Workers' Party (Île d'Émeraude)
Workers' Party Parti des Travailleurs | |
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| Abbreviation | PT |
| President | Jean Monpremier |
| Founded | 2 March, 1952 |
| Student wing | Workers of Tomorrow |
| Youth wing | Youth of the Workers |
| Ideology | democratic socialism left-wing populism laborism Bahio-Arucian leftism liberation theology (factions) social democracy (factions) libertarian socialism (factions) |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Slogan | "La volonté du peuple avant tout" (The will of the people above all) |
| Senate | 33 / 135
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The Workers' Party (Gaullican: Parti des Travailleurs), often abbreviated as PT, is a left-wing political party in Île d'Émeraude. Alongside the Union Party, it is one of the ruling political parties in Île d'Émeraude.
The Workers' Party would form in 1952 shortly before Île d'Émeraude would officially gain its independence, formed out of the Workers' Alliance for the Advancement of Labor, which was a political organization formed during the Emeraudian Spring. It, and it's de-facto successor, was formed by both farm workers and blue-collar workers who split from the local section of the Workers' International over various disagreements, and sought to give a voice to the working class. Early on, they did not achieve much electoral success, though they were certainly a vocal opposition during the first decade of independence. In 1964, the party would win a majority in the Senate and would win the Presidency via Matéo Deniaud, capitalizing on the growing economic inequality problem that they pledged to fix. During his tenure, Deniaud would work to resolve the economic inequality issue by raising taxes on corporations, pursuing land reform, more effectively redistributing government funds, and establishing the national welfare program, among other things. In 1968, they would form a coalition government with the Union Party in the Senate, while the Workers' Party would continue to hold on to the Presidency through Deniaud and his immediate successor, P.J. Claire. The party would remain the dominant political party until the 1980's, when majority power was regained by the Union Party. The Workers' Party remained in a coalition government with the Union Party, and was an official opposition alongside them in the Senate after the election of 1996, when the Conservative candidate, Henry Pierre, would win the Presidency. Following Pierre's corrupt and scandal ridden administration, the Workers' Party would see themselves return to the Presidency in 2000 as André Louisette-Noel, the son of former President Jocelyne Louisette-Noel, would win the elections that year. He would serve until 2009, when he voluntarily left office after deciding against running for a third term.
The Workers' Party's ideological roots lie within the Emeraudian Spring, with socialist influence also present. The party once sought a peaceful transition into socialism, though over the years the party has drifted away from this belief. The party supports social progressivism, left-wing populism, a strong welfare state, a heavily regulated economy, and high taxes on both the rich and corporations. Some members of the party have supported liberation theology as well. Socially, the party is progressive, supporting objectives such as the legalization of gay marriage, abortion, and cannabis, as well as maintaining secular rule in government. The party is also skeptical towards globalization, and typically opposes neoliberal globalism.
Historically, the Workers' Party has been the smaller of the two ruling parties, the other being the Union Party. They currently form part of the coalition government in the Emeraudian Senate, and control numerous positions in the Cabinet.