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==Platform== | ==Platform== | ||
{{Cquote|We, the Popular Democratic Front, are united in our mission to liberate the Kiravian People from exploitation and domination by élite interests, establish social control of the means of production from above - through the political process - and from below - through labour organisation and workers’ self-management, democratise and equalise the enjoyment of social goods; and protect the productive classes, commons, and natural environment through a robust, capable, and transparent public sector. | |||
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===Near-Term Objectives=== | ===Near-Term Objectives=== | ||
Provided below is the official common platform of the PDF for upcoming electricians and legislative cycles: | Provided below is the official common platform of the PDF for upcoming electricians and legislative cycles: | ||
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==Currants== | ==Currants== | ||
[[File:Ribes rubrum a1.jpg|thumb|''Ribes rubrum'', long used as a symbol of the Kiravian Left]] | [[File:Ribes rubrum a1.jpg|thumb|''Ribes rubrum'', long used as a symbol of the Kiravian Left]] | ||
Political analysts often speak of four coëxisting ‘currents’ in the PDF that are identifiable with its different internal factions, voter blocs, and rhetorical approaches. | |||
*A '''dark red current''' ( ''ulsihūriruor'' ) deeply committed to the legacy of the old Kirosocialist Party and the Kiravian Union, critical of the present constitutional order, and appealing to Kirosocialist nostalgia and hard {{wp|Anticapitalism|anti-capitalist sentiment}}. The dark-red current draws support from aging loyalists of the old regime, residents of [[Three Kiravs Model|Second Kirav]] industrial towns ill-served by market reforms, and certain ethnic communities. This current's political "brand", so to speak, is often referred to pejoratively as “burnt-brick socialism”, alluding to its adherents’ ideological inflexibility, the {{wp|urban decay}} characteristic of its electoral strongholds, and the social background of many of its supporters (brickburning was traditionally a craft reserved to marginalised castes). Party cadre belonging to the deep-red current believe that theoretical rigour and conserving Marxist roots and Devinist methods of Kirosocialism are important, even if the salience of such questions has become obscure in today's Kiravia; the attitudes of its voter base are characterised by {{wp|left-wing populism}} and nostalgia for the Kiravian Union. | |||
*A '''bright red current''' ( ''rensihūriruor'' ) locating itself the Kirosocialist tradition and adhering to Kirosocialist (rather than {{wp|Liberal socialism|liberal-socialist}}) ideology, but adapting to post-reunification developments with a focus on near-term objectives and mainstream electability. The bright-red current appeals more to the metropolitan working class of First Kirav, and tends to emphasise humanitarian concerns (such as housing, public safety, healthcare), public services, and good governance in the face of corporate corruption. Bright-red sections of the PDF may take inspiration from [[Kirosocialism#212th century|Kirosocialism of the 212th century]], Kirosocial democracy, {{wp|Arab socialism|Coscivian social-nationalism}}, or other theoretical schools. Some provincial and municipal parties taking a bright-red approach have sought to portray themselves as "socialists for growth" and associate themselves with the image of socialist mayors like [[Cities of Kiravia#Denisar|Denisar]]'s M.K. Stornoğuvin who are perfectly comfortable courting foreign investors to create local jobs and grow the tax base. | |||
*A '''light red''' or '''pink current''' ( ''adèktivihūriruor'' ) favourable to {{wp|liberal socialist}} and {{wp|social-democratic}} policy approaches and not indebted to Kirosocialist ideology or the Kiravian Union. The light-red current is more liberal than the bright-red current on political matters, but somewhat more statist on economic matters and much more hostile towards business interests. The light-red current is a marginal but growing force in coastal state parties. | |||
*A '''magenta current''' representing a revival of certain early 20th-century Kiravian progressive movements, such as [[Instructivism]], that helped to influence the development of Kirosocialism but were ultimately displaced by it. The magenta current presents itself as pragmatic, forward-looking, and attentive to contemporary social problems, to which it offers technocratic solutions inspired by modern science and {{wp|mainstream economics|mainstream economic}} studies. The magenta current is deeply suspicious of the financial sector and capital markets, but being outside of the socialist camp proper it takes no issue with the market economy itself, preferring directive and regulatory application of state power than in public ownership. It has been labelled by its detractors to the left as "naked dictatorship of the {{wp|intelligentsia}}" and by its detractors on the right as "{{wp|dirigism}} with a human face". | |||
*A '''religious socialist current''' driven by {{wp|Christian socialism|Christian socialist}} and {{wp|Islamic socialism|Islamic socialist}} elements excluded from the [[Caritist Social Union]]. Inspired by {{wp|liberation theology}} rather than Kirosocialism, this current has a different image and voter base from the dark/bright and light red currents. Much of its support comes from Third Kirav and from agricultural workers, and unlike the other currents, it has a significant following outside Great Kirav, particularly in [[Sarolasta]] and [[Tiorentia]]. This current is especially prominent in the Farravonian states, an in [[Verakośa]], where Christian-left parties are the senior state-level PDF affiliates. Numerous Catholic university towns in Farravonia have had mayors in this vein. | |||
<!--Most tendency groups are organised as a interstate conferences of state-level parties. However, the SPKF, SPKU, and RCKK are federated parties with nationwide Central Committees and operate as multi-state political parties under [[Antipartisan law in Kiravia|political party control laws]]. | <!--Most tendency groups are organised as a interstate conferences of state-level parties. However, the SPKF, SPKU, and RCKK are federated parties with nationwide Central Committees and operate as multi-state political parties under [[Antipartisan law in Kiravia|political party control laws]]. | ||