Socialist Party (Crylante)

Socialist Workers' Party Socialistiske Partit jur Ouratur Socialistisk Arbejderparti Krylante Sosialistinen Työväenpuolue
Chairperson	Arto Karppinen (SG)
Spokesperson	Dagmar Sigurðadottir (DY)
Founded	January 25, 1938 (1938-01-25)
Merger of	Socialist Congress of Lilledel Nausikaan Workers' Party Nebligen Workers' Party Workers' Struggle Co-operative Party The Left Union of the Radical Left
Headquarters	13 af Skægne Topmøde, Dybøll
Student wing	Socialists on Campus
Youth wing	Young Socialists
Membership (2018)	410,291
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialism Labourism Septimism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
National affiliation	Socialist Workers' Party - Lillehavn Independents
Slogan	All shall take part
People's Assembly	58 / 274
States' Assembly	14 / 63
National Council	2 / 7
State Councils	30 / 130
State Executives	5 / 21
Political parties

The Socialist Workers' Party (Lilledic: Socialistiske Partit jur Ouratur, SPO; Rigjordic: Socialistisk Arbeiderparti Krylante, SAK; Nausikaan: Sosialistinen Työväenpuolue, ST) is a left-wing, social democratic party within Crylante. It is the largest party in Crylante, with 58 members of the People's Assembly and 14 members of the States' Assembly.

Ideology

The Socialist Workers' Party is officially a democratic socialist party, supporting the socialisation of the means of production, distribution and exchange through democratic processes. However, despite this official characterisation, the party has been largely described as a social democratic party, highlighting its traditional defence of Crylante's welfare state and unions and commitment to social justice. Many have also described it as a labour party, citing its connections to organised labour, with the Workers in Movement alliance of trade unions being the party's biggest donor.

The party has also been described as Septimist, highlighting the views of its founder Gåje Settem, who argued for the establishment of a welfare-based society and strong government intervention in industry with the aim of eventually eradicating capitalism. This idea of gradual change towards socialism is often echoed by more left-wing members of the party, such as the Director for Education, Research and Healthcare, Arður Troelsen.

However, since the 1980's, many in the party have ditched the idea of a socialist economy as a long-term goal; while many are still committed to left-wing reform, many members prefer to do this within the confines of Crylante's mixed-market economy, preferring the strengthening and defence of the welfare state and the advocacy of improved rights for workers, as well as providing justice to deprived, disadvantaged and minority communities.

The party also has notable influences from the Trúathi socialist and co-operative movements of the early 1920's; Trúathists had a major influence on predecessor parties such as the Socialist Congress of Lilledel and the Nausikaan Workers' Party, and the co-operative movement's political arm, the Co-operative Party, was also one of the predecessor parties, being particularly active in rural Rigjord as a left-wing alternative to agrarian conservatism.

Voter base

The party, unlike many other notable parties in Crylante, draws significant amounts of support from Lilledel, Rigjord and Nausikaa. This is often thought to be due to the party's nature as a merger of various left-wing movements from all parts of Crylante, and thus it has not been seen as tied to a specific cultural identity within Crylante and can thus gain support from across the country.

Its support base is, however, largely concentrated in large cities: the party has enjoyed high levels of support in Nebligen, Sønderburg, Dybøll and Neititsnot. Furthermore, the party is more likely to be supported by Crylantians who self-identify as "working-class", and those with below average family incomes, as well as those that are members of labour unions: members of Workers in Movement are a traditional source of strong support for the party, with one exit poll indicating that 53% of the union's members voted for the party in 2017.

The party also does particularly well among those in the 16-25 and 65+ demographics. This has often thought to be an unusual combination of demographics, yet has been traced to the party's strong support for abolishing tuition fees in 2017 and for its strong defense of the pension system.