Radical Labour Party (Sterndal)

The Radical Labour Party (: Radikal Arbeiderpartiet) is a political party in Sterndal. The party is currently in power with President Vetle Haugen and Prime Minister Oline Voll both from the party. The party currently holds 95 of the 240 seats in the Storting and it's faction leader is Tove Arvesen. The party was founded in 1886 from the Radical Federation of Workers, a group of trade unions to which the party still associates with to this day. The party was active in the movements calling for the independence of Sterndal from Gardarike and called for the establishment of a people's republic once freedom had been gained. Following independence in 1889 and the establishment of the Kingdom of Sterndal under a constitutional monarchy the party's success was little. Whilst suffrage was universal the imposition of fees to allow people to register to vote meant that many working men could not afford to register leading to disenfranchisement of one of their core constituencies. The party advocated for the abolishment of the registration fee and for suffrage to be granted to all citizens.

In 1905 the registration fee was abolished after widespread strikes over a lack of representation for working men. Following this the party's support began to grow rapidly granting them more influence over the nations politics, however turnout among working class men was still not high enough to grant the party the ability to govern. In 1911 the party worked with the Liberal Party to become one of the first countries in Anterra to have universal suffrage by granting all women and men over the age of 25 the right to vote. This helped to further the party's rise and in the 1925 election they became the largest political party, a position they have held in every election since except for 1982.

Voter base
The Radical Labour Party's base was initially working-class men and women. As the country developed the party decided to try and expand it's base by attracting graduates and middle-class professionals who would be sympathetic to it's more socially liberal policies. As immigration to Sterndal has increased and many immigrants have become naturalised citizens the party has also come to represent these individuals. In the present day the party main supporters continue to be blue collar workers whilst also attracting some white collar workers, students, young people and ethnic minorities.