National Bloc (Alsland)
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National Bloc Nasjonaal blok Nationaler Block Lėodsameln Rahvuslik blokk | |
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| Abbreviation | NB LS |
| Leader | Ermnbryht Vrihte |
| Founder | Villem Mand |
| Founded | 11 June 1926 |
| Headquarters | 61U8 Jansenstrjitte Yndyk |
| Youth wing | Young Bloc |
| Membership (2021) | 42,192 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Euclofederalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Euclean Parliament group | Forward Euclea |
| Colors | Blue |
| Slogan | "With the people" |
| Folkssenaat | 51 / 201
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| Federal Council | 1 / 96
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| Community Parliaments | 1 / 608
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| Euclean Parliament | 11 / 24
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| Website | |
| nasjonaalblok | |
The National Bloc (Dellish: Nasjonaal blok, Weranian: Nationaler Block, Swathish: Lėodsameln, Kirenian: Rahvuslik blokk; NB), also referred to as The Bloc, is a liberal political party in Alsland. The Bloc is the largest party in Alsland and governed the country continuously between 1929 and 1990 through various coalitions. The bloc is a member of the Forward Euclea group within the Euclean Parliament.
Since 2014 the Bloc has been led by Ermnbryht Vrihte. The Bloc has 51 seats in the Folkssenaat since the 2018 legislative election and X Members of the Euclean Parliament. It has an official cooperation agreement with the Martish Democratic Party who sit as members of the Bloc in the Folkssenaat. The bloc is traditionally a moderate, and centrist with connections to the Sotirian Church as well as business leaders. During the 20th century the bloc was a major proponent of Euclean Integration, ordoliberalism, federalism and economic liberalism. The bloc defines itself as "a centrist bloc based on protecting Alslandic values of Friendship, Democracy, tolerance and International cooperation." Between 1929 and 1940 the Bloc's rule over Alsland was described as authoritarian which led to the coinage of the term Illiberal democracy in 1942 during the Baardaplak movement which would lead the Bloc to liberalise.
Since 1990 the Bloc has lost it's position as the dominant party of Alslandic centre in politics due to the rise of the centre-left Progressive Alliance and the centre-right Liveable Alsland. Despite this the party has participated in every coalition in Alsland except 1 since the country gained independence.
History
Founding 1926-1929
National Unity government 1929-1940
Baardaplak movement and democratisation 1940-1946
Grand coalition with ASAY 1946-1962
Coalitions with the centre-left and right 1962-1985
End of the coalition and initial decline 1985-2004
Nieuwenhuis and 2008-09 political crisis 2004-2009
Coalition governments 2009-2021
Dünhaupt and opposition 2021-Present
Ideology
Policy overview
- Economy and Finance
- Support for a Market economy
- Keeping a Balanced budget
- Welfare state status quo
- Social and federal affairs
- Official language status for Kirenian
- Home rule for the communities
- Support for same-sex marriage
- Secularism
- Reduction in immigration
- Opposition to Euthanasia
- Universal Health Insurance
- Federalism
- Foreign affairs
- Euclofederalism
- ECDTO membership
- Internationalism
Organisation
Leadership
Wings
Factionalism
Electoral results
Folkssenaat
Euclean parliament
Electorate
Much of the party's support comes from the 'Liberal Pillar' of Alsland. Many of it's supporters are members of the middle class or in rural areas. The Bloc has tried expanding it's support among the working class in the past. The bloc has won the middle class vote by large margins throughout it's history and much of it's support base now exists in suburban regions. Small-business owners as well as other business leaders have historically backed the bloc leading to the party gaining the nickname of the "Bankers Bloc" amongst the left-wing media.