Directory of Cooperative Ascendancy
| Directory of Cooperative Ascendancy | |
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| General Information | |
| Nation | Ascendant Republic of Cooperative Societies |
| Headquarters | Vornak Core |
| Political Position | Left |
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| Persons of Importance | |
| Founders | Council of Ten |
| Legislation | |
| Legislature Seats | 548 |
| Percentage of Seats | 100 |
| Historical Information | |
| Founded | 96BCE (SAP Branch) 10CE (Independent) |
| Preceded By | Social Action Party |
The Directory of Cooperative Ascendancy, shorthanded by officials to DCA, is the founding and dominant political party of the Ascendant Republic of Cooperative Societies. Initially a far-left organisation, the party in its current form sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum, led by a moderate-reformist alliance. It has been the governing party of ARCS, formerly the Combined Cooperatives, since its establishment. It is led by an Executive Director, who is nominated internally and serves until their death, resignation or removal through a vote of no confidence. The Party meets regularly at Ascendancy Conventions, during which party members and trade unionists vote on party policy and are addressed by the party's Cabinet.
The DCA was founded in 96BCE by the 'Council of Ten' as a far-left, radical offshoot of the Social Action Party in the United Tir Republic. Initially weak electorally, the party began to grow in popularity during the final years of the UTR, eventually forming a coalition government with the declining Social Action Party during the establishment of the Triple Cooperative. It was during this time that the party would begin to visibly split, with the far-left 'centralists' and the centre-left 'moderates' competing for control. In 10CE, as the SAP began to collapse, the DCA overthrew their coalition partners in a coup that led to the proclamation of the Combined Cooperatives of Tir'qa, under a centralist-led communal dictatorship. Many former members of the Social Action Party defected to the DCA, growing the moderate groups creating a third 'reformist' wing. These three factions would come to define the governance and political development of the CCT and later ARCS.
