People's Party of Santiago (Great White South)

The Santiagano People's Party (Spanish: Partido del Pueblo Santiagano; Finnish: Santiagan Kansanpuolue) is one of the five major political parties of, and, along with the , is one of the country's two dominant parties. Current President is a member of the People's Party.

The People's Party describes itself as "Socialist", with internal factions representing most of the major Socialist sub-groups; including typical mid-Left Socialists, moderate Democratic Socialists, socially conservative Religious Socialists, and far-Left Anarcho-Socialists. Most of the country's Communists support the, rather than this party.

Since its foundation in 1914, the People's Party has constantly been a powerful force in the country, and has controlled the 's office for a total of 35 years, divided between four different Presidents. However, since the 1950s, the People's Party has spent most of its existence being the "official opposition" (the second-largest party), while the top spot has rotated between the Liberals, the, and the.

Foundation and Bodega years (1914-1931)

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In September 1914, President brought Santiago into, on the side of the Central Powers. At first, the public were in favor of this War, but their support soon started to dwindle; and in December both the civilians and the Military held a. After a few days of conflict between the strikers and Sanchez' supporters, Santiago withdrew from the War, and Sanchez resigned as President.

Colonel, one of the key officers behind the Winter Uprising, became something of a National Hero during the strike, and decided to found a new political Party to represent the changing views of the Santiagano public. This became the Santiagano People's Party, and won the to decide on Sanchez' replacement.

Within days of its foundation, the Party had got Bodega elected as President. He completed the two years left on Sanchez' term, and easily won the, securing another 5 years of PPS rule in the country. However, in 1921, Francesco Bodega declined to run for another term (despite public support); and the party nominated, expecting an easy victory, due to the support they had won in the last two elections.

However, Carlotta proved to be an unpopular candidate, appearing clumsy, wooden and unlikable; and went to the Liberal Party's, who proved to be one of the most capable Presidents in the country's history, and held the office until 1931, when he declined to run for a third term.

José Guerrero (1931-1951)
The People's Party saw this as a chance to regain the support they had had a decade earlier, and nominated the experienced of the State of Isla,. Guerrero had proved that he was fully capable of combatting the Great Depression, as he had shown in his home State, and he won a in 1931.

Guerrero's "New Deal"-esque policies were very successful, and his support grew over the next five years. He comfortably a second term in 1936; and his support was strengthened even more by the Spanish Civil War and the. He in 1941; but the Wars were drawing to a close, and the Depression was almost over, so Guerrero felt that he had no reason to continue.

He ran for a final term in 1946, and, once again, won the. During his final 5 years in office, Guerrero began to "calm" the country after a long period of turmoil. In 1951, after 20 years as President, he retired from Politics, and was succeeded by.

Decline of the Party (1951-1971)
Juárez won the, largely due to leftover support from Guerrero's popularity, but quickly became very unpopular. He did very little for the country, and took frequent vacations, leaving caretakers to run the government. Many accused him of being corrupt, and it was during his tenure that Organized Crime started to become a major problem for Santiago.

In 1956, he was easily of office, and the Liberal  replaced him. This marked a turning point in the party's history, when they became stereotyped as the "official opposition" party, who could never come first in an election. The People's Party started to decline in popularity, and it wasn't until 1971 (the defeat of disgraced President ) that the party started to regain its former success.

Recent Years (1971-Present)
After 1971, the People's Party became a major player on the National stage again, and their support started to steadily grow. In 2006, was, marking the start of a new age of success for the Party.

List of Presidents

 * 1914-1921 - 
 * 1931-1951 - 
 * 1951-1956 - 
 * 2006-Present -