Spring

Spring, or in long form The Spring Party, are a centre-left political party in Veldenland. The biggest political party in Veldenland by number of seats since their first election, they are currently in a coalition with the Conservative Party.

Spring were founded in 2010 by the initiative of a Norwegian-born lawyer, Bastian Dahl, and a socialist activist, Aiden Kanombirira.

2010: Foundation of Spring and Parliament
Spring was founded on March 9, 2010 by Bastian Dahl and Aiden Kanombirira. On the 22nd of May the Party contested it's first national election and won 29 seats in the Parliament of Veldenland, a majority. This majority however was short lived. After a poor debate performance, Jacob Harrison Conway challenged Bastian Dahl for leadership of the party and in a dispute over the heart of the party Bastian Dahl managed to win 56% of the vote against 44% for Jacob Harrison Conway. Following this, 4 members of the party defected and took their seats to form the Veldenland Democratic Party. With the Conservative wing gone, the party began to pursue progressive politics and in the first 6 weeks of parliament managed to pass every single piece of legislation it tried to without difficulty.

Following the collapse of the VDP-Conservative Coalition over difficulties regarding harsh legislation curbing civil liberties by the VDP, the Spring Party formally entered coalition with the Conservative Party. This coalition saw the growth of Kurz-Dahlism, a brand of politics focused on bringing the centre-left and centre-right together to keep extremes out and to focus on progressive and pragmatic politics that passes meaningful legislation.

2011: Spring continues to make gains
This majority however was short