Workers Party of Orioni

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Workers Party of Orioni

Yeseratenyochi Paritī i-Erwaniye
AbbreviationWPO
Founder(s)Mrs Yekirigizi Sinetsihufi
Founded1 May 1940 (1940-05-01) 
Dissolved1 May 1992 (1992-05-01)
Succeeded bySocialist Party of Orioni
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Political positionCentre-left to Left-wing
Colors  Red
AnthemThe 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. It led the Constitutional Party to form a coalition, 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.

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