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The political culture and party-political landscape of Suderavia are rooted in its revolutionary history but have evolved since the island's integration with the Kiravian Federacy. Today, the two most consequential political parties in the state are the '''Unionist Party''' (affiliated with the [[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance]]) and the '''Suderav Republic Party''' (affiliated with the [[Coscivian National Congress]]). Both draw support mainly from the Coscivian population and descend from the pre-liberation Suderav Republic Party, which was the banned political wing of the Suderav Republican Army. The Unionist Party split from the SRP soon after liberation, over the question of accession to the Kiravian Federacy. The Unionists favoured speedy admission to the Kiravian Federacy as a full state, while the remnant SRP preferred a looser form of association or to remain an allied but independent republic. After accession became a *fait accompli*, this distinction lingered for some time, with the UP being the more resolutely federalist party and the SRP espousing [[Kiravian Federalism#Soft|soft antifederalism]] and localism, but both parties have since dropped strong commitments to either position. Today, the Unionists are mainly understood as the more {{wp|economic liberalism|economically}} and {{wp|Constitutional liberalism|constitutionally liberal}} party, inspired by [[Shaftonist democracy]], whereas the SRP are understood as more {{wp|statist}} and influenced by Capetian-style [[Restarkism]]. Nonetheless, both are Coscivian-nationalist, socially conservative, and claim to uphold the Shaftonist-republican tradition. Both parties compete for overlapping voter demographics and frequently form coalitions with (or against) one another. The SRP holds an advantage among ethnic Suderav Coscivians and Unionists hold an advantage among voters from other Coscivian groups, whether more recent immigrants from other parts of Kiravia or longer-established communities that have not adopted a Suderav Coscivian national identity. Gaelic voters are a loyal base of support for the Unionists, as are Finno-Meridians and Burgittans with Kiravian citizenship. Voters with Wintergen refugee ancestry strongly favour the SRP. | The political culture and party-political landscape of Suderavia are rooted in its revolutionary history but have evolved since the island's integration with the Kiravian Federacy. Today, the two most consequential political parties in the state are the '''Unionist Party''' (affiliated with the [[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance]]) and the '''Suderav Republic Party''' (affiliated with the [[Coscivian National Congress]]). Both draw support mainly from the Coscivian population and descend from the pre-liberation Suderav Republic Party, which was the banned political wing of the Suderav Republican Army. The Unionist Party split from the SRP soon after liberation, over the question of accession to the Kiravian Federacy. The Unionists favoured speedy admission to the Kiravian Federacy as a full state, while the remnant SRP preferred a looser form of association or to remain an allied but independent republic. After accession became a *fait accompli*, this distinction lingered for some time, with the UP being the more resolutely federalist party and the SRP espousing [[Kiravian Federalism#Soft|soft antifederalism]] and localism, but both parties have since dropped strong commitments to either position. Today, the Unionists are mainly understood as the more {{wp|economic liberalism|economically}} and {{wp|Constitutional liberalism|constitutionally liberal}} party, inspired by [[Shaftonist democracy]], whereas the SRP are understood as more {{wp|statist}} and influenced by Capetian-style [[Restarkism]]. Nonetheless, both are Coscivian-nationalist, socially conservative, and claim to uphold the Shaftonist-republican tradition. Both parties compete for overlapping voter demographics and frequently form coalitions with (or against) one another. The SRP holds an advantage among ethnic Suderav Coscivians and Unionists hold an advantage among voters from other Coscivian groups, whether more recent immigrants from other parts of Kiravia or longer-established communities that have not adopted a Suderav Coscivian national identity. Gaelic voters are a loyal base of support for the Unionists, as are Finno-Meridians and Burgittans with Kiravian citizenship. Voters with Wintergen refugee ancestry strongly favour the SRP. | ||
The Skithanawite People's Party is consistently the third-largest party in the People's Soviet, enjoying near-total support from ethnic Skithanawite voters. Its strategy is to advance the interests of the Skithanawite people by always being part of the governing coalition, and most governing majorities since the UP-SRP split and the dawn of competitive elections have been either UP-SPP or SRP-SPP coalitions. However, customarily, even when the SPP is not part of the majority caucus in the Soviet (e.g. UP-SRP/SRP-UP or SRP-DA coalitions), the Chief Executive has nonetheless appointed SPP members or nominally-independent ethnic Skithanawites to cabinet posts as a gesture of inclusion. In keeping with the culture and values of its voter base, the SPP is ultraconservative, fiercely traditionalist, and protective of Skithanawite customs and institutions. It opposes Coscivian nationalism in favour of an {{wp|ethnopluralism|ethnopluralist}} arrangement with separate cultural and political autonomy for Skithanawites. | The '''Skithanawite People's Party''' is consistently the third-largest party in the People's Soviet, enjoying near-total support from ethnic Skithanawite voters. Its strategy is to advance the interests of the Skithanawite people by always being part of the governing coalition, and most governing majorities since the UP-SRP split and the dawn of competitive elections have been either UP-SPP or SRP-SPP coalitions. However, customarily, even when the SPP is not part of the majority caucus in the Soviet (e.g. UP-SRP/SRP-UP or SRP-DA coalitions), the Chief Executive has nonetheless appointed SPP members or nominally-independent ethnic Skithanawites to cabinet posts as a gesture of inclusion. In keeping with the culture and values of its voter base, the SPP is ultraconservative, fiercely traditionalist, and protective of Skithanawite customs and institutions. It opposes Coscivian nationalism in favour of an {{wp|ethnopluralism|ethnopluralist}} arrangement with separate cultural and political autonomy for Skithanawites. The SPP rejects formal affiliation with any interstate groupings of political parties and SPP Delegates to the [[Federal Stanora]] officially sit as ''non-inscrit''. However, in practice the SPP has a close working relationship with the [[Caucus of Justice]]. | ||
The Democratic Alliance is the smallest of the major political forces in Suderavia, being an electoral alliance and legislative caucus composed of several small left-leaning parties with disparate identities and agendas. The Socialist Party of Suderavia is [[Kirosocialism|Kirosocialist]] and pan-ethnic, whereas the Coscivian Socialist Party is Kirosocialist but Coscivian-nationalist. The Communists of Suderavia are Marxist-Leninist and pan-ethnic, and the Democratic Party in Suderavia is a nominally communist party that mainly represents the interests of the ethnic Covine population. The Saresian Workers' Party is notionally [Saresian Juche or whatever] and represents the Saresian minority community. The DA is usually left out of the governing majority but has on one occasion been a junior coalition partner to the SRP. It often joins with SRP legislators to oppose economic liberalisation. The [[Party of Kiravian Democrats|Party of Suderavian Democrats]] has exploited voters' confusion of its name with that of the Democratic Party in Suderavia to win seats on a number of municipal councils. | The '''Democratic Alliance''' is the smallest of the major political forces in Suderavia, being an electoral alliance and legislative caucus composed of several small left-leaning parties with disparate identities and agendas. The Socialist Party of Suderavia is [[Kirosocialism|Kirosocialist]] and pan-ethnic, whereas the Coscivian Socialist Party is Kirosocialist but Coscivian-nationalist. The Communists of Suderavia are Marxist-Leninist and pan-ethnic, and the Democratic Party in Suderavia is a nominally communist party that mainly represents the interests of the ethnic Covine population. The Saresian Workers' Party is notionally [Saresian Juche or whatever] and represents the Saresian minority community. The DA is usually left out of the governing majority but has on one occasion been a junior coalition partner to the SRP. It often joins with SRP legislators to oppose economic liberalisation. The DA is affiliated with the [[New Deal Alliance]] federally. The '''[[Party of Kiravian Democrats|Party of Suderavian Democrats]]''' is not associated with the DA, but has exploited voters' confusion of its name with that of the Democratic Party in Suderavia to win seats on a number of municipal councils. | ||
More minor parties include the Christian Democratic Party, the ecologist Mountain Party, the Gaelic People's Party, and the Justicialist Party. The [[Levantian Union Party (Kiravia)|Levantian Union Party]] is especially active in Suderavia, as it is the Kiravian state with the strongest connexion to the Levantian mainland and the largest ethnic Levantine population by percentage. Though it has yet to gain sufficient electoral traction to win seats, the LUP is gaining interest among voters with proposals to fashion Suderavia into a {{wp|special economic zone}} and {{wp|customs area}} that might serve as an economic and political bridge between the Kiravian Federacy and the [[Levantine Union]] and bring economic growth to the island in the process. | More minor parties include the Christian Democratic Party, the ecologist Mountain Party, the Gaelic People's Party, and the Justicialist Party. The '''[[Levantian Union Party (Kiravia)|Levantian Union Party]]''' is especially active in Suderavia, as it is the Kiravian state with the strongest connexion to the Levantian mainland and the largest ethnic Levantine population by percentage. Though it has yet to gain sufficient electoral traction to win seats, the LUP is gaining interest among voters with proposals to fashion Suderavia into a {{wp|special economic zone}} and {{wp|customs area}} that might serve as an economic and political bridge between the Kiravian Federacy and the [[Levantine Union]] and bring economic growth to the island in the process. | ||
==Society & Culture== | ==Society & Culture== | ||