List of political parties in Tarper

This is a list of political parties in Tarper.

The Parliament of the Federal Republic of Tarper, the Federal Council, and the Federal Assembly, has a plural multi-party system, with two major parties, the Socialist Party of Tarper (SP) and the Christian Democratic and Social Federation (CDSF).

Tarper also has a number of minor parties, in recent history most importantly the Communist Party (CPT), Green Liberation (GLU/ULV), Liberals (NLP), and more recently the Conservatives (CNP), founded in 2007. The federal government of Tarper consists of a coalition of a major and a minor party, specifically SP and GLU, SP and CPT or SP and CDSF (Grand Coalition). Since 2017, the federal government consists of a coalition of three parties.

Coalitions in the Bundestag and state legislatures are often described by party colors. Party colors are red for the Socialists, cyan for the Greens, maroon for the Communists, blue for the Christian Democrats, buff for the Liberals, and dark blue for the Conservatives.

An estimation of party locations on the Political Compass.

The parties

Parties represented in the Federal Council and the Federal Assembly

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	Seats in the Federal Assembly	Seats in the Federal Council	Political position	Covenant affiliation
		Christian Democratic and Social Federation	CDSF	Rafaela Tanner	Christian democracy Social democracy Christian left	206 / 735	34 / 124	Center-left	Covenant Coalition of Christian Democrats
		Socialist Party of Tarper	SP	Maximilian Herzog	Democratic socialism Social democracy Marxism Left-wing populism Eco-socialism	196 / 735	35 / 124	Left-wing	Covenant Socialist's Party
		Green Liberation Union	GLU/ULV	Léo Berthe	Green politics Regionalism Multilingualism Eco-socialism	118 / 735	28 / 124	Center-left	Greens of Covenant
		New Liberal Party of Tarper	NLP	Reynaud Strohkirch	Liberalism Social liberalism	92 / 735	9 / 124	Centre	Covenant Liberal and Democratic Party
		Conservative and Nationalist Party of Tarper	CNP	Severin Gillam	Conservatism Liberal conservatism Nationalism Right-wing populism	83 / 735	13 / 124	Right-wing	Covenant United Conservative Party
		Communist Party of Tarper	CPT	Louisa Schlösser	Communism Marxism Socialism	39 / 735	5 / 124	Left-wing	Covenant Party of the United Left
		Nordstrand Voters' Alliance	NVA	Alexandre van Polder	Progressivism Regionalism Centrism	1 / 735	0 / 124	Center	The Regionalist Niche

Parties represented in state parliaments

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	Political Position
		Astran Party	ASP	Christian Smith	Liberal Conservatism Christian Democracy Regionalism	Center-right
		Tarperti Ecological Voters' Union	EVU	Jennifer Jones	Green Conservatism	Center-right
		Libertarian Party of Tarper	LIB	Herbert Gibson	Libertarianism Laissez-faire	Center
		Meerland Communist Party	MCP	Johan Moritz	Communism Regionalism Anti-revisionism	Far-left
		Pirate Party of Tarper	PIRATE	Brian Vasquez	Pirate politics E-democracy	Syncretic

Minor parties

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Leader	Ideology	Political Position	Description
		Evangelical Christian Alliance	ECA	Davis Cabello	Conservatism Christian Democracy	Center-right	Founded in 2009 as a rightist split from the CDSF. Catch-all for protestant Tarps.
		Party of Family Values	FV	Kassandra Santos	Social Conservatism	Center	Founded in 2008, this party wants to "correct the sinful cloth that has enveloped the nation", to qoute its founder Mary Whitehouse.
		Party for a Pogo Party Party	PPPP	Feliciana Köhler	Satire	Apoliticism	Founded in 2005. This satirical party wants Tarper to embark in "The Endless Pogo Party", an event with no planned end in which every citizen lives out their lives meanwhile riding a Pogo stick.
		Conservative Party of Tarper	CON	Wendel Stenger	Conservatism Social Conservatism Tarperti Nationalism	Right-wing	Founded in 2007, it was a minority split that came from the New National Party's chaotic founding in 2007. The majority split, the Conservative & Nationalist Party, has proposed a merger more than once before. All proposals were rejected by the Conservatives, citing the CNP's acceptance of LGBT members.
		The BEST™ Party	BEST	Rowan Atwood	Satire	Apoliticism	Founded in 2002, this party was the first satirical party in Tarper. Markets itself by adding BEST™, to every single campaign stance. The name is actually an acronym, the party's full name is the Bureaucratic, Equalist, Socialist, and Technocratic Party.
		Tarperti Progressive Party	TPP	Aurora Krystal Mynatt	Progressivism Social Democracy	Center-left	Founded in 2011, it remained relatively small until a small surge in membership after the merger of the Social Democrats into the Socialist Party. Claims to represent the ideals of the old Progress Party from the Platesan Empire.
	File:Revolutionary League for Socialism Tarper Party Logo.png	Revolutionary League for Socialism	RLS	Shayla Alberts	Revolutionary Socialism Socialism Democratic Socialism Luxemburgism	Far-left	Founded in 2018 as a split from the Socialist Party after its faction and members were expelled. The party claims the SP has abandoned the revolutionary roots of the New Millennium Party and had become a glorified Social Democratic Party.
		Party for Feminism	FEM	Mirabelle Scriven	Feminism Socialist Feminism Women's Rights	Left-wing	Founded in 2002, the party mainly organizes marches and demonstrations in place of candidates. Hasn't stopped the party from significant victories.
	File:Tarperti Communist Party Logo.png	Tarperti Communist Party	TCP	Oda Lindsey	Marxism-Leninism Stalinism Anti-Revisionism Communism	Far-left	Founded in 2002 after the members and faction, the Patriotic Socialist Front, were expelled due to their authoritarian currents. Allows double membership with the Meerland Communist Party, a fellow, and successful, anti-revisionist party.
	File:Party of Animals Tarper Logo.png	Party of Animals	PoA	Ezekiel Dannel	Animal Rights Animal Welfare Environmentalism	Left-wing	Founded in 2014, the party promotes veganism and citizen rights for sentient animals. Ran into trouble with some members in 2017 after a botched and violent demonstration, the members were expelled and created a split party.
	File:Apostolian Citizens Union Tarper Party Logo.png	Aspotolian Citizens' Union	ACU	Alec Wolff	Regionalism Communism Apostolian Minority Interests	Far-left	Founded in 2005, represents the interests and government of Apostoli, Tarper's northern neighbor. Also runs the Apostolian Cultural Union.
	File:Democratic Party of Tarper Logo.png	Democratic Party of Tarper	DEM	Dick Stolarz	Liberalism Social Liberalism	Center-left	Founded in 2010, claims lineage to the Democratic Party of the Republic from the Second Republic. Has refused to accept merger offers from the NLP, calling them "pretenders" to the Tarperti Liberal lineage.
	File:Party of Vastridge Tarper Logo.png	Party of Vastridge	PGV	Hernando Wayne	Regionalism Social Democracy	Center-left	Founded in 2009, this regionalist party was came around during the height of the Federalist Protests.
	File:Workers Party of Tarper Logo.png	Workers' Party of Tarper	WSP	Larry Gardinier	Libertarian Communism Revolutionary Socialism Marxism Syndicalism	Far-left	Founded in 2003, this syndicalist party wants to gain the favor of and score a partnership with the NWC in the hope of attracting voters and members.
	File:The Whylsens Tarper Party Logo.png	The Whylsens	TWY	Berry Sauveterre	Liberal Conservatism	Center	Founded in 2009 during the Federalist Protests, this regionalist party seeks to abolish the territorial category index.
	File:The New Way Tarper Party Logo.png	The New Way	NEW	Derren Spitznagel	Tarperti Nationalism National Conservatism Souverainism Economic Nationalism Protectionism Right-wing Populism Anti-immigration Covenascepticism Anti-globalism Social Conservatism	Far-right	Founded in 2016, wants to fill the void in nationalism left by the banning of the New National Party. Wants to create a Plamyadian style directory, a Tarperti First Directory.
	File:Republican Party of Tarper Logo.png	Republican Party of Tarper	REP	Winslow Schubert	Conservatism Social Conservatism	Right-wing	Founded in 2010 as a "natural" opponent to the Democratic Party of Tarper.
	File:Party of the Right Tarper Logo.png	Party of the Right	RIGHT	Egon Ayers	Paleoconservatism Right-wing Populism	Right-wing	Founded in 2017 by CNP exiles. Wants to rid the CNP of its perceived shift to the left. Mostly described as a "Spite Party", candidates mostly run to take votes from CNP candidates, though a flawed strategy because Tarper uses a proportional electoral system.
	File:Tarperti Strawberry Front Party Logo.png	Tarperti Strawberry Front	TSF	Jayson Willie Daniel	Satire	Apoliticism	Founded in 2016. This satirical party uses nationalist imagery but with fruits. Seeks to rid the Federal Republic of foreign fruits.
	File:Fatherland Front Tarper Party Logo.png	Fatherland Front	FF	Ulrich Wortham	Neo-fascism Tarperti Nationalism National Conservatism Right-wing Populism Anti-communism Anti-socialism	Far-right	Founded in 2016. Wants to create a fascist Fourth Republic and avenge the New National Party.
	File:Not all Vegans Tarper Party Logo.png	Not all Vegans	VEG	Valentina Grosser	Veganism Environmentalism Animal Rights	Left-wing	Founded in 2017. By exiles from the Party for Animals. It seeks a more radical action to liberate animals. Name is a qoute from its founder, "Not all vegans are beaurocratic pansies that do not storm farms and barns!".

Political organizations

Inter-party factions

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Ideology	Description
		Green Party of Tarper	GPT	Eco-Socialism Green Politics	Originally a split group from the Socialist Unity Party, the Green party was successfully part of several governments until its merger with the PLP into the GLU/ULV. The group now maintains the green faction within the GLU/ULV.
		Labour Party	LP	Democratic Socialism Left-wing Populism Multi-tendency	The group keeps close ties with the trade unions and has embraced the label "protectors of labour". Originally split from the Communist and Socialist Unity parties in 2004 and was able to get a governing coalition and prime minister from 2009-2013. The party now exists as a faction within the Socialist Party.
		Party of Plamyadian Liberation	PLP	Socialism Plamyadian Nationalism Regionalism Multilingualism	The party came around after the hundreth anniversary of the Plamydian Crisis. Rapidly becoming popular, the party managed to govern the state of East Plamyadia. It secured an electoral alliance with the green party for the 2013 federal election and sent a large amount of representatives to the Federal Assembly. The party is now the majority faction within the GLU/ULV.
		Social Democratic Party of Tarper	SDPT	Social Democracy	Mainly composed of left-social democrats, the group wishes to moderate the Socialist Party and prevent any extremist factions from gaining ground. Successor to the Tarperti Party of Socialism and Democracy now a pressure group within the Socialist Party.
		Socialist Unity Party	SU	Democratic Socialism Technocracy Market socialism Eco-Socialism	Interested in pushing policy favorable to Democratic Socialism and the environment. Successor to RUAC and largest party in Tarper from 2002-2016. The party is now a pressure group within the Socialist Party along with the Social Democrats and the Labour Party.

Historical parties

Parties in the Electorate of Astra

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Ideology	Time Active
		Far Left Group	FL	Radicalism Socialism Anti-Monarchism	1841-1848
		Left Group	L	Liberalism Federalism Anti-Monarchism	1840-1848
		Right Group	R	Conservatism Constitutional Monarchism	1840-1848

Parties in the Platesan Empire

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Ideology	Time Active
		United Socialist Democratic Party	USDP	Socialism Marxism Federalism	1860-1890
		Progress Party	PP	Social Liberalism Progressivism Confederalism	1848-1890
		Party of the Grand Revolution	PGR	Liberalism Republicanism Federalism Anti-Monarchism	1848-1890
		Imperial People's Party	IPP	Conservatism Anti-empire	1875-1890

Parties in the United Kingdoms of Tarper

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Ideology	Time Active
		Tarperti Section of the Socialist Party (until 1902) Communist Party of Tarper (from 1902)	TSSP (until 1902) CPT (from 1902)	Until 1902: Revolutionary Socialism Democratic Socialism Social Democracy From 1902: Communism Revolutionary Socialism Marxism	1892-present
		Radical Party of Tarper	R	Radicalism Liberalism Constitutionalism Republicanism (from 1913) Monarchism (until 1913)	1899-1914
		Tarperti People's Party	PP	Conservatism Christian Democracy Constitutionalism Populism Republicanism (from 1913) Monarchism (until 1913)	1899-1914
		King's Loyal Faction (Monarchist Party)	KLF	Constitutional monarchy Imperialism	1904-1914

Parties in the Tarperti Confederation

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Ideology	Time Active
		Communist Party of Tarper	CPT	Communism Marxism	1892-present
		Popular Social Union	PSU	Agrarianism Agrarian Socialism Socialism	1933-1992
		Christian Socialist Union	CSU	Christian Democracy Christian Socialism	1925-1992
		Free Liberal Party of Tarper	FL	Liberalism Social Democracy	1920-1992
		Conservative Democratic Party of Tarper	CD	Conservatism Socialist nationalism Paternalistic conservatism	1920-1988
		National Party of Tarper	NP	Fascism Anti-Communism Ultranationalism National Socialism	1986-2002

Parties in the Second Republic of Tarper

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Ideology	Time Active
		Republican Union of Anti-Capitalists	RUAC	Left-wing Populism Democratic Socialism Revolutionary Socialism Communism Anti-Fascism Free Elections	1996-1999
		Tarperti Party of Socialism and Democracy	SD	Social Democracy Free Elections Anti-Fascism	1996-1998
		Republican Green Party	RGP	Green Politics Green Conservatism Free Elections	1996-1998
		Democratic Party of the Republic	DPR	Social Liberalism Liberalism Anti-Corruption Free Elections	1996-1998
		Tarperti Sub-National Party	SNP	Conservatism Anti-Communism Anti-Election	1992-1998
		National Party of Tarper	NP	Fascism Anti-Communism Ultranationalism National Socialism	1986-2002

Parties in the Federal Republic of Tarper (2002-present)

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Ideology	Time Active
		New National Party of Tarper (Party for a 90's Tarper)	NP	Neo-Fascism Ultranationalism Pan-Tarperism Anti-globalism Anti-immigration	2007-2015

Historical organizations

Parliamentary coalitions

Tarperti Confederation (1912-1991)

Name		Abbr.	Ideology	Description	Time active
	Vanguard Coalition	VC	Communism Socialism Social Democracy Christian Socialism Paternalistic Conservatism	The original coalition of the Tarperti Confederation; created after the breakout of the First Civil War and first consisted of the National Workers' Confederation and the Communist Party. The coalition gained additional members from 1920-1933 in the form of the Free Liberal Party, Conservative Democratic Party, Christian Social Union, and Popular Social Union. Disbanded after the outbreak of the Second World War	1912-1940
	War & Reconstruction Assembly	WRA	Tarperti Nationalism Communism Socialism Social Democracy Christian Socialism Paternalistic Conservatism	Created in response to the Second World War. The assembly sought to increase national unity and government efficiency by consolidating all power toward the Chancellor and the Communist Party. Sometimes referred to as the "Zoe Coalition", due to the fact that the assembly was in session for the duration of Chancellor Zoe Herzog's term. Dissolved in 1950, five years after the end of the Second World War, ample time to reconstruct the damaged countryside.	1940-1950
	People's Front	PF	Communism Socialism Social Democracy Christian Socialism Paternalistic Conservatism	Second main parliamentary coalition after the War & Reconstruction Assembly. Infamous for awarding Tom Starpin with the title of "Supreme Chancellor" and suspending term limits, allowing Starpin to act as the dictator of the confederation. Dissolved after Starpin allowed fair elections in 1986.	1950-1986

Second Republic of Tarper (1991-2000)

Name		Abbr.	Ideology	Description	Time active
	Front for National Renewal	FN	Fascism Anti-communism Ultranationalism National Socialism Conservatism		1992-1998

Federal Republic of Tarper (2002-present)

Logo		Name	Abbr.	Ideology	Description	Time active
		United Coalition for the Federal Commonwealth	UCFC	Communism Democratic Socialism Green Politics Christian Democracy	Created after the Second Civil War by the Covenant Alliance in order to ensure cooperation and efficency during the reconstruction of the Tarperti state. Was made up of the Communist Party of Tarper, Socialist Unity Party, Green Party of Tarper, and Christian Democratic and Social Federation.	2002-2004
		Green Liberation Union	GLU	Green Politics Regionalism Multilingualism Eco-Socialism		2011-2016
		Socialist Front	SF	Democratic Socialism Social Democracy Left-wing Populism		2013-2016