List Political Parties of Alternate Countries
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Political Parties of the Republic of Northern England after the 2020 Election
Socialist Labour Party 111/215
Left wing to far-left broad tent. Lead by Rebecca Long-Bailey (Tribune), youngest PM ever elected at age 40. First majority for the SLP after the Labour split in 1985, just 5 years after the collapse of the UK.
4 factions(named for their newspapers): Tribune (Democratic Socialist), Militant (Trotskyist), Morning Star (Communist), Freedom for Workers (Libertarian Socialist).
Social Democratic Labour Party 64/215
Centre to centre left. Lead by David Miliband(Progress). They have been part of every government from their creation in 1985, until today. Held a majority from 1990-2015.
2 factions : Progress(OTL Blairites) and Workers(OTL Brownites/Blue Labour).
United Farmer’s Party 24/215
Agrarian Interests, typically Centre. Lead by Nigel Evans. The party of the rural wealthy.
National Worker’s Party 8/215
Right. Lead by Paul Maynard. Socially very conservative, economically social democratic.
Liberal Party 5/215
Centre. Lead by Angela Smith. The only party in favour of outlawing trade unions, very economically liberal. In government with SDLP from 2015-2020.
Yorkshire Party 3/215
Centre-left. Lead by Yvette Cooper. Yorkshire Interests and Social Democracy.
Political Parties of the Republic of Northern England after the 2020 Election
Socialist Labour Party 111/215
Left wing to far-left broad tent. Lead by Rebecca Long-Bailey (Tribune), youngest PM ever elected at age 40. First majority for the SLP after the Labour split in 1985, just 5 years after the collapse of the UK.
4 factions(named for their newspapers): Tribune (Democratic Socialist), Militant (Trotskyist), Morning Star (Communist), Freedom for Workers (Libertarian Socialist).
Social Democratic Labour Party 64/215
Centre to centre left. Lead by David Miliband(Progress). They have been part of every government from their creation in 1985, until today. Held a majority from 1990-2015.
2 factions : Progress(OTL Blairites) and Workers(OTL Brownites/Blue Labour).
United Farmer’s Party 24/215
Agrarian Interests, typically Centre. Lead by Nigel Evans. The party of the rural wealthy.
National Worker’s Party 8/215
Right. Lead by Paul Maynard. Socially very conservative, economically social democratic.
Liberal Party 5/215
Centre. Lead by Angela Smith. The only party in favour of outlawing trade unions, very economically liberal. In government with SDLP from 2015-2020.
Yorkshire Party 3/215
Centre-left. Lead by Yvette Cooper. Yorkshire Interests and Social Democracy.
Parties from the world I'm working on now. Setting - Atompunk, Space Opera.
In addition to them, there are also a large number of "third parties", but for the most part their influence is limited to individual regions.
Political Factions in the Commonwealth of United Systems
Unlike the states of the 20th century, the borders between political associations in the Commonwealth are very blurred. In essence, the main movements are more likely a coalition of various regional and ideological organizations, often standing on opposing positions. Moreover, coalition agreements between one or another party, with opposition of various internal factions, are not uncommon. Nevertheless, in the United Systems a fairly stable party system has developed, based on the competition of the two factions represented in parliament.
- Union for Progress - most influential political organization in the Commonwealth. As a rule, they head the government, and de jure are considered the ruling party. At the moment, both houses of Congress control. The Union stands on the positions of populism, technocracy, corporatism, and syndicalism - the desire to build an "organic society" where scientific management is carried out by the joint efforts of all social classes. In foreign policy, they are consistent supporters of space expansion and confrontation with the Empire of Dominators.
- Liberty League - the party has gained a reputation of "eternal opposition", however, from time to time gaining control of the upper board and the presidency. The current president is a member of the League, and at the moment the government is coalitional in nature. However, it is worth considering that in some regions the representatives of the League enjoy much more influence than the progressives. This party positions itself as "liberals." Unlike the Union, they advocate the interests of entrepreneurs and free trade, without denying the need for government intervention. In foreign policy, the League advocates curtailing expansion, and strengthening defense by developing already settled planets.
In addition to them, there are also a large number of "third parties", but for the most part their influence is limited to individual regions.
I decided to continue my fractured UK idea.
Political Parties of the Commonwealth of Wessex after the 2019 Election
Agrarian Workers and Cooperative Alliance - 23/65
Centre-left. Lead by Ben Bradshaw. Best result for the Alliance in its history but still short of a majority even with a coalition of other left parties.
Liberal Farmers Party – 22/65
Centre-right to centre. Lead by Oliver Letwin. The natural Party of government in Wessex has been in government for 20 out of 30 years of Wessex’s history.
National Party – 11/65
Centre-right to right. Lead by Liam Fox. The only other party to form a government, was historically very strong but has been in terminal decline since 2003.
Socialist Party – 4/65
Left. Lead by Luke Pollard. This is the first election where they gained more than 1 seat.
Green Party – 3/65
Centre-left to left. Lead by Molly Scott-Cato. Popular in the more “hippy areas” of Wessex like Bristol and Exeter.
Mebyon Kernow – 1/65
Centre-Left. Lead by Andrew George. In favour of increased Cornish autonomy.
Unionist Party – 1/65
Centre-right. Lead by Jacob Rees-Mogg. In favour of reunification of the UK.
Political Parties of the Commonwealth of Wessex after the 2019 Election
Agrarian Workers and Cooperative Alliance - 23/65
Centre-left. Lead by Ben Bradshaw. Best result for the Alliance in its history but still short of a majority even with a coalition of other left parties.
Liberal Farmers Party – 22/65
Centre-right to centre. Lead by Oliver Letwin. The natural Party of government in Wessex has been in government for 20 out of 30 years of Wessex’s history.
National Party – 11/65
Centre-right to right. Lead by Liam Fox. The only other party to form a government, was historically very strong but has been in terminal decline since 2003.
Socialist Party – 4/65
Left. Lead by Luke Pollard. This is the first election where they gained more than 1 seat.
Green Party – 3/65
Centre-left to left. Lead by Molly Scott-Cato. Popular in the more “hippy areas” of Wessex like Bristol and Exeter.
Mebyon Kernow – 1/65
Centre-Left. Lead by Andrew George. In favour of increased Cornish autonomy.
Unionist Party – 1/65
Centre-right. Lead by Jacob Rees-Mogg. In favour of reunification of the UK.
Political Parties in the Commonwealth of Sparta
The Commonwealth of Sparta was born from the ashes of apocalypse. The city of Sparta, Wisconsin would become the center of a military government styled on a blend of American Government, Spartan Stateocracy, and standard military governments. There is a tricameral legislature. The nation as a whole is ruled by the Governor-General, a political and military leader elected by all citizenry who has been in the military for at least two years with the final vote conducted by the Junta in a manner similar to the old American electoral college. The Governor-General usually is a General, Lieutenant, or Commander who get elected in an instant-runoff voting primary of the parties followed by a first-past-the-post general election.Major Political Parties
Republican Party - Right-Wing Party. Support fiscal responsibility, aggressive expansion, and conservative social roles. War Hawk. Dominant Party for the past 24 years.
Modern Whig Party - Big Tent Centrist Party. Support fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, isolationism, and indifference to social changes. War Raven (Basically, only going to war if they must). Supply for the Republican Party.
Progressive Party - Left of Center party. Supports Dishonorable Rights, Agrarianism, moderate nation defense, and socially liberal. War Dove. Opposition.
Democratic Party - A collection of smaller parties that are mostly where those who cannot gain support in the major parties. Socialist, Communists, and the rest. Actively oppressed by the government, but kept around to prevent them from gaining power.
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives are elected by all citizens who have served in the military for at least two years.
Junta
The Junta is elected by all active military members.
Senate
The Senate is appointed by the Governor-General from members of the HoR and Junta who are over 50 years old.
Republican Party - Right-Wing Party. Support fiscal responsibility, aggressive expansion, and conservative social roles. War Hawk. Dominant Party for the past 24 years.
Modern Whig Party - Big Tent Centrist Party. Support fiscal responsibility, strong national defense, isolationism, and indifference to social changes. War Raven (Basically, only going to war if they must). Supply for the Republican Party.
Progressive Party - Left of Center party. Supports Dishonorable Rights, Agrarianism, moderate nation defense, and socially liberal. War Dove. Opposition.
Democratic Party - A collection of smaller parties that are mostly where those who cannot gain support in the major parties. Socialist, Communists, and the rest. Actively oppressed by the government, but kept around to prevent them from gaining power.
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives are elected by all citizens who have served in the military for at least two years.
Junta
The Junta is elected by all active military members.
Senate
The Senate is appointed by the Governor-General from members of the HoR and Junta who are over 50 years old.
From a TL in which the United States and Canada split up along the lines of Joel Garreau's Nine Nations of North America
Political Parties of the Republic of Cascadia (Ecotopia)
Green Party (Leader: Elizabeth May): Started out as a single-issue party focused on environmental issues, after Independence developed a broader focus on lifestyle issues, popular with young people thanks to Prime Minister Inslee's legalization of cannabis in 2007, but had the bad fortune to be in government when the financial crisis hit, and hasn't quite recovered.
Socialist Alternative (Leader: Kshama Sawant): A hard left party that appeals primarily to ethnic minority voters in the major cities (Seattle, Portland, Vancouver), but also has some success in areas of the Olympic Peninsula and the Humboldt region that were hit hard by the collapse of the logging industry; doesn't really have the reach to be the lead party in government, but very effective in dragging coalition partners to the left. Their big legislative achievement is the nationalization of banks in 2010.
Social Democratic Party (Leader: Jagmeet Singh): The leading party throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, the SDP takes credit for the creation of Cascadia's welfare state, but they alienated a big part of their base after being forced to implement an austerity program in the early 1990s, leading to the rise of the Socialist Alternative. Has begun to recover under Jagmeet Singh, whose persosnal charisma helps compensate for the decline in their traditional base of manufacturing workers.
Liberal Party of Cascadia (Leader: Kate Brown): A socially-liberal, pro-business party, they dominate the suburbs and the upscale districts of the major cities. Held a majority government under Ron Wyden from 1996-2005 and were the junior coalition partner to the Greens from 2005-2009. After a disastrous election performance in 2009, they began emphasizing the socially liberal part of their platform over the pro-business part, and they returned to government as a junior partner to the Libertarians in 2012, successfully reining in the Libertarian's plan to cut funding for public universities and institute private school vouchers. Strongly appeals to suburbanites who don't like the sisze of their tax bill but want to think of themselves as progressive.
Libertarian Party (Leader: Kim Wyman): The lack of any significant social conservative movement in Cascadia makes this party the default right-wing alternative, but their support for marijuana, abortion, and gay marriage and their opposition to a standing military make them far more palatable to moderates than the People's Party. Has been the lead party in government since 2012, during which time they've allowed private health insurance plans to compete with Cascade Care, reformed occupational licensing, and passed a big tax cut that was credited for much of Cascadia's economic growth.
Taxpayer's Alliance (Leader: Tim Eyman): A single-issue party dedicated to eliminating the income tax, the Taxpayer's Alliance got five candidates elected in 2012, and entered a coalition with the Libertarians and Liberals. After the 2018 elections, they're down to one Member of Parliament (Eyman), who still caucuses with the government.
People's Party (Leader: Andy Ngo): Split from the Libertarian's after they entered a coalition with the Green Party in 2002, but were wiped out in the 2005 elections. During their time in the wilderness, they adopted more right-wing positions on immigration and gender issues, and their reentry to Parliament in 2009 caused a great-deal of handwringing.
Political Parties of the Republic of Cascadia (Ecotopia)
Green Party (Leader: Elizabeth May): Started out as a single-issue party focused on environmental issues, after Independence developed a broader focus on lifestyle issues, popular with young people thanks to Prime Minister Inslee's legalization of cannabis in 2007, but had the bad fortune to be in government when the financial crisis hit, and hasn't quite recovered.
Socialist Alternative (Leader: Kshama Sawant): A hard left party that appeals primarily to ethnic minority voters in the major cities (Seattle, Portland, Vancouver), but also has some success in areas of the Olympic Peninsula and the Humboldt region that were hit hard by the collapse of the logging industry; doesn't really have the reach to be the lead party in government, but very effective in dragging coalition partners to the left. Their big legislative achievement is the nationalization of banks in 2010.
Social Democratic Party (Leader: Jagmeet Singh): The leading party throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, the SDP takes credit for the creation of Cascadia's welfare state, but they alienated a big part of their base after being forced to implement an austerity program in the early 1990s, leading to the rise of the Socialist Alternative. Has begun to recover under Jagmeet Singh, whose persosnal charisma helps compensate for the decline in their traditional base of manufacturing workers.
Liberal Party of Cascadia (Leader: Kate Brown): A socially-liberal, pro-business party, they dominate the suburbs and the upscale districts of the major cities. Held a majority government under Ron Wyden from 1996-2005 and were the junior coalition partner to the Greens from 2005-2009. After a disastrous election performance in 2009, they began emphasizing the socially liberal part of their platform over the pro-business part, and they returned to government as a junior partner to the Libertarians in 2012, successfully reining in the Libertarian's plan to cut funding for public universities and institute private school vouchers. Strongly appeals to suburbanites who don't like the sisze of their tax bill but want to think of themselves as progressive.
Libertarian Party (Leader: Kim Wyman): The lack of any significant social conservative movement in Cascadia makes this party the default right-wing alternative, but their support for marijuana, abortion, and gay marriage and their opposition to a standing military make them far more palatable to moderates than the People's Party. Has been the lead party in government since 2012, during which time they've allowed private health insurance plans to compete with Cascade Care, reformed occupational licensing, and passed a big tax cut that was credited for much of Cascadia's economic growth.
Taxpayer's Alliance (Leader: Tim Eyman): A single-issue party dedicated to eliminating the income tax, the Taxpayer's Alliance got five candidates elected in 2012, and entered a coalition with the Libertarians and Liberals. After the 2018 elections, they're down to one Member of Parliament (Eyman), who still caucuses with the government.
People's Party (Leader: Andy Ngo): Split from the Libertarian's after they entered a coalition with the Green Party in 2002, but were wiped out in the 2005 elections. During their time in the wilderness, they adopted more right-wing positions on immigration and gender issues, and their reentry to Parliament in 2009 caused a great-deal of handwringing.
Political parties for the Republic of Teklistan.
The Democratic Socialist Party of Teklistan: Created by reforming the Communist Party of Teklistan. The main party of Teklistan since its independence in 1991. President Nukov is the leading official of the party.
The Ultranationalist Party of Teklistan: The biggest challenge to the continued rule of the DSPT, the UPT advocates for a Teklistan free of Russian influence.
The Union Party of Teklistan: A small political party which advocates for a union between Kazakhstan and Teklistan. Though small in numbers, they have the support of many Kazakh officials and have several members in the National Legislature.
The Democratic Socialist Party of Teklistan: Created by reforming the Communist Party of Teklistan. The main party of Teklistan since its independence in 1991. President Nukov is the leading official of the party.
The Ultranationalist Party of Teklistan: The biggest challenge to the continued rule of the DSPT, the UPT advocates for a Teklistan free of Russian influence.
The Union Party of Teklistan: A small political party which advocates for a union between Kazakhstan and Teklistan. Though small in numbers, they have the support of many Kazakh officials and have several members in the National Legislature.
Continuing the Nine Nations of North America TL
Political Parties of the Iroquois Republic (Foundry)
Iroquois Labor Party (2018 Presidential Candidate: Sherrod Brown, winner): The dominant party throughout the 1980s, suffered a massive defeat in the 1992 midterms and the 1994 Presidential Election before regaining control of Congress in 2008 and the Executive Mansion in 2010. Their base is, as expected, with union members, and they strongly support a social welfare state and oppose free trade. Under President Strickland, they implemented a co-determination law. They take a big-tent position on social issues and are generally supportive of a strong military, both due to the traditional views of many of their voters and the jobs provided by the military.
Conservative Democratic Party (2018 Presidential Candidate: John Kasich, runner-up): Founded as socially-conservative party with a base in Catholic social teaching, this party began downplaying it's specifically Catholic elements in the mid-1980s to appeal to conservative Protestants and Jews. The CDP took control of the Executive Mansion under former Detroit Mayor Mitt Romney in 1992, largely by criticizing the Labor Party's deficits. Romney successfully stabilized the budget and negotiated a free trade agreement with the North American Union, but his successor Rick Santorum alienated moderates with his divisive statements on social issues, and his management of the economy was widely panned.
Peace Party (2018 Presidential Candidate: Dennis Kucinich): Founded by former Cleveland mayor and current member of Congress Dennis Kucinich, this party advocates for his rather esoteric policy positions. Most of its voters are college students who want to annoy their parents.
Note: Business leaders who felt like the CDP was too pro-Labor formed the Moderate Party in the mid-2000s, which ran businessman Rick Snyder for President in 2010. Pundits argued that Snyder contributed to Strickland's plurality win by taking votes from the CDP, and the Moderate Party dissolved the following year. Most of it's members rejoined the CDP.
Political Parties of the Iroquois Republic (Foundry)
Iroquois Labor Party (2018 Presidential Candidate: Sherrod Brown, winner): The dominant party throughout the 1980s, suffered a massive defeat in the 1992 midterms and the 1994 Presidential Election before regaining control of Congress in 2008 and the Executive Mansion in 2010. Their base is, as expected, with union members, and they strongly support a social welfare state and oppose free trade. Under President Strickland, they implemented a co-determination law. They take a big-tent position on social issues and are generally supportive of a strong military, both due to the traditional views of many of their voters and the jobs provided by the military.
Conservative Democratic Party (2018 Presidential Candidate: John Kasich, runner-up): Founded as socially-conservative party with a base in Catholic social teaching, this party began downplaying it's specifically Catholic elements in the mid-1980s to appeal to conservative Protestants and Jews. The CDP took control of the Executive Mansion under former Detroit Mayor Mitt Romney in 1992, largely by criticizing the Labor Party's deficits. Romney successfully stabilized the budget and negotiated a free trade agreement with the North American Union, but his successor Rick Santorum alienated moderates with his divisive statements on social issues, and his management of the economy was widely panned.
Peace Party (2018 Presidential Candidate: Dennis Kucinich): Founded by former Cleveland mayor and current member of Congress Dennis Kucinich, this party advocates for his rather esoteric policy positions. Most of its voters are college students who want to annoy their parents.
Note: Business leaders who felt like the CDP was too pro-Labor formed the Moderate Party in the mid-2000s, which ran businessman Rick Snyder for President in 2010. Pundits argued that Snyder contributed to Strickland's plurality win by taking votes from the CDP, and the Moderate Party dissolved the following year. Most of it's members rejoined the CDP.
Political Parties of the Russian Republic in 1930
Social-Labour Party (Left to Far Left): The Social-Labour Party was created when the first ruling party of the republic, the Socialist-Revolutionary party, re-emerged with their former splinter party the Trudoviks/Labour Group. The big-tent left-wing party went on to dominate in early elections until their platform turned from agrarian socialism to authoritarianism largely benefitting the party members. After the stark turn in the party's political agenda, many voters found themselves favoring the CDP who were seen as more liberal and also focused on workers in the growing urban centers.
Constitutional Democratic Party (Centre to Centre-Left): Also known as the Kadets, the CDP is the current ruling party of the republic. Seen by many as the party of minority rights, the party has fought for better relations with all of Russia's ethnic minorities since their election. The party also fights for more liberal economic policies that benefit workers of all trades and not just farmers. Headed by Pavel Milyukov, first foreign minister of the republic and current president.
Conservative Party (Right to Far Right): As the party of the army, the Conservative Party has enjoyed some success following two successful wars and several privileges afforded to them during Governor-Generalship of Lavr Kornilov and somewhat during the Milyukov presidency. Led by the polarizing General Anton Denikin. A known anti-semite, he is widely popular with the armed forces and of course Russian Ultra-Nationalists, not so much with anyone else.
Progressive Party (Centre-Right): The fourth party of the republic, the progressive party promotes classical liberalism and a firmly centrist view of social politics. Seen as somewhat of a joke by mainstream parties of the republic, the party still draws a significant amount of voters who are disillusioned with the predominantly left-wing politics of the government and the authoritarian nature of the conservative party and the army.
Social-Labour Party (Left to Far Left): The Social-Labour Party was created when the first ruling party of the republic, the Socialist-Revolutionary party, re-emerged with their former splinter party the Trudoviks/Labour Group. The big-tent left-wing party went on to dominate in early elections until their platform turned from agrarian socialism to authoritarianism largely benefitting the party members. After the stark turn in the party's political agenda, many voters found themselves favoring the CDP who were seen as more liberal and also focused on workers in the growing urban centers.
Constitutional Democratic Party (Centre to Centre-Left): Also known as the Kadets, the CDP is the current ruling party of the republic. Seen by many as the party of minority rights, the party has fought for better relations with all of Russia's ethnic minorities since their election. The party also fights for more liberal economic policies that benefit workers of all trades and not just farmers. Headed by Pavel Milyukov, first foreign minister of the republic and current president.
Conservative Party (Right to Far Right): As the party of the army, the Conservative Party has enjoyed some success following two successful wars and several privileges afforded to them during Governor-Generalship of Lavr Kornilov and somewhat during the Milyukov presidency. Led by the polarizing General Anton Denikin. A known anti-semite, he is widely popular with the armed forces and of course Russian Ultra-Nationalists, not so much with anyone else.
Progressive Party (Centre-Right): The fourth party of the republic, the progressive party promotes classical liberalism and a firmly centrist view of social politics. Seen as somewhat of a joke by mainstream parties of the republic, the party still draws a significant amount of voters who are disillusioned with the predominantly left-wing politics of the government and the authoritarian nature of the conservative party and the army.
Continuing the Nine Nations of North America TL
Political Parties of the Confederate States of Dixie
Democratic Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Haley Barbour, Winner): A continuation of the pre-Dissolution Democratic Party, this party's platform is essentially whatever the Intercontinental Exchange says it is. Under Dixie's first President, Fritz Hollings, they were instrumental in ensuring that pre-Dissolution Civil Rights legislation would (mostly) continue to be respected, but they also prevented Dixie from developing anything like the social welfare policies of the other countries in the North American Union.
Republican Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Artur Davis): Like the Democratic Party, this party is a continuation of its pre-Dissolution counterpart. Most of its voters are African Americans who had begun to move from the Republican to the Democratic Party, but found themselves locked out of the Democrats' patronage machine after Dissolution. The Republican Party generally supports the legislative initiatives of the Democrats, but theoretically calls for increased social spending.
New South Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Mark Warner, incumbent): Founded by former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter in order to challenge the patronage-backed Democratic Party's dominance on Dixie politics, the NSP's initial platform emphasized good government and opposition to corruption. Carter's successors in the 1980s broadened the party's focus to economic modernization and quality-of-life issues - gaining the nickname Atari Democrats because they worked to associate themselves with technological innovation while being no less pro-business than the real Democrats. Bill Clinton became the first non-Democratic President of Dixie in 1992, but his successful impeachment and removal from office over an extramarital affair proved devastating to the party's wholesome image, and his successor Al Gore was overwhelmingly defeated in 2000. The party entered a period of irrelevancy, but maintained a base in the rapidly growing suburbs of Atlanta and Northern Virginia, and returned to office under Mark Warner in 2012.
Traditionalist Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Roy Moore): This party broke from the Democratic Party when it became clear that the Democrats had no plans to reinstate segregation, and contested the 1976 and 1980 presidential elections under George Wallace. After Wallace experienced a religious conversion and left the party, they struggled to find compelling candidates and gradually adopted more overtly religious rhetoric. The Clinton impeachment was their lucky break, and they sent President Jeff Sessions to the Swan House in 2000. Despite Sessions' defeat by Democrat John Edwards in 2004, the Traditionalist Party has retained a chokehold on social legislation, preventing the liberalization of abortion laws or legal protections for homosexuals.
Populist Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Cynthia McKinney): What passes for a left wing in Dixie, this party's platform has a distinctly conspiracist edge to it. You can't really blame them, though. Under President Sessions, the confederate government developed a striking interest in their members' tax returns, resulting in an ongoing series of court battles. Other than that, they're essentially a fringe party with little presence outside the neglected areas of Dixie's inner cities.
Political Parties of the Confederate States of Dixie
Democratic Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Haley Barbour, Winner): A continuation of the pre-Dissolution Democratic Party, this party's platform is essentially whatever the Intercontinental Exchange says it is. Under Dixie's first President, Fritz Hollings, they were instrumental in ensuring that pre-Dissolution Civil Rights legislation would (mostly) continue to be respected, but they also prevented Dixie from developing anything like the social welfare policies of the other countries in the North American Union.
Republican Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Artur Davis): Like the Democratic Party, this party is a continuation of its pre-Dissolution counterpart. Most of its voters are African Americans who had begun to move from the Republican to the Democratic Party, but found themselves locked out of the Democrats' patronage machine after Dissolution. The Republican Party generally supports the legislative initiatives of the Democrats, but theoretically calls for increased social spending.
New South Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Mark Warner, incumbent): Founded by former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter in order to challenge the patronage-backed Democratic Party's dominance on Dixie politics, the NSP's initial platform emphasized good government and opposition to corruption. Carter's successors in the 1980s broadened the party's focus to economic modernization and quality-of-life issues - gaining the nickname Atari Democrats because they worked to associate themselves with technological innovation while being no less pro-business than the real Democrats. Bill Clinton became the first non-Democratic President of Dixie in 1992, but his successful impeachment and removal from office over an extramarital affair proved devastating to the party's wholesome image, and his successor Al Gore was overwhelmingly defeated in 2000. The party entered a period of irrelevancy, but maintained a base in the rapidly growing suburbs of Atlanta and Northern Virginia, and returned to office under Mark Warner in 2012.
Traditionalist Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Roy Moore): This party broke from the Democratic Party when it became clear that the Democrats had no plans to reinstate segregation, and contested the 1976 and 1980 presidential elections under George Wallace. After Wallace experienced a religious conversion and left the party, they struggled to find compelling candidates and gradually adopted more overtly religious rhetoric. The Clinton impeachment was their lucky break, and they sent President Jeff Sessions to the Swan House in 2000. Despite Sessions' defeat by Democrat John Edwards in 2004, the Traditionalist Party has retained a chokehold on social legislation, preventing the liberalization of abortion laws or legal protections for homosexuals.
Populist Party (2016 Presidential Candidate: Cynthia McKinney): What passes for a left wing in Dixie, this party's platform has a distinctly conspiracist edge to it. You can't really blame them, though. Under President Sessions, the confederate government developed a striking interest in their members' tax returns, resulting in an ongoing series of court battles. Other than that, they're essentially a fringe party with little presence outside the neglected areas of Dixie's inner cities.
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Political Parties within the United States of America (1805):
This is based off of something I’ve been toying around with for a while now. It could formulate into a short story/timeline after finals, but I'm still not certain.
After the collapse of the Confederate Congress in 1790, the political landscape of the United States was in shambles. Now being reduced to the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and facing war with the Commonwealth of Virginia over the Northwest Territory, the United States of America is desperate for political allies and possible attempts of reunification with the Free State of New York and the Confederation of New England (the latter being merely a pipe-dream). The government structure is largely similar to our own in OTL. The Congress is split into two houses. However, they are named the House of Delegates and Senate. The Senate is largely similar to the original Confederate Congress where there can only be 2-7 Senators per state and that each state gets one vote. The President is elected popularly every 4 years. Presidents also have the duty of appointing a “Chairman of the Congress Assembled” which must be of the majority party within Congress.
Republican Unionist Party:
The Republican Unionist Party is the acclaimed successor to the anti-Administration faction within the Confederate Congress of the United States. The platform of the Republican Unionist Party calls for protectionist trade, opposes the centralist economic platform of the Constitutionalist Party, calls for the breakup of the National Bank of the United States, was an adamant force for the addition of the Bill of Humanities to the Constitution, and advocates for agrarian policies. It is mockingly seen as the "Jeffersonian party" to many Constitutionalists. The party has backed the United States’ claim to the Northwest Territory, but seeks a diplomatic resolution with the Commonwealth of Virginia. The party is figuratively being lead by Chairman William Findley of Pennsylvania.
Constitutionalist Party:
The Constitutionalist Party is the acclaimed successor to the pro-Administration faction. The platform of the Constitutionalists calls for free trade, central economic planning by supporting the National Bank of the United States, and some factions have gone so far as to advocate for outlawing the participation in the Atlantic Slave Trade in the Unite States. The Party supports the United States’ claim to the Northwest territory, but seeks to militarily claim the territory with help from New York and New England. To some, it is referred to as the "Patersonian party" - named after the second President of the United States, William Paterson of New Jersey. However, due to the ascension of James Bayard of Delaware, moderate and conservative factions of the Constitutionalists have begun to express their opposition more openly.
Nonaffiliated:
These are members of Congress who do not officially align with any party. In the early history of the republic, their numbers in Congress often reached the upper-to-mid teens. At this time, the current President, Thomas McKean, is a nonaffiliated politician. President McKean was a former member of both the Republican Unionist and the Constitutionalist parties. He was most recently aligned to the Constitutionalist Party before breaking with President Paterson over going to war with Virginia - a position which cost President Paterson his office in the 1804 election.
This is based off of something I’ve been toying around with for a while now. It could formulate into a short story/timeline after finals, but I'm still not certain.
After the collapse of the Confederate Congress in 1790, the political landscape of the United States was in shambles. Now being reduced to the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and facing war with the Commonwealth of Virginia over the Northwest Territory, the United States of America is desperate for political allies and possible attempts of reunification with the Free State of New York and the Confederation of New England (the latter being merely a pipe-dream). The government structure is largely similar to our own in OTL. The Congress is split into two houses. However, they are named the House of Delegates and Senate. The Senate is largely similar to the original Confederate Congress where there can only be 2-7 Senators per state and that each state gets one vote. The President is elected popularly every 4 years. Presidents also have the duty of appointing a “Chairman of the Congress Assembled” which must be of the majority party within Congress.
Republican Unionist Party:
The Republican Unionist Party is the acclaimed successor to the anti-Administration faction within the Confederate Congress of the United States. The platform of the Republican Unionist Party calls for protectionist trade, opposes the centralist economic platform of the Constitutionalist Party, calls for the breakup of the National Bank of the United States, was an adamant force for the addition of the Bill of Humanities to the Constitution, and advocates for agrarian policies. It is mockingly seen as the "Jeffersonian party" to many Constitutionalists. The party has backed the United States’ claim to the Northwest Territory, but seeks a diplomatic resolution with the Commonwealth of Virginia. The party is figuratively being lead by Chairman William Findley of Pennsylvania.
Constitutionalist Party:
The Constitutionalist Party is the acclaimed successor to the pro-Administration faction. The platform of the Constitutionalists calls for free trade, central economic planning by supporting the National Bank of the United States, and some factions have gone so far as to advocate for outlawing the participation in the Atlantic Slave Trade in the Unite States. The Party supports the United States’ claim to the Northwest territory, but seeks to militarily claim the territory with help from New York and New England. To some, it is referred to as the "Patersonian party" - named after the second President of the United States, William Paterson of New Jersey. However, due to the ascension of James Bayard of Delaware, moderate and conservative factions of the Constitutionalists have begun to express their opposition more openly.
Nonaffiliated:
These are members of Congress who do not officially align with any party. In the early history of the republic, their numbers in Congress often reached the upper-to-mid teens. At this time, the current President, Thomas McKean, is a nonaffiliated politician. President McKean was a former member of both the Republican Unionist and the Constitutionalist parties. He was most recently aligned to the Constitutionalist Party before breaking with President Paterson over going to war with Virginia - a position which cost President Paterson his office in the 1804 election.
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Political Parties of the Metropolitan League
In the aftermath of the Civil War, with the Republicans ascendant in national politics, and with their own party dominated by the memory of Southern rebellion, Democrats throughout the North came together to determine how to promote their common interests. This gathering was mainly comprised of big city mayors and political power brokers, and they devised an organization which they called the Metropolitan League. This organization would greatly aid urban Democratic machines from Boston to New York to Chicago in growing their power, and helped mobilize cities in fighting their state governments for more self-governance. But the turn of the century would bring big changes.
With the election of William Jennings Bryan in a crusade against big money and big cities, the Metropolitan League, led by Tammany Hall ally and the mayor of the newly consolidated New York City, Robert Van Wyck, disassociated itself from the Democratic Party, and became less of an interest group and more of a governing body, like a United Nations of cities. At first, this governing body was not very democratic, and often very corrupt. But when Huey Long won a landslide election on his own, Bryan-esque crusade, he gave the League an ultimatum- shape up or ship out. Threatening to investigate and break up the increasingly constitutionally dubious organization, Long got the League to hold elections to their General Council, and to hold their own investigations into alleged corruption. Since the League was democratized, it has often been a progressive force, a place of diversity and idealism. And sometimes it has faced trying times as well, including the civil rights protests of the 60s and 70s, the crime epidemic of the 80s and 90s, and the economic riots of the early 2010s. Even so, it always strives to act in line with its motto, a quote from Coriolanus, "Quae civitas est sed populus" - "What is the city but the people?"
Civic Party: In only a few ways distinguishable from the old ruling party under Tammany Hall, the Civic Party prides itself on constituent service; improving infrastructure, maintaining law and order, bringing in business, and providing favors where they're owed. They do well among the white working-class, and their biggest allies are the police and the unions, having defended both against their own corruption allegations time and time again. Famous leaders of the faction in the General Council include Frank Rizzo and Richard Daley, whose son is the current leader. Although they are rarely out of government, they yet again lost council seats last election, and they were somewhat desperate to join the current coalition and at least share in the power, in spite of their differences with their coalition partners.
Movement for a Brighter Future: Dubbed the "Michael Bloomberg Front" by its enemies, the MBF has been called a "cult of personality" and a "vehicle for Bloomberg's massive ego" in scathing news articles. Bloomberg himself, however, will tell you that it's a party of "pro-business, pro-people solutions that are tried and tested." Opposed to the cronyism and fiscal waste under the Civic Party, Bloomberg wants to stop the drain of businesses to non-League cities like Houston and Atlanta, by cutting red tape and business taxes. It should come as no surprise, then, that their main demographic is Wall Street and the socially liberal, fiscally conservative yuppie upper class. They have largely eclipsed the place once held by Republicans in the League council, although the MBF is more supportive of the League than the GOP ever was. Having been in the governing coalition from 2005-2014, the MBF refused to join the current coalition, according to some because, when the other leaders met with Bloomberg, "they weren't all wearing full length mirrors."
Our Beautiful City: A somewhat one-issue focused party, OBC opposes urbanization and overdevelopments, from the demolition of historic buildings, to the plowing over of greenspaces, to continuing urban sprawl. Led by Jerry Nadler, they are sometimes called the white little brother of the Rainbow-AGL, and are supported mostly by hipsters and millennials. They joined the coalition with the Civic Party with some reservations, but are mostly satisfied now that they are in power.
Rainbow-AGL: The Rainbow Coalition-Anti-Gentrification-League Alliance, or Rainbow-AGL, is an alliance of minority voters in support of equal rights and social justice. Built on the foundations of Jesse Jackson's organization, Chuy Garcia is the faction's first Hispanic leader, and has avoided any challenges so far from younger members. While OBC may like to think of them as their partner in the minority community, the Rainbow-AGL has repeatedly rebuffed such an arrangement, including the current coalition, seeing OBC as preferring to build preserve old buildings owned by rich white people instead of low-income housing in its place, or planting their precious parks as yet another way of raising the cost of living and gentrifying another neighborhood.
Citizens for Peace and Security: Originally founded as the Concerned Citizens Council (yes the name should frighten you) during the crime wave of the 80s, they are a law and order party who opposed busing and other methods of integration with a passion. They rebranded in the 90s to take advantage of the ongoing race riots to reach out to the Asian and Jewish communities who felt targeted by looters and street violence. Fiercely in favor of stop and frisk and racial profiling, the rebranded CPS was in government from 1993-1999, but not since.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, with the Republicans ascendant in national politics, and with their own party dominated by the memory of Southern rebellion, Democrats throughout the North came together to determine how to promote their common interests. This gathering was mainly comprised of big city mayors and political power brokers, and they devised an organization which they called the Metropolitan League. This organization would greatly aid urban Democratic machines from Boston to New York to Chicago in growing their power, and helped mobilize cities in fighting their state governments for more self-governance. But the turn of the century would bring big changes.
With the election of William Jennings Bryan in a crusade against big money and big cities, the Metropolitan League, led by Tammany Hall ally and the mayor of the newly consolidated New York City, Robert Van Wyck, disassociated itself from the Democratic Party, and became less of an interest group and more of a governing body, like a United Nations of cities. At first, this governing body was not very democratic, and often very corrupt. But when Huey Long won a landslide election on his own, Bryan-esque crusade, he gave the League an ultimatum- shape up or ship out. Threatening to investigate and break up the increasingly constitutionally dubious organization, Long got the League to hold elections to their General Council, and to hold their own investigations into alleged corruption. Since the League was democratized, it has often been a progressive force, a place of diversity and idealism. And sometimes it has faced trying times as well, including the civil rights protests of the 60s and 70s, the crime epidemic of the 80s and 90s, and the economic riots of the early 2010s. Even so, it always strives to act in line with its motto, a quote from Coriolanus, "Quae civitas est sed populus" - "What is the city but the people?"
Civic Party: In only a few ways distinguishable from the old ruling party under Tammany Hall, the Civic Party prides itself on constituent service; improving infrastructure, maintaining law and order, bringing in business, and providing favors where they're owed. They do well among the white working-class, and their biggest allies are the police and the unions, having defended both against their own corruption allegations time and time again. Famous leaders of the faction in the General Council include Frank Rizzo and Richard Daley, whose son is the current leader. Although they are rarely out of government, they yet again lost council seats last election, and they were somewhat desperate to join the current coalition and at least share in the power, in spite of their differences with their coalition partners.
Movement for a Brighter Future: Dubbed the "Michael Bloomberg Front" by its enemies, the MBF has been called a "cult of personality" and a "vehicle for Bloomberg's massive ego" in scathing news articles. Bloomberg himself, however, will tell you that it's a party of "pro-business, pro-people solutions that are tried and tested." Opposed to the cronyism and fiscal waste under the Civic Party, Bloomberg wants to stop the drain of businesses to non-League cities like Houston and Atlanta, by cutting red tape and business taxes. It should come as no surprise, then, that their main demographic is Wall Street and the socially liberal, fiscally conservative yuppie upper class. They have largely eclipsed the place once held by Republicans in the League council, although the MBF is more supportive of the League than the GOP ever was. Having been in the governing coalition from 2005-2014, the MBF refused to join the current coalition, according to some because, when the other leaders met with Bloomberg, "they weren't all wearing full length mirrors."
Our Beautiful City: A somewhat one-issue focused party, OBC opposes urbanization and overdevelopments, from the demolition of historic buildings, to the plowing over of greenspaces, to continuing urban sprawl. Led by Jerry Nadler, they are sometimes called the white little brother of the Rainbow-AGL, and are supported mostly by hipsters and millennials. They joined the coalition with the Civic Party with some reservations, but are mostly satisfied now that they are in power.
Rainbow-AGL: The Rainbow Coalition-Anti-Gentrification-League Alliance, or Rainbow-AGL, is an alliance of minority voters in support of equal rights and social justice. Built on the foundations of Jesse Jackson's organization, Chuy Garcia is the faction's first Hispanic leader, and has avoided any challenges so far from younger members. While OBC may like to think of them as their partner in the minority community, the Rainbow-AGL has repeatedly rebuffed such an arrangement, including the current coalition, seeing OBC as preferring to build preserve old buildings owned by rich white people instead of low-income housing in its place, or planting their precious parks as yet another way of raising the cost of living and gentrifying another neighborhood.
Solidarity: The party of the 99%, they were formed immediately after the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protests, which spread League-wide, and that year won several seats in the council, which they have managed to increase in the two elections since then, no longer the smallest party even. Their fiery leader, Brooklyn socialist Bernie Sanders, is projected to increase their seats again in the next election, and was outspokenly opposed to the incoming government. His goal of reaching out to the urban working class has not been as successful as hoped, and his base remains mostly limited to students and activists.
Citizens for Peace and Security: Originally founded as the Concerned Citizens Council (yes the name should frighten you) during the crime wave of the 80s, they are a law and order party who opposed busing and other methods of integration with a passion. They rebranded in the 90s to take advantage of the ongoing race riots to reach out to the Asian and Jewish communities who felt targeted by looters and street violence. Fiercely in favor of stop and frisk and racial profiling, the rebranded CPS was in government from 1993-1999, but not since.
It doesn't have all the powers of a state, because it really derives all of its power from its constituent cities, so in that way it's a sort of multi-urban Articles of Confederation-type system, where any member can just decide not to go enforce its policies at any time. But it does have its own separate interests and political system like any state.
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Political Parties of the Republic of New England
Democratic Party of New England (Leader - Stephen Lynch): The successor to the pre-Dissolution party of the same name, the Democratic Party of New England inherited its predecessor's base of "white ethnic" voters in the major cities. As its voters moved out to the suburbs and turned against the social changes of the 1960s and 1970s, so did the Democratic Party. Now it's political profile is strongly pro-Union, but skeptical of welfare programs and immigration.
New Frontier Party (Leader - Chellie Pingree): Under its founding leader Ted Kennedy, the New Frontier Party split from the Democrats in 1980 over the Democrats' perceived rightward turn. Initially appealing largely to younger voters, Kennedy loyalists and left-wing intellectuals, the NFP broadened its base over the course of the 1980s to include racial minorities and suburban voters attracted by its emphasis on environmental issues and government reform. The party led a coalition with the Democrats from 1992-2002 and again since 2011.
Republican Party of New England (Leader - Charlie Baker): A continuation of the pre-Dissolution Republican Party, the Republican Party of New England has always maintained its combination of social liberalism and pro-business economic policies. The party took advantage of the Democratic Party's split to hold power with a majority from 1980 to 1992 and in coalition with the Free Republic Party from 2002-2011.
Free Republic Party (Leader - Bill Weld): Strongly opposed to regulation of anything, the FRP's traditional power base is in the rural areas of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Beginning in the 1990s, it began attracting younger male voters disenchanted with the NFP's embrace of political correctness and the Democratic Party's opposition to abortion and gay marriage. The party joined a coalition with the Republicans in 2002, but was plagued by internal disagreements (leading the FRP has often been likened to herding cats), and the election of Paul LePage as leader in 2011 sunk their coalition agreement with the Republicans and ultimately led to early elections and the loss of more than 20 seats. The party has recovered its standing somewhat under the more moderate leadership of Bill Weld, and performed well in the 2019 elections.
Political Parties of the Republic of New England
Democratic Party of New England (Leader - Stephen Lynch): The successor to the pre-Dissolution party of the same name, the Democratic Party of New England inherited its predecessor's base of "white ethnic" voters in the major cities. As its voters moved out to the suburbs and turned against the social changes of the 1960s and 1970s, so did the Democratic Party. Now it's political profile is strongly pro-Union, but skeptical of welfare programs and immigration.
New Frontier Party (Leader - Chellie Pingree): Under its founding leader Ted Kennedy, the New Frontier Party split from the Democrats in 1980 over the Democrats' perceived rightward turn. Initially appealing largely to younger voters, Kennedy loyalists and left-wing intellectuals, the NFP broadened its base over the course of the 1980s to include racial minorities and suburban voters attracted by its emphasis on environmental issues and government reform. The party led a coalition with the Democrats from 1992-2002 and again since 2011.
Republican Party of New England (Leader - Charlie Baker): A continuation of the pre-Dissolution Republican Party, the Republican Party of New England has always maintained its combination of social liberalism and pro-business economic policies. The party took advantage of the Democratic Party's split to hold power with a majority from 1980 to 1992 and in coalition with the Free Republic Party from 2002-2011.
Free Republic Party (Leader - Bill Weld): Strongly opposed to regulation of anything, the FRP's traditional power base is in the rural areas of Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Beginning in the 1990s, it began attracting younger male voters disenchanted with the NFP's embrace of political correctness and the Democratic Party's opposition to abortion and gay marriage. The party joined a coalition with the Republicans in 2002, but was plagued by internal disagreements (leading the FRP has often been likened to herding cats), and the election of Paul LePage as leader in 2011 sunk their coalition agreement with the Republicans and ultimately led to early elections and the loss of more than 20 seats. The party has recovered its standing somewhat under the more moderate leadership of Bill Weld, and performed well in the 2019 elections.
Political Parties of the Republic of the Republic of Cuba
The Platt Amendment never comes into effect as William Jennings Bryan is elected President in 1900 through a combination of factors. Cuba becomes a stable republic with some divergences such as Maximo Gomez being the first president. In parentheses is the first election contested by the party.
Major Parties:
Partido Nacional (1901) : Center
Partido Conjuncion Patriotica (1917) : Center-Right
Partido Popular (1921) : Center-Left
Minor Parties:
Partido Independiente de Color (1909): Single Issue
Partido Ortodoxo (1949): Populist
The Platt Amendment never comes into effect as William Jennings Bryan is elected President in 1900 through a combination of factors. Cuba becomes a stable republic with some divergences such as Maximo Gomez being the first president. In parentheses is the first election contested by the party.
Major Parties:
Partido Nacional (1901) : Center
Partido Conjuncion Patriotica (1917) : Center-Right
Partido Popular (1921) : Center-Left
Minor Parties:
Partido Independiente de Color (1909): Single Issue
Partido Ortodoxo (1949): Populist
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Political Parties of the Dominion of Lakota (Breadbasket):
Progressive Farmer-Labor Party (Leader - Amy Klobuchar): Heir to the Upper Northwest's populist and agrarian traditions, the PFLP is the dominant left-wing party of Lakota, although more supportive of free trade than other left-wing parties due to its base of export-dependent farmers. Its base is in Minnesota, Iowa, and Greater Manitoba, but it's also competitive in the rural areas of Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas.
Lakota Conservative Party (Leader - Sam Brownback): Represents the culturally conservative suburbanites who dominate Southern Lakota's metropolitan areas. Historically focused mainly on 'family issues,' the party took a rightward turn on economic issues in the 2010s.
Reform Party (Leader - Steve King): Developing amidst Lakota's long recession of the 1980s, the Reform Party shocked the world when it propelled Ross Perot into the Prime Minister's Office in 1992 on a platform of fiscal conservativism and opposition to free trade. Perot's fiscal "shock therapy" finally tamed inflation, at the cost of a sharp recession before he retired due to internal term limits in 1998 and was succeeded by Jesse Ventura, who led the party to defeat in the 2002 elections. Since then, the party has evolved in a more anti-immigrant (some would say racist) direction, and begun gaining votes from the Conservatives, at the cost of more culturally moderate members defecting to the PFLP.
Political Parties of the Dominion of Lakota (Breadbasket):
Progressive Farmer-Labor Party (Leader - Amy Klobuchar): Heir to the Upper Northwest's populist and agrarian traditions, the PFLP is the dominant left-wing party of Lakota, although more supportive of free trade than other left-wing parties due to its base of export-dependent farmers. Its base is in Minnesota, Iowa, and Greater Manitoba, but it's also competitive in the rural areas of Kansas, Nebraska, and the Dakotas.
Lakota Conservative Party (Leader - Sam Brownback): Represents the culturally conservative suburbanites who dominate Southern Lakota's metropolitan areas. Historically focused mainly on 'family issues,' the party took a rightward turn on economic issues in the 2010s.
Reform Party (Leader - Steve King): Developing amidst Lakota's long recession of the 1980s, the Reform Party shocked the world when it propelled Ross Perot into the Prime Minister's Office in 1992 on a platform of fiscal conservativism and opposition to free trade. Perot's fiscal "shock therapy" finally tamed inflation, at the cost of a sharp recession before he retired due to internal term limits in 1998 and was succeeded by Jesse Ventura, who led the party to defeat in the 2002 elections. Since then, the party has evolved in a more anti-immigrant (some would say racist) direction, and begun gaining votes from the Conservatives, at the cost of more culturally moderate members defecting to the PFLP.
California Über Alles
Political Parties of the Republic of California
California Liberal Party / Partido Liberal de California (leader- Gavin Newsom): The Liberal Party prefers to see themselves as the party of all Californian's, the party most widely associated with Expansionist nationalism and the longest office holder. They are also known as the party of elite brokerage, being a well funded centrist party which routinely wins the Presidency and holding the largest number of seats in parliament, and therefore holding the chancellorship continuously with a few periods in between and following the 2018 election. Their support includes the Silicon Valley tech industry, suburbanites, middle class liberals, and ethnic minorities, though the last two are starting to move to the Labor Party. Socially liberal but fiscally centrist, the current government is interventionist to a point, supporting infrastructure investments and environmental measures. They take pride for their creation of the national university system, the building of infrastructure projects such as the High Speed Rail System, official bilingualism, and their prominent role in the Climate Change summits. Critics from the left accuse it of favoring the wealthy and big corporations at the expense of the everyday Californians, while critics from the right say they are the party of the coastal elite, ignoring everyday Californians. Evidently these views where widely held when the parties unexpectedly fell into second place, leaving the leadership anxious about Newsom's chances in the 2020 presidential election.
Californian Labor Party / el Partido Laborista (Leader - Rho Khanna): The Labor party was originally the party of the white working class and the labor unions, of the left faction of Californian nationalist led by Upton Sinclair. It has historically been the most diverse, and among the most divided party in California. Since the 1960s the party has been infused by the Hispanic union tradition represented by Chavez, though its central valley heartland has wilted over several elections. It is a coalition of working class Hispanics, union household white voters and left wing young people controlling the city councils in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, which is known as Red Oakland. in 2018 they became the largest party in the house, forming a coalition with the liberals and greens. The party is attempting to implement a platform of de-carbonation, social house building, rent control and economic redistribution. Contingent on support from the Liberals and the Greens much of this agenda has yet to be implemented. Chancellor Khanna has had some success in achieving investments in transit, education, and social housing, paid for by the budget surplus. They are the party of rising Social Democracy in California, and the hope to make it into, and win, the second round of the Presidential election next year.
Conservatives / Partido Conservador (Leader - John Nox): The conservative party has fallen on hard times. If the Liberal party is uncertain of their future as the part of government, the conservatives worry they will no longer be the party of opposition, let alone protest. A former party of right wing Californian nationalism there vote has splintered due to the rise of more populist right wing parties, and the defection of much of the business elite and their former base in suburbia to the Liberals. Outside the old borders of California they are little of a presence, and within their main area of residual strength is the central valley. They are currently the party of social conservatives, immigration restrictions and economic conservatism. The party also does well in the former Deseret areas, having elected Mormon leaders in the past and is supported for its social conservatism, though this has proved to be a moderating influence in the face of rising anti immigration sentiment within the grassroots. The rise of the People's party and the defection of members to them leaves the future of the Conservative party in doubt. If you ask conservatives they will claim they are going to win the presidency next year, in private they doubt they will make it to the second round.
Green / Partido ecologista (Leader - Laura Wells). Founded as an environmentalist party in 1989, the party was for a while the 2nd party of the left, challenging the Labor party as the left opposition party. However the leftward turn of the California Labor Party has cut away their support, with most of their voters going to Labor. Curiously this has left the party as a more right wing entity of conservative environmentalists (also known as tree Tories). One left wing critic claimed that "the greens are the party that see environmentalism as a lifestyle choice, or a moral issue, whereas Labor views it as a matter of social justice and survival for working people". There are still left wing green voters and activists who dispute this assertion, and hope to keep the party a left wing ‘eco-socialist’ party. An example of the potential right wing politics is the parties stances on nuclear power and their opposition to up zoning proposals which would encourage the building of more high rise apartments.
Peoples Party (Leader - Dana Rohrabacher) The most credible right wing party, and a bane to the Conservatives. Formed out of a mixture of ex conservatives, and members of other radical right wing groups (including fringe fascist parties) they are the party of protectionism, immigration restriction and decentralization away from Sacramento. They first gained strength in the 2000s with the support of powerful donors such as Andrew Breitbart, in part in opposition to the Conservatives embrace of bilingualism. There base is in both former conservative strongholds and some former Labor heartlands in the valley of central California. The People's Party unexpectedly gained a large foothold in the House of Representatives last year, with some predicting a People's/Labor party contest next year in the second round of the presidential election.
Political Parties of the Republic of California
California Liberal Party / Partido Liberal de California (leader- Gavin Newsom): The Liberal Party prefers to see themselves as the party of all Californian's, the party most widely associated with Expansionist nationalism and the longest office holder. They are also known as the party of elite brokerage, being a well funded centrist party which routinely wins the Presidency and holding the largest number of seats in parliament, and therefore holding the chancellorship continuously with a few periods in between and following the 2018 election. Their support includes the Silicon Valley tech industry, suburbanites, middle class liberals, and ethnic minorities, though the last two are starting to move to the Labor Party. Socially liberal but fiscally centrist, the current government is interventionist to a point, supporting infrastructure investments and environmental measures. They take pride for their creation of the national university system, the building of infrastructure projects such as the High Speed Rail System, official bilingualism, and their prominent role in the Climate Change summits. Critics from the left accuse it of favoring the wealthy and big corporations at the expense of the everyday Californians, while critics from the right say they are the party of the coastal elite, ignoring everyday Californians. Evidently these views where widely held when the parties unexpectedly fell into second place, leaving the leadership anxious about Newsom's chances in the 2020 presidential election.
Californian Labor Party / el Partido Laborista (Leader - Rho Khanna): The Labor party was originally the party of the white working class and the labor unions, of the left faction of Californian nationalist led by Upton Sinclair. It has historically been the most diverse, and among the most divided party in California. Since the 1960s the party has been infused by the Hispanic union tradition represented by Chavez, though its central valley heartland has wilted over several elections. It is a coalition of working class Hispanics, union household white voters and left wing young people controlling the city councils in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, which is known as Red Oakland. in 2018 they became the largest party in the house, forming a coalition with the liberals and greens. The party is attempting to implement a platform of de-carbonation, social house building, rent control and economic redistribution. Contingent on support from the Liberals and the Greens much of this agenda has yet to be implemented. Chancellor Khanna has had some success in achieving investments in transit, education, and social housing, paid for by the budget surplus. They are the party of rising Social Democracy in California, and the hope to make it into, and win, the second round of the Presidential election next year.
Conservatives / Partido Conservador (Leader - John Nox): The conservative party has fallen on hard times. If the Liberal party is uncertain of their future as the part of government, the conservatives worry they will no longer be the party of opposition, let alone protest. A former party of right wing Californian nationalism there vote has splintered due to the rise of more populist right wing parties, and the defection of much of the business elite and their former base in suburbia to the Liberals. Outside the old borders of California they are little of a presence, and within their main area of residual strength is the central valley. They are currently the party of social conservatives, immigration restrictions and economic conservatism. The party also does well in the former Deseret areas, having elected Mormon leaders in the past and is supported for its social conservatism, though this has proved to be a moderating influence in the face of rising anti immigration sentiment within the grassroots. The rise of the People's party and the defection of members to them leaves the future of the Conservative party in doubt. If you ask conservatives they will claim they are going to win the presidency next year, in private they doubt they will make it to the second round.
Green / Partido ecologista (Leader - Laura Wells). Founded as an environmentalist party in 1989, the party was for a while the 2nd party of the left, challenging the Labor party as the left opposition party. However the leftward turn of the California Labor Party has cut away their support, with most of their voters going to Labor. Curiously this has left the party as a more right wing entity of conservative environmentalists (also known as tree Tories). One left wing critic claimed that "the greens are the party that see environmentalism as a lifestyle choice, or a moral issue, whereas Labor views it as a matter of social justice and survival for working people". There are still left wing green voters and activists who dispute this assertion, and hope to keep the party a left wing ‘eco-socialist’ party. An example of the potential right wing politics is the parties stances on nuclear power and their opposition to up zoning proposals which would encourage the building of more high rise apartments.
Peoples Party (Leader - Dana Rohrabacher) The most credible right wing party, and a bane to the Conservatives. Formed out of a mixture of ex conservatives, and members of other radical right wing groups (including fringe fascist parties) they are the party of protectionism, immigration restriction and decentralization away from Sacramento. They first gained strength in the 2000s with the support of powerful donors such as Andrew Breitbart, in part in opposition to the Conservatives embrace of bilingualism. There base is in both former conservative strongholds and some former Labor heartlands in the valley of central California. The People's Party unexpectedly gained a large foothold in the House of Representatives last year, with some predicting a People's/Labor party contest next year in the second round of the presidential election.
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Political parties of the Free State of Deseret (Empty Quarter)
Zionist Party (2018 Presidential Candidate, Jeff Flake): Essentially the Mormon Church at the voting booth, the Zionist Party is responsible for Deseret's highly pro-family tax policy and conservative (at the national level) social policy. They initially dominated Deseret politics, but lost influence in the 1990s as younger Deseretans chafed at the country's conservative political culture. However, they retained their power base in the heavily Mormon areas of Utah, Idaho, and Northern Nevada and returned to power under President Romney from 2002-2010.
Liberal Party (2018 Presidential Candidate, Jared Polis): Formed to resist the Zionist Party's socially conservative party, the Liberal Party swept to power in the "Salt Lake Earthquake" of 1990, which saw Pat Schroeder elected President and the Liberals take both houses of Congress, quickly voting to legalize the transportation of alcohol across state lines and removing religious references from the Constitution. Schroeder's successor, Mark Udall, was bedeviled by corruption allegations around the Salt Lake City Olympics, and lost his 2002 bid for reelection. The party returned to power under John Hickenlooper in 2010. Hickenlooper's policies on gun control and medical marijuana were controversial, but his strong economic performance propelled his designated successor, Jared Polis, to victory in 2018.
Taxpayers Party (2018 Presidential Candidate, Jason Kenney): The National Party split off from the Zionist Party in the 1990s over dissatisfaction with the Zionists' moderate economic policies, and has traditionally embraced an extremely limited role for government with a base in Alberta and Alaska. They've never won the Presidency, although Alaska Senator Sarah Palin came close in 2010, and their popularity is increasing.
Political parties of the Free State of Deseret (Empty Quarter)
Zionist Party (2018 Presidential Candidate, Jeff Flake): Essentially the Mormon Church at the voting booth, the Zionist Party is responsible for Deseret's highly pro-family tax policy and conservative (at the national level) social policy. They initially dominated Deseret politics, but lost influence in the 1990s as younger Deseretans chafed at the country's conservative political culture. However, they retained their power base in the heavily Mormon areas of Utah, Idaho, and Northern Nevada and returned to power under President Romney from 2002-2010.
Liberal Party (2018 Presidential Candidate, Jared Polis): Formed to resist the Zionist Party's socially conservative party, the Liberal Party swept to power in the "Salt Lake Earthquake" of 1990, which saw Pat Schroeder elected President and the Liberals take both houses of Congress, quickly voting to legalize the transportation of alcohol across state lines and removing religious references from the Constitution. Schroeder's successor, Mark Udall, was bedeviled by corruption allegations around the Salt Lake City Olympics, and lost his 2002 bid for reelection. The party returned to power under John Hickenlooper in 2010. Hickenlooper's policies on gun control and medical marijuana were controversial, but his strong economic performance propelled his designated successor, Jared Polis, to victory in 2018.
Taxpayers Party (2018 Presidential Candidate, Jason Kenney): The National Party split off from the Zionist Party in the 1990s over dissatisfaction with the Zionists' moderate economic policies, and has traditionally embraced an extremely limited role for government with a base in Alberta and Alaska. They've never won the Presidency, although Alaska Senator Sarah Palin came close in 2010, and their popularity is increasing.