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* Aurora coalition (PU, AFGP, Burgers, MM, and Pirates) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#00A933|border=silver}}{{color box|#006600|border=silver}}{{color box|#2A91FF|border=silver}}{{color box|#660087|border=silver}} | * Aurora coalition (PU, AFGP, Burgers, MM, and Pirates) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#00A933|border=silver}}{{color box|#006600|border=silver}}{{color box|#2A91FF|border=silver}}{{color box|#660087|border=silver}} | ||
* Christmas coalition (PU and Burgers) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#006600|border=silver}} | * Christmas coalition (PU and Burgers) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#006600|border=silver}} | ||
* Christmas storm coalition | * Christmas storm coalition (PU, AFGP, Burgers, and MM) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#00A933|border=silver}}{{color box|#006600|border=silver}}{{color box|#2A91FF|border=silver}} | ||
** Sometimes called the icy Christmas coalition by foreign media | ** Sometimes called the icy Christmas coalition by foreign media | ||
* Gryva coalition (PU and MM) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#2A91FF|border=silver}} | * Gryva coalition (PU and MM) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#2A91FF|border=silver}} | ||
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* Strawberry coalition (PU and AFGP) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#00A933|border=silver}} | * Strawberry coalition (PU and AFGP) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#00A933|border=silver}} | ||
** Called the Sexish coalition by most other media | ** Called the Sexish coalition by most other media | ||
* Strawberry shortcake coalition (PU, AFGP, and MM) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#00A933|border=silver}}{{color box|#2A91FF|border=silver}} | |||
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* Valentines coalition (PU and Pirates) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#660087|border=silver}} | * Valentines coalition (PU and Pirates) {{color box|#C1272D|border=silver}}{{color box|#660087|border=silver}} | ||
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This article lists political parties in The Furbish Islands.
The Furbish Islands is a multi-party democracy and has hundreds of registered political parties, the vast majority existing only in the provincial and territorial level. On the federal and regional level, many parties align themselves with one of the "Big Three" party alliances, the Christian Democratic Union, Liberal Union, and Progressive Union, or one of the four smaller alliances, Alianza de Ley y Justicia, Alliance of Furbish Green Parties, Democrats and Progressives of The Furbish Islands, and National Conservative List. Other parties with seats in the National Assembly include Alternative for The Furbish Islands, De Burgers, Moderate Movement, National Rally, New Left, Nyevestligelands Konservative Folkeparti, the satirical Partij Fête Fiesta Party, and the Pirate Party.
Organization
Furbish political parties, especially the four alliances, are more loosely organized than parties in most countries. The four alliances exist only on the national and regional levels. Other parties have separate organizations in different provinces, territories, and regions they are active in. While they are legally separate entities, they often have an organization leading all of them, which may or may not be the regional or national organization of that party.
The Furbish constitution requires that parties are "democratic organizations representing the interests of their members" and lays out how they are to be organized.
Delegates
The party delegates are the main governing body of each political party, which decide the party platform, elect the leaders, and in party alliances can approve new member parties as well as expel current members. They can also expel individuals from a party. Usually they are elected every 3 years from local branches. They meet once a year to discuss most matters, and always meet before the start of the official election campaign to elect a party leader.
Chair and executive committee
The party executive committee handles administrative tasks such as managing finances and hiring campaign staff. They are elected by the party delegates.
Party leaders
Party leaders are considered the "face" of the party and represent its views in debates and to the general public. Parties have a leader in the national government and in every federal subject it is active in, and leaders are also the party's candidate for Prime Minister or the provincial equivalent, or serve in the cabinet or shadow cabinet.
In addition to the leaders there is a number of co-leaders. Depending on the party, they might either be handpicked by the leader or elected in separate elections (or be the runners up in the leader election). In parties that have a parliamentary leader, they are always a co-leader as well.
Parliamentary leaders and whips
Unlike in many countries, the parliamentary leader in Furbish parties is a separate position from the party leader. Parliamentary leaders lead representatives of the party in the National Assembly or in other federal subject assemblies and are in charge of a party's legislative agenda. They are elected by deputies of the party, usually in either a multi-round or ranked choice system, and they appoint party whips who enforce discipline. Traditionally the parliamentary leader of the leading party in the governing coalition is referred to as the Leader of the National Assembly (or their respective assembly) and is in the cabinet, while the leader of the leading party of shadow government is referred to as the shadow leader and is in the shadow cabinet. Both organize the government's and opposition's legislative agendas respectively.
List
Current parties
Christian Democratic Union
| Name | Ideology | Political Position | National Assembly | Region executives | Region assemblies | Province and Territory executives | Province and Territory assemblies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | Center to center-right | Christian democracy Conservatism Liberal conservatism |
95 / 615
|
1 / 5
|
420 / 1,000
|
14 / 125
|
1,337 / 4,000
| |
Liberal Union
| Name | Ideology | Political Position | National Assembly | Region executives | Region assemblies | Province and Territory executives | Province and Territory assemblies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Liberal Union (LU) | Classical liberalism Conservative liberalism |
Center to center-right | 132 / 615
|
2 / 5
|
420 / 1,000
|
51 / 125
|
1,337 / 4,000
| |
Progressive Union
| Name | Ideology | Political Position | National Assembly | Region executives | Region assemblies | Province and Territory executives | Province and Territory assemblies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Progressive Union (PU) | Social democracy Social liberalism Progressivism |
Center-left to left-wing | 99 / 615
|
2 / 5
|
429 / 1,000
|
48 / 125
|
1,337 / 4,000
| |
Alianza de Ley y Justicia
| Name | Ideology | Political Position | National Assembly | Region executives | Region assemblies | Province and Territory executives | Province and Territory assemblies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alianza de Ley y Justicia (ALJ) | Social conservatism Social market economy Liberal conservatism |
Center to center-right | 15 / 615
|
0 / 5
|
420 / 1,000
|
4 / 125
|
1,337 / 4,000
| |
Alliance of Furbish Green Parties
| Name | Ideology | Political Position | National Assembly | Region executives | Region assemblies | Province and Territory executives | Province and Territory assemblies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alliance of Furbish Green Parties (AFGP) | Green politics Green conservatism (factions) |
Center-left left-wing (factions) center (factions) center-right (factions) |
30 / 615
|
0 / 5
|
420 / 1,000
|
2 / 125
|
1,337 / 4,000
| |
Democrats and Progressives of The Furbish Islands
| Name | Ideology | Political Position | National Assembly | Region executives | Region assemblies | Province and Territory executives | Province and Territory assemblies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Democrats and Progressives of The Furbish Islands (DPTFI) | Social democracy Progressivism |
Left-wing | 54 / 615
|
0 / 5
|
420 / 1,000
|
0 / 125
|
1,337 / 4,000
| |
National Conservative List
| Name | Ideology | Political Position | National Assembly | Region executives | Region assemblies | Province and Territory executives | Province and Territory assemblies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
National Conservative List (NCL) | Conservatism Liberal conservatism |
Center-right to right-wing | 18 / 615
|
0 / 5
|
420 / 1,000
|
3 / 125
|
1,337 / 4,000
| |
Other national parties
The following are parties that have had seats in the National Assembly but are not part of any party alliance.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Party is considered to be outside the traditional left-right wing spectrum and may have joined both left- and right-wing coalitions.
- ↑ MM is considered in the center of Furbish politics as it has joined both left- and right-wing coalitions, but most experts consider the party to be aligned with the center-left.
- ↑ NI has rejected the far-right label since its split from AFTFI. Its position is subject to debate.
- ↑ TNL considers itself to be left-wing though many experts have labeled it as far-left.
Local parties
Only parties with seats in any federal subject legislatures are listed here.
Former parties
Only parties with seats in any federal subject legislatures are listed here.
Coalitions
As legislatures on all levels of Furbish governments are elected proportionally, it is rare when a single party or party alliance wins an absolute majority, so parties have to form a coalition government. Since the Third Great War each party is associated with a color, and certain coalitions have been given nicknames by the media. The following are ones which have been in power in a federal subject government in the post-Third Great War era, organized by major parties. They are listed by names preferred by the Furbish National Broadcasting Company, with names used by other sources listed below.
Certain parties are usually grouped together due to being ideologically similar and operating in different provinces, but almost always enter coalition talks together in higher levels. For example the CDU and ALJ are both socially conservative and economically centrist, while both the CP and DPK are socially and fiscally conservative.
Christian Democratic Union and/or ALJ:
- Pineapple coalition (CDU and/or ALJ and AFGP)
- Zarare coalition (CDU, ALJ, and NKF)
- TBD coalition (CDU, ALJ, NKF, and MM)
- TBD coalition (CDU and/or ALJ and NI)
Liberal Union:
Progressive Union:
- Aurora coalition (PU, AFGP, Burgers, MM, and Pirates)
- Christmas coalition (PU and Burgers)
- Christmas storm coalition (PU, AFGP, Burgers, and MM)
- Sometimes called the icy Christmas coalition by foreign media
- Gryva coalition (PU and MM)
- Louisiana coalition (PU and NKF)
- Sometimes called the New Piedmont coalition
- Strawberry coalition (PU and AFGP)
- Called the Sexish coalition by most other media
- Strawberry shortcake coalition (PU, AFGP, and MM)
- Sometimes also called the Christmas storm or icy Christmas coalition
CDU and/or ALJ and LU:
CDU and/or ALJ and PU:
LU and PU:
- Mavona coalition (LU and PU)
Hypothetical coalitions
The following are hypothetical coalitions that have been discussed either by politicians or the media, and could have held a majority at some point. They may have also held majorities on the municipal level.
Christian Democratic Union and/or ALJ:
- Carrot coalition (CDU and Burgers)
Liberal Union:
- Gagium coalition (LU and Pirates)
Progressive Union:
- Atocha coalition (PU and NCL)
- Valentines coalition (PU and Pirates)
CDU and/or ALJ and LU:
CDU and/or ALJ and PU:
LU and PU:
CDU and/or ALJ, LU, and PU:
Minor parties only:
- Kiwi coalition (Burgers and NI)
AFTFI:
The following coalitions include AFTFI, which is under a cordon sanitaire by other parties.
- Avocado coalition (AFTFI and AFGP) or (AFTFI and Burgers)
- Basketball coalition (AFTFI and CDU) or (AFTFI and ALJ)
- Bee coalition (AFTFI and LU)
- Eclipse coalition (AFTFI, CDU, ALJ, NKF, and NCL)
- Evening coalition (AFTFI and NCL)
- Ladybug coalition (AFTFI and PU)
- Midnight coalition (AFTFI and NKF)
Pre-Third Great War
The following are names given to past coalitions. It should be noted that these were names given by modern historians, and past party colors do not align with ones used by current parties even with a similar ideology.
History
Colonial era (1500s-1805)
First Republic (1805-1815)
Second Republic (1815-1875)
Early Third Republic (1875-1930s)
Second Great War era (1930s-1973)
Post-Third Great War era (1973-present)
Contemporary era (2015?-present)
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