Labour (UCS)

Labour, also referred to as the UCS Labour, or the Labour Coalition is the largest political party in the Second United Crowns of Syltör. It's main ideology is social democracy, but it can be classified as "big tent" due to it being born from a coalition of a variety of parties.

Ideology
The Labour Coalition's main ideology is social democracy, as the centerpiece party of the merger was the Social Democratic Party under Taren-ra Khamen al-Qamiya.

However, the party is also classified as big tent, due to the other two parties that were "eaten" by SDP to form Labour being the Unionist (conservative) Party and the socialist LSF.

The party advocates for more involvement of the public sector in the economy, and proper safeguards for social security, however it doesn't want to completely remove the private sector either, looking to form a "controlled capitalist" or just, a social democratic economy.

The party is also looking to expand the United Crowns military, however the party has no intentions of waging war, and the military expansion is mostly just a preparation for the worst.

The party is also looking to protect the cultures of the UCS, while making sure all of them don't fall into conflicts. Aside from that, Labour looks to heavily invest in science.

History
The Labour's history traces back to the Social Democratic Party, formed after the PM-D bill was passed in UCS, by Taren-ra Khamen al-Qamiya. It was the first party to form after the parties were legalized in the second UCS again, followed by the then Conservative Party, Lunatwan Soldiers-Workers Union, and the Central Builders Guild.

The parties mostly existed in that standstill throughout the 1060s as the elections were delayed, however throughout that standstill period two developments took place - the Conservative Party rebranded into the Unionist Party, and the socialist LSF was formed.

Finally, when the elections were announced and campaigns opened, four parties put up their candidates:


 * SDP - Taren-ra Khamen al-Qamiya
 * UP - Frederik von Bravien
 * CBG - Buzzian Philoraptor II
 * LSF - Dmitri Magilith I. However, due to the UCS issues, in spite of the ideological differences between SDP, UP and LSF their programs were similar, so to combat the growing CBG influence they made the Labour Coalition, as F. von Bravien and D. I. Magilith withdrew from the PM race, giving their endorsements to Taren-ra Khamen. This is the moment when the official beginning of the Labour took place.

Following a landslide victory in the PM elections, winning 55% of the total vote, and 9 out of 19 provinces (where CBG won 4, and the remaining 6 were invalidated), the UCS Labour coalition was reformed into a solid party merger, with the SDP, UP and LSF merging. Taren-ra Khamen became the leader of the Labour party and the Prime Minister of the UCS, while Frederik von Bravien became the party chairman, and effectively the vice-leader. The third founder, D. I. Magilith, retired from politics after the Labour foundation.

Social Democrats
Social Democrats are the bulk of Labour members, tracing their roots back to the leader of the election coalition - the Social Democratic Party. Their views align with social democracy and other centre-left ideologies. The unofficial "leader" of the faction is Taren-ra Khamen al-Qamiya. They make up roughly 50-70% of the party.

Unionists/Conservatives
The second largest group in the party are the Unionists, tracing roots back to the Unionist Party. Their views mostly align with centre-right ideologies like conservative democracy and liberal conservatism. The unofficial "leader" of this faction is Frederik von Bravien, and they make up between 20-40% of the party.

Socialists/Communists
The third and smallest faction tracing their roots to the LSF are hardline socialists, making up roughly 10% of the party.

Symbols
The UCS Labour has inherited the Social Democratic Party symbols - such as the fist-rose (a rose with it's petals aligning into a fist in the center) and the red-white color scheme.

Support
The Labour party is immensely popular in all states of the United Crowns save for Lennox, where the Central Builders Guild beats them.

The support for Labour per data from 1073 election is:


 * Aurlunor: 63%
 * Ryzan: 75%
 * Lennox: 11%
 * Deutzan: 50%