Progressive Party of Laeral
Progressive Party of Laeral Parti Progressiste | |
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| President | Tanvi Misra |
| Secretary-General | Chen Ting-fei |
| Deputy Secretary-General | Hervé Soler |
| Leader in the Commons | Émeric André |
| Leader in the General Assembly | Benjamin Lin |
| Chair of the Progressive Governor's Union | Lin Yan-ting |
| Founder | Zhou Wei-lin, Edmond Yeoh, Matthieu Dallaire |
| Founded | December 19, 1955 |
| Preceded by | Social Democratic Party |
| Headquarters | Laeralsford, Laeral |
| Newspaper | En Avant |
| Student wing | Student Progressives |
| Youth wing | Young Progressives of Laeral |
| Women's wing | National Union of Progressive Women |
| LGBT Wing | LGBT Progressives |
| Membership (2016) | 2,100,000 |
| Ideology | Social Democracy |
| Political position | Center-left |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| Colors | Red |
| Anthem | "Progressive March" |
| Assembly of Commons | 80 / 386
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| General Assembly | 17 / 66
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| Provincial Governors/First Ministers | 10 / 33
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| Website | |
| progressiste.org.lr | |
The Progressive Party of Laeral (French: Parti Progressiste) is a center-left, social democratic political party in Laeral. It is one of four major contemporary political parties in Laeral, and is currently in government at the federal level following the 2018 Laeralian Federal Election. The party counts former President Nicholas Brennan and Foreign Minister Tanvi Misra as members. The Progressive Party is currently the second-largest party in the Assembly of Commons and the General Assembly.
History
The Progressive Party was formed following the 1952 coup attempt known as the Bloody Summer by Zhou Wei-lin of the so-called Gang of Five, the five leftist leaders who had dominated Laeralian politics during the Republican period. Edmond Yeoh and Matthieu Dallaire were co-founders.