Future Citizens' Party (Freice)

Future Citizens Tigetua'me Kenetasi
Abbreviation	TMK
Leader	Kana Tenqel
Deputy leader	Kiso Toma
Kivunna leader	Seime Ete
Founded	12 March 2022 (2022-03-12)
Headquarters	Kaimo Pakaragare Tainiwa, Sekapa
Youth wing	Future Youth (de facto)
Ideology	Populism Environmentalism Libertarianism Direct democracy Riamese unionism
Political position	Big tent
Kivunna	5 / 21
Cabinet of Freice	2 / 6
District authorities	37 / 118
Website
tmk.faio
Politics of Freice

Future Citizens (Freician: Tigetua'me Kenetasi; TMK) is a political party in Freice. It was founded by public personality Kana Tenqel, developing out of the Freedom for Kana organisation set up to support him in his trial. It has been a member of the MURO Alliance-led coalition government of Prime Minister Aniara Neileka.

Kana has described TMK as a catch-all "popular organisation", but political scientists and observers have characterised it as a broadly populist, libertarian and civic nationalist party. Members broadly belong to two different factions: the liberals (economically liberals) and the cooperativists (social democrats). Broad consensus on Riamese unionism, environmentalism, and direct democracy unite these two factions.

The party is particularly popular amongst Hoterallians in Freice, with Kana maintaining a close relationship with former Hoterallian Head of Ministers Kono Takaida. In the June 2022 election, approximately 80 percent of Hoterallians in Freice voted for the party.

History

Kana Tenqel in 2022

Background

The foundations of TMK are found in the "Freedom for Kana" organisation, which was set up on 23 February 2022 to push for a not guilty verdict in Kana Tenqel's trial. The organisation was a mass movement, with a particularly strong online presence, and support from Freicians and non-Freicians alike, benefitting from the international nature of the trial. On the conclusion of Kana's trial, Kana met with the groups organisers, thanking them for their support and pledging to use his "new-found notoriety" to benefit the Freician people.

A poll conducted on 11 March 2022 found that 30% of voters would consider voting for a party headed by Kana.

Founding

On 12 March, 3 days after being released, Kana formally registered his political party, Kana's Empowered Citizens, with the Electoral Council. On 17 March, the party was formerly launched at its inaugural conference, where Kana described the party as a "mass movement for the progress of Freice" and confirmed that it would field candidates in the upcoming elections. Kana was formally elected as leader, with Seime Etu elected deputy leader.

The founding of the party prompted Aniara Neileka to found the MURO Alliance in response to the growing enthusiasm surrounding Kana.

June 2022 election and the coalition

In the June 2022 election to the Kivunna, the party won 44.8% of the vote and 5 seats (half of the available seats). Although the party won the election in a landslide, it became only the third-largest party in the Kivunna. Nonetheless, it became the kingmaker in the following government formation. On 17 June 2022, the party entered into a coalition government with the MURO Alliance, with two party MKs becoming ministers in Aniara Neileka's cabinet.

Principles and policies

TMK is generally described as a centrist party, holding moderate positions in social and economic policy. At the party's founding conference, party leader Kana Tenqel declared:

We are a party of freedom, of live and let live, of people who want to get on with life without interference. We believe that people should decide their own future, whether it be what they have for breakfast or what flag flies over them."

— Kana Tenqel

The party supports socially liberal policies, including a broadly pro-LGBT stance, the legalisation of abortion, and the decriminalisation of most drugs. According to Riamo News, most party members take a "thoroughly left-of-centre approach to most social issues", although there are a number of conservative members who are more hostile to certain progressive policies. These policies are often grounded in traditional Freician practices, with their approach to drugs and LGBTQ+ rights justified on the basis of pre-colonial practices.

The party is divided on economic policy. Some, including deputy leader Kiso Toma, support a more interventionist approach, whereas others, including Seime Etu (deputy prime minister and finance minister under Aniara Neileka advocate a laissez-faire agenda. There is broad support for foreign direct investment, and for the diversification of the economy to rely less on tourism.

The party is explicitly unionist, advocating for the maintaining of Freice's current status as a subject of the Riamese Federation. However, it maintains a strong emphasis on Hoterallia-Freice relations and actively promotes a more active and independent foreign policy in relation to Hoterallia and the Saltstil Pact.

Party leadership

Leaders

Leader		From	To
1	Kana Tenqel	2022	Incumbent

Deputy leaders

Deputy Leader		From	To
1	Seime Etu	2022
2	Kiso Toma	2022	Incumbent

Party leader in the Kivunna

Leader	From	To
Seime Etu	2022	Incumbent

Electoral performance

Kivunna

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Rank	Government
2022 (June)	Kana Tenqel	2,374	44.77	5 / 21	New	1st	Junior party in government coalition

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Logos

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  First logo (March-July 2022)

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  Second logo (July-October 2022)

See also

• List of political parties in Freice

External links

• Party website
• Personal website of Kana Tenqel