Lyvenan Democratic Party

The Lyvenan Democratic Party (Lyvenan: Livijnien Demokratiker Partaj), often shortened to LDP, is a centre-left political party and the current ruling party of Lyvena. The LDP was formed in 1990 by Labour members of parliament disgruntled with the party's shift further to the left, and several left-wing ex-Patriot Party politicians.
The party's baseline is social democracy. The LDP campaigns for many reformist policies, including a revamping of the State Health Service, and implementation of a better security service to stop drug trafficking. The party also campaigns in favour of LGBT rights, rights for women and minorities, and freedom of speech. In recent years, the party has been praised for it's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw Lyvena's case count slump to absolute zero.
Over the party's history, the LDP achieved representation in the parliament by winning many swing seats, splitting the vote of Labour and National and acting as a coalition partner in some governments. The LDP's first major win was in 2018, when the party managed to win a majority in parliament after the National government at the time entered scandal. The party's vote was later boosted in 2021.
Roselle Westmore currently serves as the party leader.
==See also==
*List of political parties in Lyvena
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