Basaqastan Farmers' Party
Basaquastan Farmers' Party Partiya Cotkarên Basaquastan | |
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| Parliamentary Leader | Sabah Shamoud |
| Provincial Leader | Miran Lapache |
| Founded | 17th March 1962 |
| Headquarters | Tripoint Centre, Berqualin, Inner Basaquastan Province |
| Youth wing | Basaquastan Youth for Farmers |
| Ideology | Agrarianism Regionalism Monarchism |
| Political position | Centre to Centre-right |
| Affiliated trade union | Basaquastan Farmers' Union |
| Colors | Green |
| House of Commons | 15 / 500
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| Senate | 3 / 110
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| Provincial Premiers | 1 / 7
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| Inner Basaquastan Provincial Assembly | 37 / 71
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The Basaquastan Farmers' Party (Basaquese: Partiya Cotkarên Basaquastan; PCB) is an agrarian regionalist political party in Liberto-Ancapistan, operating exclusively in Inner Basaquastan Province. It is the most successful minor party in modern Liberto-Ancapistan, and has been the most common party of government in Inner Basaquastan Province since its formation. In 2024, the party entered national government for the first time in a coalition with Progress.
The party originated in an informal alliance between the post-war Premier and former Emir of Inner Basaquastan, Mira Pelevet, and the Province's strong agrarian movement, which aimed to secure the weakening interests of both. The alliance was formalised in 1962, and Mira Pelevet would serve as the party's first Provincial leader. The PCB would go on to be the dominant party in Inner Basaquastan Province until the 1980s, during which it began to lose ground to independent politicians and Liberty Action, particularly in cities. However, it retained its rural support, and continued to be a regular part of government. Throughout the party's history, members of Mira Pelevet's House of Berqualin continued to be prominent.
In the 2010s and 2020s, the party began a minor resurgence, gaining a Provincial majority for the first time since the 1980s. In the 2024 general election, the PCB saw its strongest national result, and after a period of negotiations formed a coalition agreement with Progress. The party gained several ministers, including the Vice-Chancellorship for Parliamentary Leader Sabah Shamoud. During its period in government, the PCB has secured increased farming subsidies, and increased national funding to projects in Inner Basaquastan Province.
The PCB is officially affiliated with the Basaquastan Farmers' Union, one of two provincial farmers' organisations independent from the National Farmers' Union. Union members are able to participate in party affairs without joining it, and most funding is provided by the Union. PCB policy is largely focused around both Inner Basaquastan regionalism and agrarian interests, though more urban-focused directives have been introduced in recent years. The party is also broadly protectionist, and has exhibited soft UFT-scepticism without pledging to leave the organisation. The PCB is closely associated with the House of Berqualin, of whom current Emir Miran Lapache is a co-leader, and has promoted the Co-Emir ceremonial leadership currently in place in Inner Basaquastan.