Political parties in Ebenthal

Political parties in Ebenthal (Portuguese: Partidos políticos em Ebenthal) are voluntary political associations formed by civilians to promote political and ideological causes and views. Formerly a multi-party democracy, Ebenthal de facto adopted the two-party system, in which the dominant parties are the National Party and the New Democrats. The maintenance of the Republican Party is explained by the fact that, after having been previously banned, abolishing the party now would potentially be interpreted as an attack on representative democracy . The parties exist within the framework of the national legislature, the bicameral parliament called Konkrëse, on which members of the lower house, the House of Councillors, are elected in free elections by universal suffrage. The party or coalition of parties that controls the greatest number of seats in the lower house forms a cabinet of government, headed by a Prime Minister of that party or coalition.

Presently there are three political parties active in Ebenthal, two of which are dominant in the framework of a de facto two-party system. Historically though, parties have had to form coalitions in order to maintain stable governments. They are required to have strictly simple and different names in order to maintin a simple padronized initials.

List of political parties

Active parties

Logo		Name		Ideology	Spectrum	Leader	Registered members	House of Councillors
		National Party Partido Nacional	PN	w:Conservatism Confederalism	Right-wing	The Marquis of Rozandir	17	5 / 15
		Republican Party Partido Republicano	PR	Republicanism Egalitarianism	Right-wing	Alessandro Rosas	3	0 / 15
		New Democratic Party Partido dos Novos Democratas	ND	Social liberalism Social democracy	Center-left	Gabriela Amorim	12	7 / 15
		Swedish Party Svenska Partiet	PS	Swedish integration Nordic model	Center-left	Rupert Ruschel	8	0 / 15

Former parties

Logo		Name		Ideology	Spectrum	Former leader	Registered members	House of Councillors (seats at time of dissolution)
		Conservative Party Partido Conservador	PC	Paternalistic conservatism Nationalism	Right-wing	The Prince Fernando	17	2 / 14
		Worker's Party Partido Trabalhista	PT	Democratic socialism Progressivism	Left-wing	vacant	11	3 / 14
		Moderate Party Partido Moderado	PM	Liberalism Social democracy	Centre	The Duke of Sternachten	23	8 / 14
		Progressive Party Partido Progressista	PP	Progressism Social democracy	Center-left	The Baron of Rist	6	0 / 16