Nepserot

Nepserot
Leader	Mïgrai Bharamut
Founder	Marveil Urshlo
Founded	5 January 1953 (1953-01-05)
Headquarters	16 Aterület Street, Angrast, Drevstran
Ideology	Big tent One-nation conservatism Economic liberalism Liberal conservatism
Colors	Black   Purple
Parliament of Drevstran	291 / 561
Presidents of Departments	17 / 77
Local Mayors	2,164 / 8,004

Nepserot is a Drevstranese political party created by Marveil Urshlo in 1953 in the wake of the proclamation of the Second Mervoshia, the current political system of Drevstran. It's policies and platforms broadly tend to be qualified as centre-right or right wing, with an emphasis on economic liberalism, democracy, and nationalism. It is currently the country's largest party, holding both the Mayorship of the Palace and the Majority of the Parliament.

History

Origins

The party was officialy founded in 1953 but was the continuation of an informal political groupe nicknamed the Pristlav Clique: an unofficial circle and think-tank of liberal businessmen and officials who wished for the end of the Skolad Dictature and prepared for the aftermath of a potential overthrow of the Mayor of the Palace. The first real successes of the Party would come during the elections of 1958 when it's leader Marveil Urshlo, was elected Mervoret of Drevstran. This first mandate as Mervoret would refine most of the party's political line, and solidify it's position as the nation's liberal-conservative party and the main alternative to "the extremes" of Yednosc! and of Dursila's Anarchists.

Urshlo's victory in the 1964 elections was already tenuous, he barely won the mayorship and his party lost its majority in the Parliament. His second term was thus an awkward cohabitation between himself and a parliament led by the Socialist party Skozi. It's during this mandate that Urshlo would strengthen his anti-corruption campaign, and where the violence between Anarchists and Blue Guardsreached its peak to the point observers began to wonder if the young Second Mervoshia was already on its last leg. Angrast and the central Drev Valley were especially susceptible to this violence while less politicaly diverses cities like Pristlav, which had always been a Nepserot bastion, quickly ended their own troubles and remained peaceful allowing Urshlo's economic reforms to have their full effect.

By 1968, despite a decrease in violence, the dismembering of many Blue Guards, and the emprisonment of the last few Countryside Chieftains and of their men radicalized by the anti-corruption campaign, and the unwavering support of the Periclean Coast to Nepserot, the rest of the country had gotten tired of Marveil Urshlo. In 1969, his party lost the presidency and could only maintain itself in the eastern bastion. Despite this, Urshlo would manage to maintain at the head of the party and would spend the rest of his political life as Mayor of Pristlav. In 1975 he passed down the leadership of Nepserot to his designated successor: Sargaï Bharamut, the son-in-law of Urshlo's long-time friend and collaborator Andras Lugos.

Post-Urshlo struggles

Sargaï Bharamut on his 1984 electoral poster

Unfortunately, Sargaï Bharamut was not as popular nor as charismatic as his predecessor and inherited a party struggling with the fatigue left by the anti-corruption campaigns and Urshlo reforms. Sargaï Bharamut, once himself a leader of the Blue Guards and a close parent of one of Drevstran' wealthiest family, proved to be a constant reminder of the darker and more troubled aspect of the party, an image other leaders were trying to get rid off.

As a result in 1974, Sargaï brought to Nepserot its worst results to date in a Mayoral election, not even reaching the second turn. This opened the door to all sorts of criticisms and controversies from within the party. Ultimately, it led to a scission within Nepserot.

While Sargaï had a reputation for brutality and authoritarianism, he also defended a secular, unitary view of the state and was a most orthodox inheritor of Marveïl Urshlo’ politics. Meanwhile, the secessionists created their own “union”, one concerned with preservation of society’ traditions and values. They allied themselves with the “survivors” of the politico-religious parties and other ethnics interest groups to form Yedviro in 1976. The formation proved unable to win the mayoral elections of 1979, but neither could Sargaï Bharamut who was forced to abandon the position of party leader.

Ozyman Era (1980 - 1999)

Lecto Ozyman at a presentation for 1991 Nepserot Summer Camp

After a period of confusion, it's Lecto Ozman who emerge as the undisputed leader of Nepserot. The "Scholar" to Sargaï' "Warrior", he was a friend of Marveil Urshlo and known for his work on liberalism and international exchanges. He first consolidated the party around his own faction, known as the Vizerad Clique, and then expanded Nepserot by creating a real social program that had sorely been lacking.

Lecto' relationship to Sargaï Bharamut, who remained the figurehead of the party' conservative wing, was complicated. Both agreed on international and economic issues, but disagreed strongly on social ones. Lecto defeat in 1984 in the Mayoral Run led to a complicated era of "cohabitation" between the two men and their factions. Sargaï Bharamut and his "Blue Vets" managed to recover from previous years' lackluster results and to negotiate an agreement with the Vizerad Clique where it is Sargaï who would be presented as the party' official candidate for the 1989 elections.

Bharamut's image as a Strongman was no longer an issue for large portions of the Drevstranese population. His results in the first turn of 1989 Mayoral run are the best numbers ever registered by Nepserot, both in proportion of the electorate and in raw number of voter who rallied behind his name. But nonetheless, he failed to win the election again, ending any desillusion his own supporters had of him being a viable candidate. Sargaï Bharamut would fall back in line once more and Lecto Ozyman was left as the sole head of Nepserot.

Lecto Ozyman is the first head of Nepserot to truly push for not only the Liberalisation of the Economy but also the Liberalisation of Society. He notably contrasted his views of an unitarian, centralized, democratic Drevstranese Republic against the positions of other parties such as Yednosc! "Illiberal State" and Yedviro "Federal, Clanic, Republic". In 1994 he became the second Mervoret of Drevstran to come from Nepserot' ranks.

His defeat in 1999 to Simon Smeleres, candidate of Yedviro, was partially explained by the Drevstraneses becoming concerned by his advanced age and growing wary of his economic liberal policies and, more importantly, due to the numerous scandals that had plagued his friends of the Vizerad Group during his Mandate. In 2000 he announced his retirement from politics as he was the target of a judicial procedure studying accusations of corruption and misappropriation of public funds during his mandate. He would die two years later and was ultimately cleared of all charges post-mortem.

Gismond Era (2000 - 2012)

Elross Gismond

Elross Gismond was originally nicknamed the "First Pupil" of Ozyman but came to represent the more radical wing of the Nepserot movement, embracing the more social aspects of Ozyman' toughts. Gismond was especially popular among the newer generations of adherents in opposition to the "New Old Guard" of the Vizerad Clique. With the numerou judicary problems of the Vizerad Clique, the defeat of Ozyman in the elections of 1999 and his retirement in 2000, Elross Gismond became the new president of Nepserot almost unopposed.

Without the bureaucratic network of the Vizerad Clique, Gismond lost the legislative elections of 2004. But similarly without the New Old Guard, Gismond was able to bring back Nepserot to the second turn of the Mayoral elections although he would still lose to Skozi's candidate: Ludos Barn. But in 2009 it's Simon Smeleres, candidate of Yedviro who reached the second turn and this time Gismond was elected Mervoret of Drevstran, the third Nepserot Mayor.

Gismond mayorship was characterized by widespread social reforms and an intense diplomatic activity as Nepserot' open goal was to find the right balance between national security, free economy, and social cohesion. It ended tragically in 2012 when, while visiting a striking factory, Elross Gismond was assassinated by Edmon Skolar who stabbed him twice before being seized by security. His motives would remain unknown, although there has been much speculations surrounding them, as Edmon ended up killing himself by escaping police custody and jumping off a bridge. Two hours later, at the Hospital of the Holy Saviour, Elross Gismond became the first Mayor of the Palace to die while still in office.

Bharamut era (2014 - present)

Mïgrai Bharamut in 2009

Mïgrai Bharamut became President of Nepserot in 2012 following the murder of Elross Gismond. He placed himself in the continuation of his predecessor, promoting what has often be perceived as “populist social policies”. Said populists accents of his rhetoric and program, plus the outrage sparkled by Elross death and the lack of a coherent opposition since Simon Smeleres was still at the time occupied with his judicial case, allowed Migrai Bharamut to easily win the 2014 elections and the “Bharamist” view on welfare has become the main line of Nepserot. The Party's stance on Liberalism, however, never fluctuated and it continues to push for a greater integration of the country to international markets, promoting the quality and education of its workforce to do so.

Mïgrai has expanded Drevstran’s social coverages from a very selective set of provisions of social-service to a “cradle-to-the-grave” model. But his most controversial reform was to severly restrict access to said coverages, stressing out the "necessity of citizenship” limiting it to “full-citizenship” and making the access to such status more difficult for people not born from two Drevstraneses parents.

Electoral Results

Mayorship of Drevstran
Election year	Candidate	1st round			2nd round
		Votes	%	Rank	Votes	%	Rank
2019	Mïgrai Bharamut	7,812,000	24.8	1rst	16,348,500	51.9	1rst
2014	Mïgrai Bharamut	7,938,000	25.2	1rst	19,120,500	60.7	1rst
2009	Elross Gismond	6,961,500	22.1	2nd	16,506,000	52.4	1rst
2004	Elross Gismond	7,040,000	21.5	2nd	15,390,000	48.5	2nd
1999	Lecto Ozyman	6,030,000	20.1	3rd
1994	Lecto Ozyman	5,310,000	17.7	2nd	15,450,000	51.5	1rst
1989	Sargaï Bharamut	9,435,000	25.5	1rst	16,761,000	45.3	2nd
1984	Lecto Ozyman	7,308,000	20.0	2nd	17,411,400	49.1	2nd
1979	Sargaï Bharamut	5,106,000	22.2	2nd	11.201.000	48.7	2nd
1974	Sargaï Bharamut	4,623,000	20.1	3rd
1969	Marveil Urshlo	4,514,400	19.8	2nd	10,419,600	45.7	2nd
1964	Marveil Urshlo	4,856,400	21.3	2nd	11,582,400	50.8	1rst
1959	Marveil Urshlo	4,600,000	23.0	1rst	10,820,000	54.1	1rst
1954	Marveil Urshlo	3,700,000	18.5	2nd	6,680,000	33.4	2nd

Parliament of Drevstran
Election	Leader	Seats won	+/−	Rank	Government	Notes
2019	Mïgrai Bharamut	291 / 561	51	#1	Government
2014	Mïgrai Bharamut	342 / 561	40	#1	Government
2009	Elross Gismond	302 / 561	100	#1	Government
2004	Elross Gismond	148 / 561	60	#1	Opposition
1999	Lecto Ozyman	208 / 561	14	#2	Opposition
1994	Lecto Ozyman	222 / 561	118	#1	Government
1989	Lecto Ozyman	104 / 561	2	#2	Opposition
1984	Lecto Ozyman	102 / 561	13	#2	Opposition
1979	Sargaï Bharamut	89 / 561	16	#3	Opposition
1974	Sargaï Bharamut	105 / 561	22	#2	Opposition
1969	Marveil Urshlo	127 / 561	94	#2	Opposition
1964	Marveil Urshlo	221 / 561	103	#1	Government
1959	Marveil Urshlo	325 / 561	224	#1	Government
1954	Marveil Urshlo	101 / 561	101	#2	Opposition