Democratic Party (Kirlawa)

The Party of Labour, PL   (Dundorfian: Partei der Arbeit, PdA) is officially a democratic socialist political party in Kirlawa. The party was founded in September 3516 as the political wing of the National Confederation of Labour, Kirlawa's second-largest trade union centre. Christina Eleftheria was elected the party's first leader the same month.

The 3510s
The Party of Labour was founded in September 3516 as the electoral wing of the National Confederation of Labour (NCL). The party elected Christina Eleftheria as their first leader the same month, and the party soon developed a leftist, progressive profile, aimed at attracting working-class people across Kirlawa. Initially, the party was haunted by an internal dispute regarding its political ideology. At the time, marxism had become by far the most widespread ideology among the party's members and leadership. This resulted in a party split in 3517, which ultimately ended with the foundation of the Social Democratic Party of Labour (SDPL). The SDPL consisted of former members of the rightist faction of the original Party of Labour. The split weakened the PL in the 3517 elections.

The PL failed to earn any seats in the Kirlawan parliament in the elections of 3517. However, they established themselves in several local councils following the 3518 local elections, when 85 councillors were elected from the party.

Political platform
The Party of Labour describes itself as a democratic socialist party, and focuses primarily on economic democracy and ecological sustainability. Since its foundation, the party has opposed all forms of violence and war, and advocates for disarment. Human rights, LGBT liberation and gender equality also play an important part of the party's profile. Initially the Party of Labour was based on marxism and revolutionary socialism, but this stance was later abandoned in favour of democratic socialism, or what has been described by external sources as social democracy. However, the Labour Left faction of the party still contains many orthodox marxists and classical labourists.

Internal factions
The PL consists of two main rivaling factions - Labour Left and Labour Right. The Labour Left consists of democratic socialists, ecologists and the more orthodox marxists. This faction focuses primarily on industrial democracy and social revolution. The opposing faction, the Labour Right, describes itself as a more modern, progressive force. It subscribes to social democracy and social liberalism, and does not principally oppose foreign Kirlawan military activity.