Workers' Party

The Workers' Party
National Workers' Secretary (NWS)	Michael Wazowski Seeger Purdy Ricca Loulou Koay
Founded	January 26, 2021
Dissolved	June 28, 2021
Membership	0
Ideology	Socialism Communism
Colors
House of Representatives	0 / 18
Senate	0 / 8
Governorships	0 / 4
State Legislatures	0 / 22
Website
https://discord.gg/bMh8gyyGTz

The Workers' Party was the most recent notable far-left party, founded in January 2021. The party was known to host a range of left-wing members ranging from social democrats to communists. Though it had generally been interpreted as the successor to the then recently dissolved United Left, the party was formed with a variety of members, including former prominent members of the Social Democratic Party, such as Kevin. The Party saw its largest electoral success in the states of Dixie and Puerto Rico. The party was a member of the Left Coalition that was formed between the three big left parties until their departure on May 15, 2021.

After a series of setbacks, membership decline, and lack of support in the political sphere, the party was dissolved in June 2021.

Formation and Early Days

Following the defeat of Michael Wazowski in the Dixie Senate and the continuing collapse of the United Left, Wazowski would make the decision alongside then United Left leader Ricca in forming a new party for members who did not feel as if they belonged to any of the other existing Left Coalition parties. As the idea expanded, the two would see Moonguy and former President Politophile join the party to build up the required membership and lead it to formation. With then SDP member Kevin making the decision to join too as his political views had been shifting, the party would gain small support as it began to launch.

The party would form the same day as the Pirate Party, which as of May 2021 has been dissolved. The party would see criticism from day one from both sides of the political aisle. Dubbed the successor party to 'Pokeism' the party would struggle in its early days with few members joining and both sides of the aisle unwilling to begin formal discussions.

Joining Left Coalition

Despite the Party's formation being forged in pre-existing animosity between some factions of the far-left and the Left Coalition, as shown by the Party's ambivalence in the March 2021 Presidential Election, relations between the Workers' Party and the Left Coalition did gradually improve, with the Party formally beginning a Left Coalition member immediately following the March elections. The Workers' Party would remain in the Left Coalition for some time. Although the relationship continued to have a rocky foundation, the Left and the Workers' Party were able to work together for a period of time, allowing the Left to stay alive in politics, until near the end of the Party.

Gradual Growth & Peak

Since its formation, the Party has seen slow but steady growth, with the April State elections being the first election in the Party's history in which it contested at least a single race in every state, with new party branches being formed North and Jefferson, though remaining generally minor factors. The May Federal elections additionally saw two new representatives elected on the Party's behalf, and rising WP star Rosa Berry coming close to beating established political insider Tedd Ddet in the District of Columbia's At-Large Congressional District.

The May Federal elections were also the first time in the Party's history in which it won a majority of votes in contested seats.

Collapse

On May 15th, the Workers' Party announced its unexpected withdrawal from the Left Coalition. Driven by many things, the new congressional session led to a massive internal power struggle in the Left Coalition. This power struggle became the catalyst for many grievances held in the Workers' Party to surface and lead to their departure from the Left Coalition. This was solidified by the Right Coalition, then anchored by the Libertarian-Republican Party, publically backing Seeger Purdy for Speaker of the House. Then-Secretariat Seeger Purdy released back-to-back press releases detailing this controversy; however, the consequences of this move would be massively felt in the upcoming June elections.

While the Workers' Party showed great momentum following the May elections, particularly for a small left-wing party, this would not last. Following the departure from the Left Coalition, internal membership would plateau and candidates from the party would become hard to find. In the June election, only one candidate ran under the Workers' Party banner, Ricca for Puerto Rico Governor. The status of the party at that moment was dire and proved to be the fatal blow to an unstable political party. The committee of Secretaries that led the party tried desperately over the following two weeks to turn the party around; however, the lack of membership and willing candidates resulted in the dissolution of the Party. Despite this, many former members would continue to maintain political careers to various degrees of success.

Leadership History

First Secretary
Term	Name	Length of Service
First	Politophile	January 26, 2021 - March 11, 2021
Second	Ricca	March 11, 2021 - April 19, 2021
Third	Michael Wazowski	April 19, 2021 - May 27, 2021
Fourth	Ethan Koay	May 27, 2021 - June 26, 2021

Electoral History

Federal

House of Representatives			Senate			President
Election	Seats Won	+/-	Election	Seats Won	+/-
Mar 2021	2 / 20	N/A	Mar 2021	0 / 8	N/A	Christian Bo
May 2021	3 / 18	1	May 2021	0 / 8

State

Puerto Rico Assembly			Dixie Assembly			Governor Seats
Election	Seats Won	+/-	Election	Seats Won	+/-	Election	Seats Won	+/-
Feb 2021	1 / 3	1	Feb 2021	1 / 7	1	Feb 2021	0 / 4	N/A
Apr 2021	2 / 3	2	Apr 2021	0 / 7	2	Apr 2021	0 / 4	N/A
June 2021	0 / 3	2	June 2021	0 / 5	N/A	June 2021	1 / 4	1