Industrial Party

The or Industrialist Party was a political party in the Serene Duchy of Aeldrum, active during the 4th, 5th, and 6th centuries A.U.
== History ==
=== Fourth Century ===
In , the Industrial Party was led by Francis Mervodan, also the Aeldman Secretary of the Treasury.
==== Party Policy ====
*Foreign Policy: Interventionist
*Economic Policy: Liberal (Free Industry)
*Political Connections: Caucuses with the Conservative Party, Core Supporter of the Serene Doge, Linked to the Lidenia Political Machine
==== Constituency ====
*Social Constituency: Genteel
*Planetary Constituency: Aeldrum
In , the held 22 Parlimentary votes; 22 votes from Aeldrum, 0 votes from Core and Colony worlds.
=== Fifth Century ===
The Industrialists maintained effective coalition rule with the Conservative Party during the first half of the 5th century under Serene Doge Bareth Aefendt's long tenure, eventually reaching new heights of influence with the creation of the Industrial State Cooperative Board under Serene Doges Guillarme du Montreal and Manuel Emiir. The Duchy's conservative faction then fractured into two sides with the assassination of Serene Doge Sevrar Orvhim in .
=== Sixth Century ===
As of , the Industrialists, now rebranded as the State Industrial Party, had been able to form a big-tent caucus in order to keep a majority but had not had a (reliable) Constitutional majority in decades, with their principal rivals being the fascist Secular Nationalist Party.
Two notable 6th-century Industrialist politicians were Crispin Aefendt, the son of the late Doge Bareth Aefendt, and Garry LaPaix, elected as the 60th Serene Doge in as a compromise candidate to keep the Industrialists' minority partners in line during the election.
Category:Aeldrum Political Parties