Political Parties of Talvezout

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Party: Progressive Democratic League of Talvezout
Political Ideology: Social democracy (some factions), democratic socialism (some factions), environmentalism, First Nations rights, Indigenous rights, social justice
Seats in Assembly: 4000/6500
Seats in Senate: 103/170
Acronym: PDL
Recent History: The big tent party that represents a mélange of various Talvezian groups (immigrants, farmers, religious groups, indigenous groups, et cetera). Firmly on the left. Became the first party since the 1970s to win a majority in the federal elections following the 2020 electoral cycle. Currently in power. Formed from a amalgamation of various liberal and leftist parties in the early 1990s. Parties included in the formation of the PDL include Farmer - Labour - Socialists, Interfaith League, National First Nations Association, and many more smaller parties.

Party: Social Democratic Party
Political Ideology: Democratic socialism, social democracy (some factions), social justice, community justice, socialism, mixed economy (some factions)
Seats in Assembly: 1001/6500
Seats in Senate: 16/170
Party Leader: Senator Tabitha Dunlap Carr (DSP - Ylfa 1st Seat)
Recent History: Formerly the biggest left wing part within Talvezout. Formed as a result of socialist movements in the late 1880s, the party slowly grew into becoming a national superpower by the end of the Years of Red, with the 2nd ever Soc-Dem president, Alma Luisa Torres, enacting multiple pieces of legislation that fundamentally changed the political landscape of Talvezout. However, by the 2010s, the party had suffered multiple electoral losses, culminating in the expulsion of leader Rees Blog for making multiple discriminatory comments as well as total failure as a party leader. The party ran a fusion ticket with the NFNA in the 2019-2020 elections, with the Soc-Dems losing nearly half of their seats to the NFNA.

Party: Farmer Socialist Labor
Political Ideology: Agrarianism, labor politics, socialism, collectivism, community justice, social justice
Seats in Assembly: 871/6500
Seats in Senate: 22/170
Party Leader: Yves Ynez Laurette (Governor of Santaluz)
Recent History: The third major left-wing party in Talvezout, Farmer Socialist Labor occupies a unique niche within the nation. The party grew out of a coalition of remote indigenous Talvezians and farmers across the midlands of interior Talvezout, slowly growing into an labor-oriented left wing party. While FSL has stayed as a regional party (in contrast to the NFNA), they still wield a sizable amount of clout within the halls of the Legislature. Has been coined with the moniker of the "Cowboy Party" by some observers. Downballot, they have a total stranglehold on multiple state legislatures and governorships.

Party: Social Unity League
Political Ideology: Center-left, liberalism, social justice, centrism (some factions), mixed-economy
Seats in Assembly: 350/6500
Seats in Senate: 0/170
Party Leader: Rick Abbott (Governor of Zarif)
Recent History: The first of the major centrist/center party of Talvezout. Have constantly been backbenchers in the Legislature; they've been saddled with the nickname of the "Filler Party", as they lack the amount of seats needed to reliably influence any legislation. Used to be the biggest party in the 20th century, only to lose votes to the Soc-Dems, NFNA, and FSL by the arrival of the new millennium. Currently have a sizable prescence in various state legislatures across Talvezout.

Party: United Party
Political Ideology: Centrism, center-left (some factions), center-right (some factions), mixed-economy, individualism,
Seats in Assembly: 136/6500
Seats in Senate: 11/170
Party Leader: Senator Coral Jones (UP - Zarif 3rd Seat)
Recent History: The second of the major centrist/center parties, United Party has had more luck in recent years compared to the SUL. In contrast to SUL, the United Party has focused exclusively on downballot races, rather then the presidency; this makes them the only major party not to run a candidate/fusion ticket in presidential races. This method has brought some success for them; while they hold a small amount of seats in the Assembly, they are currently the 4th largest party in the Senate, and they have been able to influence legislation in the past. They currently hold 1/5 of the governorships around Talvezout.

Party: Green/Group 93
Political Ideology: Environmentalism, big government, socialism, social justice, collectivism, community justice
Seats in Assembly: 22/6500
Seats in Senate: 2/6500
Party Leader: Dr. Rebecca Matkabe
Recent History: The major environmental party of Talvezout. Formed from two separate parties, the Greens and Group 1993. The Greens had formed back in the early 1920s, and promoted what they called "eco-modernity - nowadays known as solarpunk. Group 1993 was a environmental climate group that focused on climate issues affecting Talvezout. The two merged in 1997, with the resulting party now being known as Green/Group 93. While they have a small amount of seats in the Legislature, they have had success in recent years focusing on protests and movements. They have cut a unique deal in the legislature where they pledge their popular support to whichever parties actively work on solving climate issues. In addition, G/93 has served as an environmental issue advocacy group for Talvezout; they frequently advocate on behalf of Talvezout during international meetings.

Party: Progressive Union
Political Ideology: Center-left, centrism (some factions), community justice, limited government
Seats in Assembly: 9/6500
Seats in Senate: 0/170
Party Leader: Assemblymember Johnson de Alene (PU - Ylfa)[/b]
Recent History: [/B] Third of the major centrist parties, Progressive Union has garnered the reputation of being "Social Unity League but worse". Due to a series of scandals in 2018 and 2019, the PU went from 50 seats to just 9, entering superminority status.

Party: Liberal Conservative Party
Political Ideology: Center-right, conservatism, mixed-economy, limited government, classic liberalism
Seats in Assembly: 3/6500
Seats in Senate: 0/750
Party Leader: Holcomb Marks (Governor of Vijijara)
Recent History: The first major conservative party, well-known for having a misleading name. Often misaligned with the tagline of being a filler party in the Legislature.

Party: New Conservative Party
Political Ideology: Conservatism, paleoconservatism (some factions), neoconservatism (some factions), limited government, mixed-economy
Seats in Assembly: 3/6500
Seats in Senate: 0/170
Party Leader: State Senator Ajamu Voinovich (NCP - Vijijara)
Recent History: The second major conservative party, well-known for having a misleading name. Often misaligned with the tagline of being a filler party in the Legislature.

Party: Anti-Socialist Party
Political Ideology: Capitalism, anti-government
Seats in Assembly: 5/6500
Seats in Senate: 2/170
Party Leader: Mr. Hickey McGee (Businessman)
Recent History: The third of the conservative parties, and the most notorious. The ASP have no other policy positions other than "No government" and "Bring back capitalism". As a result, the party is a haphazard grabag of policies and beliefs. Mostly contained to Midlands states, despite their low electoral power they enjoy heavy news coverage as a result of their colorful statements and members.

REGIONAL PARTIES
POLITICAL GROUPS

Group: Independent Caucus
Political Ideology: Political independence, non-party affiliation, bipartisanism
Relevance:: Multiple members of the Talvezian Legislature (100/800 of Assembly, 14/170 of Senate)
Recent History: Formed by members of multiple parties after their dissatisfaction, the Independent Caucus consists of a variety of Talvezian legislature members who focus on bipartisan politics and aisle-crossing.

Group: Communist Group
Political Ideology: Political independence, non-party affiliation, bipartisanism
Relevance:: Multiple members of city and commune councils
Recent History: Talvezout's premier communist party. While they lost their one member in the Legislature in the 2019 elections, they still hold multiple seats on various city and commune councils.

Group: Voz de Libre
Political Ideology: Anarchism
Relevance:: Popular group
Recent History: Talvezout's main anarchist group. Despite having no seats on any councils or legislatures, they enjoy a healthy amount of news coverage and support.

Group: Interfaith Socialist Group
Political Ideology: Interfaith dialogue, collectivism, socialism
Relevance:: Multiple members of multiple provincial legislatures
Recent History: One of Talvezout's few religious parties. A amalgamation of various religious parties, currently holds no seats in the Talvezian Legislature but holds multiple seats in various provincial legislatures. Promotes religious conversations and dialogue.

Group: Bloc of Vijijara
Political Ideology: Political independence, Vijijara independence, conservatism, xenophobia
Relevance:: Multiple members of the Vijijara Legislature (67/100 in Vijijara Senate, 85/100 in Vijijara Assembly)
Recent History: A party dedicated solely to Vijijara independence from Talvezout. Has multiple links to various Nahlcomoan groups and companies. Limited exclusively to Vijijara Legislature; the sole member in the national Legislature switched parties to Prairie Conservatives and lost re-election.

Group: Prairie Conservative
Political Ideology: Conservatism, agrarianism, labor politics, xenophobia
Relevance:: Multiple members of the Midlands province legislatures
Recent History: The most major conservative party for the Midlands states. Notable for being extremely conservative and conspiratorial; a measles outbreak in Santaluz was linked to an occasion hosted by an antivax member of the Prairie Conservatives, for example.