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| - The Socialist Progressive Party is a break-away party of the neo-marxist Communist Party. All its members have been a member of the CPL before. Within that party there was a long-time schism between the marxist wing and a more pragmatic group of members. The more moderate government officials lead by PM Marcus Villanova felt no longer capable of cooperating with the radical faction, loyal to party strongman Yuri Medvedev. Villanova announced his departure from the CPL on October 3, 2011. He also made clear he would found a new party, the SPP, later on that month. Villanova's departure from the CPL sparked friction within the ruling coalition. The CPL 'loyalist' faction in Congress, counting 19 members in total, left the government coalition. Medvedev also filed a motion of no-confidence against the Villanova II Government which now only holds 50 out of 100 seats in Congress. The motion never passed as members of the government argued that there have been too much chaos in the past year and it should wait until 2012 for a new government to form, which CPL.nm members agreed with. After the end of the Lovian Civil War, three moderate leftist parties, including the SPP, Social Democratic Party, and Working Families Party, agreed to merge into one party to present a united leftism front. The new Labour Party, replacing the three parties, was officially founded on December 11, 2011.
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