Enderron Democrats

The Enderron Democrats (ED, commonly referred to as the Democrats ) are a right-wing populist party in Enderron. Its platform consists of a mix of economically liberal, nationalist and conservative populist policies.

The party grew from a neo-fascist underground movement in 1989 before officially rejecting racism and fascism in its manifesto in 1994. It first gained national prominence after the defection of Social Democratic MP John Durham in 1997, after which it won 7.25 percent of the nationwide vote in the 1998 federal election, amidst growing racial tensions across the country; Durham narrowly lost re-election. Following the election, the party entered a period of decline due to leadership issues. Since the early 2010s it has experienced a revival of popularity, and it won the seat of Scott in Cooksland in the 2014 federal election, polling 9.5 percent nationwide. Its vote decreased in the 2018 election, and it narrowly retained Scott on a two-party-preferred vote of 50.4 percent.

Since the 2000s the party has made significant efforts to 'soften' its image, disavowing all racism and discrimination, and distancing itself from its neo-Nazi origins. Under current leader Matt Kingston, the party has adopted a more right-libertarian stance and moved away from a hard anti-immigration and protectionist rhetoric. It retains a conservative populist stance on social issues, and its voting base and party membership remains overwhelmingly white, male and high school educated. Its electoral support is concentrated in areas with less cultural diversity, traditionally working-class regional areas, and outer suburban areas of Enderron's larger cities.

The party's stated goals are to reduce the size of government, defend Enderron's cultural heritage and history, protect Enderronians' individual freedoms and personal responsibilities, and promote cultural assimilation. The party believes that immigration to Enderron has been too high, threatening national identity and social cohesion, and that official multiculturalism has failed. It seeks to abolish Dutch, Chinese and Japanese as federally recognised minority languages and repeal anti-discrimination and anti-hate speech laws.

While formerly highly economically interventionist, the Enderron Democrats currently present themselves as a party adhering to a mix of fiscally conservative and protectionist principles, being in favour of minimising government debt, cutting tariffs on Enderronian exports, abolishing several taxes and levies, reducing foreign aid spending, increasing defence spending, and supporting domestic manufacturing. The party also advocates for a full reform of the Enderronian welfare system, the scrapping of affirmative action social programs, the abolition of the federal carbon tax, the relaxation of gun control laws, withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and the Trans-Mariana Travel Arrangement, and the introduction of tougher sentencing for serious crimes. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the party has opposed restrictions, lockdown measures, and mask and vaccine mandates, and its members have been accused of spreading vaccine misinformation.

Federal party leaders
The Enderron Democrats did not elect an official party leader until 28 November 1997.

Deputy party leaders

 * Vern Harradine (1997–1999, 2000–2002)
 * Michael Dickson (1999–2000)
 * Doug Constantinos (2002–2006)
 * Travis Stevens (2006–2013)
 * Shirley Edwards (2013–2019)
 * Ryan Fallon (2019–present)