Liberal Democratic Party of Kalșeri

 

Liberal Democratic Party Liberál-Demokrataséaton Eri
Leader	Sen. Jim Babich (CH)
Chairperson	Élena Kunar (KL)
Spokesperson	Anne-Marie Gosselin, Esq. (CI; Senate) Hon. Ashley Moriarty (LN; House)
Slogan	For a sensible country
Founded	June 27, 1959 (1959-06-27)
Preceded by	Liberal Republican Party Christian Democratic Party
Headquarters	15 Sellers-Casey Avenue, Tașarél, Evalria
Newspaper	The Liberal
Student wing	Liberal Democratic Students' Union
Youth wing	ldp 2.0
Membership  (2018)	403,000
Ideology	Classical liberalism Federalism Fiscal conservatism Liberal conservatism
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International Liberal International
Official colors	Blue (official) Gold (additional)
Senate	11 / 42
House of Reps	68 / 200
Governorships	9 / 14 a
Cantonal seats	149 / 531
Election symbol
D A blue fox, traditional mascot of the party.
Website
libdems.kl
a Does not count alliances with other parties.

The Liberal Democratic Party (Kalhan: Liberál-Demokrataséaton Eri), commonly known as the LibDems or Blues, is a centrist political party in Kalșeri. It currently holds a relative majority of seats in the Senate, and has the highest number of Representatives.

Founded in 1783 as the Liberal Republican Party, itself derived from the Hișon Vionia movement that brought Kalșeri to its independence, it was one of the two main political forces in Kalșeri, with the other one being the social democratic Kalhan Front. The current incarnation of the Party was born on June 27, 1959, with the merger of the Christian Democrats and the Liberal Republicans. From independence to 1977, the alternation between the Social Cooperation Party and the Liberal Democratic Party (and their past incarnations) regularly took place; this changed when the SCP was ousted from power, as part of the investigations around the Lockheed scandal. The Liberal Democratic Party itself was involved in a scandal involving the now-defunct Callanserrian Chemical Corporation in 2001. Seven of the ten ceremonial heads of State since 1959 have been members of the Liberal Democratic Party.

The party advocates classical liberalism, fiscal conservatism, federalism and a smaller role of the state in the national economy. Some LibDems are ideologically closer to conservatism, whereas others embrace social liberalism.

Party positions

Economic policy

• Support the free market and gradually withdraw unnecessary government interference
• Establish a "sensible taxing" program
• Streamline economic regulation laws
• Allow private alternatives to offer the same services offered by the state
• Offer "sensible ideas for environmental regulations"

Social policy

• Allow individual cantons to pass their own legislation regarding LGBT rights
• Introduce legislation that penalizes online hate crimes
• Establish a nationwide recycling program
• Let cantons keep their own school curricula
• Let cantons decide whether to have religion as a mandatory subject in schools

Foreign policy

• Support Kalșerian membership in the NATO

Factions

The Liberal Democratic Party is divided into unofficial factions, which are generally named after their most prominent representatives. The nuances in the values adopted by each group, as well as the presence of sub-factions, make identification of exact ideologies difficult.

Schumann faction

Named after President John L. Schumann, this faction is a proponent of Christian democratic and economically moderate policies, with an emphasis on achieving a higher accessibility to public services.

The Lorenzetti-Wilson sub-faction, named after Representatives Penny Lorenzetti and Al Wilson, is often described as communitarian, and proposes greater state intervention in economy and the promotion of social rights in a socially moderate agenda, sometimes incorporating Christian elements.

Garner faction

The Garner faction, named after President Phil Garner, upholds cantonal rights in face of intervention of the central government in local policies, and advocates for privatization of publicly-owned companies and avoiding the increase in taxes as much as possible. In regards to social issues, this faction is closer to the Social Cooperation Party.

This group is sometimes called "Garner-Babich", after prominent Senator and current Prime Minister Jim Babich.

Soriano faction

This faction proposed a socially conservative, federalist and economically liberal. It emerged soon after the formation of the Liberal Democratic Party, as former Christian Democrats began to voice and constitute the right wing of the party. While the majority of the members of this group broke off and formed the Reform Party in the 1980s, some prominent members included Prime Minister Alejandra Ríos Soriano, hence the colloquial name "Soriano faction"; Ríos Soriano herself left for the Reform Party in 2006.

Leaders

Name	Born	Died (if applicable)	Nomination	End of term	Note
Enrico Scioni, Esq.	1901	1978	1959	1962	Term expiration (1960) postponed to 1962 as he was still Prime Minister
James H. Lockney	1902	1989	1962	1969
Michael Chalmers	(1915-07-09)July 9, 1915 Treetoor, NK	June 6, 1976(1976-06-06) (aged 60) Percy, KL	1969	1976
John L. Schumann, Esq	1919	2015	1976	1987	Acting until 1977; term expiration (1985) postponed to 1987 as he was still Prime Minister
Richard Molyneux	(1942-03-14)March 14, 1942 Land's End, KL	February 24, 2013(2013-02-24) (aged 70) Percy, KL	1987	December 18, 1988
Phil Garner, Esq.	(1941-04-04)April 4, 1941 Norwich, LG	living	March 12, 1989	March 21, 1999
Hon. Alejandra Ríos Soriano	(1949-01-31)January 31, 1949 Etepetesen, SR	living	March 21, 1999	May 12, 2001	Removed from the post after a successful vote of no confidence vote in Congress
Roderick E. Carver	(1949-10-02) October 2, 1949 Cape Scorpion, TG	living	May 12, 2001	2004	Caretaker
Edwin Landers	(1951-05-19) May 19, 1951 Evalria	living	2004	March 7, 2008
Sebastianus Linș, Esq.	1962	living	March 7, 2008	2014	Term expiration (2012) postponed to 2014 as he was still Prime Minister
Alan Parr	(1959-09-13) September 13, 1959 Cape Sundervale	living	2014	October 1, 2018	Lost to Simon Hewett in the 2018 leadership election
Simon Hewett	(1973-11-09) November 9, 1973 New Smyrna, TK	living	October 1, 2018	July 9, 2021	Resigned after an internal vote of no confidence
Sen. Jim Babich	(1964-08-18) August 18, 1964 Sherwin, TK	living	July 9, 2021	incumbent

Chairpeople

Name	Born	Died (if applicable)	Nomination	End of term
Michael Chalmers	(1915-07-09)July 9, 1915 Treetoor, NK	June 6, 1976(1976-06-06) (aged 60) Percy, KL	July 20, 1959	May 9, 1976
Eberardus Rigi	(1921-10-21)October 21, 1921 Evalria	August 29, 1992(1992-08-29) (aged 70) Evalria	May 16, 1976	March 7, 1984
Richard Molyneux	(1942-03-14)March 14, 1942 Land's End, KL	February 24, 2013(2013-02-24) (aged 70) Percy, KL	March 7, 1984	September 13, 1989
Iolanda Barbarino	(1944-07-23) July 23, 1944 Calvera, Italy	living	September 13, 1989	March 7, 1996
Roderick E. Carver	(1949-10-02) October 2, 1949 Cape Scorpion, TG	living	March 7, 1996	March 7, 2008
Edwin Landers	(1951-05-19) May 19, 1951 Evalria	living	March 7, 2008	November 1, 2009
Alan Parr	(1959-09-13) September 13, 1959 Cape Sundervale	living	November 5, 2009	October 1, 2019
Simon Harris	(1973-11-09) November 9, 1973 New Smyrna, TK	living	October 1, 2019	July 9, 2021
Élena Kunar	(1959-03-11) March 11, 1959 Westphalia, LG	living	July 18, 2021	incumbent

House of Representatives elections

Election	Percentage of votes (%)	Votes cast	House seats	Seat change	Secretary	Majority?
1977	59%	3,215,500	114 / 194		Eberardus Rigi	Yes
1982	53.2%	3,990,000	106 / 200	▼ 8	Eberardus Rigi	Yes
1987	48.3%	4,322,850	96 / 200	▼ 10	Richard Molyneux	No
1992	52.5%	5,433,750	105 / 200	▼ 9	Iolanda Barbarino	Yes
1997	54.7%	6,290,500	109 / 200	▲ 4	Roderick E. Carver	Yes
2002	47.1%	6,193,650	94 / 200	▼ 15	Roderick E. Carver	No
2007	48.3%	7,619,325	93 / 200	▼ 1	Roderick E. Carver	No
2012	39.3%	6,877,500	79 / 200	▼ 14	Alan Parr	No
2017	32.5%	5,963,750	65 / 200	▼ 14	Alan Parr	No
2022	TBD	TBD	69 / 200	▲ 4	Elena Kunar	Relative

Logo history

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  1959–1987

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  1987–1999

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  1999–2023

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  Since 2023