Socialist Phalanx Party

The Socialist Phalanx Party (Kathuran: ܓܒܐ ܕܫܘܼܚܬܵܐ ܫܘܛܐܦܝܐ, Gaba d-Shuhta Shawtapaya) was a Phalangite and Pan-Qedarite (OOC: Pan-Semitic) political party in Barmenistan, based on the ideals of Cildanian Phalangism. The SPP advocated the establishment of a Qedarite (OOC: Semitic) nation-state spanning the continent of Qedar (Majatra), based on the common linguistic, historical, and religious background of the Qedarite peoples. The SPP also advocated the abolition of feudalism and of the rule of the traditional notables and landowners, the elimination of clan politics, a full and strict separation of Church/Mosque and State, and the protection of private property coupled with mandatory education, universal healthcare, the nationalization of vital areas of the economy, and a strong centralized state. The Socialist Phalanx Party also supported the de-Jelbization of Barmenia and ultimately all Majatra, the elimination of separatist tribal minority interests, and a common struggle of all Qedarite peoples against colonialism, imperialism, and foreign influences on the continent.

In 4160 the party won a large electoral victory and its leader Khammo Qasyounan won the head of state elections. After an ostentatious march on the capital, King Constantine II was forced to appoint a Phalangite cabined and sign a draft constitution that established the Qedarite Kingdom of Barmenia. Under the Phalanx Barmenistan witnessed increased persecution against Felinists and Jelbics, and forceful attempts to assimilate the Jelbic population into the Kathuran ethnic group. The Phalanx also championed the Surname Law that banned clan names and patronymics and whose effects outlasted the Phalangite regime. The extreme measures championed by the Socialist Phalanx Party ultimately led to its downfall. In 4166 Khammo Qasyounan was removed from power and summarily executed, sparking a brief insurgency led by the Hawks of the Whirlwind, the party's paramilitay branch. The insurgency was quickly defeated, and the remaining leadership of the Hawks and the party reportedly relocated to Beiteynu, from where they would continue to launch guerrilla operations in Barmenistan for a few more years. In the power struggle immediately after Khammo Qasyounan's execution Sardanapal Melechesh emerged as the leader of the party, and would lead the Phalangite remnants until his death in 4181.