Throughout the month of April 2024, many Mel-akkan political parties are holding biannual, state-organised conferences to elect leaders and formulate policy. The first conference was held by the Progressive Party (PP) on April 21st and 22nd, followed by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on April 24th and 25th. A final conference will be held by the Coalition of Independents on April 27th and 28th. State-organised party conferences are only mandated for the nation's 3 largest parties in terms of Coordinating Council seats, but smaller parties also scheduled their own conferences, on the 28th of April in the case of the Originalist Progressive Party (OPP) and on the 29th of April in the case of the Workers' Revolutionary Party (WRP).
The PP's incumbent leader, Nirtyam Am'mayi, ran for re-election unopposed, with the support of all Commissioners and factions. As no other candidates ran, the race featured a record-low turnout of just 2% of eligible party members and "registered affiliates" (non-members choosing to vote only in the PP's primary). During the conference, however, many of Am'mayi's policy proposals were rejected, especially those pertaining to a proposed package of hate speech laws. A proposal to abolish polygamy, opposed by Am'mayi, was also supported by a majority of the party.
Passed Resolutions
Resolved: The Progressive Party accepts the election of member Nirtyam Am'mayi as the Leader of the Progressive Party.
Resolved: The Progressive Party accepts the election of the following members to the Progressive Party Political Bureau: member Ekabhi Prayam, member Kendra Bindi, member Matal Dandi, member Nagar Bhumi, and member Mustafa Abdul Bakir.
Resolved: The Progressive Party supports the formation of a coalition government with the Kot-diji Party.
Resolved: The Progressive Party approves the Economic Programme "Progressive Socialism for the Future".
Resolved: The Progressive Party approves the Judicial Programme "Progressive Justice and Rehabilitation".
Resolved: The Progressive Party approves the Diplomatic Programme "Defending Democracy and Human Rights Abroad".
Resolved: The Progressive Party supports the nationalisation of all assets owned by the Foreign Investment Division "ByteDance Mel-akkam".
Resolved: The Progressive Party supports the nationalisation of all assets owned by the Foreign Investment Division "Amazon Enterprises, Mel-akkam".
Resolved: The Progressive Party supports the repeal of the "Flexible Marriage Act", with exemptions granted to Muslim citizens.
Resolved: The Progressive Party supports the passage of the "Nuclear Free Zone Act".
Resolved: The Progressive Party permits the convention of Extraordinary Conferences of the Progressive Party at the discretion of the Leader of the Progressive Party.
The centre-right Liberal Democratic Party held its party conference from April 24th to April 25th. Niyantra Ledu, a former rapporteur in the First Am'mayi Government, challenged incumbent party leader Vyaparam Vedan. Ledu positioned herself as a moderate social liberal, compared to Vedan's more right-leaning classical liberal stances. Campaigning largely on the LDP's poor results in the Vernal elections, Ledu was elected by a large margin. Ledu's social-liberal faction also won most policy votes at the conference, most notably regarding the potential reconstitution of the Progressive Democrats alliance.
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