Direct Democratic Front
Direct Democratic Front [direkt]thāruāritax Vair | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General | - |
| Caucus Chair | - |
| Whip | - |
| Founded | 21193 |
| Merged into | Kiravian Free Alliance (21206) |
| Headquarters | №14, 67-ram, Kartika |
| Newspaper | Kiravian Democrat |
| Ideology | Direct democracy Community politics Electoral reform Tax reform Net neutrality Social libertarianism Information privacy Open government Anti-corruption |
| Federal Stanora | 8 / 545 |
The Direct Democratic Front (Kiravic: [direkt]thāruāritax Vair) was a caucus in the Kiravian Stanora united around a platform of radical reform in areas such as the political process, internet and information policy, taxation, government ethics, and "networked alter-localism". The DDF was the institutional expression of several related political and social movements inspired by the Kiravian Virtual Revolution, with positive views about the use of information technology to improve society and governance.
The DDF caucus was dissolved in 21206, merging into the Kiravian Free Alliance. The Democratic Kiravia Network continues as a conference affiliated with the KFA.
Platform
The main planks of the DDF platform were, as stated on its website:
- Transparency, accountability, and popular participation in government
- Digital development, expanded broadband access, and protection of the digital frontier
- Privacy, personal autonomy, and the protection of civil liberties
- More efficient, accessible, and responsive administration
Ahead of the 21203 election, 44% of likely DDF voters indicated "preventing government encroachment against filesharing" as the issue most important to them.
Member Parties
Full Members (currently represented in the Stanora)
- Iscovan Digital Society Party (Iscova)
- Direct Democratic Party of Kesta
- Popular Reform Party (Turvóya)
- Communications Freedom & Democracy Party (Altoarborea)
Consultative Members
- Greater Community Party (Kisynska)
- Electronic Liberty Party (Cascada)
- Open Social Party (Kaviska)
- Direct Democratic Party of Niyaska
- Internet Party (Thenrya)
- Digital Social Party (Despretina)
- Internet Party (Despretina)
- Data Integration Thought Party (Devalömica)
Voter Base
Supporters of DDF parties occupy the most digitised segment of Kiravia's wide digital divide. The Electronic Liberty Party of Cascada, a DDF affiliate, reported that 100% of its members owned a personal computer (as opposed to 96% of the state's population), 100% owned a cellular phone (versus 76% of Cascadans), 60% owned a smartphone (versus 42% of Cascadans), and _____. DDF affiliates perform best in wealthy, urbanised states with major high-tech industry centres and widespread access to information technology, such as Xirya, Cascada, Niyaska, Kiśynska, Iscova, and Despretina. The majority of DDF voters are under the age of 35, and the caucus is frequently referred to as a youth party.