Liberal Party

The Liberal Party of Panem (Latin: Pars Panem de Liberali) is a social liberal federal political party in the Republic of Panem. The party had dominated federal politics for much of Panem's history and held power for a record 63 years in the 20th century. As a result, it had long been considered Panem's 'natural governing party'. However, its influence has steadily declined since the start of the 21st century, as a result of the rise of democratic socialism and the New Democratic Party. The last time that the Liberal Party held power was from 2009 to 2014.

The Liberal Party was founded in 1899 as the Liberal Workers' Party, having grown out of the trade union movement and minor socialist parties of the 19th century. In 1912, the LWP merged with the short-lived Liberal Democrat Party (an offshoot of the Democratic Party) to form the Liberal Party. At the 1919 Federal Election, the Liberal Party overtook the Democratic Party to become the main opposition to the Conservative Party. The Liberal Party formed its first government, a minority government, after the 1924 Federal Election, when it became the largest party in the National Assembly of Panem.

Ideologically, the party espouses liberal economic and social principles and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Panem political spectrum. Not unlike the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party is considered a 'big tent', with a mixture of primarily social liberal and social democratic political ideologies and attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters.

The Liberal Party's signature policies in government include universal healthcare, social security, multilateral-ism, multiculturalism, social justice, equal rights and devolution. The Liberal governments of the 1940s and 50s are credited with establishing the post-war consensus, characterized by the preservation of the welfare state, nationalisation, heavy economic regulation, high taxes and strong trade unions. However, after the collapse of the post-war consensus during the 1980s, the Liberal Party shifted toward the centre of the political spectrum, abandoning nationalisation in favour of privatisation and weakening relations with the trade unions. With the rise of the New Democratic Party during the 2010s, the Liberal Party has been replaced as the largest left-wing political party in Panem.

The Liberal Party is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly of Panem, having won the third largest number of seats at the 2021 Federal Election. The current leader of the Liberal Party is Charles Naylor MA, who has served in the post since 2018. The Liberal Party is the largest party in the West Mercia State Assembly and the London State Assembly, being the main party in the current governments of those states.

As of January 2022, the Liberal Party of Panem has approximately 109,000 members, the third largest political party in Panem by membership.