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==== People's Administration for Religious Affairs ====
==== People's Administration for Religious Affairs ====
{{Main|People's Administration for Religious Affairs}}
The People's Administration for Religious Affairs (Volksverwaltung für religiöse Angelegenheiten; VORAN) is the official state and party body tasked with administrating the government's relationship with Liothidia's religious bodies and minorities. Established in 1924 as a means of controlling religious, primarily Fabrian Catholic influence within the new socialist state, it has since evolved into one of the largest state bodies.
VORAN first emerged as a means of maintaining state control and repression following the [[Überholung]] (1918-1920) which purged thousands of clergy members from numerous denominations present in Liothidia. The acceptance of religion's role within Liothidian society in wake of the revolution, led to the government seeking means of managing Church influence, while simultaneously aiming to corral the Church into propagating teachings beneficial or supportive of the party.
During the late 1920s and 1930s, VORAN implemented the National Program for Integration of Socialism and Faith, which saw state surveillance of seminaries, places of worship and the residences of religious figures. The same time, VORAN issued strict guidelines and regulations in the training of priests to ensure their "continued and unquestionable support and contribution to the Revolution." The body was aided by the lack of support for state atheism within the party from its founding onward, while many party elites saw religion as another means of "uniting the proletariat", others saw religion as a "inadmissible fact of Liothidian life." 
Throughout the [[Second Lio-Vannoisian War]], VORAN worked closely with Church officials to raise morale and maintain the war effort on the home front. Following the war, the Catholic Church's influence and standing among party elites increased and repressive policies were relaxed. However, VORAN's extensive network of informants within the Liothidian Church and its close cooperation with [[KOMINSI]] has enabled the body to maintain a tight grip on the Liothidian clergy since.
Other aspects of VORAN's remit include the managing of joint state-church charitable ventures, the funding of Church services for the poor and vulnerable and the maintenance of Church property and assets.


== Ideology ==
== Ideology ==

Revision as of 00:16, 29 January 2019

Socialist Workers' Party

Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei (Liothidian)
First SecretaryGeorg von Carstein
Vice SecretaryTeresa Fehrenbach
Founded1 May 1908
Headquarters12. August Platz, Rahden
Student wingSocialist Students of the Revolution
Youth wingFree Socialist Youth
Research wingCentral Party Policy Office
Armed wingPeople's Revolutionary Army
Membership (2017)Increase 28.35 million
IdeologyPopular Socialism

Wernerism-Schraderism

Liothidian nationalism
PositionFar-left
Colours  Red
SloganFür das Volk ("For the People")
Seats in the People's and Workers' Assembly
475 / 680
Seats in the Central Committee
27 / 30
Party flag
SAPflag.png

The Socialist Workers' Party (Liothidian: Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei, SAP), is the founding and ruling political party of the Liothidian Democratic People's Republic. The Socialist Workers' Party is the sole governing party within Liothidia, permitting only highly vetted and subordinated {{wp|independent (politics)|independents]] to co-exist within the national legislature. It was founded in 1908, chiefly by Heinrich Schrader and Gustav Hohenstein. The party grew quickly, and by 1918 had overthrown the Hechenreyt monarchy and established the People's Democratic Republic. It also controls one of the world's largest armed forces, the People's Revolutionary Army.

The SWP is officially organised on the basis of democratic centralism, a principle conceived by Liothidian Wernerist theoretician Heinrich Schrader which entails democratic and open discussion on policy on the condition of unity in upholding the agreed upon policies. Unlike other socialist governing parties, the SWP abolished the alternating bodies of preeminence and installed a fixed structure in 1977. As such the highest body of the SWP is the Central Committee of State, which also forms the nominal executive of Liothidia, while the Central Committee holds all duties and responsibilities of the party.

The party's leader holds the offices of First Secretary (responsible for civilian party duties and head of state) and Secretary of the Revolutionary Defence Commission (responsible for military affairs). Through these posts, the party leader is the country's paramount leader. The current paramount leader is Georg von Carstein, elected at the 10th General Party Congress held in May 2015.

The SWP is committed to communism and continues to participate in the XXXX each year. According to the party constitution, the SWP adheres to Wernerism–Schraderism, Three Pillars of Advancement, Socialist Virtues of the Fatherland, Popular Socialism and Socialism in Modernity. The official explanation for Liothidia's economic reforms is that the country is in the primary stage of socialism, a developmental stage similar to the capitalist mode of production. The command economy established from 1918 until 1970 was replaced by the socialist market economy, the current economic system, comes under Popular Socialism.

History

Governance

Organisation

Central organisation

Lower-level organisations

Members

To join the party, an applicant must be approved by the party, usually through the District Party Administrative Office, the regional level branch of the party apparatus. In 2017, only 1.3million applications were accepted out of some 4 million applicants. Admitted members then spend a year as a probationary member.

Free Socialist Youth

Support organisations

Central Party Office for Solidarity

The Central Party Office for Solidarity is one of the oldest continuing support-units of the SAP. Established in November 1919, it was initially tasked with assisting socialist and communist parties across Belisaria in amassing support, influence and ultimately power.

Central Party Policy Office

Central Party Office for Women's Rights

Central Party Office for Business and Industry

The Central Party Office for Business and Industry (Zentrales Parteiamt für Wirtschaft und Industrie; ZEPWIN) is the party's official body dedicated to consulting with major private businesses over economic and fiscal policy. While many mistake ZEPWIN as the primary party body for dealing with state-owned enterprises, in truth ZEPWIN has been described as the "formal platform for corporate interests within the party-government."

ZEPWIN's main office in Rahden since 1976.

ZEPWIN meets weekly with delegates from the United Congress for Commercial Affairs (VKKA), the nation's chamber of commerce, at these weekly meetings, the delegates will discuss economic trends, market movements and general desires for reform or policy. During these meetings, it is widely accepted that the government is also to express desires and aims to delegates.

During times of economic difficulty, ZEPWIN mediates between the VKKA, the Volksbank, Finance and Industry ministries to formulate systemic policies and responses. These instances and the day-to-day work of ZEPWIN lacks significant transparency and its activities are not explained nor described to the Volksversammlung or any legislative body. Due to this lack of transparency, ZEPWIN has been derided as the as the official means for corporate interests to both be explained and forced upon central government.

People's Administration for Religious Affairs

The People's Administration for Religious Affairs (Volksverwaltung für religiöse Angelegenheiten; VORAN) is the official state and party body tasked with administrating the government's relationship with Liothidia's religious bodies and minorities. Established in 1924 as a means of controlling religious, primarily Fabrian Catholic influence within the new socialist state, it has since evolved into one of the largest state bodies.

VORAN first emerged as a means of maintaining state control and repression following the Überholung (1918-1920) which purged thousands of clergy members from numerous denominations present in Liothidia. The acceptance of religion's role within Liothidian society in wake of the revolution, led to the government seeking means of managing Church influence, while simultaneously aiming to corral the Church into propagating teachings beneficial or supportive of the party.

During the late 1920s and 1930s, VORAN implemented the National Program for Integration of Socialism and Faith, which saw state surveillance of seminaries, places of worship and the residences of religious figures. The same time, VORAN issued strict guidelines and regulations in the training of priests to ensure their "continued and unquestionable support and contribution to the Revolution." The body was aided by the lack of support for state atheism within the party from its founding onward, while many party elites saw religion as another means of "uniting the proletariat", others saw religion as a "inadmissible fact of Liothidian life."

Throughout the Second Lio-Vannoisian War, VORAN worked closely with Church officials to raise morale and maintain the war effort on the home front. Following the war, the Catholic Church's influence and standing among party elites increased and repressive policies were relaxed. However, VORAN's extensive network of informants within the Liothidian Church and its close cooperation with KOMINSI has enabled the body to maintain a tight grip on the Liothidian clergy since.

Other aspects of VORAN's remit include the managing of joint state-church charitable ventures, the funding of Church services for the poor and vulnerable and the maintenance of Church property and assets.

Ideology

Level of control

Inter-party ties

Communist

Ruling communist parties

Non-communist