are in favor of strengthened relations with the American Community.

The People's Alliance is a Populist and Regionalist Party known for being in favor of a small national government, but other than a desire for greater Provincial independence, not much is held in common among the various member-parties

• The Anglash Party is primarily found in the English-Speaking populace of Masechoesets and Witteberg, they are the direct successors to the Blauw Party, whose popularity faded in the 1950s. They are socially and economically Conservative
  
  
• The Zweeds Parti is as the name implies, primarily found in the province of Nieuwzwergen, and are the most centrist of the Alliance, placing utmost importance on “Reasonable Governance”
  
  
• The Vlams Partij is found in Nieuwvlaanderen and is a Libertarian party who mainly just want the government out of private citizen's business and gun safes.
  
  
• The Frysk Partij is found in Nij Fryslan and is centered on free trade, lowered tariffs and less maritime regulation.
  
  
• The Caraïbische Partij is found in the Caribbean islands of Nieuwnederland like Maagdeneilanden and Sint Eustatius, they are socially and fiscally liberal, only in the alliance because they don't like any of the other options.
  

The Irikozen-Groen Partij is primarily found in Irikozen and northern New Netherland provinces, they are environmentalist and pro native rights.

 

[Kibbutznik]

People's Republic of Poland- A Soviet ex-puppet ally which, ever since the Malenkov's policy of 'Druzhniy sotsializm' (Friendly socialism), was allowed to reform itself under the watchful eye of the Kremlin. As the PRP enters the 21st century, it still has to contend with it's twin, the Republic of Poland, which lies over the Vistula, as well as Warsaw's role new role amidst the economic rivalry of the European Cooperative Association and the Leningrad Pact.

People's Party- A democratic socialist party which argues that Poland should unify with it's border and should maintain neutral relations with the Kremlin and Berlin.

Communist Party- The pro-Soviet party which currently leads the PRP. Maintains that Poland should end it's reforms if not initiate a return to complete communism, and should continue being a stalwart ally of the USSR.

Party of Friendship- The party platform is supportive of continuing reforms and of friendly relations with both the Leningrad Pact and the ECA, but with a strong lean towards it's slavic and socialist brethren to the east.

Liberation Party- Seeks to unify Poland under a truly democratic government that would be a member of the European Cooperative Financial Region, if not the EC, and end any Soviet influence present within Poland's borders. Under close watch both by the Sluzhba ('Service', specifically the Intelligence Service of the Union) and local Polish agencies.

National Freedom Party- A pseudo-fascist party nationalist organization that demands full unification with Poland and a complete end to any communist policies purported by Warsaw. Several leaders have been already assassinated or arrested, but a complete ban is impossible, as the party is far too noticeable and popular.

 

[TwiliAlchemist]

The 1960s were not a good time for the United States. Protests, riots, chaos! Richard Nixon put a stop to it under the Patriot Party. It is now 2016, the election is underway and there are four contenders for President of the United States of America.

Liberty Party - Born from the counter-culture and libertarian ideals of the early 1970s. contains both a right-wing and a left-wing section within the party, unified by the idea of a smaller government.

Patriot Party - The Party of Nixon. Based in authoritarianism, Law and Order, and nationalism. The Patriot Party is mostly a right-wing to far-right political party.

National Union Party - A centralist party. A bi-partisan union to prevent tyranny of the government and tyranny of the people. A third way for American Citizens.

Equalist Party - A far-left and left-wing party opposite, but still similar to, the Patriots. Follows hard Marxist-Leninist ideals. Often the biggest scapegoats of the Patriots.

(P)
(E)
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Authoritarian===================Centre===================Libertarian

(This was based on the idea of a different left right spectrum.)

 

[Cuāuhtemōc]

Major Political parties in Andina

Andina, also officially known as the Andean Republic, was formed after the authoritarian Communist government led by Victor Polay was overthrown in 1988 by an alliance of discontented army officers and anti-government political dissidents. Elections were soon enacted which led to the communist republic's official abolishment; there was murmurs amongst Euro-American political analysts soon after the collapse that Andina itself would devolve into the former constituent nations of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Yet the country remained united; the old national identities had long since swept away and its people proudly identify themselves as Andeans.

Alianza Andina (529/984)
Led by Prime Minister Jaime Nebot since 2012, Alianza Andina is adherent to promoting stable economic development, opportunity and social cohesion amongst the different classes, races and ethnicities, emphasizing Andina as a proud multicultural nation of nations. This paramount belief in social harmony has them support traditional institutions that support said harmony such as the military, safety net and government-supported media though there is some disagreement from the more fringe elements in the party. Its support is strongest amongst the majority of suburban and urban white-collar professionals and the temporarily 'embarrassed millionaires' amongst the lower class.

Avanza Patria (321/984)
Avanza Patria is considered to be left of center, originally formed by the predominately mestizo and indigenous trade unions that were opposed to Victor Polay's authoritarian regime but had refused to join the coalition of parties that would make up Alianza Andina due to its strong commitment to democratic socialism and native solidarity. Led by Nadine Heredia, the party has increasingly gained support amongst the lower classes and the college youth (especially on drug legalization and legalization of gay marriage), especially as the spectre of communism becomes a more distant memory amongst Andeans. It is committed to the complete decolonization of Africa and Asia and demands a disavowing of the government's support for the Euro separatist states of Rhodesia, Oran, Namibia and Kaapprovinsie.

Acción Democrática Nacionalista (101/984)
ADN was founded in 2000 by Guillermo Lasso, a former AA congressmen and prominent banker who felt there needed to be a voice for socially laissez-faire fiscal conservatives in Andina and that Alianza Andina was not properly addressing to their needs. ADN is adherent to political decentralization and further economic liberalization, particularly targeting privatization of government assets such as the railroads, airlines and universities. Their support is strongest amongst the very wealthy and almost everyone is quite aware of it; they are highly (and probably rightfully) distrusted by the centrist AA and the left-leaning parties in Andina.

 

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List of parties of the German Soviet Federation

Formed after the anti Nazi revolution of 1939 the GSF is so named do the the official ideology of Anti Deutsche/Anti Nationalistische. The new Communist government's total commitment to the eradication of German nationalism often pulls in contradictory directions. The regime simultaneously supports efforts by certain regions to reinvigorate a specific local culture, while also making efforts towards a globalist Citizenship Internationalistische Proletarische. This conflict is sometimes jokingly called Anti German Dialectic.

The Federation enjoys a complicated relationship with the rest of the socialist world, while its initial founders were members of the Arch Stalinist KPD, many of its leaders grew critical of the Substitutionist attitude of the Soviet leadership. The new government's unwillingness to repress anti Stalin elements soon drove a wedge between the two powers, and the relatively close relationship between the GSF and the explicitly anti Soviet Northern Italian Worker's Republic only increased the rift. However, the German's have not broken with the Comintern and they still consider the Soviet Union as a socialist state, albeit a wayward one in need to Comradely Guidance from the rest of the Communist bloc.

Parties with seats in the Federal Congress of Soviets:

The Communist Party of Germany (Marxism-Leninism, Anti Deutsche): The Party of the Revolution and the party of natural government the KPD is the leader of Communist Germany and the undisputed heir to Marx, Engels, Lenin and Luxemberg. The party has never failed to gain a commanding majority of the legislator, however it always makes efforts to govern in a comradely manner with the other parties. It views its role as vanguard party of the revolution as an earned right, not an undisputed title. It earns its right to lead the revolution by listening to all, working with all and fighting for the interests of the entire proletariat. The KPD has been criticized by Western Liberals for its hegemonic behavior, maintaining deep roots into all aspects of civil society. It is true that many functions commonly undertaken by the state in bourgeois society are performed by the party. The Party maintains most libraries, many schools and a whole set of Workers Societies from The League of Communist Youth to the Worker's Chess Federation. The Parties ideologues are quick to point out that nothing is stopping other forces from competing with the party, it is just that the party does the best job. The Party generally favors advancing the revolution, rooting out counter revolution and greater economic development.

The Catholic Labor Party (distributism, Catholic Social Teaching, Christian Socialism): Formed by left wing priests who participated in the revolution the CLP is generally in line with the KPD on international and economic matters, but it fights to defend conservatism on social matters. It generally favors local control and encourages local culture. It is especially strong in Bavaria, and is associated with Bavarian Spring. A localist Bavarian cultural nationalist movement that at its most extreme favors the formation of an independent Bavarian Socialist Republic. Generally the party of peasants and other more conservative elements.

The Communist Opposition: A loose coalition of left communist and Trotskyite parties the CO is often confused on what it wants. Generally unified around varying degrees of anti Sovietism and critiques of bureaucratic deformations at home the Opposition is often the receiver of protest votes. It is a common joke that "Trust the Oppositionists to point out a problem, trust the Party to actually fix it." This belies a general feeling that The Opposition is necessary to keep the Party honest and true to it's revolutionary objectives but that they should never be allowed to govern.

The Jewish Soviet: The Jewish Soviet is the largest of the Soviets of Minority and Oppressed People's and Nations, the Minority Soviets are separate institutions that provide minority populations and oppressed groups with a strong measure of cultural and political self determination within the Soviet Federation. The members of the Federal Minority Soviets are also full members of the Federal Congress of Soviets, giving these ethnic groups a powerful bloc vote. In addition, the Minority Soviets have full veto power over any federal law concerning their people.

The Jewish Labor Bund: The Bund is again, the largest of the parties of oppressed ethnic groups. Generally while within the Minority Soviets the various minority groups form parties, within the national Soviet members of oppressed ethnic groups bloc with their ethnic parties. Most of these parties are affiliated with the KPD, with the Bund members even being under the KPD's Democratic Centralism.

Banned Parties:

The German National Party (Hitlerism): The Party of Hitler, the Nazis wage a constant terror campaign against "The Judeo Bolshevist regime in Munich". While right after the revolution the party was relatively powerful, and supported by Western capitalism it has since weakened as the revolution bore fruit. As more and more Germans accepted the revolution even the hardest line German nationalist felt bad waging war on their own people. It has lost ground mostly to it's main illegal Rival:

The German Worker's Party (Strasserism): The Strasserites operate a dual structure, maintaining an underground armed operation and a collection of semi legal front parties that attempt to participate normal civic life. As soon as the regime sniffs out and bans one iteration of the Worker's Party another pops up. The GWP generally seeks to present itself as just another socialist party, critiquing the regime for "oppressing the German Worker with guilt". It's most successful fronts are able to gain some ground with more conservative elements unhappy with the speed of reform, but no one is ever willing to defend it when it the Security Services prove it's Nazi connections. The armed wing, known as The German Workers Fighting League, never attacks civilians. Its studious code of conduct has caused some within the security apparatus to see it as a worthy rival, rather than the deadly foe that the Hitlerites are seen as.

 

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Major Political Parties in the Republic of Australia

The Coalition

The United Australia Party: The biggest player in Australian politics. Dominated the political landscape after their crack down on the labour movement and banning of the communists in the 1930s when it was feared the revolutionary wave that kicked off in Europe would spread to down here. Maintains links with the Anglo-Alliance and the Japanese.
Their one party rule would be toppled when they involved the nation in one too many wars in the third world. By the 2000s its looking less likely that they'll maintain their traditional "Coalition".

The Nationalist Party of Australia: The longest surviving party in the nation's history. Represents the rural population in the coalition. Also not as economically liberal as their major partner.
Losing out to the Liberty party as they've become perceived as do nothing stooges for the UAP.

The Opposition

The Prosperity Party of Australia: The opposition party that sought to capture progressive politics in the collapse of the labour movement. Founded by Clyde Cameron it was inspired by Georgism which had some popularity in early 20th century Australia. The party at times has been bogged down by old fashioned socialism which has gone to the wayside in the current day.
Upon the election of their first government they set about establishing the republic which resonated with the people but seen as spiting the nation's allies.

The Liberty Party of Australia: The rural alternative. Having roots in the social credit movement, but also outspoken and engaged in xenophobic politics.
Its the later and unfavorable treatment from the Nats that have lead them to make inroads into Nationalist seats.

The Greens Party of Australia: The environmentalist party creating headaches for the UAP. A party of the affluent thats looks down on the coal dominated and socially backward policies of the UAP.
Holds the majority of the senate crossbench and also slowly but steadily capturing seats in the house of reps.

 

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Alternate NI Politics:

Ulster Unionist Party

Lead by Edgar Graham, MP for Strangford, the UUP has taken a markedly more moderate tone than it used to. It's disaffiliated with prominent Loyalist groups, and Graham is the first leader in a generation not to openly be a member of the Orange Order. Its slim lead ahead of the opposition looks unsteady with defection rumours.

Northern Irish Labour Party

Jointly led by the 'unionist' Sylvia Hermon and the 'nationalist' Dominic Bradley, the NILP was bolstered due to by-election victories in the 60's, and the strong leaderships of Gerry Fitt and Ivan Cooper. They don't officially hold a stance on the constitution, instead electing two 'joint' leaders who take opposing stances on the issue.

Vanguard Unionist Party

Founded by Bill Craig in 1971 and currently lead by Jim Allister, the VUP represents the far-right faction of the Unionist spectrum. Had a brief spark of a surge in the 80's with increasing IRA attacks, but is now languishing in third place, unable to capitalize on the UUP's weaknesses.

Irish Independence Party

Intended to be a more openly nationalist NILP without openly affiliating with the IRA, the IIP is currently led by A.J. McNair. They have a solid base in Foyle and Derry, but have only broke out in other areas recently.

Liberal Party of Ulster

Lead by David Alderdice, typically does badly outside of Belfast due to its failure to establish itself ideologically.

Work In Progress, obviously.

 

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The Dying of the Light's British parties

Techno-Tory Party
Cerebral conservatism
Techno-conservatism
Fiscal conservatism
Social conservatism

The Techno-Tories are a merger of the Tory Party (post-Skynet successor to the Conservatives) and the Synthetic Rights Movement, thanks to the effort by Tory leader John Smith to "unite the opposition" to the "National-Druidic backwards consensus". The Techno-Tories are very much committed to technology, and although many of their voters are Druidic or Norse, the party itself is the most irreligious, perhaps downright atheistic, major party. To them, spiritualism shouldn't guide politics as much as the Nationals or Druidic Values wish it to. For them, only science can be relied on.

National Party
Popularism
Religious democracy
Pioneerism

The Nationals, the merger of the Liberal Democrats, Green Parties, Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru, are in a bit of a tough spot those days. Their leader is openly atheist (contrasting with the Nationals' general religiosity), yet he's the resurrection of the person who is probably seen as the Nationals' "founder" so he can't hardly be pushed out. In contrast with the Techno-Tories, the Nationals argue for spiritual values [although not to the extent of the albeit-crumbling Druidic Values Party and of a more encompassing version including Norse] and against "state-enforced atheism". Even their openly-atheist leader argue that "religion performs an important function in society and must not be ignored". The Nationals are pretty big on space exploration, though, that's one area where there's a consensus.

Druidic Values Party
Druidic faith advocacy
Communalism

The DVP are the third party of British politics, but rapidly collapsing at this point as their main thrust, bringing Britain back to the Old Faith, is seemingly complete. The Nationals are benefiting from their collapse and the next election is expected to be close. The DVP started off as the British Values Party, a party started up by King Arthur who returned to Britain and saw his beloved country in waste, and later went on to be taken over by Merlin who turned it into an explicitly-Druidic party. Riding off the Great Awakening, he ended up PM and completed the metamorphosis of Britain into a pagan (Norse and Druidic) country.

Union of Greens and Farmers
Manualism
Anti-industry sentiment
Isolationism

The Union of Greens and Farmers (the "Union" for short) is a new party emerging out of the backlash to the growing synthesis rights movement. The Union is the most "hardline" party when it comes to the synthesis rights movement, with the cry "KILL ALL SYNTHS!" being common at their rallies. Ned Ludd, a symbol of opposition to technology, somehow became real [people just tend to accept the weird stuff without asking questions by the 2180s] and emerged to lead the Union to a strong fourth place, surpassing the Bloc of National Minorities. The Union is also pretty hard-green when it comes to the Ecological Question, arguing that the Nationals' moderate environmentalism isn't enough. Some of the more radical Unionists even call for "a return to the 1700s".

Bloc of National Minorities - Aslan List
Fantasian minority interests
Aslanist minority interests

In the pagan-dominated times, somehow fantasy creatures emerged into reality, like pixies, satyrs, centaurs, etc. Since the enfranchisement of those such minorities in the 2150s, the Fantasia League formed by Tinkerbell, recognised now as a civil rights heroine, was a consistently-strong player in British politics. Merging with several small parties (Dryad Green League, Centaur Movement for Dignities and Rights, etc.) it formed the Bloc of National Minorities. Tinkerbell continued leading the Bloc until she decided to retire. A parallel development, that of the marginalisation and growing desperation of Christians (the Abrahamic God never appeared) leading to the full-on acceptance of Aslan as their God and Creator. The "Aslanist" Church was popular with Fantasians as well, and after Tinkerbell's retirement, Aslan was declared the new leader [much to his displeasure] and the "Aslan List" was formed to appeal outside the Fantasian community.

 

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Your logos are always well chosen and your ability to create a unique worldview for a party is very good

people just tend to accept the weird stuff without asking questions by the 2180s

Meadow's child on the forum saying "remember when fictional characters were in books and not running for office? remember when logic worked? aaaa"

 

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Your logos are always well chosen and your ability to create a unique worldview for a party is very good

Thanks!

Meadow's child on the forum saying "remember when fictional characters were in books and not running for office? remember when logic worked? aaaa"

Ha!