Tukarese Democratic Union

The Tukarese Democratic Union is a political party that was active in Tukarali between 3283 and 3354.

History
The Tukarese Democratic Union was originally founded as the Tukarali Democratic Underground, a resistance movement to the Fascist state dominated by the Staton family that had existed in Tukarali since 3256. Despite attempts at intimidation by the regime, the Tukarali Democratic Underground nominated Geoffrey Thornalley as their presidential candidate in the 3284 election and went on to win the presidency as well as a parliamentary majority in their first ever election.

For most of its history the TDU stood in contest to the representatives of the former Staton regime which continued their party under various names until 3345.

Ideology
Originally founded as a broad movement ranging from national conservatives to revolutionary socialists, the uniting force for the Tukarese Democratic Union was the opposition to the Staton-personalist Fascist regime, which seemed ignorant of any aspects of the indigenous cultures of Tukarali.

After the TDU had first won an election, the centrist and moderate conservative groups within the TDU soon became dominant. This tendency became even more marked after founding chairman Geoffrey Thornalley, who was generally regarded as a liberal, retired from politics. By 3300, the party was firmly established as a center-right and regionalist force.