Besmenian Democratic Party

Besmenian Democratic Party Besmenische Demokratische Partei
Founded	1916
Dissolved	1932
Headquarters	Laitstadt
Ideology	Liberalism Liberal conservatism Democratic liberalism
Colors	Black

The Besmenian Democratic Party was a liberal party in Besmenia that exist from 1916 to 1932.

History

The party was founded in 1916 and was a supporter of the Besmenian Freedom Fighters during the Besmenian civil war. After the Heraldstein-Müller Treaty was passed, the party was only active in the east of the kingdom, where the party gained popularity.

In the 1920 East Besmenian federal election the BDP became the strongest party and formed with the Social Democratic Union under Prime Minister Robert Falk the government.

The party lost more and more voters in the mid-1920s because the government under Robert Falk did not really do anything about the poverty of East Besmenia at the time. Especially since many BDP politicians switched to the Free Besmenian Citizen's Party. After the party was a minor government partner under the Besmenian People's Party from 1924 to 1928, the BDP was no longer as popular as it was in 1920. When the party failed to enter parliament in the 1932 East Besmenian federal election with a score of 4.6% the party dissolved in October 1932.

Leaders of the BDP from 1916 to 1932

Leader	Period
Peter Kembein	1916-1919
Robert Falk	1919-1924
Franz von Holtling	1924-1926
Pieter Weum	1926-1931
Jochen Olgamann	1931-1932