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Revision as of 16:44, 21 October 2021

Society for Restoring Benevolence
仁者再生会
Rénzhě zàishēng huì
ChairmanJiang Zhongyu
Leader in the Legislative CouncilWang Hongzhi
Founded12th March 2007
Preceded byConstitutional Protection Society, National Association for Progress, independents
Headquarters14 Donfang District, Rongzhuo
NewspaperGlobal Review
Youth wingNationalist Revivalist Front
Membership12 millionIncrease
IdeologyNational Principlism
Shangean nationalism
Authoritarianism
Social conservatism
Economic nationalism
Yuanism
Anti-imperialism (self-proclaimed)
Political positionBig tent
Colors  Red
Legislative Council
420 / 750
Seats in regional assemblies
1,836 / 2,506
State Presidium
6 / 10

The Society for Restoring Benevolence (Xiaodongese: 仁者再生会; Rénzhě zàishēng huì) is a political party in Shangea. Since its creation in 2007 it has been the ruling party of Shangea being supportive of State Chairman Yuan Xiannian and his agenda.

The Society for Restoring Benevolence is the latest in a line of ruling parties in Xiaodong that have held power since 1940 starting with the Xiaodong Regeneration Society that are often referred to as the "party of power". The Society itself was created in March 2007 as a merger of the Constitutional Protection Society and the National Association for Progress. It sought to promote the values of National Principlism and the "Corrective Revolutionary spirit".

The party has ruled Shangea as a dominant-party state since its foundation in 2007, winning a legislative supermajority at the 2009 election and a simple majority at the 2014 election. The Society suffered a decline in support as a result of the 2016-17 Shangean Protests. The 10th January snap elections in 2017 saw the Society and affiliated parties win an overwhelming majority in the Legislative Council in a result that was largely seen as rigged. The continuing protests and harsh suppression of them with the advent of the Normalisation process saw the party cement itself as the central organ of the Shangean state, a position it has continued to hold throughout the Yuan government.

The Society states that it is a big tent party welcome to anyone who supports National Principlism, anti-imperialism and economic reformism. However most observers state that the party has no real policies other then support for Yuan Xiannian and as such adopts similar policies to him such as promotion of nationalism and economic centralisation. Many observers consider the Society to be relatively weak as a governing institution being almost entirely tied to the popularity and power of Yuan rather then possessing deep societal roots.