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{{Infobox political party
|name           = Democratic Labour Party of Imagua and the Assimas
|name_native = Partito Democratico del Lavoro di Imagua
|logo           = [[File:ImaguaDemLabs.png|200px]]
|colorcode      = #CE1127
|leader1_title  = Chairman
|leader1_name   = [[Edmondo Privitera]] 
|leader2_title  = Parliamentary Leader
|leader2_name   = [[Douglas Egnell]]
|founded = 1948
|merger         = [[Democratic Party of Imagua|Democratic Party]]<br>[[Labour Party of Imagua|Labour Party]]
|headquarters   = [[Cuanstad]], [[Imagua and the Assimas]]
|student_wing   = Labourers of the Intelligentsia
|youth_wing     = Young Labourers
|ideology       = {{wpl|Social democracy}}
|position   = {{wpl|Center-left politics|Centre-left}}
|national  = 
|colors         = {{colorbox|#CE1127}} Crimson
|seats1_title   = [[Legislative Council of Imagua and the Assimas|Legislative Council]]
|seats1         = {{Template:Infobox political party/seats|12|19|#CE1127}}
|seats2_title   = [[House of Commons of Imagua|House of Commons]]
|seats2         = {{Template:Infobox political party/seats|31|70|#CE1127}}
|seats3_title   = County Councils
|seats3         = {{Template:Infobox political party/seats|78|261|#CE1127}}
|symbol = 
|anthem = {{wp|Bella ciao#Mondine version|Bella ciao}}
|website        = dlp.org.ia
|country        = Imagua and the Assimas
}}
The '''Democratic Labour Party of Imagua and the Assimas''' ({{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}}: ''Partito Democratico del Lavoro di Imagua e Assime'', [[Western Imaguan Creole]]: ''Demokati Abetipati'') is one of the two major {{wp|political parties}} of [[Imagua and the Assimas]], the other being the [[Sotirian Labour Party (Imagua)|Sotirian Labour Party]].

Founded in 1948 following the merger of the [[Labour Party (Imagua)|Labour Party]] and the [[Democratic Party (Imagua)|Democratic Party]], the party quickly became a major party in Imaguan politics, governing from 1952 to 1956, and then from 1960 onwards. While initially being part of a {{wp|two-party system}} with the [[Sotirian Democratic Party (Imagua)|Sotirian Democrats]], after an internal divide led to the formation of the [[National Labour Party (Imagua)|National Labour Party]] in 1978, the NLP quickly displaced the SDP as being the primary opposition party.

After the SDP and NLP merged in 1997 to form the Sotirian Labour Party, the DLP lost power in [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#2000|2000]], and only would return to power in the [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#2016|2016 general elections]]. Since then, it has held the [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|Presidency]], as well as control of the [[Lesser House of Imagua and the Assimas|Lesser House]] of [[Parliament of Imagua and the Assimas|Parliament]].

==History==
===Establishment===
Since the [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1944|1944 general election]], members of both the [[Democratic Party (Imagua)|Democratic]] and [[Labour Party (Imagua)|Labour]] parties advocated for a merger of the two parties, in order to stand a chance against the dominant [[Sotirian Democratic Party (Imagua)|Sotirian Democratic Party]]. This was supported by [[Wilbur Smith]] and new party leader [[Herschel Ahern]], but was opposed by the Democratic leadership.

However, in 1947, the Democratic membership ousted [[Abraham Halfacre]], who was opposed to the proposed merger with the Labour Party, and was replaced by [[Herschel Ahern]]. Unlike Halfacre, Ahern was more receptive of the merger, as he was part of the {{wp|social liberalism|social liberal}} wing of the party. Thus, in December 1947, a joint party congress was held where the two parties agreed to merge. The party was registered with [[Elections Imagua]] the day prior to the start of the [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1948|1948 election campaign]].

Wilbur Smith was nominated to be the presidential candidate, while Ahern was nominated to be the Prime Ministerial candidate in the 1948 election. With the recent unification of [[Imagua]] and the [[Assimas Islands]] into one country, the Democratic Labour Party was expected to win much of the seats in the Assimas, as the inhabitants were traditionally left-leaning prior to the [[Legionary Reaction]].

The [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1948|1948]] elections saw a marked improvement in the combined party's fortunes, with the Democratic Labour Party securing 24 of the 66 seats, suggesting that this strategy had paid off massively for the party. However, it failed to form government, leading some right-wingers within the Democratic Labour Party to question whether the "united front against the Sotirian Democratic Party" was a viable strategy. However, the party largely held on, and in the [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1952|1952 elections]], the Democratic Labour Party were able to capitalise on the unpopularity of [[Frederick Maynard]]'s government to secure control of government, winning 34 seats, with [[Sotty Haloranov]] becoming the first woman to be Prime Minister in Imaguan history, and only the second Prime Minister from either the DLP or the SDCP.

Haloranov's tenure as Prime Minister was marked by efforts to establish pan-national institutions to bridge the language divide between the {{wp|English language|Estmerish}} Imagua and the {{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}} Assimas, such as the [[Imaguan Television Service]] and the [[Imaguan Maritime Service]], ensuring that workers would be protected, and creating the foundations for the later {{wp|welfare state}} that would blossom under the governments of [[Efrem Lacovara]] and [[Eric Fleming]].

However, in the [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1956|1956 elections]], Haloranov would lose to [[Martin Ellingham]], while [[Walter Redmond Keswick]], the incumbent SDP president was succeeded by [[Venanzio Mazzone]], with the DLP falling to 29 seats. Haloranov resigned as parliamentary leader in 1956, and was succeeded by [[Efrem Lacovara]].

===Fleming and Lacovara era===
[[File:DLP_logo_1970s.png|250px|thumb|left|Logo of the Democratic Labour Party from 1967 to 1991]]
===Neoliberal era===
===Return to opposition===
===Revitalisation===

==Positions==
Economically, the Democratic Labour Party supports increased regulations on industries, in order to "ensure the safety and well-being of the Imaguan people," while ensuring that capitalism can continue to operate freely.

Socially, the Democratic Labour Party are more liberal than the [[National Party of Imagua|Nationals]], supporting increased {{wp|LGBT rights}} and supporting on-demand abortions. They are also more supportive of the environmentalist movement. However, the Democratic Labour Party is opposed to increasing immigration, as they believe that immigration would only benefit the rich and harm local Imaguans.

==Election results==
The results are compared to the [[Democratic Party (Imagua)|Democratic]] and [[Labour Party (Imagua)|Labour Parties]] from 1944.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Election
! Leader
! Candidates
! Seats
! +/-
! Votes
! %
! Position
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1948|1948]]
| [[Herschel Ahern]]
| 66/66
| {{Composition bar|24|66|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 16
| 218,027
| 39.77%
|style="background:#FFDDDD; color:black"|Official Opposition
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1952|1952]]
|rowspan=2| [[Sotty Haloranov]]
| 63/63
| {{Composition bar|34|63|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 10
| 259,714
| 50.03%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1956|1956]]
| 63/63
| {{Composition bar|29|63|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{decrease}} 7
| 217,312
| 39.55%
|style="background:#FFDDDD; color:black"|Official Opposition
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1960|1960]]
|rowspan=2| [[Efrem Lacovara]]
| 63/63
| {{Composition bar|38|63|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 9
| 345,784
| 51.90%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1964|1964]]
| 65/65
| {{Composition bar|41|65|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 3
| 316,872
| 48.22%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1968|1968]]
|rowspan=2| [[Eric Fleming]]
| 65/65
| {{Composition bar|35|65|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| 327,658
| 50.27%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1972|1972]]
| 67/67
| {{Composition bar|41|67|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 6
| 357,890
| 56.59%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1976|1976]]
|rowspan=2| [[Pietro Muro]]
| 67/67
| {{Composition bar|47|67|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 6
| 368,091
| 58.30%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1980|1980]]
| 67/67
| {{Composition bar|44|67|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| 281,066
| 41.55%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1981|1981]]
| [[Marguerite Ernman]]
| 67/67
| {{Composition bar|45|67|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 1
| 328,568
| 49.70%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1984|1984]]
|rowspan=2| [[Edmondo Privitera]]
| 64/64
| {{Composition bar|43|64|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| 288,478
| 51.07%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1988|1988]]
| 64/64
| {{Composition bar|38|64|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| 286,019
| 49.10%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1992|1992]]
|rowspan=2| [[Gerald Larsson]]
| 67/67
| {{Composition bar|37|67|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| 281,364
| 45.41%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#1996|1996]]
| 67/67
| {{Composition bar|39|67|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 2
| 272,442
| 40.20%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[2000 Imaguan parliamentary election|2000]]
| [[Ladislao Colacino]]
| 67/67
| {{Composition bar|22|67|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{decrease}} 17
| 272,055
| 32.20%
|style="background:#FFDDDD; color:black"|Official Opposition
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#2004|2004]]
| [[Pete Tasuku]]
| 68/68
| {{Composition bar|29|68|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 7
| 293,175
| 41.19%
|style="background:#FFDDDD; color:black"|Official Opposition
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#2008|2008]]
|rowspan=2| [[Agostina Di Bari]]
| 68/68
| {{Composition bar|31|68|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 2
| 273,918
| 40.23%
|style="background:#FFDDDD; color:black"|Official Opposition
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#2012|2012]]
| 70/70
| {{Composition bar|32|70|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 1
| 248,553
| 36.64%
|style="background:#FFDDDD; color:black"|Official Opposition
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#2016|2016]]
|rowspan=2|[[Douglas Egnell]]
| 70/70
| {{Composition bar|36|70|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{increase}} 4
| 333,227
| 44.70%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Majority government
|-
| [[Elections in Imagua and the Assimas#2020|2020]]
| 70/70
| {{Composition bar|32|70|hex=#CE1127}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| 338,210
| 37.40%
|style="background:#BBFFDD; color:black"|Minority government
|}

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