Call of the Republic

The Call of the Republic (CR) is a center-left political party in Davostan, formed in June 3966. Ahmet Karadeniz, the party's founder, has served as its president since then.

The platform of the CR is loosely based on the social democratic world view, combined with a liberal stance on most major social issues. However, the party's traditional main focus has been the advocacy of the interests of the Ahmadi minority in Davostan.

Currently, the Call of the Republic controls a singl town, but is unrepresented in the national legislature.

Ideology
The CR is commonly described as a big tent party, and includes a wide variety of ideological groupings. The party's main policies, stressed in its manifesto, include fiscal statism, the establishment of a welfare state, green politics and state secularism. Despite the latter, the Call of the Republic is one of the principal parties aiming to represent the Ahmadi religious minority in Davostan.

Ideological trends
Among the most prominent and consistent ideological groups in the party, are the following:
 * Social democracy. The majority of party members adhere to some form of fiscal progressivism. Among the CR's top priorities have been the introduction of a Law introducing an 8-hour workday, paid sick leave and universal healthcare. The party's founder, Ahmet Karadeniz, belongs to this faction.
 * Ahmadi left. While nominally a secular party, one of its main policies has been the advocacy of Ahmadi minority interests. The Ahmadi religious group constitutes approximately 10-12% of the Davostani population. Meanwhile, according to a recent internal poll in the CR, around 60% of party members subscribe to this faith. Typically, Ahmadi members of the Call of the Republic are otherwise leftist in nature.
 * Social liberalism. Issues such as gender equality, civil rights and minority representation have concerned the party leadership of the CR since its inception. While the more strongly religious segments of the party have commonly held more socially conservative views, the liberal faction has represented the majority, and often held a dominant position at party congresses.
 * Green politics. One of the most recent addition to the platform of the Call of the Republic, is ecologism. Animal welfare and sustainable Development are common themes, in particular among the younger members of the party.

Factions
The Call of the Republic consists of a variety of official internal factions. While their names and personalities have fluctuated over the years, the secular-religious divide has remained one of the primary areas of conflict between party members. The members of said factions are typically labelled as "liberals" and "conservatives" respectively. The table below displays the composition of the ten most recnt party congresses, as well as the elected party leader.