Liberal Democrats

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Craftian Liberal Democrats克拉夫地亚自由民主党 Kèlāfūdìyà Zìyóu Mínzhǔdǎng クラフティア自由民主党 Kurafutia Jiyū Minshutō 	Craftian Liberal Democrats克拉夫地亚自由民主党 Kèlāfūdìyà Zìyóu Mínzhǔdǎng クラフティア自由民主党 Kurafutia Jiyū Minshutō
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Leader 	Americana Shinn
Deputy Leader 	Erin Khan
Senate Leader 	Arthur Christopher
Founded 	9 February 2024
Ideology 	LiberalismSocial liberalismCentrism
Political position 	Centre
Colour 	Red
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The Liberal Democrats (abbreviated as LDP, commonly known as the Lib Dems, Zìmíndǎng in Chinese, Jimintō in Japanese) are a minor centrist political party in Craftia.
The Liberal Democrats were formed in 2024 (as the Liberal Democratic Party), as a result of a merger between the New Liberal Party (formed in 2015) and ex-members of the Craftian Democrats (formed in 1986). The party often gains the balance of power in federal elections due to its centrist position on the political spectrum. The Liberal Democrats' unusual electoral strategies have enabled it to become a strong force in the Senate, often winning the fourth- or fifth-highest amount of seats at each election, while it usually does not win any seats in the lower house.
Currently, the Liberal Democrats have three Senators as well as parliamentary representation in four states and the Bankera Capital Territory.
The party's current leader has been Americana Shinn since 2068.
==Federal party leaders==
No.	Name 	Term 	Term 	Time in office 	Term as Prime Minister
No.	Name 	Term began 	Term ended 	Time in office 	Term as Prime Minister
1 	Nick Myers 	9 February 2024 	17 March 2030 	6 years, 1 month, 9 days (2229 days) 	
2 	Jaclyn Strachan	18 March 2030 	26 January 2041 	10 years, 10 months, 9 days (3968 days)	
3 	Zackary Tracey 	27 January 2041 	8 October 2042 	1 year, 8 months, 12 days (620 days) 	
4 	Harry Baines 	9 October 2042 	28 January 2043 	3 months, 20 days (112 days) 	
5 	James Wyalla 	29 January 2043 	17 September 2049	6 years, 7 months, 20 days (2424 days) 	
(3)	Zackary Tracey 	18 September 2049	29 August 2052 	2 years, 11 months, 12 days (1077 days)	
6 	Rashi Gupta 	30 August 2052 	14 March 2054 	1 year, 6 months, 15 days (562 days) 	
7 	Glenn Dayton 	15 March 2054 	20 September 2055	1 year, 6 months, 6 days (555 days) 	
8 	Josephine Tang 	21 September 2055	15 August 2063 	7 years, 10 months, 26 days (2886 days)	
9 	Satoshi Hino 	16 August 2063 	5 September 2067 	4 years, 21 days (1482 days) 	
10 	Ben Reed, Jr. 	6 September 2067 	1 January 2068 	3 months, 27 days (118 days) 	
11 	Americana Shin 	2 January 2068 	Incumbent 	5 years (1827 days) 	
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==Federal election results==
Election	Seats won 	±	Total votes	% 	Swing	Position	Government 	Leader
2025 	/ <noinclude>	2	66,238 	2.10%	2.10%	6th 	Coalition(NUP-MDP-LDP-SPC) 	Nick Myers
2028 	/ <noinclude>	0	54,956 	1.65%	0.45%	6th 	Coalition(CCP-LDP) 	Nick Myers
2031 	/ <noinclude>	1	93,205 	2.43%	0.78%	6th 	Opposition 	Jaclyn Strachan
2034 	/ <noinclude>	1	64,119 	1.45%	0.98%	7th 	Coalition(CRP-NUP-MDP-GPC-LDP) 	Jaclyn Strachan
2037 	/ <noinclude>	0	68,669 	1.32%	0.13%	7th 	Coalition(CCP-MDP-LDP) 	Jaclyn Strachan
2040 	/ <noinclude>	1	41,774 	0.74%	0.58%	7th 	Coalition(LPC-NUP-GPC-MDP-LDP-SPC)	Jaclyn Strachan
2043 	/ <noinclude>	0	52,881 	0.88%	0.14%	7th 	Opposition 	James Wyalla
2046 	/ <noinclude>	0	57,653 	0.84%	0.04%	9th 	Opposition 	James Wyalla
2049 	/ <noinclude>	0	74,639 	0.98%	0.14%	9th 	Opposition 	James Wyalla
2052 	/ <noinclude>	0	57,934 	0.69%	0.29%	9th 	Coalition(CCP-MDP-CRP-RPC-GPC-LDP)	Rashi Gupta
2055 	/ <noinclude>	0	68,325 	0.76%	0.07%	8th 	Coalition(CCP-RPC-LDP) 	Glenn Dayton
2058 	/ <noinclude>	0	102,739 	1.01%	0.25%	7th 	Opposition 	Josephine Tang
2061 	/ <noinclude>	0	64,484 	0.56%	0.45%	7th 	Opposition 	Josephine Tang
2064 	/ <noinclude>	0	93,528 	0.76%	0.20%	7th 	Opposition 	Satoshi Hino
2067 	/ <noinclude>	1	36,709 	0.28%	0.48%	8th 	No seats 	Satoshi Hino
2070 	/ <noinclude>	0	20,918 	0.14%	0.14%	8th 	No seats 	Americana Shinn