Farmer-Laborer Party

*Not to be confused with the Labor Party.*

The **Farmer-Laborer Party** was a left-wing political party that ran for the Renminzhi (National Assembly) of Zhongguo. It was originally founded as the Labor-Farmer party, in opposition to the then-called Farmer-Labor Party. The parties main base of operations was Suirenzhen, and only fielded one candidate (it's leader, MintyMichael) in one district (District 1) each election. In both the First Zhongguo National Assembly Election and the Second Zhongguo National Assembly Election the Farmer-Laborer Party defeated their primary rival, the Labor Party. Specifically in the Second Election, the Farmer-Laborer Party was not officially established, as the leader did not want to actively promote the party in the election. Still, the leader MintyMichael managed to win the election with many of the same votes, implying some amount of party loyalty from the first election.

## Platform

The platform of the FLP can be generally described as "Pro-Union Socialist". In addition, the Party opposed international intervention, and promoted either the annexation or release of the Jeimei such as Mingguo and Bashiguo. This was the main conflict between it and the opposing Labor Party, which supported interventionism and maintaining the status of the Jeimei.

### First Election Statement:

The first platform statement made by the FLP heavily featured focus on the working class members of Zhongguo, although most of the issues presented in the statement were not as problematic as they were presented. In particular the mention of Bourgeoisie control over the working class was largely a moot point. The statement regarding the Emperor's right to rule was written in particular opposition to the Democratic League, which was rumored to be attempting to depose the Emperor. The stimulus checks were added after the rest of the statement, in response to many of the parties in the first election adding stimulus checks in order to get votes, and generally support the economy as a whole.

* *"The Labor-Farmer Party will fight to protect the rights of the newer members of Zhongguo, the farmers and laborers that build the country and drive the economy. To this extent, we continue to support the Emperor's rule and current rights, as he still has a firm grasp over the Mandate of Heaven.*
* *We will strongly oppose any members of the Bourgeoisie who attempt to control and oppress our fellow laborers through verbal or monetary means. We believe in self-determination for all, and that the representatives should represent first, and support the party second.*
* *The Party supports an isolationist foreign policy, and wishes to decrease the amount and power of Jeimei as much as possible. As they are not part of Zhongguo proper, they should be free to decide their own destiny, separate from Zhongguo.*
* *We will be giving out 21 diamond stimulus checks to those who need to get their footing in Zhongguo. The focus will be on players new to the server, although eventually we would like to give all members of Zhongguo this benefit."*

### Second Election Statement:

Unlike the first statement, all mentions of the Party were removed, as well as the focus on the working citizens of the nation. The stance on Foreign Affairs was doubled down on, although there is a (possibly contradictory) statement against the Socialist Union of Ircaster. The previous statement regarding a stimulus check was replaced by a more general statement regarding infrastructure and economic improvement.

* *A new infrastructure plan, to connect the new settlement of Luzhou as well as building a rail line to our great ally, Joseon.*
* *Taking a more proactive stance against the threat of American Communism.*
* *Not allowing Jeimei to take foreign actions such as declaring war without of democratic approval from Zhongguo .*
* *Generally improving the situation of Zhongguo as the economic center of the world.*

## Elections

#### The First Zhongguo National Assembly Election

The First National Assembly Election saw the Farmer-Laborer Party established by MintyMichael in District 1 (Suirenzhen East), in specific opposition to the Labor Party and the Zhongguo Democratic League. At this time, many (MintyMichael included) saw the Democratic League as a way for FlamingArrow06 to exercise power over the Emperor without being actually elected (which would have been nearly impossible for the highly unpopular admin). Additionally, the leader of the Labor Party, AbolishSuburbs, was a member of Mingguo, which roused Minty's anti-Jeimei feelings. Fortunately for the Party, the election would be split 3 ways, between MintyMichael, AbolishSurburbs, and owen250708. The Party was able to attract players AquaAsdf and HyperDoesMC to support Minty, while newer resident of Suirenzhen ShotzVII was convinced to vote for Labor. Owen250708 voted for himself, leaving the FLP as the plurality of the election, with 3 votes being 50% of the electorate. Minty was the only candidate not to win a majority in his district. This was the last election to be called, and had a great impact on the future of the Democratic League, as the League would now be a minority in the Assembly against Non-League members. In addition, the vote of MintyMichael would be essential in the vote for Agnius06 as the first prime minister.

#### The Second Zhongguo National Assembly Election

The Second National Assembly Election once again saw MintyMichael and the FLP run for District 1 (Suirenzhen). Redistricting for this election saw agnius06 and jid\_uwu replace ShotzVII and owen250708. Happy with the incumbant, both Aqua and Hyper voted again for the FLP, with new addition agnius also deciding to go with Minty over fellow Mingguoren AbolishSuburbs, who ran again with Labor. Jid decided to run as an Independent. Once again, minor amounts of mud-slinging were present on both sides, with Minty supporting an irrational conspiracy theory that Abolish had caused the Chinese-Californian War to hurt his political and economic competiters, and Abolish attacking Minty as a "Grifter" and calling his service "Embarressing". Unlike owen in the previous election, Jid seemed relatively aware of the slander campaigns and attempted to propose himself as a Candidate that would "**Actually** deliver on my promises". Unfortunately for both Abolish and Jid, the election was a complete blow-out in favor of Minty and the FLP. Unlike the first election, the results of the election were not that impactful, but they cemented MintyMichael and the Farmer-Laborer Party as one of only three that had won both elections.