Magisterian Democratic Party

The Magisterian Democratic Party (French: Parti Démocrate Magistère) is a social democratic political party in Magisteria that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The Magisterian Democratic Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Magisteria.

The MDP supports classical social-democratic policies, as well as some democratic socialist ones. To that rule, the MDP stands for a government offering strong public services. The MDP is against far-reaching economic liberalism and is in favor of social progressivism, environmental policy with climate change mitigation, for an open foreign policy and a national security policy based on pacifism.

In economic, financial, and social welfare policy, the MDP rejects policies of economic liberalisation such as deregulation, lowering taxes for high-income citizens, and decreases in government spending on social insurance. The MDP also opposes raising the retirement age. In addition, the MDP is a proponent of increasing welfare spending in some areas such as for a publicly financed maternity leave, universal health care and a flexible retirement age.

In social policy, the MDP is committed to social equity and an open society. The MDP aims at making working conditions for women in families easier by promoting more external childcare centers and more opportunities for part-time jobs. It also aims at reinforcing sexual equality in terms of eliminating wage differences based on gender, supports civil union for homosexuals and takes an easier stance toward abortions. The MDP also rejects strengthening restrictions on asylum seekers and immigrants. The party supports the integration of immigrants by which the immigrants are assigned to immigration procedures immediately after entering the country. The MDP has a liberal stance toward drugs and is in favor of publicly regulated heroin consumption and the legalization of cannabis. Nevertheless, the MDP supports the smoking ban in restaurants and bars.