Chandan Socialist Birlik Front

Chandan Socialist Birlik Front 𑐀𑐬‎𑐎𑐶𑐣𑐵𑐮𑐶 𑐲𑐵𑐩𑐵𑐖‎𑐮𑐶𑐎 𑐧𑐶𑐬‎𑐮𑐶𑐎 𑐴𑑁𑐮𑐮𑑀𑐴 Arkinali Samajlik Birlik Holboh
Abbreviation	ASBH
Chairman	Hotamjon Khan
President	Pernille Urksal
Founded	15 November 1949 (1949-11-15) (as party) 11 February 2001 (2001-02-11) (as alliance)
Preceded by	Chandan National Front
Headquarters	14 North, 3rd Capitol District, Taglikend
Newspaper	National Review
Youth wing	ASBH Youth League
Women's wing	ASBH Women's League
Veteran's League	ASBH Veterans League
Armed wing	People's Liberation Army
Labour wing	National Labour Union
Membership	2 million (2020)
Ideology	Pro-Chandan government Birlikism Chandan nationalism Chandan socialism Multiculturalism Militarism Republicanism Factions: Communism Democratic socialism Internal Statism Left-wing nationalism Labourism Pardalism Reformism
Political position	Big tent Factions: Centre-left to far-left
Colors	Red
Supreme Council	15 / 15
National Assembly	329 / 381
Seats in local assemblies	3,336 / 3,810

The Chandan Socialist Birlik Front (Chandan: 𑐀𑐬‎𑐎𑐶𑐣𑐵𑐮𑐶 𑐲𑐵𑐩𑐵𑐖‎𑐮𑐶𑐎 𑐧𑐶𑐬‎𑐮𑐶𑐎 𑐴𑑁𑐮𑐮𑑀𑐴, Arkinali Samajlik Birlik Holboh), commonly known as the ASBH, is a political alliance of political parties in Chanda that supports the Birlikist ideology and its related sub-ideologies.

The Front was officially founded during the Chandan National Revolution in order to provide a movement for the proponents of Birlikist principles. The Declaration of the Republic, Chanda's founding constitution, states that the country shall "stay true to the principles of Birlikism as written by the Founders through the governance of a united front", thereby constitutionalizing Birlikism as the national ideology. Since the founding of the Republic, the role of a "united front" has been filled by the Front. While Chanda is technically not a one-party state, the parties of the Front must accept the "guiding role" of Birlikism in order to be a member of the Front. From the founding of the country in 1951 to the 1970s, the Front had near absolute power over the government as a unified political party.

However beginning in the 1970, power began to fall from the leadership to its party members who were becoming increasingly independent and ideologically diverse. As a result, the growing power of the party members led to the diversification of the Front into various political factions and informal political organizations. Although all factions proclaim their commitment to Birlikism, in reality they practice differing Birlikist inspired ideologies. Political experts consider the Front as a "guiding" political institution that allows some differing political opinions while ensuring that its constituent factions remain committed to the ideological foundations of the country.

Front members are often members of member organisations, which are groups of delegates who meet to pursue common objectives. Some types of organizations are single issue organizations centered around addressing a single issue, or geographical organizations which group together delegates from a certain region, or ideological organizations which group together ideologically aligned delegates. Since members are not limited to membership to a single organization, membership is fluid and organizations can emerge and disband in a few years. However as membership is not restricted to one group, it is common for delegates to be a part of two or more organisations, mostly with the aim of promoting cooperation.

Ideological organizations are the largest and most prominent, which divide the Front into political factions. Today the Front is divided into four broad factions,the Reformists, the Chandan Left, the Republicans, and the Kharists. The Reformists are the most radical; they primarily seek constitutional reform and the deepening ties with Senria. The Left are focused on socialist leaning economic reform and have a pragmatic approach to foreign policy. The Republicans are staunch conservatives and supporters of the status quo; some even seek to roll back constitutional and economic reforms. Kharists consist of the political supporters of the People's Liberation Army. Since the 2019 general election the Front is led by a coalition of moderate Leftists and Reformists, led by President Pernille Urksal and Vice-President Gulshara Khan who favors market socialism, moderate internationalism, and constitutional reformism.

Constituent parties

Party		Leader	Ideology	National Assembly	Government	Faction
	National Progressive Party	Pernille Urksal	Neo-Birlikism Chandan nationalism	81 / 381	government	Left
	National Development Party of Chanda	WIP	Internal Statism Chandan nationalism	56 / 381	internal opposition	Kharist
	National Party for Chandan Socialism	WIP	National Birlikism Chandan nationalism	50 / 381	internal opposition	Republican
	Chandan Patriotic Workers' Party	WIP	Neo-Birlikism Socialism	43 / 381	government	Left
	Social Democratic Party of Chanda	WIP	Social democracy Reformism	31 / 381	government	Reformist
	Chandan Regional Branch (Satrian)	WIP	Chandan Pardalism Minority politics	20 / 381	government	Reformist
	Chandan Section of the Workers' International	WIP	Councilism Market socialism	13 / 381	government	Reformist
	Chandan Regional Branch	WIP	Chandan Pardalism Pan-Coianism	7 / 381	government	Left
	Workers Party of Satria	WIP	Nemtsovism Pan-Satrianism	2 / 381	internal opposition	None
	Chandan Socialist Workers Party	WIP	Market socialism Pan-Satrianism	1 / 381	internal opposition	None

Electoral history

Election	Seats	+/–	Position
1950	250 / 250	250	1st
1951	285 / 285	35	1st
1959	331 / 331	46	1st
1963	331 / 331		1st
1967	331 / 331		1st
1971	381 / 381	50	1st
1975	381 / 381		1st
1983	381 / 381		1st
1987	381 / 381		1st
1991	381 / 381		1st
1995	381 / 381		1st
1999	366 / 381	15	1st
2003	345 / 381	21	1st
2007	340 / 381	5	1st
2011	351 / 381	11	1st
2015	344 / 381	7	1st
2019	329 / 381	14	1st