Social Democratic Radical Party of Werania
Social Democratic Radical Party of Werania Sozialdemokratische Radikale Partei von Ostischland | |
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| Abbreviation | SRPO |
| Interim chairman | Konrad Schröder |
| Deputy Chairperson | Vacant |
| Parliamentary leader | Magdalena Ulmer |
| General-Secretary | Jochen Rupprecht |
| Founder | Ludolf Ostermann Joschka Schreiber |
| Founded | 4 June 1977 |
| Preceded by | SPO RP |
| Headquarters | Westbrucken |
| Student wing | Socialist Students of Werania |
| Youth wing | SRPO Youth |
| Membership | 250,000 (2018) |
| Ideology | Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Eucleanism Democratic socialism (minority) |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Socialist Alternative for Euclea |
| Colours | Red |
| Volkstag | 157 / 545
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| Herrstag | 102 / 349
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| Governorships | 5 / 10
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| Landtage | 293 / 1,151
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| Euclean Parliament | 26 / 122
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The Social Democratic Radical Party of Werania (Weranic: Sozialdemokratische Radikale Partei von Ostischland) commonly abbreviated to the SRPO is a centre-left political party in Werania. Founded in 1977 as a merger of the Social Democratic Party of Werania (SPO) and the Radical Party (RP) the SRPO is the country's main centre-left party supporting social democracy and social liberalism. Since 2019 it has been the main opposition party in Werania.
The SRPO was founded in 1977 with the intention to move the Weranic party system to that based around two parties with the SRPO designed to behave like a big tent party of the left, similar to its right-wing counterpart the National Consolidation Party. The SRPO led the federal government from 1979-1999 first in a coalition with the socialist Weranic Section of the Workers' International (OSAI) and then with the centrist-liberal Modern Centre Party (PMZ). During this time the SRPO was led by three Chancellors - Ludolf Ostermann (1979-1991) Wolfgang Löscher (1991-1998) and Heinrich Schuberth (1998-1999). The 1979-1999 oversaw a period of intense economic and social reform but saw the SRPO ousted from power after a sustained period of ideological fissures and internal fighting.
The SRPO remained in opposition until 2011 when the party returned to power under Ellis Koopmann who formed a coalition with the PMZ. Koopmann was ousted from office in 2014 due to poor polling results being replaced by Viktor Oberhauser. After the 2015 election which saw the government lose its majority Oberhauser subsequently formed a three-way coalition of the SRPO, PMZ and Sotirian Democratic Homeland (SDT). In 2019 the party lost power re-entering opposition.
The SRPO identifies itself as a modern social-democratic party. It currently sits in the Socialist Alternative for Euclea group in the Euclean Parliament and leading in the provincial governments of Cislania, Ruttland, Bonnlitz, Kolreuth and Westbrücken whilst participating in the Häfkopf government.
History
Ideology
Organisation
Leaders
| No. | Name (Born–Died) |
Portrait | Term in Office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludolf Ostermann (1922-) |
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4 June 1977 | 16 1991 | Served as Chancellor from 1977-1991. |
| 2 | Wolfgang Löscher (1942-) |
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16 May 1991 | 4 October 1998 | Served as Chancellor from 1991-1998. |
| 3 | Heinrich Schuberth (1947-) |
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4 October 1998 | 10 August 1999 | Served as Chancellor from 1998-1999. |
| - | Lothar Holzmeister (1946-) |
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10 August 1999 | 7 November 1999 | Interim leader. |
| 4 | Dietmar Preußen (1944-) |
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7 November 1999 | 22 November 2003 | First SRPO leader to never become Chancellor. |
| 5 | Susanne Kaufmann (1953-) |
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22 November 2003 | 4 May 2007 | First female leader. |
| - | Egidijus Bendinskas (1950-) |
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4 May 2007 | 14 November 2007 | Interim leader. |
| 6 | Ellis Koopmann (1965-) |
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22 November 2007 | 16 October 2014 | Served as Chancellor from 2011-2014. |
| 7 | Viktor Oberhauser (1962-) |
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16 October 2014 | 19 June 2019 | Served as Chancellor from 2014-2019. |
| - | Konrad Schröder (1954-) |
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13 May 1957 | 16 March 1963 | Interim leader |
Electoral results
Volkstag
| Election | Volkstag | Rank | Government | Leader | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | ||||
| 1979 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 177 / 579
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 1041
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#2 | Coalition government | Ludolf Ostermann |
| 1983 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 198 / 579
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21
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#2 | Coalition government | Ludolf Ostermann |
| 1987 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 236 / 598
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38
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#1 | Coalition government | Ludolf Ostermann |
| 1991 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 217 / 598
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 19
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#1 | Coalition government | Wolfgang Löscher |
| 1995 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 187 / 545
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30
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#22 | Coalition government | Wolfgang Löscher |
| 1999 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 122 / 545
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65
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#2 | Opposition | Heinrich Schuberth |
| 2003 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 139 / 545
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17
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#2 | Opposition | Dietmar Preußen |
| 2007 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 130 / 545
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9
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#2 | Opposition | Susanne Kaufmann |
| 2011 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 178 / 545
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48
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#1 | Coalition government | Ellis Koopmann |
| 2015 | TBA | TBA% | TBA | 157 / 545
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21
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#1 | Coalition government | Viktor Oberhauser |
| 2019 | 7,254,682 | 19.77% | -5.65% | 85 / 545
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72
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#2 | Opposition | Viktor Oberhauser |
1Compared to the 1975 seats for the RP and the SPO.
2Attained less votes then the NKP but the same amount of seats.