Union of Democratic Socialists

The Union of Democratic Socialists, abbreviated as UDS was one of the major leftist parties in the Second Weimar Republic. It has sat in opposition against all coalition governments in the first and second legislatures, to then join up in a centre-left government with the Greens, the SDP, the Pirate Party, Weimar Forward and the LDP. The party was born as a movement during the Richter Regime. Currently the party is a member of the Advance government coalition, with the already mentioned before parties. Party members are also known affiliates of organisations like the Socialist International, Union of Libertarian Socialists and Anarchists (ULSA), and the Socialist Union of Weimar. The May elections saw the worst ever result of the party, that only gained 11 seats, that made it fall from its historical 3rd place to the 4th place, behind the Greens.

## Ideology

The party describes its ideology as Democratic Socialism and Eco-Socialism. Although some notable figures of the party tend to stray outside those descriptors, preferring more Anarchist schools of thought, the general stance of the party tends to fall in line with the labels officially used to describe them.

## Internal Organization

### Party Leader and Deputies

The party is lead by the Leader, that, after being elected picks a number of deputies of its choice, with at least two and hardly more than four. The role of leader is a role of responsibility more than power, as all the party decisions shall be taken collectively. The party saw 4 different leaders in charge, and right now this position is held by Rihannsu. His deputies are Liquid (Former Leader), Sarp and Davide.

### Party's Member of Parliament and Whip

Before the General Election the party elects the list of MPs, and those will gain a seat in the parliament according to the party's result in the elections. the Whip is elected at the same time as the MP list. The Whip is Filip, covering this position since the birth of the party.

### Ministers of the Party

When the party became part of the government, two ministries were picked, to cover the ministries the party gained, those being NosseSosse, as Minister of Education and Science, and YLC as Minister of Labor and Welfare.

### Supreme Court Justice

The role of Supreme Court Justice of the UDS is held by Bj0rn

### Inter-Party elections

The inter-Party elections are held each legislation before the General Elections. in these elections, the MP list is voted, with a ranked choice system. That also for the Whip, in case there's more than two candidates, and for the Leader. The Leader elections happen together with the MP and Whip ones, although only once per two legislatures, while after half of the leader term, a confidency vote is held about the leader, possibly happening together with the MP and Whip elections. The leader, after being elected, becomes officially the leader after the end of the coalition talks.

## Party History

### Early Days

The Party was born as a rebellious movement during the Fascist Regime that ruled Weimar from 1985 to 2021, and participated in the civil war. During the regime, it was known as "the Left for Democracy" or "Union of the Left" or simply "the Left", name that was kept as the movement became an official party.

### Second Republic

In the 1st General Elections of the Second Weimar Republic the party won 13.5% of the votes, and 14 seats. During the coalition talks, the party opposed a LDP - Pirates - SDP - Greens - UDS government, after the possibility of including the CLP was denied. As the last resource, the former leader Euan asked the Greens if they would be up for forming a government without the SDP, and the proposal escaleted in a scandal that ended up in Euan's resignation and a rebrand od the party in what it is now, the Union of Democratic Socialists. The UDS then joined in opposition with the CLP and the Agrarian Party in the United Front.

The 2nd General Election saw a slight increase in results, with 14.0% of the votes and the same number of seats in the parliament. Again, the party sat in opposition as a centrist coalition, the Democratic Alliance, became government. The Greens and the Pirate Party joined up the United Front that became the United Left. Later, after the DD left the government alliance, it joined the United Left too.

After the 3rd General Election, a deal was finally achieved for a majority government that proposed the same coalition that was earlier rejected, the Advance governnment coalition. The UDS gained two Ministry positions, Education and Science, and Labor and Welfare.