Socialist Party of Tarper

Socialist Party of Tarper Parti Socialiste de Tarper
Former name	Socialist Front
Abbreviation	SP
Leader	Maximilian Herzog (Chancellor)
Deputy Leader	Reyna Mia Waxweiler
General Secretary	Dietmar Voss
Chairperson	Isidor Mason
Federal Council Leader	Frederick Tapia
Founded	2013 (as Socialist Front) 2016 (as Socialist Party)
Merger of	Socialist Unity Party Labour Party Social Democratic Party
Headquarters	Charron House, Terraum, Tarper
Newspaper	The Terraum Journal
Think tank	Herzog-Tapia Theorist Bureau
Student wing	Student Socialists
Youth wing	Young Socialists of Tarper
Women's wing	Women in Socialism
Trade union	Tarperti Confederation of Labour
Paramilitary wing	Tarperti Iron Front (Unofficial)
LGBT Wing	LGBT in the SP
Membership (January 2018)	433,000
Ideology	Democratic socialism Social democracy Marxism Left-wing populism Eco-socialism
Political position	Left-wing to Centre-left
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance Socialist International (Observing member)
Covenant affiliation	Covenant Socialist's Party
Colors	Red
Slogan	"Forwards!"
Anthem	"We Will Win"
Federal Council	35 / 124
Federal Assembly	242 / 709
State legislatures	421 / 1,541
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The Socialist Party of Tarper, abbreviated as SP, is a democratic socialist political party in Tarper. It is one of the largest parties in Tarperti politics. The party's foundation occurred in 2016 with the merger of the three existing socialist parties, the Socialist Unity, Labour, and Social Democratic Parties. The party was created as part of the Chancellor's "One big party" plan.

The leader of the SP, Maximilian Herzog, is the current Chancellor of Tarper. It is an observing member of the Socialist International and a full member of the Progressive Alliance.

History

After a landslide victory for socialist parties in the 2013 election, and the creation of the Socialist Front electoral alliance of between the Labour, Socialist Unity, and Social Democratic parties, there grew a desire to create a truly united socialist party. In the 2014 Socialist Front National Convention, leader of the Socialist Front and Chancellor of Tarper, Maximilian Herzog, created the "One Big Party" plan. With the goal of the plan being the creation of a united socialist party in Tarper.

In early 2016 the student, youth, and women's organizations along with the Tarperti Confederation of Labour, the largest union confederation in Tarper, changed allegiance to the Socialist Front with the organizations merging into larger version of their respective operation. In late 2016 the Socialist Front had renamed itself as the Socialist Party of Tarper and the three member parties completed the merging process. The three parties still exist, but now have transitioned into political organizations within the Socialist Party and run their members under the banner of the Socialist Party.

Since the 2017 election, the SP is currently the senior partner of the government coalition with the Greens and Communists. As of early 2018, popular opinion of the government is largely positive with a majority of the electorate calling it, "the best since the start of the country".

Voter base

The party is particularly popular in the northern states. The party has maintained its popularity with a large range of socialists from Marxists to Social Democrats.

Party platform

The SP applying the principles of democratic socialism and emphasizing the "principles of social ownership of the means of production". The SP's policies derive from democratic socialism, social liberalism, as well as the revision and execution of old communist policies during the former CTCR.

As a socialist party, the SP supports looser punishments of crimes and supports neutrality in foreign conflicts unless force is needed. In terms of immigrants, the SP supports initiatives to integrate immigrants through free government provided language courses, and aims to further remove immigration control. The SP emphasizes the preservation of cultural traditions on a case-by-case basis.

In terms of foreign policy, the SP commits itself to Covenant integration and stronger relations with Plamyadia.

Opponents of the SP are the Christian Democrats, or CDSF, the New Liberal Party (NLP) and the Conservative and Nationalist Party (CNP). The SP has however governed in one federal-level and numerous state-level Grand Coalitions with the CDSF as well as in-state and local-level coalitions with GLU. The SP rejects coalitions with either liberal, right, or far-right parties.

Very recently the Green Liberation Union, a green party, is the preferred partner of any SP government since the SP and GLU have similar attitudes towards fiscal policy and Covenant integration along with recent and historical ties.

Internal structure

Membership

The members' average age was 35 years. 10% of Socialists were under 15 years old. A 2007 study by the Herzog-Tapia Theorist Bureau showed that 45% of members were female and 55% male. Female participation was higher in the northern states with 29.2% compared to 24.8% in the southern states.

Herzog-Tapia Theorist Bureau

The Herzog-Tapia Theorist Bureau is primary the think-tank of the SP. It is named after the powerful political family of Tarper. The foundation offers political education, conducts scientific fact-finding research for political projects, researches the history of socialism, and supports and encourages Covenant unification, international understanding, and development-policy cooperation.

Symbols

The party has many symbols from its motto "Forwards!", which comes from the party's dedication to social progress. The party uses "We Will Win" as its anthem. The song is said to emphasize the party's socialist mission.

The Party flag is a tricolour consisting of the main colour of the Socialist Party's predecessors. Red for the Social Democratic Party, Orange for the Labour Party, and Purple for the Socialist Unity Party.

Factions, affiliates, and sub-organizations

Factions within the SP:

• Socialist Unity Party (SU): A democratic socialist and eco-socialist faction, currently the mainstream of the party.
• Labour Party (LP): Marxist faction of the SP. Currently maintains a strong and close relationship with the labour unions.
  • The Proletariat: Newspaper of the Labour Party. Published every six months and details Labour's role within the Socialist Party.
• Social Democratic Party (SDPT): Faction made up of leftist and classical social democrats. Rejects the third way and other forms of moderate social democracy. Tasked with coalition making.
  • New Age Foundation: The think tank of the social democratic faction. Has tasked itself with reviewing mainstream policy, works in tandem with the Herzog-Tapia Theorist Bureau.
  • The Modern Socialist: Monthly paper of the social democrats detailing the goings on within the faction.
• Green Socialist Left (GSL): Group born out of the merger of the New Socialists and Democratic Socialists of Tarper. The faction promotes eco-socialism, market socialism, and strict scientific socialism.

Sub-organizations of the SP:

• Young Socialists of Tarper (YST): Youth organization of the party, normally used as a stepping stone by some before gaining membership into the party proper. Organizes non-collegiate chapters for Tarps ages 16-25.
• Women in Socialism: Women's organization within the party. Promotes feminist policy in the party and around Tarper.
• LGBT in the SP: LGBT+ foundation that reviews and promotes LGBT+ friendly legislation and policy.

Affiliate Organizations of the SP:

• Tarperti Confederation of Labour (TCL): Federation of trade unions in Tarper. All affiliated trade unions are also affiliated with the party. Originally disaffiliated with the Socialist Unity Party after the Labour Party schism.
• The Terraum Journal: Originally a liberal leaning newspaper, the Journal started endorsing socialist candidates after the start of the Tarperti pro-democracy protests. The Federal Assembly bestowed it the honor of "National Newspaper" in 2016.
• Student Socialists: Main federation of collegiate socialist groups. Usually takes participates alongside the Young Socialists.
• Iron Front (Info): Full name is the "Tarperti Iron Front for the Victory of the Republic against the Fascist Menace". Breakaway group of the Young Socialists that reformed into a paramilitary group, claims to be the successor of the Socialist Unity Party's Tarperti Underground. The group claims affiliation to the Socialist Party, the party itself does not recognize the paramilitary group and has refused to comment in its alleged affiliation.

Federal election results

Election	Seats won	±	Position	Leader	Government
2017	242 / 709	242	1st	Maximilian Herzog	SP – GLU/ULV – CPT

Leaders of the SP, 2016-present

Leader	Period
Maximilian Herzog	2016–present

Tarperti Chancellors from the SP

Chancellor of Tarper	Time in office
Maximilian Herzog	2017–present

Tarperti Presidents from the SP

President of Tarper	Time in office
Frederick Tapia	2016–present

Former party emblems

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  2013-2016

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  2016-2018