Democrats (Balisca)

Democrats (Democratas; Demócrata; Democratici) is a centrist, liberal political party in Balisca. In the 21st Century, the Democrats claim to be a progressive movement, uniting both the left and the right.

The party espouses the principles of liberalism, and generally sits at the centre to centre-left of the Baliscan political spectrum, with the Social Democratic Party positioned to the centre-right and the Socialist Party (who at times aligned itself with the Liberals during minority governments), occupying the left. Like their federal Social Democratic rivals, the party is often defined as a "big tent", attracting support from a broad spectrum of voters. In the 2018 general elections, presidential candidate Andrea Robalino claimed that the Democrats adhered to the "radical centre".

The Democrats' signature policies and legislative decisions include expanding Balisca's universal health care system, the Baliscan ascension to the AEIS, reducing university tuition and student loans, commitment to expanding and safeguarding indigenous rights, multilateralism, official trilingualism, official multiculturalism, patriating the first Baliscan constitution, banning conversion therapy, and making the recreational use of cannabis legal nationwide.