West Phoenicia Empire First Party

West Phoenicia Empire First Party West Phoenicia First Party
Abbreviation	WFP
Leader	Gai Prestonia
Secretary	Hero Forrester
Deputy Leader	Margurite De'Too
Party President	Grace Atin
Deputy Party President	Michael Esse
Founder	Roman Van Dyke
Founded	March 14, 1915 (1915-03-14)
Headquarters	Melbourne-Haven, Jackson;West Phoenicia
Youth wing	WP First Youth
Women's wing	West Phoenicia First Women's Front
LGBTI+	LGBTI+ Alliance
Membership (2020)	3.3 million
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centrist
Colors	Red
Slogan	'
House of Representatives	160 / 1,590
Senate	11 / 106
Administrative Governors	16 / 53

The West Phoenicia Empire First Party was founded in 1915 by Roman Van Dyke.

It is the largest centrist party in West Phoenicia and is in a union with; Justice Party of West Phoenicia, Animal Justice Party and the Democratic Monarchist Party.

The West Phoenicia Empire First Party and The Antebellum Conservative Party Party are the two major parties that have spent the most time in government.

As of 2010 they are the Opposition to the Coalition.

History

Roman Van Dyke founded the party in 1915. His dream was to have a party that supported left and right wing policies but from a moderate point of view, believing that it could bring a positive balance to the region with it's mix of economic policies, welfare programs, moderate conservatism and social justice.

From 1915 to 1925 the West Phoenicia Empire First Party spent there time promoting the party and working to unite other centrist parties in the region.

They had some good success at the start picking up a few seats in a few of the city-states. They were more popular with those in the cities, than country and rural voters. And membership was made up of mainly the working class.

The party had the biggest support in the city-states of Jackson, Upper  and Lower West Phoenicia and Tallahassee Central. Where the party had it a first city-state branches. As of 2020 they have branches in all 53 city-states.

Roman Van Dyke who was a member for the city-state of Jackson and the first elected member of the party died of a heart attack while on the parliament floor. He was the first member of parliament to die of natural causes and still holds that record.

During the World Wars, the party supports a strong neutral stance, but we're quick to brace West Phoenician Nationalism and support the war efforts when West Phoenician interests were attacked and threatened.

After both wars West Phoenicia welcomed in an influx of immigrants. A policy that the party had strongly supported and bore fruit among the new working class immigrants that supported the party.

From the 1940's the party focused on establishing unions for all work places. Increased workers wages, and pushed to remove discrimination in the workplace.

TThe party continued to grow and during the 50's stayed in power for the whole decade.

It fully supported the War with Empire of North Ivoria, especially when the West Phoenician ambassador and his family were murdered. Their focus was on diplomacy first, and when that failed where fully supportive of military intervention.

During the 60s and 70s, womens and minority rights continued to be policies the party supported. As well as a new focus on the environment.

During the times, many of the younger members of the party took to the streets to protest for change.

The party took on a more centre-left ideology during this phase. The right faction were able to stop too much damage in areas of stripping further entitlements from the royal family and opposing right wing free speech and what they saw as the war on religion as well as the younger generation protesting the current wars.

After slipping in seats due to  a number of radical policies, the party swung back to a centrist platform.

During the 80s the party introduced legislation against drugs, corporate greed and invested money into the health systems.

The West Phoenicia Empire First Party through out their time since creation have made

Party Leader Anton Moore was killed in a bomb blast in 2010, just as the 5th West Phoenician civil war was winding down. Anton Moore was perceived by many as a sell out for supporting the queen. The Free West Phoenicia Movement claimed responsibility for the bombing.

It fully supported the War with Empire of North Ivoria, especially when the West Phoenician ambassador and his family were murdered.

The West Phoenicia Empire First Party has been in opposition now since the 2010 General National Election where they suffered a major swing against them. The 2013, 2016 and 2019 General National Elections has seen the party continue to lose seats. They cling to the role of official opposition due to the Centrist alliance that pushes up the number of seats they have in parliament.

Party leaders have talked about going back to basic, to stop the decline in seats and memberships.

Ideology

• Social democracy
• Democratic socialism
• Economic interventionism
• Laissez-faire
• Liberalism
• Unionism
• Regionalism
• West Phoenician Nationalism
• Moderate Conservatism

List of leaders

• Gai Prestonia:2017-Present
• Grace Atin: 2010-2017
• Anton Moore:2006-2010
• Roman Van Dyke III:2002-2006
• Hathor Davies:2000-2002
• Brandon Parker-Deff:1996-2000
• Kate Black:1990-1995
• Orion Franks:1981-1989
• Juno Mitchell:1976-1980
• Clyde Willis: 1969-1975
• Vlad Romulov:1964-1968
• Athena Douglas: 1963-1963
• Thomas Sharma:1958-1962
• James Wang:1956-1958
• Gary Crawford:195-1955
• Dorothy Samson:1946-1950
• Warren Chamberlain:1942-1945
• Lord James Piper:1940-1941
• Warren Chamberlain:1934-1939
• Amir Hussain: 1931-1933
• William Conrad1927-1930
• Lavender Van Dyke:1925-1926
• Roman Van Dyke:1915-1925

Policies:

The West Phoenicia Empire First Party in their strieve to represent all West Phoenicians the best they can. The party belief is what benefits West Phoenicians is good.

• Adherence to the principles of a stable mixed economy.
• Marriage Equality
• Support of West Phoenicia produce and industry, opposed to cheap imports that could result in loss of jobs for West Phoenicians.
• Imposing high tariffs on overseas companies with similar products.
• Defence funding to stablise enough to defend the nation. Greater assistance for humanitarian efforts.
• Increase in non-aggresion pacts.
• 2 new Public Hospitals per city state.
• Increased rural healthcare.
• Subsidized dental.
• 10,000 scholarships for students to study at private intuitions.
• Universal childcare and kindergarten
• Increase of workers wages by 2% each year, for next five years.
• Increase in small Private business grants to encourage people to open up businesses.
• War on hard drugs, continue to prosecute illegal drug dealers and suppliers, while an increase in Rehabilitation facilities to assist drug users.
• Religious rights, continue to defend the religious rights of all those citizens who follow the recognized faiths of West Phoenicia.
• Work to remove all religions off the banned list
• Building of more public worship facilities.
• Push to end tax free status for religious institutions.
• Increased funding for Science and Medicine.
• Pro-Monarchy
• Reduction in new nobility titles introduced.
• Protection of Wildlife Reserves, increased wild life Reserves in city-states.
• Replanting areas with trees affected by deforestation and set up designated logging sites away from protected areas.
• Assist job seekers by teaching them skills they want to put them in a job they will stay in.
• Increase funds for unemployed
• Jobs for West Phoenicians first.
• Mandatory detention for illegal immigrants. Where after review if they are clear they can move into society but if they have any past history or criminal element they are too be deported.
• Increase in Community service departments.
• Pro- Choice on a women's right to an abortion up to the 1st trimester.
• Review of the Capital Crimes Act.
• Increase in public transportation
• Fixing public infrastructure.
• Increase in public servants
• Increase in Refugee intake from war torn countries.
• Aged care funding

Governors 2020

Governor	Portrait	City-State	Time in Office	% Carried City-state	Notes
Stephen Duty		Upper West Phoenicia	2nd November 2013	79.9%
Melissa Suva		Lower West Phoenicia	2nd November 2010	66%
Ethbaal Bain II		Baal Territory	2nd November 2019	50.9%
Timothy Van Bandenburg		New Dixie	2nd November 2019	52.3%
Sarah Blu		Deception Bay	2nd November 2007	77.5%
Agatha Potts		St Marys	2nd November 2004	86.9%
Dionysis La'Mont		Helios Territory	2nd November 2010	55%
Manny Vega		Tallahassee Central	2nd November 2013	59.8%
Black Horse Rain		Fort Blackfoot	14th September 2014	89.5%
John Dyallas		Nova Texas	2nd November 2019	50.3%
Achillas Alexandria		New Egypt	2nd November 2016	58%
Hecate Noel		Polytheisa Heaven	2nd November 2010	77.5%
Diviciacus Cross		Druidia	2nd November 2016	60.5%
Edmund Forrestor		Passions Territory	2nd November 2019	56.7%
Houa Hinh		Acappella Territory	2nd November 2019	54.4%
Guru Patel		Neo Indus	2nd November 2013	78.9%

Election Results

House of Representatives
Election	Leader	Seats won	+/−	Government	Notes
2019	Gai Prestonia	160 / 1,590		Opposition