Social Democratic Party (Seredinia)

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Social Democratic Party

Социал-демократическая партия
Sotsial-demokraticheskaya partiya
LeaderNadezhda Vyrubova
ChairpersonNikita Kamensky
FounderCount Stephan Tikhanov Kosov
Founded1 May 1871; 153 years ago (1871-05-01) (as the Social-Labor Party)
Split fromLabor Party
Preceded bySocial-Labor Party
Headquarters15 Nikolskaya Prospekt, Zolodolina, Seredinia
NewspaperKrasnaya Zvezda
Student wingSocialist Student Front
Youth wingYoung Socialists
Membership (2015)Increase 738,000
IdeologyBig tent
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Progressivism
Colors  Red
Federal Council
80 / 200
Zemsky Sobor
298 / 602

The Social Democratic Party is the largest political party in Seredinia by seats in the Zemsky Sobor and currently the senior partner of the governing Social Democratic-Liberal Republican coalition. Originally founded as the Social-Labor Party in 1881, the party split into the Social Democrats and the left-wing Labor Party after the end of the Second Triangle War in 1953 due to internal disagreements. The party has been led by Nadezhda Vyrubova since 22 July 2013.

The Social-Labor Party was initially founded by noble Count Stephan Kosov as an essentially fake party, controlled by directives from the Palace of Golden Hills and meant to hamper the power of newly-enfranchised workers. Despite such beginnings, by 1887 it had become a solvent and independent political party through the decline of noble influence. It played a role in the Christmas Revolution of 1878, which saw the Seredinian Monarchy deposed and the reigning Tsar Anatole I imprisoned. Historically the largest left-wing political entity in Seredinia, the Social Democratic and Social-Labor parties have contributed numerous Ispolnitels and Presidents to the Seredinian executive.

The Social Democrats hold a plurality of seats in the lower Zemsky Sobor with 298, and through their coalition with the Liberal Republicans maintain a 23 seat majority. They are the second-largest party in the upper Federal Council with 80 seats.

Electoral Results

Federal Council
Election Leader Seats won +/− Rank Government Notes
2015 Ferapont Zbruyev
80 / 200
Decrease4 #2 Minority
Zemsky Sobor
Election Leader Seats won +/− Rank Government Notes
2015 Nadezhda Vyrubova
298 / 602
Increase24 #1 Coalition Government