West Phoenicia Socialist Party
West Phoenicia Socialist Party Socialist Party | |
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| Abbreviation | SP |
| Leader | Eddie Rox-Indi |
| Deputy Leader | Amanda Tunn |
| Party President | Cassandra Gaia |
| Deputy Party President | Caesar Davies |
| Founded | May 15, 1980 |
| Merger of | Socialist Workers Party Revoluntary Party Socialist Green Alliance United People's Party |
| Headquarters | Free Love, Polythesia Heaven; West Phoenicia |
| Student wing | Students for a Progressive Society |
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| Women's wing | Socialist Women's Federation |
| LGBTI+ | LGBTI+ Collective |
| Membership (2020) | 52,000 |
| Ideology | Democratic Socialism Secularism Revolutionary socialism Left-wing populism |
| Political position | Left Wing |
| Colors | Green |
| House of Representatives | 80 / 1,590 |
| Senate | 5 / 106 |
| Administrative Governors | 2 / 53 |
The West Phoenician Socialist Party is considered the biggest Democratic Socialist party in the nation.
It is made up of four former smaller socialist parties who merged to create a strong foundation party to represent the workers of West Phoenicia and promote social equality for all.
The West Phoenician Socialist Party stands by the belief they are the only left wing party, citizens can trust.
History
Prior to 1980, West Phoenicia had four minor socialist political parties.
They consisted of;
- Socialist Workers Party
- Revoluntary Party
- Socialist Green Alliance
- United People's Party
All four polled well at a city-state level, gaining a handful of seats each.
On the National level they did not perform so well as each of the parties were competing against eachother for the same voters. They had to go up against the West Phoenicia Empire First Party also which was the domimant centre-left party in West Phoenicia.
Splitting the leftist vote was hurting the Socialist base, as it became harder to go against the powerful conservative parties who were more united.
In 1978 and 1979 a number of Socialist Solidarity conferences were held in Red Sun City; the capital of the Scarlett Orient Isles.
The outcome was a decided merger of all four parties under the new name Socialist Party of West Phoenicia and Bob Green of the Socialist Green Alliance was elected to lead the party.
The newly formed Socialist Party in the 80's supported the West Phoenicia Empire First Party, in return a number of their own policies were supported. Primarily in areas of abortion, welfare programs and other social justice legislation.
In 1984 Bob Green was dismissed from leadership and so were half the members of the Socialist Green Alliance for promoting violent protests to get their message across.
During the 4th and 5th West Phoenician civil wars the party had limited powers as Queen Jezebel Bush choose to suppress the party for speaking out against her.
Many socialist supporters chose exile during this phase.
Those Socialist politicians who sided with the Queen were later voted out of office when normal elections resumed.
The Socialist Women's Federation was banned during the reign of Queen Jezebel when 300 women marched to the palace demanding the Queen abdicate due to her closure of abortion clinics and what they saw as her war on the left. Many of the leaders of the Socialist Women's Federation were arrested or forced into exile.
Once Glenton Gryphon-Bush II ascended to the throne, all political parties that had been banned or forced into exile were free to return.
Eddie Rox-Indi was appointed as leader of the Socialist Party in 2014. He was a younger fresher leader.
He was able to use his youth to rally the younger base to rally and join the Students for a Progressive Society.
Since 2014 he has advocated for reducing the voting age to 15.
Ideology
- Democratic Socialism
- Secularism
- Revolutionary socialism
- Left-wing populism
List of leaders
- Eddie Rox-Indi: 2015-Present
- Prudence Van: 2012-2015
- Adam Greene: 2011-2012
- Helena Montague: 2006-2011
- Isaac Strom: 2003-2005
- Drusilla Van Camp:2000-2003
- Dylan Young: 1992-1999
- Tori St John: 1988-1992
- Carson St John: 1987-1987
- Jill Vanstone: 1985-1986
- Bob Green: 1980-1984
Policies:
- Reproductive freedom for all women.
- Right to free abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy.
- Transform the economy to focus on need, not profit.
- Government control of all financial & insurance institutions.
- Ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ people.
- Ending racism.
- Full rights for people with disabilities.
- Reparations for slave trade.
- Ban military tribunals, and restore habeas corpus.
- Promote a multicultural/multi-ethnic presence.
- Affirmative action is top priority
- Equal marriage rights for all LGBT.
- Eliminate corporate welfare, then eliminate corporations.
- Reduce corporate profits and executive salary.
- Abolish the death penalty
- Minimise the powers of the the monarchy
- Decriminalize drug use
- Increased unding for public education.
- Oppose school-sponsored prayer or other religious practices.
- Fully fund libraries & museums to preserve culture.
- Ban homeschooling and Private Schools
- Big fines for environmental polluters
- Develop solar, wind and hydropower
- Public ownership of all our natural resources.
- Recognize rights of animals.
- Support sustainable organic agriculture & family farms
- 16 months paid maternity & paternity leave
- Free Health care for all.
- Abolish private healthcare.
- Close 50% of military bases
- 50% decrease in Defence budget.
- Strict gun control.
- Amnesty for immigrants; grant them full rights
- $20 minimum wage
- Workers rights over owners rights.
- Eliminate poverty
- Expand welfare with guaranteed income for all.
- Unionise all work places.
- 4 day work week for blue collar workers.
- Higher penalty rates for Weekends, Holidays and Night shift workers.
- Job quotas for immigrants.
- Increased funding to Public Hospitals
- Increased tariffs for foreign imports
- Increased aid for International Humantarian causes
- Increased diplomacy towards the international community
- Removing any new hereditary titles for the nobility class
- Opposition to a West Phoenician Space Program
- Opening of more Trade Schools.
Governors 2020
| Governor | Portrait | City-State | Time in Office | % Carried City-state | Notes |
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| Ross Brethern | 
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Scarlett Orient Isles | 2nd November 2010 | 67.5% | |
| Baldur Norse | 
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Western Norse Territory | 2nd November 2019 | 50.5% |
Election Results
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| Election | Leader | Seats won | +/− | Government | Notes | |||
| 2019 | Eddie Roxi-Indi | 80 / 1,590
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