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Liberal Will Liberala Vilja
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Abbreviation	LV
Leader	Matteo Nyholm
General Secretary	Lily Ytter
Founder	Johan Blom
Founded	August 1, 1904 (1904-08-01)
Headquarters	Hammarvik
Newspaper	Statsmannen
Ideology	Classical liberalism Social liberalism Centrism
Political position	Centre-Right
Colors	Teal and White
Riksdag	38 / 345
Website
lv.el

Liberal Will (Geatish: Liberala Vilja; LV), is a classically liberal political party in Eldmark. Founded in 1904 as the formalized and coalesced wing of the Civil Union (an informal party favored by liberals in the late 1800s), it has had several names, founded as Civil Union Party, then Liberal Party, then Liberal Movement, then Liberal Will. The name changes are a result of constant alliance-making and breaking with other parties, most recently Reformblock. The party is seeing a slump in representation in the Riksdag, with 38 seats out of a possible 345, and despite its name, is one of the parties of the National Conservative Organization (Geatish: Konservativ Riksorganisation), a coalition formed between the National Party, Liberal Will, and Förbund.

Liberal Will has been long been a fiscally conservative, socially centrist party, their ideals shifting over time to be more socially liberal. Historically speaking, Liberal Will has often been the party concerned with the welfare of business growth and industrialization of the east. For years, policies enacted from the Civil Union camp were designed to rapidly develop industry to settlements east of the Ryggrad, and was successful in establishing itself in swaths of the countryside. They funded the growth of civic services such as town newspapers, operated general stores, and influenced local elections via other means. These corrupt policies, while insanely successful, were quickly stamped out in 1901 when anti-corruption edicts broke up the "camp" system and forced the Riksdag's politicians to form formal political parties. The Civil Union formed in 1904 before the deadline to participate in the next election in 1906.

The Civil Union faded to obscurity during the Great War era and during the Elianoran age, but continued to hold a sway in local elections.

Since 2001, the party was led by Örjan Rehn, who had retired in 2020 due to health issues. His successor, Tyra Brahe, has been the sole executive of the party and, until recently, the Prime Minister of Eldmark.

History

Origins

-Formed in opposition to trade unions -Favored by the King, unable to hold government for long even with his support -loses power to AFP in 30s, but enters a king-induced coalition government known as the Krigsbyrå

Post-Great War

-Able to influence policy to ban vaguely-defined "extremism" from the country that just so happened to hurt both their right opposition and the AFP -regains power in what is known as the Elianoran Age, social conservatisation of society using the Hellmann Codes, that censored media against "councilist" teachings such as women having jobs, racial equality, etc. -Loses it in spectacular display in the 1979-1981 "Black Summer", a string of riots regarding LGBTQ liberation, income inequality, minority rights, the ravaging effects of the treatment the government gave to the Odavli State, treatment of religious minorities, etc etc. Loses power to AFP spectacularly.

21st century

-Rebrands, negotiates a coalition government -Was able to divide the AFP to centrists at times, had to coalition with these centrists -centrist coalition collapsed in 2021 -now official opposition leader