Union of Democrats & Independents

The Caucus of Democrats and Independents (Kiravic: Kadastra Thāruāritarisēskya ú Vìutikulya ) is a legislative caucus in the Kiravian Stanora backed by the Union of Democrats and Independents party conference. Composed mainly of former members of the Federalist Republican Alliance, the caucus describes itself as "a diverse and independent-minded caucus of problem-solvers", and is commonly described by the press as "the meeting of Delegates who are neither conservative nor socialist". Occidental analysts typically consider the CDI as centrist to centre-left.

Union of Democrats & Independents Thūra Thāruāritarisēskya ú Vìutikulya
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Headquarters	№21, 18-ram, E-District, Kartika
Caucus Chair	Ávkusta Tólyatin Śinesékin
Whip	Lardarius Bināryn
Platform	Big tent Modern liberalism Radical centrism Shaftonist democracy Neoliberalism Latitudinarianism
Voter Base	Metropolitan upper-middle classes
Conferences	Union of Democrats & Independents
Federal Stanora	22 / 545

In the current configuration of Kiravia's coalitional-presidentialist system, the CDI are part of the anti-administration camp, which is currently in the legislative minority.

The CDI originated as a working group and breakfast club within the SRA caucus called the Mimosa Group, made up of Delegates with a more liberal perspective on the Shaftonist-democratic political programme. A political conference, the Shaftonist Democratic Union, was organised along similar ideological lines in [YEAR], in response to a perceived "rightward" turn in the SRA/SRI and the militarist policies of the Candrin administration. The SDU affirmed its loyalty to the SRA caucus and its member-parties continued to participate in the SRI, but the SDU only operated more and more independently over time, even changing its name to the Independent Democratic Union in [YEAR] and dropping any explicit commitments to the SRA and SRI later that year when it took on observers from outside the traditional Shaftonist-Republican column. Delegates affiliated with the IDU continued to sit with the SRA caucus and pro-administration camp, but by [YEAR] were understood to be functioning as an autonomous caucus for most purposes, as often happens in Kiravian politics. The formal break with the SRA was made after the Treaty of Electorsbourg, when the IDU-affiliated Delegates crossed over to the anti-administration camp, stating their opposition to a Kiravian neo-colonial presence in Crona and intention to vote against ratifying the treaty; and notified the Chancellor that they would thenceforth sit as the Union of Democrats and Independents.

Members

In Stanora

State	Party	Delegates	Notes
Æonara Central Æonara North Æonara West Æonara South Umcara	Democratic Movement Party	4 / 36	Former RKC
Bissáv	Moderate Party	2 / 3	Former FRA
Cascada	Cærulean Party	1 / 4	Former KFA
Demarest A.R.	Party of Rights and Equality	1 / 1	Former RKC
Kaviska	Civic Institutional Party	2 / 7	Former FRA
Etivéra	Independent Republican Party	2 / 7	Former FRA
Fariva	Tea Party	2 / 4	Seceded from the First Farivan Party (FRA)
Hanoram	Constitutional Democratic Party	1 / 3	Former non-inscrit.
Xirya	Scientific-Industrial Party	2 / 3	Former FRA, previously PDF

In provincial offices

State	Party	Notes
West Somewhere	Citizenship Party	Former SRA
Interdarin	Public Communities Party
Kastera	Public Communities Party
Niyaska	New Democratic Party	Former PDF
Venera	Golden Delicious Party	Former KFA
Ventarya	Constructive Party	Former SRA

Observers and Conference Guests

State	Party	Status
East Nowhere	Wastani People's Party	Observer
Pribraltar	Pribraltar Freedom Party	Observer
Serikorda	Great Kirav Independence Party	Observer
Serikorda	Deletionist Party	Participation trophy holder