Civic National Party (Gylias)

Civic National Party
Founded	1969
Ideology	Paternalistic conservatism Hannaism
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	National Bloc
Colours	Light blue
Website
http://www.cnp.gls/
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The Civic National Party (French reformed: Parti nationale civique), abbreviated CNP (PNC), is a Gylian political party, part of the National Bloc bloc.

Established in 1969, it is a standard-bearer of Gylian conservatism, being the founder and leading party of the NB.

History

The Civic National Party was founded in 1969, after the "constructive"–"recalcitrant" battle within Gylian conservatism ended with a "constructive" victory and the destruction of the Conservative Coalition. Founder Lea Kersed chose the name because she felt that the term "conservative" had been tarnished by the CC, and in homage to Ossoria's Crown Nationalist Party, a leading model for the new party.

It formed an alignment with several new centre-right parties that followed in its wake, which became the National Bloc.

During the wretched decade, the party's support grew as the NB established itself as the leading opposition to the Aén Ďanez government. Lea strongly advocated a grand coalition of conservatives, leftists, liberals, and centrists against authoritarianism of the left and right. This came to fruition after the Ossorian war crisis of 1986, with the Filomena Pinheiro government, in which Lea served as Deputy Prime Minister.

The long period in opposition contributed to a rift within the NB, as the CNP remained loyal to Hannaism while the Free Economy Party and Independent Freedom Party increasingly moved towards economic liberalism and right-wing populists. Lea's death and the dérive au droite exposed these tensions, and caused the Union for Freedom and Prosperity to split off from the NB in 1989.

Despite its distinguished role in opposition, the party suffered at the 1990 federal election due to fallout from the dérive au droite and neoliberal conspiracy. During the 1990s, the CNP took an ambiguous stance towards Mathilde Vieira's "plural coalition" — formally outside it, but with one cabinet member from the party.

It formed the Lena Haidynraix government after the 2020 federal election, the first time the party provided a Prime Minister.

Ideology

The CNP represents the classical Hannaist formation of the NB, whose platform emphasises progressivism, communitarianism, social corporatism, and maintenance of a welfare state.

Symbols

The CNP uses a light shade of blue as its official colour.