Political parties in Urcea

For a comprehensive list of parties, see List of Urcean political parties.

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

Diocesan Party Committee

Delegation Party Committee

In addition to the regularly constituted Diocesan Party Committees, ad hoc Delegation Party Committees are established every five years during election years to create a formal party structure within individual Concilium Daoni districts that encompass more than one diocese. The Delegation Committee members are chosen by the Diocesan Party Committees which make up a Daoni district. The ratio of appointments are typically determined by the provincial party committee, usually by population but sometimes according to other concerns like the importance of a "swing" diocese to choosing a candidate who can win the Daoni district. The Delegation Committees typically only meet once or twice to select a candidate before disbanding.

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.