Mayensland Communist Party

The **Mayensland Communist Party (MCP)** or **Parti Communiste de Mayenslande(PCM)** or less commonly the **Communist Party of Mayensland (CPM)** is a left wing to far-left political party within Mayensland, and among the first parties to be officially registered after the fall of the dictatorship. The party is currently led by Sjkw67 sr., the Lieutenant Governor of Petani. The party won 10 seats at the 7th general election as part of the winning Socialist Alternative list with the Workers Party of Mayensland and the United Corvidae Movement

The MCP aims to turn Mayensland into a more equal and fair state for everyone, and has been known for taking more radical positions for political topics, and for a controversial position within the more general left.

## History

### Restoration (2017)

The Mayensland Communist Party held its restoration congress in the capital of Mayensland on the 10th of December 2017. Many of the parties cadres, especially in the student movement, had played an active role in the anti-Llopis protests of 2017, which eventually led to the downfall of the Llopis regime.

The party was initially reconfigured by the 'old gaurd'- largely consisting of older Mayen communists who fled the country after Llopis' coup- which wanted to give the party a more Marxist-Leninist character. However, this faction of the party proved to be a minority, with all three leadership candidates in the first leadership election (Matt, Yee and Toad) denouncing Marxism-Leninism. The leadership election was eventually won by Matt, who described himself as a classical Marxist, with Yee being appointed as first deputy leader. One of the most divisive topics at the first congress was the inclusion of Agrarian Socialism as one of the four guiding ideologies of the party- while most of the party was neutral on the topic, a wing of agrarian socialists, led by Toad, threatened to leave the party if it was not included. Relations with the Workers Party, were another contentious topic. On the one hand, a joint list was ultimately not agreed to between the two parties, despite some negotiations. On the other hand, a joint trade union- known as the Federation of Democratic Workers (FDW) was founded on the 18th of December. On the 17th of December, the MCP opened its newspaper- the Common View.

The party published its manifesto and party constitution on the 20th of December, while also announcing the parties list for the elections. The party performed above expectations in the 1st Mayensland Election, electing 7 MPs (Matt, Yee, Toad, Eddy, Louis, Moonguy, Marshmellowcolsletje). MCP attempted to negotiate a confidence and supply agreement with the Workers Party, Labour-CSA and Greens-F!, but negotiations ended up falling through, leading to the MCP ending up in opposition.

### First parliamentary term and decline

The Mayensland Communist Parties fall into opposition, coupled with internal disagreements, led to increased apathy among its members.

The parties MPs proved mostly ineffective in parliament, thus further driving away some members. The party did enter an opposition shadow cabinet, led by leader of the opposition, Flatscreen, but proved to play a rather minor role within it.

The party was plagued by a massive amount of resignations and defections. For example, second deputy Toad and party whip, Louis, defected to Mayens United, leading to the election of MP Moonguy as second deputy leader on the 30th of December.

Crucially, on January 1st, the parties chairman, Matt, resigned for personal reasons, leaving first deputy Yee as interim leader. Yee would later be confirmed as party leader in an internal party referendum, with Thomas the Thermonuclear Tank Engine being elected as his deputy unopposed. Yee defined his goals as building up trust within the party, while fighting for workers causes in parliament. One of his first actions was removing Agrarian Socialism as a core ideology, and replacing it with Marxism.

Despite its decreasing membership, the party played an active role in the anti-NATO referendum, making the subsequent passage of the referendum another blow to the membership which was already feeling increasingly disgruntled. The party also organised active protests against the government and voted in favour of the VONC against the LRE government.

The 2nd elections proved to be an incredible blow to the party, with the party loosing 4 MPs and only 3 being elected (Yee, Thomasthethermonuclarwarhead, EtherealCommie). After the election, the MCP negotiated a Confidence and Supply agreement to support the Fluffycow government.

### Resurgence

The party saw a large resurgence in late January and early February due to corruption scandals within the existing administration- specifically Altgate around PolltR. The party nominated EtherealCommie as its candidate, who managed to benefit from the lack of a clear left wing candidate in the 2nd Mayensland Presidential Election. While EtherealCommie did not enter the second round, the strong campaign of the Communists led to them being seen as an increasingly serious option. The MCP's credentials as a anti-corruption party were bolstered after they removed confidence from the Fluffycow government after the Prime Ministers defection to the Democrats.

The party strengthened its positions after the Mayen Regional Elections, with EtherealCommie, deputy leader of the MCP, winning the governorship of Petani, while other MCP figures performed strongly in other parts of the country.

The party cemented this resurgence at the 3d Mayensland Election, where the party focused its campaign on the failure of the previous government at solving the drought crisis, and promising to solve it by introducing public ownership over water resources. Additionally, Yee's strong performance in the debates further bolstered the parties standing with the electorate. The party won 7 seats in parliament (Yee, Edward Kenway, Thomas, Hrm18, Stadius, SJ, Abe).

The party, and especially its "self defense wing" the PDC played an active and important role in the fight against the League of Pragmatists insurrection. Specifically, the PDC guarded the entry to Mayen City, during an FDW protest march against the PLF. The role of the PDC in the insurrection would later prove controversial due to the allegation of armed smuggling against its leader- Sjkw67.

### Collective leadership period

After the third elections, the Second Congress of the MCP was called for February 19th and 20th. This congress was supposed to reflect the increased size and importance of the party. At the Congress, the party was renamed to the PCM (Party of Communist Mayens)- although most members and outside observers continued to refer to it as MCP. The Congress also formalised the structure of the party- setting regular member Congresses as the "supreme decision making body", and creating a 5 member Central Committee to lead the party between Congresses. The Central Committee would be responsible for creating the party list, although it would be validated in a members vote, and would be elected through a ranked choice system.

After the conclusion of the Congress, Yee officially resigned from his position as leader citing personal reasons, and a new Central Comittee was elected composed of Edward Kenway, EtherealCommie, Thomas, Stadius and Sjkw67- with Edward Kenway being elected as Secretary General, or the nominal 'leader' of the party.

The party continued to give confidence and supply to the Flatscreen government, and proposed a number of bills- including for the construction of de-salination plants to increase the water supply, as well as the creation of a public water company.

PCM moved into opposition after the 4th elections. While there were some discussions about mass strikes and protests against the Seafox government, those never materialised.

The party endorsed former leader Yee for the third presidential elections, with him qualifying for the second round, although being defeated by incumbent President Toad.

PCM remained a relatively active party, retaining its 7 seats after the next General Elections. However, the party would come under fire after negotiations broke down for a left wing coalition, with the so-called "girlboss" coalition being formed between the libertarians and SDU. The collapse of negotiations and the internal confusion within the party led to new Central Committee elections.

Despite their failure in government negotiations, PCM further established its dominance in Petaini, with SamtheMegaGec being elected as governor from the party.

After the central comittee elections, Yee was once again chosen as Secretary General.

In early April WMTCH merged with the Communist Party, thus further expanding it. The party continued to grow in membership and strengthened its position, starting to compete with the traditionally larger Workers Party.

In late April, early polling suggested that Communist Party Leader, Yee, was one of the frontrunners, however the PCM eventually decided to support a joint-progressive ticket around Sole. Partially, this can be explained by the scandal around the leader of the PDC, Sjkw67, who was implicated in arms smuggling.

The party ended up being the largest left wing party in the 6th Mayensland legislative elections, reaching parity with traditional left wing rivals workers. There was initially a hope for a leftist government which would include the PCM, however negotiations broke down after the Democrats leadership claimed that an internal members vote had come out against it (although that claim would prove to be contentious).

PCM would undergo a leadership change in early May, with Yee effectively giving up leadership to EtherealCommie, who became de facto leader of the party shortly after the 6th elections. Yee officially resigned on May 5th, with EtherealCommie becoming the new leader.

### Peak and collapse

The PCM would reach its peak under the leadership of EtherealCommie, with the party member surge leading to the PCM holding on to Petaini and gaining the governorship of Orilla.

EtherealCommiee also negotiated a deal to contest the upcoming elections in the "Socialist Alternative" coalition, which ended up winning first place, giving the Communists 10 seats.

The PCM recieved a number of ministries in the Cholod government, thus entering government for the very first time in its history.

However, the peak of the PCM would not last long, with the Cholod government collapsing due to the Civil War. This, combined with the preceding political polarisation, led many Communist Party members to flee the country or leave politics entirely, in fact, Ethereal Commie resigned on May 23d, being replaced by controversial MP Sjkw67. The Communist governor of Orilla proclaimed independence, which was later taken advantage of by Basque military formations. Most of the parties organs would fall into dormancy, with the parties major figures- such as Yee, EtherealCommie, Lexy, Fireburst etc.- disappearing from the public scene.

The majority of the party would merge into The Left after the Civil War.

## Leadership

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The MCPs primary decision making body was initially called "The Presidium" and was composed of the leader and the two deputy leaders.

As the party expanded, a new decision making body was created- the central committee. The central committee was elected using a ranked choice voting system, and was responsible for arranging lists, electing the General Secretary and managing negotiations with other parties.