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The '''Workers' Party''', known as '''''Parti Travailleuer''''' in [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] and '''''Partei der Arbeiter''''' in [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] is a {{wpl|communist}} {{wpl|political party}} in [[Yonderre]]. The party was founded in 1918 by members from the [[Social Democrats (Yonderre)|Social Democrats]], breaking away to pursue a more hardline form of socialism. Formed chiefly by workers in [[Toubourg]], the party grew steadily in popularity, being first represented in [[Yonderian Parliament]] in 1928. The party grew in strength throughout the [[Great War]] years until peaking in the 1960s. Unpopular leadership and radical changes to party line led to a steady decline in popularity through the 1970s and 80s until a faction broke off and formed the [[Red-Greens (Yonderre)|Red-Greens]] in 1985, taking with them more than a third of the WP's members. | The '''Workers' Party''', known as '''''Parti Travailleuer''''' in [[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]] and '''''Partei der Arbeiter''''' in [[East Gothic language|Gothic]] is a {{wpl|communist}} {{wpl|political party}} in [[Yonderre]]. The party was founded in 1918 by members from the [[Social Democrats (Yonderre)|Social Democrats]], breaking away to pursue a more hardline form of socialism. Formed chiefly by workers in [[Toubourg]], the party grew steadily in popularity, being first represented in [[Yonderian Parliament]] in 1928. The party grew in strength throughout the [[Second Great War]] years until peaking in the 1960s. Unpopular leadership and radical changes to party line led to a steady decline in popularity through the 1970s and 80s until a faction broke off and formed the [[Red-Greens (Yonderre)|Red-Greens]] in 1985, taking with them more than a third of the WP's members. | ||
The Workers' Party bases their politics around ''{{wpl|Stalinism|Stahlism}}'', from the Gothic ''Stahl'' meaning "steel". It runs for the [[Yonderian Parliament]] on promises of equality, wide-scale nationalisation of businesses and services and the building of communist society with the state as the only tool. Initially preaching violent revolution and the abolishment of the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] and the [[Levantine Catholic Church]] all together, the party has gradually sought a softer line as this position became mostly untenable in [[Yonderian politics]]. Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the WP retains an influence in [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] politics, especially at the local level. | The Workers' Party bases their politics around ''{{wpl|Stalinism|Stahlism}}'', from the Gothic ''Stahl'' meaning "steel". It runs for the [[Yonderian Parliament]] on promises of equality, wide-scale nationalisation of businesses and services and the building of communist society with the state as the only tool. Initially preaching violent revolution and the abolishment of the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] and the [[Levantine Catholic Church]] all together, the party has gradually sought a softer line as this position became mostly untenable in [[Yonderian politics]]. Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the WP retains an influence in [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] politics, especially at the local level. | ||
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The Workers' Party was founded in 1918 by members of the [[Social Democrats (Yonderre)|Social Democratic Party]] by steel workers in [[Toubourg]]. The founding members of the party broke away from the Social Democrats to pursue a more hardline form of socialism that they named ''{{wpl|Stalinism|Stahlism}}'' after their trade, from the Gothic ''Stahl'' meaning "steel". The initial party programme guaranteed equality of men and women, a wide-scale nationalisation of businesses and services down to foodstands and the building of a communist workers' paradise with the state as the only tool. They quickly gained local support from the Toubourg Millers' Union and postal workers but feuded with the workers of the [[Toubourg Brewery]] who held much more conservative views. | The Workers' Party was founded in 1918 by members of the [[Social Democrats (Yonderre)|Social Democratic Party]] by steel workers in [[Toubourg]]. The founding members of the party broke away from the Social Democrats to pursue a more hardline form of socialism that they named ''{{wpl|Stalinism|Stahlism}}'' after their trade, from the Gothic ''Stahl'' meaning "steel". The initial party programme guaranteed equality of men and women, a wide-scale nationalisation of businesses and services down to foodstands and the building of a communist workers' paradise with the state as the only tool. They quickly gained local support from the Toubourg Millers' Union and postal workers but feuded with the workers of the [[Toubourg Brewery]] who held much more conservative views. | ||
The Workers' Party expanded rapidly during the [[Great War]] years, preaching interchangably pacifism and isolationism. The-then General Secretary of the party [[Wilhelm Goldmann]] held the view that [[Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie in the Great War|Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie]] were class traitors and even traitors to the nation of [[Yonderre]] itself, urging his followers and party members not to associate with them. This had the opposite effect of causing harassment and even assaults on returning Volonderres and those on home leave, which ultimately saw more than a thousand party members jailed over the Great War. Goldmann was charged with agitation and incitement of violence but acquitted at [[Yonderian High Court|High Court]] after a lengthy case. By 1948 the Workers' Party had more than 125,000 paying members and received 4.5 million votes in the [[1948 Yonderian general election]], just over 13.6% of the [[Grand Vote]]. | The Workers' Party expanded rapidly during the [[Second Great War]] years, preaching interchangably pacifism and isolationism. The-then General Secretary of the party [[Wilhelm Goldmann]] held the view that [[Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie in the Great War|Yonderian volunteers to Burgundie]] were class traitors and even traitors to the nation of [[Yonderre]] itself, urging his followers and party members not to associate with them. This had the opposite effect of causing harassment and even assaults on returning Volonderres and those on home leave, which ultimately saw more than a thousand party members jailed over the Great War. Goldmann was charged with agitation and incitement of violence but acquitted at [[Yonderian High Court|High Court]] after a lengthy case. By 1948 the Workers' Party had more than 125,000 paying members and received 4.5 million votes in the [[1948 Yonderian general election]], just over 13.6% of the [[Grand Vote]]. | ||
===Popularity peak, cult of personality and downfall=== | ===Popularity peak, cult of personality and downfall=== | ||
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===1990s-present=== | ===1990s-present=== | ||
After disappointing elections in the 1980s [[Thierry de Nour]] was forced out of the Workers' Party in 1990 in a coup by upper party echelons. His replacement as General Secretary was [[Ingrid Lichter]], who sought to steer the party back towards similar positions it had held immediately after the [[Great War]], appealing to the [[Red-Greens (Yonderre)|Red-Greens]] to return to the party. Members and votes were still being lost to the Red-Greens however, who had refused Lichter's pleas and followed a much softer, more liberal form of communism than the Stahlists could ever agree to. | After disappointing elections in the 1980s [[Thierry de Nour]] was forced out of the Workers' Party in 1990 in a coup by upper party echelons. His replacement as General Secretary was [[Ingrid Lichter]], who sought to steer the party back towards similar positions it had held immediately after the [[Second Great War]], appealing to the [[Red-Greens (Yonderre)|Red-Greens]] to return to the party. Members and votes were still being lost to the Red-Greens however, who had refused Lichter's pleas and followed a much softer, more liberal form of communism than the Stahlists could ever agree to. | ||
==Press== | ==Press== | ||