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The Dranish Social Union more popularly known as the DSU is a centrist catch all party which was founded in April 3536 in Gongmangdo-Comares, Elbian. It was founded by former BCB Leader Aubrey Hathaway, The DSU a coalition of labour unions, Hosian churches and other social activist groups.

Ideology
Economy

The DSU stands for a mixed economy with moderate government interfence in order to ensure that equality and competitiveness develops. The party favours large agricultural subsidies for small scale farmers. The party supports a progressive income tax code.

Ecology

The party embraces an anthropocentric policy putting the needs of humans and industries before those of animals and plants. The party supports increased and speedy industrialisation.

Defence

The DSU supports maintenance of a strong military with access to all types of weaponry. The party favours increased military spending which it views a part of an effective deterrent.

Social Issues

The DSU is strongly socially conservative and opposes abortion, same sex marriage and recognition of other alternative lifestyles such as cross dressing.

Devolution

The DSU desires to maintain a strongly unitary government and believes that local governments are a cause and symbol of inefficiency and waste. The party has proposed to abolish all provincial governments

Foreign policy

The DSU supports an interventionist foreign policy and also supports full annexation of the DAZ and its organisation as the sixth province of Dranland. The party opposes free trade and wants heavy tariffs especially on industrial and agricultural products. The DSU proposes to limit immigration to Dranland to 'very small numbers' and supports harsh crackdowns on illegal immigrants.

Structure
The party leader is elected by party members and has to win 50%+1 in order to avoid a run off. A leadership election is triggered if more than half of all MPs sign a statement calling for it. The deputy Chairman is elected in a similar fashion on a separate ballot.

The party is strongly centralised but has provincial sub-parties with weak organisation on the constituency level where the party's parliamentary (national and provincial) candidates are chosen. The party nominates a Presidential candidate or declares support of another party's at a 'magic circle' meeting composed of the party executive, provincial governors and leading MPs. This group also chooses gubernatorial candidates.

Support
The party's support is strongest amongst lower middle class citizens, small scale farmers and small town dwellers. Its support is strongest in Loren and in Ulbrach especially in the military bases.

Under Aubrey Hathaway
Yates left a great void upon his death in November 3534 which was quickly filled by the then BCB Parliamentary Leader Aubrey Hathaway, a senior M.P. from Magadonia from who faced a stiff challenge from the reformists now led by a more popular Timothy Omundsson. Hathaway helped constitutional reforms which some Dranland return to a parliamentary republic. Once in full control of the party, he directed the Congress to change its name and policy to a more centrist catch all direction. Thus on April 2, 3536, the BCB was transformed to the DSU.