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Democratic Labour Party of Imagua and the Assimas | |
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Chairman | Edmondo Privitera |
Founded | 1948 |
Merged into | Democratic Labour Party |
Headquarters | Cuanstad, Imagua and the Assimas |
Student wing | Labourers of the Intelligentsia |
Youth wing | Young Labourers |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
Colors | Crimson |
Anthem | The Red Flag |
Legislative Council | 12 / 19
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Lesser House | 27 / 70
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The Labour Party was a political party in Imagua and the Assimas that existed from 1903 until its merger with the Democratic Party in 1948. Originating as the section of the Estmerish Section of the Workers' International in 1903, following the split between the communists and social democrats in 1919, it became known as the Social Democratic and Co-operative Party, in conjunction with the "mother party." These formal ties would be maintained until 1937, when Imagua became independent within the Estmerish Empire, and thereafter, the Labour Party would be a separate organisation.
History
Shortly after the founder of the Estmerish Section of the Workers' International in 1901, trade unionists, such as Clayton Keating sought to establish a "party of the working class." Due to the Colony of Imagua's subservient status to Estmere, Keating felt that "it was only natural for us to associate ourselves" with the Estmerish labour movement.
Thus, in 1903, Keating officially established the Imaguan Subsection of the Estmerish Section of the Workers' International. From the start, Keating sought to prioritise (TBC)