Aldegar Social Democratic Party

The Aldegar Social Democratic Party is a political party in the Republic of Aldegar. It is generally seen as socialist and left-wing.

Beginnings (2256-2268)
The ASDP was founded in 2256 in the City of Frihet by Robert Cannington, a socialist who wanted his personal views, which fell somewhere in between the Fenner Brockway Socialist Party and the Marxist Party, to be represented in the Aldegar legislature. After proposing several bills and campaigning through two elections, he had nine MGCs (Members of the Grand Council) elected, all of them in Hikirena where the ASDP had a particularly good showing following an endorsement from a local labour union. Although he was defeated in his own electoral district, he held his position as leader. The next two elections saw no luck for Cannington, but the original nine Social Democratic MGCs were joined by 24 more, giving the ASDP a chance to break out into the mainstream of Aldegarian politics.

First Sucesses (2269-2272)
However, the ASDP were not content with their 33 seats and started campaigning heavily during the next election cycle. Their efforts produced great results: the ASDP got a record high of 86 MGCs elected, including Robert Cannington and 30 other MGCs in Somasi, where the ASDP obtained almost 40% of all votes cast. With the Fenner Brockway Socialist Party and the Marxist Party at almost an exact tie (the FBSP had 145 seats and the Marxists had 144), the ASDP held considerable clout in the Grand Council. In practice, whoever had the ASDP vote with them got all of their bills passed. A new cabinet proposal was floated with the ASDP coming into Cabinet for the first time in its history; however, that was not to be.

Recent Developments
The ASDP is currently the third largest party in the Aldegar legislature, after the FBSP and the Marxists and ahead of the newly-formed Center-Right Coalition. The ASDP's latest bill was one to create a new national flag, which passed soundly with support from all four parties.