BREAKING: Merger blurs line between federal and state politics

POLITICO | In a shocking announcement, an unscheduled press conference was held in the city of Corrintrin by leadership of the Labour Democratic Party (LabDem) and of the various branches of the Falleen Democratic Coalition Party (FDCP). After montths of behind-closed-doors meetings following the election of former Darparian Senator Federica Mogherini as Chairwoman of the LDNC, an agreement of cooperation between the Darparian branch of the FDCP and LabDems was speculated on by many. However, by the statement made in the press-conference, it became clear that speculation on closer cooperation and association between a federal party and a local party reached much further than what was originally expected. 
The notion of local and federal parties running under the same banner is not unprecedented, as has been shown by the CIP in Cartria, the NF in Veldunium and the NP in Port Collinger. For decades, there has been a growing movement to promote closer cooperation and cohesion between federal and state politics, two branches which have been completely separated and of which interaction was mostly limited to Senators. In their address, representatives of the parties involved explicitly stated their desire to counter "a culture of political apathy and disconnect between the people's representatives". 
The deal would mean the merging of the LDP and the branches of the FDCP of the following states who agreed to pursue this initiatve:
- Darpartryo- Tarbanos- Delooiium- Melmorri- Farrulli- Jalbertrer- Delnour- Verzoonium- Reellam- San Padua- Port Katharina
The conglomeration of associated, although operationally independent, parties would henceforth be known as the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). In it's mission statement, the DUP describes itself as a "liberal and social democratic party of the left-of-centre which stands for globalisation, a social market economy, liberal values and an united Empire." 
With the formation of a truly national party, a overarching organisation had to be formed to coordinate it's efforts on a local and federal scale. This led to the creation of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that will oversee campaigns, candidate funding, local and federal primaries and the formulation of the party's platform.
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