Progressive Center Party

The Progressif Democrates Party (PDP) is one of two major in Lovia, the other being the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party of Lovia.

Since 2007 the Progressif Democrates Party is the majority party for the parliament. Democrats also hold a majority of state governorships. It is currently the largest political party of Lovia. The democratic base comprises two widely diverging demographics. On one hand, there are those in the working class, who are commonly conservative on social issues. On the other hand, it includes well-educated and liberals.

Since the division of the Republican Party in the election of 1991, it has consistently positioned itself to the left of the Republican Party in economic as well as social matters. The economically left-leaning activist philosophy of Joeri Van der Sype, which has strongly influenced Lovian liberalism, has shaped much of the party's economic agenda since 2001.

Ideology
Since 1991, the Democratic Party has favored liberal positions (the term "liberal" in this sense describes social liberalism, not classical liberalism). In recent exit polls, the Progressif Democrates Party has had broad appeal across all socio-ethno-economic demographics. The Democratic base currently consists of a large number of well-educated and relatively affluent liberals as well as those in the socially more conservative working class. The Democratic Party is currently the nation's largest party.

In recent decades, the party has adopted a centrists economic and more socially progressive agenda, with the voter base having shifted considerably. Once dominated by unionized labor and the working class, the Democratic base now consists of social liberals who tend to be well educated with above-average incomes as well as the socially more conservative working class. Today, Democrats advocate civil liberties, social freedoms, equal rights, affirmative action, fiscal responsibility, and a free enterprise system tempered by government intervention (mixed economy). The party believes that government should play a role in alleviating poverty and social injustice, even if such requires a larger role for government and progressive taxation.

The Progressif Democrates Party, once dominant in Seven and Kings, is now strongest in Clymene, Sylvania an Oceana. The Democrats are also strongest in major cities, such as Noble City. Recently, Democratic candidates have been faring better on some islands.