Democratic Socialists party congress, 3687

The Rildanorian Socialist Left party was founded in 3687, as a merger of various local and regional leftist parties in the country. The various groups decided to meet in the Rildanorian capital city of Labonne on 5 August that year, to shape the new party. There were 987 participating delegates.

Dates
It was decided before the convention began that it would last for five days, from the 5th to the 10th of August, and that in that time a name, a manifesto and a leader should have been adopted.

5 August
On the 5 August 3687, the Meroixian Socialist Party, the Rildanorian Communist Refoundation, the United Left and the Labour Democrats all gathered in a conference building in Labonne, to initiate the founding congress of the new party. On the first day, they adopted the name Socialist Left, originally intended only to serve as a temporary name. However, the congress later voted to retain the name permanently.

6 August
By 6 August, the various participating parties and groups had grouped together into several factions, each with its own ideological leaning. Most of these were overlapping, and they needed at least 20 members among the 987 delegates in order to be recognised. Of all the delegates, 97 chose not to align themselves with any faction.