Social Democratic Party of Wizlandia

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Social Democratic Party
AbbreviationSDP
LeaderLouise Bailey
(Lieutenant Executive)
Deputy LeaderStephen Douglas
(SDP Senate Leader)
Founded2012
NewspaperThe Progressive Tribune
Think tankCentre for Progressive Policy
Youth wingYoung Democrats
IdeologySocial Democracy
Cultural Progressivism
Political positionCentre-Left
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
(Observing Member)
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Socialist International
Colors  Crimson
Slogan"A fairer way forward."
House of Commons
211 / 800
Senate
35 / 120
State Legislatures
1,301 / 4,682

The Social Democratic Party, abbreviated SDP, is one of the three major contemporary political parties of Wizlandia, along with its main political rivals the Liberal Party and the National Party. It is currently in a coalition government with the Liberal Party.

The Social Democratic Party ideology is Social Democracy and Cultural Progressivism. On economic issues the Social Democratic Party favours a heavily regulated market economy with an expansive progressive tax system, and have supported policies such as raising income taxes, implementing corporate taxes, creating a minimum-wage, establishing small tariffs on foreign manufacturing, a green energy federal jobs program to combat climate change, increasing state-funded welfare, and expanding public healthcare benefits, with some also supporting moving from the Universal Catastrophic Coverage system to a free at the point of use Single-Payer system. On cultural issues, the Social Democratic Party leans towards cultural progressivism, favouring a rehabilitation-oriented crime policy, freedom of association, is supportive of gay marriage, and is against drug criminalisation, but also favours affirmative action and an active state social policy to achieve social justice. The majority of Social Democrats support nuclear disarmament and a multilateral approach to achieve foreign policy goals, and are in favour of continued membership in supranational organisations such as the World Assembly.