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The Social Democratic | The Social Democratic Party opposed the passage of the Constitution of Wizlandia in 2013, citing various provisions as "anti-democratic" and attempting to institutionalise liberal policy. While the party initially called for the Constitution to be repealed in its entirety, the success of Wizlandia under the Constitution made this position a losing proposition amongst voters, and they now adopt a reformist position. The party supports amendments that would decreasing the three-fifths supermajority required to pass most bills to a simple majority, weakening the right to free speech, limit campaign spending, and eliminate all provisions restricting the size of the federal government and the taxes it can levy. | ||
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| Abbreviation | SDP |
| Leader | Louise Bailey (Lieutenant Executive) |
| Deputy Leader | Stephen Douglas (SDP Senate Leader) |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Newspaper | The Progressive Tribune |
| Think tank | Centre for Progressive Policy |
| Youth wing | Young Democrats |
| Ideology | Social Democracy Cultural Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre-Left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (Observing Member) |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| Colors | Crimson |
| Slogan | "A fairer way forward." |
| House of Commons | 211 / 800
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| Senate | 35 / 120
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| State Legislatures | 1,301 / 4,682
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The Social Democratic Party, abbreviated SDP, is one of the three major contemporary political parties of Wizlandia, along with its main political rivals the Liberal Party and the National Party. It is currently in a coalition government with the Liberal Party.
The Social Democratic Party ideology is Social Democracy and Cultural Progressivism. On economic issues the Social Democratic Party favours a heavily regulated market economy with an expansive progressive tax system, and have supported policies such as raising income taxes, implementing corporate taxes, creating a minimum-wage, establishing small tariffs on foreign manufacturing, a green energy federal jobs program to combat climate change, increasing state-funded welfare, and expanding public healthcare benefits, with some also supporting moving from the Universal Catastrophic Coverage system to a free at the point of use Single-Payer system. On cultural issues, the Social Democratic Party leans towards cultural progressivism, favouring a rehabilitation-oriented crime policy, freedom of association, is supportive of gay marriage, and is against drug criminalisation, but opposes the legalisation of prostitution, and supports affirmative action and an active state social policy to achieve social justice. The majority of Social Democrats support nuclear disarmament and a multilateral approach to achieve foreign policy goals, and are in favour of continued membership in supranational organisations such as the World Assembly.
Political Positions
Constitution
The Social Democratic Party opposed the passage of the Constitution of Wizlandia in 2013, citing various provisions as "anti-democratic" and attempting to institutionalise liberal policy. While the party initially called for the Constitution to be repealed in its entirety, the success of Wizlandia under the Constitution made this position a losing proposition amongst voters, and they now adopt a reformist position. The party supports amendments that would decreasing the three-fifths supermajority required to pass most bills to a simple majority, weakening the right to free speech, limit campaign spending, and eliminate all provisions restricting the size of the federal government and the taxes it can levy.