Political parties in Urcea
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Urcean electoral politics have largely been dominated by successive pairs of major political parties since shortly after the First Great War, succeeding a century of uncontested domination by the National Pact, broadly considered the first organized political party in Urcean history. Urcea has a tradition of smaller regional third parties (such as the Julian Party) as well as typically having a small socialist or left-wing party which wins third or fourth place in most Concilium Daoni elections. The National Pact has been opposed by a succession of related parties; the Commonwealth Union, the Union for National Solidarity, and the modern Solidarity Party, each of which descended from the preceding political party representing a reformist, integralist perspective contrary to the crown liberal National Pact. Both major party structures have largely retained a similar ideology since their foundation, though approaches and perspectives on individual issues have varied broadly throughout their histories.
Party organization
Affiliation
Urcean culture tends to place an importance on affiliating with its major political parties, and Urceans which are members of parties strongly associate themselves with that party. About 60% of Urceans are formal members of a political party, with the remaining being independents. Independents in Urcea usually have an existing, though looser, affiliation with the major political parties according to most studies.