Progressive & Alternative

===  Progressive & Alternative=== P&A is a progressive left-wing party in Democratic Republic of Lodamun. Important issues to P&A are education, health care, ecology and a well-balanced economy. P&A seems quite internationalist orientated, but considers a unitary state as first priority. Eventhough P&A doesn't really support compulsary voting, it shows to do lots of effort inciting people to vote.

Foundation
P&A was founded in 3616 by Ted Murphy and some like-minded citizens of Lodamun, most of them residents of the St-Martin area. According to Ted Murph, the sole reason would have been to avoid a autocracy with a, at that time, very strong and influent National Republican Guard. The NRG by then was the only party that seemed to matter as the other parties present lacked firm leadership.



Electoral results
Shortly after P&A was founded, there were elections in Lodamun. Being barely noticed by the public, P&A hardly got any votes and completely missed it's entrance on the political scene.

In 3619, elections turned out to be a direct battle between the young, progressive P&A and the popular NRG, since the other two parties ceased to exist. By that time, Ted Murphy had already profiled himself as a strong and the indisputable leader of his party.The party and it's chairman had definitley been noticed by the public. The elections were a huge success, for both of the political families. Only setback for P&A was the poor result outside the province of Golavia. Not one seat was won in any of the four other provinces. P&A didn't apply for office, but Ted Murphy was granted the post of vice-president of Lodamun.

Political accomplishments
Up to now the mutual understanding with NRG has made it possible for P&A to achieve some of their goals and to see some of their proposal to pass the voting.

Protagonists
Candidate for President: currently Ted Murphy (chairman), but this hasn't been confirmed yet.

Candidate Head of Government: Paul Spaak, spokesman

Candidates for Office/Cabinet: Upcoming talents:
 * Foreign Affairs: Emile Vandevelde
 * Internal Affairs: Wellem Ekelers
 * Finance: Hendrik Deman, financial advisor and treasurer of P&A
 * Defence: Anton Spinoy
 * Justice: Henry Rolin
 * Infrastructure and Transport: Eduard Ansele
 * Health and Social Services: Kamiel Huysmans, one of P&A's strongholds
 * Science and Technology: Herman Devos
 * Food and Agriculture: Artuur Wauters
 * Environment and Tourism: Jan Peters
 * Trade and Industry: Marc Pierson
 * Louise Spaak
 * Franklin Saks
 * Filip Deridder
 * Anne Smet
 * Tim De Craene