Progressive Social Democrats

Social Democratic and Co-operative Party

Felloƿ Democratick and Sameƿork Mootband
Parti socialiste-démocratique et co-opéthâtique
Social Democratic and Co-operative Party; Felloƿ Democratick and Sameƿork Mootband; Parti socialiste-démocratique et co-opéthâtique
Abbreviation	SDCP
Leader	Zoe Halivar
Deputy Leader	Owen Cunningham
General Secretary	Stephen Davies
Chairperson	Angela Khan-Kumar
Founded	May 1, 1881
Merger of	ILC; CRP
Headquarters	218 Hall Street, Morwall
Newspaper	Red Flag Daily
Student wing	Students for Socialism
Youth wing	Socialist Pioneers
Women's wing	SDCP Women
Membership (2019)	489,000
Ideology	Social democracy; Co-operatism; Democratic socialism; Euclophilism
Political position	Centre-left
Continental affiliation	Socialist Alternative for Euclea
International affiliation	International Socialist Forum
Colours	Red
Autonomous parties	Swathish SDCP; Flurian SDCP; Morwall SDCP
Chamber of Commons	189 / 600
Chamber of Peers	76 / 300
Euclean Parliament	33 / 114
Website
	sdcp.org.es
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The Social Democratic and Co-operative Party (Swathish: Felloƿ Democratick and Sameƿork Mootband, Flurian: Parti socialiste-démocratique et co-opéthâtique) is a centre-left political party in Estmere which espouses social democracy and co-operatism, and is generally agreed to have a progressive and socially liberal outlook. Alongside the Sotirian Democratic Union and the Reform Party, the SDCP is considered one of Estmere's three major parties.

Founded on May Day in 1881, the party is the oldest continuing party in Estmere. It was created with the aim of representing the trade union and co-operative movements and municipal socialists; in doing so, it effectively subsumed the ILC and the CRP. At the outbreak of the Great War, the SDCP was initially opposed, but moved to a pro-war stance when Rafael Duclerque rebuked the notion of a cease-fire. The SDCP joined a national coalition for the duration of the war, and after the eventual defeat of Gaullica was an influential voice in the Transitional Authority.

In the aftermath of the Great War, the SDCP overtook the liberals to become the second largest party, leading a number of governments in this time. The party was overtaken by the resurgent Reform Party in the 1980s, and supported a Reform-led government in the 2000s. Recently, the SDCP has again overtaken Reform as the second largest party.

The SDCP is a founding member of Socialist Alternative for Euclea and the International Socialist Forum, and in 2019 had a membership of 489,000. Since 2016 the party has been led by Zoe Halivar, considered to be on the soft left of the party, who also serves as Leader of the Opposition.

History

Ideology

Organisation

Leaders

No.	Name	Term in Office		Notes
1	Sidney Graham-Bell (1830–1891)	?? ???? 1881	?? ???? 1891	tbd
2	James FitzThomas (1857–1915)	?? ???? 1891	?? ???? 1898	tbd
3	George Lennon (1853–1946)	?? ???? 1898	?? ???? 1903	tbd
4	Oscar Fay Burton (1853–1946)	?? ???? 1903	?? ???? 1916	tbd
??	Nick Lawrence (born 1966)	?? ????? 2005	?? ????? 2016	tbd
-	Isaac Wright (born 1968)	?? ????? 2016	?? ????? 2016	Interim leader.
??	Zoe Halivar (born 1981)	?? ????? 2016	Incumbent