Enderron Democrats

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Enderron DemocratsEnderron Democraten恩德龙民主党 Ēndélóng Mínzhǔdǎngエンデロン民主党 Enderon Minshu-tō 	Enderron DemocratsEnderron Democraten恩德龙民主党 Ēndélóng Mínzhǔdǎngエンデロン民主党 Enderon Minshu-tō
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Leader 	Matt Kingston
Deputy Leader 	Ryan Fallon
Parliamentary Leader 	Pauline Morrison
Founded 	18 February 1989
Membership 	16,800 (2019)
Ideology 	National conservatismEnderronian nationalismRight-libertarianismFiscal conservatismRight-wing populismAnti-immigrationFactions:Economic protectionismClimate change denialConspiracy theorism
Political position 	Right-wing to far-right
Colour 	Yellow
Slogan 	Vote for Freedom
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The Enderron Democrats (ED, commonly referred to as the DemocratsWhile commonly known as "the Democrats" in media or colloquial speech, the party almost always officially refers to itself by its full name, the Enderron Democrats.) are a right-wing populist party in Enderron. Its platform consists of a mix of economically liberal, nationalist and conservative populist policies.
The party grew from a neo-fascist underground movement in 1989 before officially rejecting racism and fascism in its manifesto in 1994. It first gained national prominence after the defection of Social Democratic MP John Durham in 1997, after which it won 7.25 percent of the nationwide vote in the 1998 federal election, amidst growing racial tensions across the country; Durham narrowly lost re-election. Following the election, the party entered a period of decline due to leadership issues. Since the early 2010s it has experienced a revival of popularity, and it won the seat of Scott in Cooksland in the 2014 federal election, polling 9.5 percent nationwide. Its vote decreased in the 2018 election, and it narrowly retained Scott on a two-party-preferred vote of 50.4 percent.
Since the 2000s the party has made significant efforts to 'soften' its image, disavowing all racism and discrimination, and distancing itself from its neo-Nazi origins. Under current leader Matt Kingston, the party has adopted a more right-libertarian stance and moved away from a hard anti-immigration and protectionist rhetoric. It retains a conservative populist stance on social issues, and its voting base and party membership remains overwhelmingly white, male and high school educated. Its electoral support is concentrated in areas with less cultural diversity, traditionally working-class regional areas, and outer suburban areas of Enderron's larger cities.
The party's stated goals are to reduce the size of government, defend Enderron's cultural heritage and history, protect Enderronians' individual freedoms and personal responsibilities, and promote cultural assimilation. The party believes that immigration to Enderron has been too high, threatening national identity and social cohesion, and that official multiculturalism has failed. It seeks to abolish Dutch, Chinese and Japanese as federally recognised minority languages, and repeal several anti-discrimination and anti-hate speech laws.
While formerly highly economically interventionist, the Enderron Democrats currently present themselves as a party adhering to a mix of fiscally conservative and protectionist principles, being in favour of minimising government debt, cutting tariffs on Enderronian exports, abolishing several taxes and levies, reducing foreign aid spending, increasing defence spending, and supporting domestic manufacturing. The party also advocates for a full reform of the Enderronian welfare system, the scrapping of affirmative action social programs, the abolition of the federal carbon tax, the relaxation of gun control laws, withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and the Trans-Mariana Travel Arrangement, and the introduction of tougher sentencing for serious crimes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the party opposed restrictions, lockdown measures, and mask and vaccine mandates, and its members have been accused of spreading vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories.
==Federal party leaders==
The Enderron Democrats did not elect an official party leader until 28 November 1997.
No. 	Name 	Term began 	Term ended 	Time in office
align="centre"	Paul Rigley 	28 November 1997 	14 September 1999	
align="centre"	Vern Harradine 	14 September 1999	9 December 2000 	
align="centre"	Daniel Seymour 	9 December 2000 	19 August 2006 	
align="centre"	Jim Ronald Ralph	19 August 2006 	6 December 2019 	
align="centre"	Matt Kingston 	6 December 2019 	Incumbent 	
===Deputy party leaders===
*Vern Harradine (1997–1999, 2000–2002)
*Michael Dickson (1999–2000)
*Doug Constantinos (2002–2006)
*Travis Stevens (2006–2013)
*Shirley Edwards (2013–2019)
*Ryan Fallon (2019–present)
==Election results==
===Parliament===
Election	Seats won	±	Total votes	% 	Position	Government	Leader
1990 	/ 	0	19,387 	0.14%	7th 	No seats 	No leader
1994 	/ 	0	72,188 	0.50%	7th 	No seats 	No leader
1998 	/ 	0	1,076,865 	7.25%	4th 	No seats 	Paul Rigley
2002 	/ 	0	645,801 	4.21%	5th 	No seats 	Daniel Seymour
2006 	/ 	0	515,915 	3.16%	5th 	No seats 	Jim Ronald Ralph
2010 	/ 	0	211,607 	1.25%	5th 	No seats 	Jim Ronald Ralph
2014 	/ 	1	1,707,691 	9.49%	4th 	Crossbench	Jim Ronald Ralph
2018 	/ 	0	1,214,649 	6.47%	5th 	Crossbench	Jim Ronald Ralph
2022 	/ 	5	647,549 	3.37%	6th 	Crossbench	Matt Kingston
===President===
Election	Candidate 	Candidate 	First preference	First preference	First preference	Result
Election	President 	Vice President 	Total votes 	% 	% 	Result
1994 	No candidate 	No candidate 	No candidate 	No candidate 	No candidate 	No candidate
2000 	Jim Ronald Ralph	Michael Dickson 	797,646 	5.52% (#5) 	  	Lost
2006 	Jim Ronald Ralph	Michael Dickson 	521,439 	3.47% (#5) 	  	Lost
2012 	Travis Stevens 	David Bell 	702,559 	4.13% (#5) 	  	Lost
2018 	David Lamberti 	Riley Chinchilla	905,990 	5.12% (#4) 	  	Lost
==References==