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OVERVIEW
The Social Populist Party (SPP) is the social and liberal democratic party of the Confederate States, and representing the majority of the Hesperican left-wing spectrum. The SPP arose from the aftermath of the Hesperican Civil War with calls for the further “de-manorialization” of the Northern states, granting equal civil rights and liberties, and assuring social progress after the conflict. The party’s philosophy of modern liberalism advocates social and economic equality, along with the welfare state. It seeks to provide government regulation in the economy. Policies such as environmental protection, support for organized labor and labor unions, the introduction of social programs, universal health care, equal opportunity, and consumer protection form the core of the party's economic policy. Diplomatically, Social Populists support internationalism and further diplomatic relations with other nations. It has been the dominant force in Hesperican party politics and rivaling the Republican-Democratic Party.

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MAJORITY
--Center-left SPP

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FACTIONS
--Social Collectivist SPP
--Radical Left SPP
--Far-left SPP
--Alt-center SPP

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OVERVIEW
The Federal Centrist Party (FCP), also referred to as the Constitutionalist Party, is the first political party in the Confederacy since its establishment. They are the forefront supporters of reform regarding the weak and ill-suited Chartered Articles of Federation, and then eventually, the drafting and establishment of a new Protocols of Confederation and Perpetual Union. The FCP appeals to federalism and strict interpretation of the new C.U. Constitution. Federal Centrists supports lower taxes, free market liberalism and capitalism, a strong national defense, gun rights, deregulation and restrictions on labor unions. In addition to advocating for conservative economic policies, the FCP is socio-culturally conservative and preferring to maintain a status quo. International and foreign policy gravitates mostly towards isolationism and non-interventionism.

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MAJORITY
--Moderate/Center-right FCP

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FACTIONS
--Radical Right FCP
--Far-right FCP
--Alt-right FCP

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OVERVIEW
The National Patriotic Party (NPP) is a relatively new face in party politics, and particularly popular in the deep Northern states. Wishing to challenge the status quo maintained by the rivalry between the dominant Social Populist and Republican-Democratic Parties, the NPP is considered a collective "tent party" of various ideologies. Taking over the former Democrat infrastructure, the NPP has factions that represent everything from radical syndicalists to democratic socialists and cultural supremacists to postbellum manorialists. The NPP suffers from a lack of unity on various issues such as civil rights. Political analysts claim that this may lead to a collapse of the party in the future. However, the NPP has unity on issues such as foreign policy and some progressive policies e.g. opposition to certain wars or conflicts and a militaristic approach towards the arising notions of "Manifest Destiny".

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MAJORITY
--Moderate left/Center-left NPP

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FACTIONS
--Far-left NPP
--Moderate right/Center-right NPP
--Radical Center NPP
--Far-right NPP
--Varangist NPP

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OVERVIEW
The Republican-Democratic Party (R-D) was born from a coalition of the Republican Union Party, heralded as the saviors and defenders of the Confederacy, and the defunct Free Democratic Party, disgraced after the end of the Civil War and were blamed for endangering the Union. The Republican faction control the majority of the party's power. They are mostly made up of social liberals who can be either fiscally liberal or conservative, but will push for progressive socio-economic reforms. The Democratic faction are split into two main groups, a dominant conservative wing, who is made up of social conservatives and a small progressive wing, who are made up of social liberals that lean conservative on some issues. The R-D Party, for the last three decades, has since lost a significant amount of it's influence after the Great Migration of former R-D adherents into a fledgling Hesperican Progressive Party, in particular due to a seemingly stagnant position on economic and trust reforms.

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MAJORITY
--Republican R-D

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FACTIONS
--Democrat R-D

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OVERVIEW
With an unremarkable run and the last three decades dominated by the SPP, a significant portion of the far-left and center-left factions of the Republican-Democratic Party splintered off to form an independent Hesperican Progressive Party (HPP). Adherents of the HPP have since been disillusioned by the R-D Party's introduction of Six Year Plans, and giving significant power to the private sector in regards to economic and fiscal planning pertaining to infrastructure and industries. They are known for taking advanced positions on progressive and populist reforms and attracting leading national reformers. Proposals on the platform included restrictions on campaign finance contributions, a reduction of the tariff and the establishment of a social insurance system, an eight-hour workday and women's suffrage. The party is split on the regulation of large corporations, with some radical party members disappointed that the platform did not contain a stronger call for "trust-busting".

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MAJORITY
--Moderate HPP

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FACTIONS
--Radical Left HPP
--Far-left HPP
--Center-left HPP
--Radical Center HPP