Socialist Party

The **Socialist Party**, officially the **Socialist and Equality Party**, was the historical and original Southambian socialist political party that was founded in 58FE by Bernard Sandres, and dissolved on the 27th of Old Star, 83;2E. The Socialist Party succeeded the Tabrad Independence Party, the regional socialist political party that was active for a short period. For a period, it maintained a coalition with the Unionist Party.

## Structure and Organisation

### Chairman of the Presidium

The Chairman of the Presidium was the presiding officer of the Presidium of the National Congress of the Socialist Party. The Chairman served as not only the Chairman of the Presidium, but chairman of the Socialist Party as a whole.

### Presidium and the Party Congress

The Presidium of the National Congress of the Socialist Party was the ruling committee of the Socialist Party. At the time of the party's dissolution, the presidium consisted of 11 members. The presidium was the last organ of the Socialist Party to completely dissolve with it's last session taking place on the 27th of Old Star 83;2E where they declared the dissolution of the Socialist Party. Most of the presidium's members formed the New Labor Party and Revolutionary People's Party, with the rest completely retiring from politics. The presidium held the most power of any organ of the Socialist Party, and typically overruled reformist policies passed by the Party Congress. Because of this, several attempts to forcibly dissolve the presidium were made. The Presidium was headed by a Chairman who was elected by the Presidium itself. This Chairman served as not only the chairman of the presidium, but of the party as a whole, which further heightened the tensions between the Presidium and the Party Congress.

The Party Congress, or otherwise known as the National Congress, was the decision-making organ of the Socialist Party. The Party Congress consisted of members chosen by provincial socialist leaders, and approved by the Presidium. The Party Congress was chaired by a President who served as the deputy chairman of the Socialist Party to the Chairman of the Presidium who was chairman of the Socialist Party. The main purpose of the Party Congress was to adopt an electoral platform and to update the party constitution, if necessary. The Party Congress was usually divided into blocs with the largest one being the reformist bloc, which typically opposed the authority of the presidium. The last session of the Party Congress was held on the 19th of Aged Star 83;2E, where it declared the dissolution of the Party Congress and the abolition of the electoral platform and party constitution.

### Provincial Parties

Most federal subjects had their own socialist parties affiliated with the national party. The following is a list of the provincial socialist parties:

## Old Description

was one of two major political parties in Southambia. The Party was generally recognized as being the main and primarily sole Left-wing Party, and is widely known for adopting socialist, progressive, and cosmopolitan policies. The Socialist party was formed from the Tabrad Independence Party (TIP), and as such when it succeeded the party, it was formed in Tabrad. The Socialist Party was formed after Bernard Sandres and his followers demanded that the Tabrad Independence Party was reformed to be a national party instead of a regionalist party.

In the past, the Party had formed a short coalition with the Unionist Party, and had been a rival of both the Traditionalist, and Nationalist Parties until the formation of the Republican Party. The Socialist Party was partnered with the Unionist Party.

Vlademier Puotiin was the Party's last elected Magistrate. Puotiin was deposed after the 7 Day Coup apart of the Southambian Civil War. Until 81;2E, the Socialist Party was the sole left-wing party in Southambian history. The National Liberal Progressive League split from the party after the 7 Day Coup, and the failure to win the Southambian Civil War.

On Old Star 23, 83;2E, following months of internal conflict, the party would split into the New Labor Party, and the Revolutionary People's Party. The remaining members of the party would join the National Liberal Progressive League, or the Populists Party. It would effectively dissolve on the 27 of the same month.

## Notes

1. ↑ Luari: *Parti Socialiste, PS*
2. ↑ Luari: *Parti Socialiste et de L'égalité, PSL*