Tikvan Democratic Party
Tikvan Democratic Party מפלגה דמוקרטית | |
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| Leader | Liora Shapiro |
| Founded | September 8, 2019 |
| Merger of | Avoda Meretz Shinui Yahad Yesh Tikva Sheli |
| Headquarters | Hod, Tikva |
| Newspaper | Davar |
| Youth wing | Noar Demokrati |
| Ideology | Katzism Social liberalism Social democracy Green politics Secularism Two-state solution |
| Political position | Left |
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| Seats in the Knesset | 41 / 120
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| Website | |
| democrats.tk | |
The Tikvan Democratic Party (Yebru: מפלגה דמוקרטית) is a Katzist, secular, progressive party, formed by Prime Minister Liora Shapiro in the run-up to the October 2019 snap election to unify the left in defeating the rise of another right-wing government in Tikva. It is widely considered "the Unified Left" or "New Left" as it was established through the merger of a half-dozen left-leaning parties from Yesh Tikvah and Meretz to Shinui and Avoda. Shapiro's party won 41 out of 120 seats in the Knesset, well above expectations. The Democratic Party's 2019 success would mark a realignment in Tikvan politics. Under Shapiro, the TDP moves to bring Tikva back to more of its original egalitarian roots with a twenty-first-century progressive framework.
Platform
- The creation and passage of a written constitution and bill of rights.
- Peace between Tikva and Palladine, based on a two-state solution, over the Samarran Valley, to ensure the existence of Tikva as a democratic and Juddish state. This will finalize the borders of Tikva.
- Rehabilitate and expand Tikva's social services including education, healthcare, and reducing the cost of living.
- Supporting a Pluralistic society of mutual respect regardless of lifestyle, religion, race, gender, or sexual orientation.
- Allow and recognize civil marriages and divorces, including those of same-sex couples.
- Significantly curtail the powers of the Chief Zokuk Authority and institute the separation of religion and state.
- Allow for the operation of public transport, businesses, theaters, etc. on Sabbat.
- Rein in the influence of the far-right religious minority over policy.
- Make Tikva 100% carbon-neutral by 2040
- Protection of the rights of animals and helpless.
- Construct 500,000 units of affordable, smart, and sustainable housing in Tikva's urban areas.
- Increase the amount of open green space across Tikva's urban areas, and protect state-controlled parks and wildness areas.
- Increase government transparency of public spending and clamp down on corruption.
- Bolster women's rights, including that of abortion.
- Protect the rights of minorities and fight against discrimination, and support for affirmative action.
- Protect worker's rights, increase the minimum wage, and bolster the right to unionize.
- Instituting an inheritance tax of 20% to 25% on assets of more than Sk 5,000,000.
- Protect and expand the national pension program.
- All citizens, including orthodox adherents of Juddism, will serve in the Defense Forces of Tikva.
- Control over Tikva's strategic resources and reserves to be exploited solely to fund efforts to expand and enhance the nation's social services.
- Cultivating culture and sports in an egalitarian and representative manner, giving priority to the allocation of resources and investment in populations with disabilities, elderly and the youth.
- Continue to develop foreign relations with strategic nation-states including Kipan, Iverica, the Sunset Sea Islands, and Gallambria.
