Alterran Labour

Logo of Alterran Labour

Alterran Labour is the oldest party of Alterra left. It is a center-left party on the model of the Labour Party of UK.

## History

Alterran Labour was found in 1833 after the March of the People, uniting many small movements of the Second Republic which supported the alignment with France. The Party built itself first on a platform supporting a form of capitalism with nationalization of major industries and a welfare state, as well as progressivism and opposition to protectionism (which the Duply clearly supported).

### Entering in the political scene

The Party got 48% and entered in government with support of Centrists, exploiting the fear of the dictator Dunlap, who was overthrown. Centrists would propose a vote of no-confidence vote due to inactivity of the President. This would lead to the cabinet of Simon Avic, ended with the arrive of Macdonald in the political scene, forming center-right governments, which Labour Party would oppose. Centrists becoming more and more popular in the political mainstream would lead Labour to support some governments and reject others, with centrists , independents and sometimes labourists and conservatives leading governments.

### Under Ruud Blesje

With the arrive on power of Ruud Blesje, many Labour members were exiled, some were executed, and few ones were isolated. Britain would allow a Congress to be made giving political refuge to members of Parties banned during Ruud. Labour Party would organize itself as ''Labor Party in Exile'' and would collaborate with Conservatives and Centrists to oppose and destabilize Ruud's Alterran Union. That coalition was called ''Coalition of National Resistance'' (CNR) and had most of congresspeople, with few ''Opposition'' members like those from the old Native Federationist Party as well as Alterran Unity Party and the new Communist Party, which, in reality, collaborated with this Coalition despite having very few seats and not belonging to CNR.

#### In World War Two

In WW2, CNR would have its partisans, offering themselves to the British Army in order to defeat Alterran Union. The left-wing factions of them, would be led by the paramilitary of the Party. The Alterran Council would declare Ruud's regime illegal, because it didn't touch the Constitution while breaking it all the time. When Allied troops landed in Alterra, the Congress would come and declare itself as the legitimate government of Alterra. Part of the army would support the Congress. In 1948 , the provisional government ended as the war was over and the Fourth Republic began.

### The Fourth Republic

The provisional government of Alterra would become official, and the untouched Constitution would be respected again. CNR renamed to the Democratic Front. The Congress Style of London would be kept, and Alterran Freedom Movement (the Congress) would take over politics of Alterra. Dominic Atius Matthew, a Centrist, would become President. Labour Party would be preaching for capitalism but with a social welfare policy, particularly to battle & contrast themselves against the communists. To end the Rocky Days, Jakob Desrumaux, a member of the Labour Party would become Prime Minister proposing an anti-corruption law (the harshest one in entire Europe by the time), as well as various laws promoting and enforcing free speech and fighting illegal political acts. Jakob would also make Alterra join EC/SC and would stabilize the majority. The years later Centrists would still rule. On March 1st of 1974, with the Waitergate scandal, would create an economic slowdown, and a political crisis. With OPEC's high oil tarriffs, Alterran economy would be in recession. Centrists later would order Conservatives & Labour to become more moderate, which would end up with many Labour members and voters joining the United Left. With the end of the Cold War, the Coalition would be split, as Labour Party wanted less strict immigration laws, and Conservatives wanted stricter ones. Alterra would sign the Treaty of Maastricht and the national particracy was over. Most Labour politicians would join the Leftist Democratic Union, which was a leftist minor party, but the rest stayed loyal to the Party.

### Alterran Labour in the Fifth Republic

Labour Party reformed itself, changing name and logo. Alterran Labour would become a minor Party, represented only in provincial parliaments, and with very low percentages.