Wahdist League

Wahdist League الدوري الوحدوي
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Abbreviation	WL
President	Mohammad Abbasi
Vice President	Jaffar Tajeddin
Headquarters	Al-Khuweeiyah, Dabiristan
Student wing	Students Society of the Wahdist League
Youth wing	Wahdist Youth League
Religion	Wahdist Alqamarism

The Wahdist League (WL; Dabiristani: الدوري الوحدوي) is a major political party in Dabiristan and one of three major parties in Dabiristani politics, along with the Combatant Clergy League and Wahdist Republicans. It is the current ruling party of Dabiristan following its victory in the 2022 National Elections. It is the oldest continuous political party in Dabiristan, being established on 20 March 1976.

The Wahdist League, as a political party, was not a legal party until the successful Wahdist Revolution which overthrew the Sadeghid Qawahtanate. It proceeded to win the First Dabiristani National Elections and established itself as one of the primary political parties of Dabiristan. It competes with the Wahdist Republicans and Combatant Clergy League. Winning the three most recent elections, the Wahdist League has seen an increase in votes since the 2018 National Elections.

History

Prior to Wahdist Revolution

On 20 October 1976, Ayatollah Azageh established the “Wahdist League”; a political party calling for the downfall of the Qawahtanate. It went through severe repression but still managed to see exponential member growth. As Qawahtan Hashemi II refused to back down from his reforms, the populace of Dabiristan became more disillusioned with his rule and more sympathetic to the Wahdist League.

On 12 January 1977, the death of Abdullah Ibn-Hamad, a prominent member of the Wahdist League, led to a series of riots in cities across Dabiristan. The populace blamed Hashemi II for his death by claiming he had ordered his assassination. Hashemi II managed to maintain some amounts of stability by brutally cracking down on the rioters. Mass arrests and use of tear gas caused the disruption of the riots. The riots would gradually die down over the next few months.

On October 1977, Ayatollah Azageh, founder and chairman of the Wahdist League, and three other members of the Wahdist League were exiled. Azageh, after his exile, claim that Hashemi II had attempted to assassinate him. This prompted another series of riots. This time, the Dabiristani army and police force were unable to quell the riots as cities began falling to the rioters. Desperate measures were soon undertaken such as the use of live rounds to quell the rioters. This brought Dabiristan close to civil war, however, in a sudden move, Qawahtan Hashemi II abdicated in December of 1977 and gave power to his eldest son. This move led to the riots slowly dying down and the Qawahtanate was able to again retain control of the nation.

Mahdi Ibn-Hashemi was crowned in January 1978 and became Qawahtan Mahdi III. It was widely believed during Mahdi's reign that here would be a reversal of his fathers unpopular reforms. Instead, Qawahtan Mahdi III doubled down on the reforms and began to implement them even more aggresively than his father had. Azageh, in response, called for another series of protests in April of 1978. These protests would see no success and Mahdi III would continue to implement the reforms.

For the next four years, the movement against the Qawahtanate would see no success. This would change when Qawahtan Mahdi III passed away from an unprecedented heart attack. As Mahdi III had no sons (only two daughters), his brother, Azade Ibn-Hashemi, would become Qawahtan. His coronation was delayed for multiple months due to succession issues with other family members. Eventually, Azade Ibn-Hashemi was crowned in January 1983 and became Qawahtan Azade. Unlike his predecessors, Azade hoped to quell the civil strife in Dabiristan by reversing some of the reforms that had been implemented in the years prior. This proved to have some success as his early rule was not plagued with riots and protests like his brother’s had. The Wahdist League also made no serious attempts at protesting during the early reign of Azade.

On 5 September 1983, the Wahdist League called for yet another series of protests. Despite the best efforts of Qawahtan Azade, the protestors began to overwhelm the Dabiristani law enforcement. In contrast to Hashemi II, Azade did not use brutal measures to crackdown on the protests. Thus, the Wahdist League quickly managed to gain leverage in Dabiristani politics.

On 28 January 1984, Ayatollah Azageh flew back into Dabiristan without any opposition from the army or police. It then became public knowledge that Azade had fled Dabiristan a week prior and a military government had been established. The military government was headed by General Gholam, a sympathist for the Wahdist League. He would end the exile of all political dissidents and release all political prisoners in Dabiristan. This move would be the “nail in the coffin” for the Sadeghid Qawahtanate. Azageh would deliver a sermon and speech to the people of Dabiristan in the city of Al-Khuweeiyah. In it, he outlined the troubles and struggles the populace had faced for almost an entire decade and how they were finally over. He declared the formation of the Wahdist Republic of Dabiristan and declared himself to be the first “Supreme Leader” of the nation. Widespread celebrations would take place all over Dabiristan.

Post Wahdist Revolution

Following the successful Wahdist Revolution, a constitution was drafted and later ratified. This constitution radically reformed the legislative and executive aspects of the nation. Multiple new positions were established and others were abolished. The most prominent office that was established was the position of "Supreme Leader". The position de facto became the Head of State position in Dabiristan. Azageh assumed this office immediately and became the first Supreme Leader of Dabiristan and held it until his death. The next most prominent office that was established was that of the President. This position remained vacant until the 1984 National Elections. Azageh had given up his position as Chairman of the Wahdist League upon becoming Supreme Leader of Dabiristan. Ibraheemi succeeded Azageh soon after and led the Wahdist League during the 1984 National Elections.

The Wahdist League would see it's first victory after winning the 1984 National Elections. Ibraheemi became the first President of Dabiristan and established his cabinet the day after his election. Ibraheemi's presidency would be cut short when he was assassinated whilst delivering a speech in April of 1986. According to constitution, in times where the President could not continue his presidency, the Vice President would take over until the period of incapacitation was over. However, the assassination also succeeded in assassinating the Vice President, Qassem Al-Mostafi, and several other members of government.

Azageh would declare that a premature national election would have to be held as the current government had been incapacitated. Then Minister of Agriculture, Mir-Jafar Kashafli, would be elected as Chairman of the Wahdist League. The Wahdist League would again win the National Elections and Kashafli would form his cabinet soon after. Kashafli would go on to hold the position of President for one full term. Unexpectedly, Kashafli announced he would not be running for a second term in office and declared he would retire from politics the day after his presidency ended. He cited "personal reasons" for his reason of resignation.

Following Kashafli's announcement of retirement, the Wahdist League would promptly elect then Minister of Energy, Majed Al-Basim, to become Chairman of the Wahdist League. Al-Basim was considered too "liberal" by many members and supporters of the Wahdist League. This saw a massive loss of support for the Wahdist League. This would also result in a new political party forming after splitting off from the Wahdist League. It named itself the Combatant Clergy League and campaigned on the basis of "staying true to the spirit of the Wahdist Revolution". Led by former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erda Rasheed, the Combatant Clergy League would begin their rise in Dabiristani politics. Despite the split and loss in support, the Wahdist League would win the 1990 National Elections.

Al-Basim's presidency is considered to be extremely controversial. He is seen as the reason for the Wahdist League losing in the 1994 and 1998 National Elections. His presidency is marked with failed attempts to privatise the energy industry and attempts to reform the military. In 1993, a scandal involving the assassination of far-left politician, Bozorg Tahabadi, resulted in many blaming Al-Basim's government for corruption and dictatorial rule. Al-Basim announced he would be resigning from politics after his presidential term ended in similar fashion to his predecessor. He also cited "personal reasons" for his reason of resignation.

In a desperate attempt to win the 1994 National Elections, the Wahdist League elected Muhammad Asghar to become Chairman of the Wahdist League. His campaign saved the Wahdist League league from losing millions of votes but the Wahdist League could not achieve majority. The Wahdist Republicans, after forming a coalition with two other minor parties to gain majority, formed the first non-Wahdist League government in Dabiristani history since the Wahdist Revolution.

Muhammad Asghar would lose chairmanship of the Wahdist League after the 1994 National Elections. Al-Tusi Al-Haydar was voted in as Chairman of the Wahdist League a week later. His chairmanship would see a slight increase in votes in the 1998 National Elections but the Wahdist League still suffered a loss. Following Al-Haydar's loss in the 1998 National Elections, Chairmanship would be passed onto Musa Nazeri. Under Nazeri's chairmanship, the Wahdist League was able to win 120 seats in the Consultative Assembly. Although not achieving majority, with the blessing of Supreme Leader (name), Nazeri was allowed to form a minority government.

Nazeri's government is notorious for how short-lived it was. A day after becoming President, a vote of no confidence was held in the Consultative Assembly. This vote of no confidence passed and Nazeri was forced to disband his government a week later. Elections were held on the same day and the Wahdist League would lose two seats causing the Wahdist Republicans to gain majority.

Following Nazeri's controversial presidency, the Wahdist League voted Abdallah Al-Hujatullah in as Chairman of the Wahdist League. His chairmanship was focused on rebuilding the reputation of the Wahdist League rather than winning the National Elections. It is also why he became the first Chairman of the Wahdist League to serve two terms. His campaigns helped the Wahdist League regain the popularity it needed to challenge the presidential position which the Wahdist Republicans currently dominated.

When Muhammad Al-Anwar was elected in as Chairman of the Wahdist League, the Wahdist League had reached popularity levels it had not seen since the 1990s. Polls showed that the Wahdist League were well on their way to winning the 2014 National Elections. These polls would turn out to be true and the Wahdist League would win the National Elections. Muhammad Al-Anwar would form his cabinet and begin implementing many of his promised policies. These ranged from increased government welfare to increased military funding. These policies would secure him a second term in parliament and Al-Anwar would become the first President of the Wahdist League to hold the position of President for two terms. His second term would continue on the path of his previous term.

In 2022, as Al-Anwar's second term ended, the Wahdist League elected then Foreign Affair Minister, Mohammad Abbasi, to become Chairman of the Wahdist League after Al-Anwar finished his second term. In the 2022 National Elections, Mohammad Abbasi would secure his presidency. His presidency has been relatively prosperous with the Dabiristani economy seeing a massive boom under his leadership.

Election Results

Election	Chairman	Votes	%	Seats	±	Result
1984	Asadullah Ibraheemi			170 / 220	170	Victory
1986	Mir-Jafar Kashafli			172 / 220	2	Victory
1990	Majed Al-Basim			140 / 250	32	Victory
1994	Muhammad Asghar			102 / 250	38	Loss
1998	Al-Tusi Al-Haydar			106 / 250	4	Loss
2002 (1st)	Musa Nazeri			120 / 250	14	Victory (Minority Government)
2002 (2nd)	Musa Nazeri			118 / 250	2	Loss
2006	Abdallah Al-Hujatullah			110 / 250	8	Loss
2010	Abdallah Al-Hujatullah			92 / 250	18	Loss
2014	Muhammad Al-Anwar			130 / 250	38	Victory
2018	Muhammad Al-Anwar			160 / 250	30	Victory
2022	Mohammad Abbasi			160 / 250	0	Victory