Social Democratic Union
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Social Democratic Union Социал-Демократический Союз | |
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| Chairman | Yevgeniy Tulamov |
| President of Volkia | Yuliya Surkova |
| Vice President | Vladimir Burmakin |
| Speaker of the Chamber | Stefania Nevzorova |
| Federal Council Majority Leader | Yefim Luzhkov |
| Founded | June 4, 1970 |
| Student wing | Collegiate Social Democrats |
| Youth wing | Young Social Democrats |
| Women's wing | Union of Social Democratic Women |
| Overseas wing | Social Democrats Abroad |
| Membership (2019) | 9,557,102 |
| Ideology | Majority: • Social democracy Factions: • Nationalism • Liberalism • Progressivism • Left-wing populism |
| Seats in the Federal Council | 48 / 78
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| Seats in the Chamber of Deputies | 283 / 505
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| Governors | 15 / 26
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| Provincial Legislature Seats | 3,417 / 6,345
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| http://www.sotsial-demokrat.vol | |
The Social Democratic Union (SDU) (Volkian: Социал-Демократический Союз (СДС)) is one of the major political parties in the Volkian Federative Republic. As of 2023, it is the current ruling party of the Volkian Federative Republic. The SDU is the largest political party in Volkia. As of February 2023 it holds a federal government trifecta: 283 (or 56%) of the 505 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 48 (or 61.5%) of the 78 seats in the Federal Council. It also holds 15 of the 26 governorships, 3,417 seats in the upper and lower houses in the provincial legislatures, and the mayorality of most major cities. Yuliya Surkova is the first woman and youngest politician in Volkian history to hold the office of the presidency.
The SDU was formed on June 4, 1970 as a response to growing corruption and political instability that was occurring in Volkia during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The SDU framed themselves as the party that could fix the perceived problems in Volkian society. Then-President Matvei Lukyanov attacked the new party in July 1970 and said they were "searching for blue roses" by promising sweeping social reforms. The SDU embraced the image of the blue rose and would go on to be known as the "Blue Rose Party" in Volkian politics. In the 1972 elections, the SDU swept the elections and established majorities in both the Federal Council and the Chamber of Deputies, and won the presidency. The SDU has since remained in power and is responsible for many fundamental policies of Volkian society.
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Volkian Federative Republic |
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| Main article: Volkia | ||
| Important Topics: Culture ♦ Lupine ♦ Volkian language ♦ Lunarism ♦ Volkian korona ♦ Defense Forces | ||
| Government: Federal Government ♦ President ♦ Cabinet ♦ National Assembly ♦ Federal Supreme Court ♦ Political Parties | ||
| History: Grand Principality of Volkia ♦ Duchy of Volkia ♦ Kingdom of Volkia ♦ Volkian Civil War ♦ Northern Revolt ♦ Volkian Revolution | ||
| Important Figures (Past and Present): Yuliya Surkova ♦ Aleksey Pushkarev ♦ Stefan Gurkovsky ♦ Ivan Ogarkov ♦ Vasily Tolmachyov ♦ Yulian Lebedev | ||