Workers Party of Orioni
Workers Party of Orioni | |
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| Abbreviation | WPO |
| Founder(s) | Mrs Yekirigizi Sinetsihufi |
| Founded | 1 May 1940 |
| Dissolved | 1 May 1992 |
| Succeeded by | Socialist Party of Orioni |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Colors | Red |
| Anthem | The Red Flag |
The Workers Party of Orioni (Oharic: Yeseratenyochi Paritī i-Erwaniye), also known by its acronym WPO, was the first major socialist political party in Orioni. It was formed in 1940 with a commitment to “defend the labour concessions of the Empresses Jomi Nabérrie and Owa Nabérrie.”
In the 1963 election, the Workers Party of Orioni won 36.6% of the vote and increased their representation in the Sibiseba from 26 to 70 seats. This was enough to deny the Constitutional Party the majority it had enjoyed since 1951, which led the Constitutional Party to form a coalition with Labour, forming a cabinet that contained WPO members. The Workers Party of Orioni used this opportunity to demand and to have passed reforms such as the repeal of a law that prohibited picketing, an eight-hour workday, old-age pensions, inheritance taxes, and a graduated income tax. The Workers Party of Orioni won the 1967 general election in a landslide victory. During the next decade, a lot of progressive social reforms were put in place.
The Workers Party of Orioni was reformed on 1 May 1992 when moderate members decided to leave the less radical Socialist Party of Orioni.
