Democratic Socialist Party (Kirlawa)

Founding

The Democratic Socialist Party of Kirlawa was founded in 2587 by James Falkin, the current party leader, and Henry Carlson, the current foreign affairs critic. The two made a deal that Falkin could have the leadership if Carlson got foreign affairs and was allowed to succeed him once he stepped down. The party was a merger between a number of regional parties, including the Merkan Communist Party, known for being the first party to adopt the very mild Artcommunism, a communism for democratic states in Artania, the Nuchtmark Socialist Party, Dirguzia Worker's Socialiist Party, and a number of trade unions, including the Worker's liberation union. Falkin was the leader of the mildly succesful Dirguzia Worker's Socialist Party, and Carlson was the leader of the Merkan Communist Party. In its first election,