Populists Party

* Luari
* Astellian
* Slovan

**Historically**

* Chauvinism
* Moderate Conservatism

### Election Symbol

The **Populists Party** is a Southambian liberal conservative political party founded in early 76;2E by Leonard Godsforth. The party is the leading-member, and one of the founding parties of the National Union Coalition. The party was formerly considered a minor political party that posed no threat to the 2-party system of the Republican, and Socialist Parties. However, following the 81;2E Southambian Magistracy Election, and the dissolution of the Socialist Party and the collapse of the Republican Party in wake of the First Southambian Civil War, the Populists Party became one of the main principal parties.

Before the snap-84;2E Council Election, it formed the National Union Coalition with the Unionist Party. The National Liberal Progressive League would join the National Union Coalition sometime after the 84;2E election, and would become the 2nd-largest party in the Coalition. It would remain in opposition until 86;2E when it would take both the National Council and the Magistracy from the PND/PDP (at the time known as the PNF/PDP). Eventually, the Populists Party would slowly take over the National Union Coalition with both the NLPL and Unionist Party having less than 10 seats each by the 101;2E Council Election. The Populists Party formerly had a monopoly over Southambian politics, however since the Second Southambian Civil War, cracks in the stability and the equality of the Populists Party became evident, as the anti-Eastern Province discrimination became widespread in the party's leadership. Leonard Godsforth's leadership over the Populists Party came into question as his goal for equal treatment throughout Southambia was being trampled by the party leadership.

Currently, the Party controls 12 provincial legislatures, and 9 provincial governorships. Individually, the party controls a plurality of the seats in the National Council with 62 out of 125 seats held by the PPL, and is 1 seat away from holding an outright majority in the National Council. The party lost both the 106;2E Magistracy, and Council elections to the newly-formed United Democratic Party. Leonard Godsforth would step down as the party's chair on the 31 Endings 107;2E, a day before he was supposed to be coronated as the King of Southambia. Pierre-Louis Vaugrenard would succeed Godsforth as the chair of the Populists Party on 10 New Star 1;3E.

## History

### Founding

The Party was founded sometime before the 76;2E Southambian Magistracy Election by Leonard Godsforth. It received less than 10% of the vote in the election.

### Civil War

*Main Article: Southambian Civil War*

During the civil war, the Populists Party grew in popularity. It came in third beating out former Magistrate Suga Yuzawa, and Vasarite Ottfried Vasary, though still behind Volodymyr Puotiin, and Loyalist Zacharias Richmond.

### Coalition with the Unionists

*Main Article: National Union Coalition*

In 83;2E, the Populists formed a coalition agreement with the Unionist Party. The coalition became the official opposition after the 84;2E Southambian Council Election, where they beat the National Liberal Progressive League.

### 86;2E Magistracy Election

*Main Article: 86;2E Southambian Magistracy Election*

In the 86;2E Magistracy Election, then-National Councilor, and former candidate, Leonard Godsforth ran against incumbent Magistrate Zacharias Richmond. Godsforth defeated Richmond with 44.89% of the vote.

## Notes

1. ↑ *Luari*: *Parti Populiste, Astellian*: *Partido Populista, Slovan*: *Партія популістів*