The political parties of the Commonwealth are the following:
Liberal (L; yellow)
Current General Court seats: 151
Prime Ministerial Candidate: Matic Dolenc (Franklin)
The Liberal Party is the primary left-wing party, promoting sustainable economic growth and liberal social policies. The Liberals were also the driving force, in cooperation with the Progressive-Greens, behind the creation of the modern welfare state.
Whig (W; purple)
Current General Court seats: 68
Prime Ministerial Candidate: Catrìona Nic an t-Saoir (Norfolk County)
The Whig Party is a moderate party, centrist, generally favoring liberal social policies but also slower-moving in its policy-making. The Whigs have not held the government since the mid-20th century, but they remain a powerful force in Commonwealth politics because they have traditionally served as power-brokers for minority governments.
Conservative (B; blue)
Current General Court seats: 101
Prime Ministerial Candidate: John Clarke (Suffolk County)
The Conservative Party is the primary right-wing party (center-right by most reckonings), traditionally with isolationist trends and often in opposition to the left-wing parties over such issues as the welfare state. Not that the Conservatives would eliminate the welfare state, just that they would reform it.
Progressive-Green (PG; green)
Current General Court seats: 54
Prime Ministerial Candidate: Rouse Martens (Hampshire County)
The Progressive-Green Party is the secondary left-wing party, favoring similar policies to the Liberals, but extending them further. The Progressive-Greens are particularly concerned with environmental and social policies, generally supporting the Liberals on matters of foreign policy. It is for this reason that the Progressive-Greens have never held the government.
Independence (I; pink)
Current General Court seats: 19
Prime Ministerial Candidate: Christiane Rénault (Hampden County)
The Independence Parties are a collection of county parties that favor a complete restructuring of the Commonwealth, changing it from a unitary state with some powers devolved to the counties into a federal state with some powers delegated to the state.
Nantucketer (NA; dark blue)
Current General Court seats: 0
General Court Candidate: Andrea Palmer
The Nantucketer Party is Nantucket's regional party, favoring full independence for the island at some point in the future. In the meantime, the Nantucketers tends to be center-left. Only campaigns in Nantucket. Ms. Palmer's campaign was defeated in the wake of her mishandling of accusations of abuse of power.
Autochthonous Peoples (AP; orange)
Current General Court seats: 13
Prime Ministerial Candidate: Ontoquas Lamarck (Bristol County)
The Autochthonous Peoples Party is the party that represents the interests of the autochthonous peoples of Massachussets. Not much more to say than that.
Nationalist (N; cyan)
Current General Court seats: 10
Prime Ministerial Candidate: John Rogers (Essex County)
The Nationalist Party is far-right, isolationist, and calls for the full integration of Nantucket, among other things. Very weak.
The current government is a coalition of the Liberals, Progressive-Greens, and Autochthonous Peoples. The Progressive-Greens control the Infrastructure Ministry, and the Autochthonous Peoples control the Autochthonous Affairs Subministry.
