Party of the Socialist Labour

The Party of the Socialist Labour, most commonly known by its abbreviation PASOL or simply Labour, is a socialist political party in Zardugal. The party was established in 3355, when the Socialist Workers Party made major amendments to its constitution and changed its name to better suit its new political image.

Ideology
PASOL describes its ideology as semi-libertarian socialist, advocating the preservation, though radical reformation, of the parliamentary democracy, yet at the same time seeking to establish a syndicalist and councilist economy based on workers' self management. Thus the party seeks to limit the government's interference in the economy to the most vital tasks, such as education, healthcare, infrastructure etcetera. Sofia Giovanni was elected from the party's left-wing known as Labour Left, which contains anarchists, communists and revolutionary as well as democratic socialists, while Labour Right contains social democrats and third way advocates.

On social issues, the party supports civil libertarianism, and reflecting its communitarian economic policies it seeks to create higher amounts of social equality and justice in the Federation. It has proven itself to support the enchancement of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexuals' rights, including the legalisation of marriage for said groups. It also favours the legalisation of abortion, and the separation of church and state, though advocating the freedom of religion.

History
The PASOL was founded in 3355, when the Socialist Workers Party changed its name as Sofia Giovanni was sworn in as party leader. President Silas Francisco of the SWP resigned in 3355 when he was re-elected to serve a second presidential term. This lead to a radicalisation of the party, and its new name was meant to symbolize its policies on workers' self management and a libertarian socialist economy.

In January 3356, a small group of social democrats split from PASOL to form the New Socialist Workers Party, due to an internal struggle between the Left and Right Factions of the party.