Labour Democrats

The Labour Democrats, or Democratic Labour, or Labour Democratic Party, or more commonly known as LabDems, was a Falleen political party. The party underwent a merger with the Falleen Democratic Coalition Party to become the Democratic Unionist Party. Formerly known as the Socialist Party, the party was reformed to its current name under General-Secretary Christine Lagarde. The party was funded as a protest movement against the decaying neo-liberal "left" that had ruled Falleen politics for the past two decades by first party leader Willy Brandt and first General-Secretary Sigmar Gabriel.
The Labour Democratic Party was most recently in government from 575AER to 582AER under Willy Brandt. Since leaving government the party has been led by John Waters following the 582AER General Election.
Nationally -- the Labour Democrats are affiliated to the Labour Democratic National Committee (LDNC) that oversees campaign efforts and the party platform. The LDNC also keeps records on the Labour Democrat Legislative Voting Record.
== Policy Positions ==
Main Article: Labour Democratic Party Manifesto, 582AER
== Party History ==
Main Article: History of the Labour Democratic Party
== Electoral Records ==
Election year	# ofoverall votes 	# ofof parties 	# of overallseats won 	+/– 	
Party Position 	Leader 	
565AER	6,510,912 	(#6) 	 	40 	independent 	Willy Brandt 	
567AER	18,004,981 	(#2) 	 	72 	in opposition 	Willy Brandt 	
571AER	24,004,981 	(#2) 	 	53 	in government 	Willy Brandt 	
575AER	36,095,787 	(#2) 	 	23 	in government 	Willy Brandt 	
 	578AER - Changed from Socialist Party to Labour Democrats	578AER - Changed from Socialist Party to Labour Democrats	578AER - Changed from Socialist Party to Labour Democrats	578AER - Changed from Socialist Party to Labour Democrats	578AER - Changed from Socialist Party to Labour Democrats	578AER - Changed from Socialist Party to Labour Democrats	578AER - Changed from Socialist Party to Labour Democrats
582AER	20,095,787 	(#3) 	 	64 	in opposition 	Willy Brandt 	
584AER	22,124,147 	(#3) 	 	8 	in government 	John Waters 	
== Parliamentary Factions ==
Main Article: List of Labour Democratic MP's
Group	Group 	MPs	Group Leader
 	New Labour 	 	Thierry Baudet
 	Democrats 	 	Nancy Pelosi
 	Red Dog Coalition	 	Ted Cruz
 	Independents 	 	N/A
Democratic Labour -- much like any other political party -- is split along ideological lines within the left-wing stream. Of the total 136 LabDem MP's, 107 are affiliated to one of these factions and 29 remain unaffiliated.
Red Dog Coalition (Left populism): The Red Dogs are the socialist left populist parliamentary caucus of the Labour Democratic party. The caucus is Chaired since 582AER by Ted Cruz.
Democrats (Social democracy): The Democrats are the centre-left parliamentary caucus of the LabDems, composed of members previously affiliated with past PLP governments. The caucus is chaired since 582AER by Nancy Pelosy.
New Labour (Left moderates): New Labour are ccurrently the largest parliamentary caucus of the LabDems who regard themselves as Left Moderates. They draw support from the centre to centre-left of the party. The caucus is chaired since 582AER by Thierry Baudet.
Independents (non-affiliated): The non-affiliated members of Democratic Labour don't hold any allegiance to any particular faction. There are currently 26 independent LabDem MP's.
== Party Leadership ==
Main Article: Frontbench Team of John Waters II
Portrait	Portrait	Name(Birth-Death) 	Assumed Office	Assumed Office	Party Role
 	 	Ms.Federica Mogherini(540AER) 	584AER 	584AER 	Chairwoman
 	 	The Rt Hon.John Waters,(512AER) 	582AER 	582AER 	Party Leader
 	 	The Rt Hon.Kirsten Gillibrand,(540AER) 	582AER 	582AER 	Deputy Party Leader
 	 	The Rt Hon.Esteban Gonzáles Pons,(533AER)	582AER 	582AER 	Chief Whip
== List of Parliamentary Leaders ==
Portrait	Name 	Term 	Deputy 	Caucus
 	Willy Brandt	September 564AER	Jetta Klijnsma (565-568)Alex Jones (568-582)	Red Dog Coalition
 	John Waters 	May 582AER 	Kirsten Gillibrand 	New Labour
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