Political Parties in Emerstari

This article lists and describes the political parties in Emerstari.

Brief history and overview

Emerstari has a multi-party system with three dominant political parties complemented by several other significant and minor parties. Political parties in Emerstari first began to form in the seventeenth century as loose alliances of interests and individuals. It was not until the early eighteenth century that political parties in the modern sense began to form like the Monarchic Party and the Vernon Party.

By the twentieth century, the Republican Party and the Liberal Party formed, and during that century, numerous other parties would form as well. Today, the Monarchic Party still dominates Emerstari politics, but the Vernon Party is challenged by the Republican Party.

List of political parties

Parties with representation in the national legislature

Party		Date of foundation	Originated from	Political position	Leader	Folks Hus	Sammråd	Herrers Hus*	Presidents
	Monarchic Party (Monarkistlig Gille)	1726	Various royalist groups	Right wing	Erik XII Georg, Lorens Ingvar Perssen	113 / 300	18 / 60	250 / 250	19 / 42
	Vernon Party (Vernjeresk Gille)	1738	N/A	Center right	Johann Mikael Sjund	44 / 300	14 / 60	0 / 250	11 / 42
	Republican Party (Republikansk Gille)	1869	Vernon Party	Center right	Ragnvald Valder Ljundstorm	97 / 300	15 / 60	0 / 250	4 / 42
	Liberal Party (Frihedtisk Gille)	1908	Various libertarian movements	Center left	Olaf Kristoffer Perssen	37 / 300	10 / 60	0 / 250	3 / 42
	Independents (Sjelfståringer)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	29 / 300	4 / 60	0 / 250	5 / 42
*All members of the Herrers Hus are legally a member of the Monarchic Party

Other parties

Party		Date of foundation	Originated from	Political position	Leader	Folks Hus	Sammråd	Herrers Hus	Presidents
	Socialist Party (Sosjelsk Gille)	1937	N/A	Far left	Uldrik Georg Larssen	0 / 300	0 / 60	0 / 250	0 / 42
	Imperial Front (Kejserrikes Føreside)	1959	Monarchic Party	Far right	Ludvig Karl Sjoburg	0 / 300	0 / 60	0 / 250	0 / 42
	Green Party (Gronsk Gille)	1982	Various environmental movements	Left wing	Jakob Theodor Århus	0 / 300	0 / 60	0 / 250	0 / 42
	For Emerstari (Fur Emerige)	2002	Monarchic Party	Far right	Håkon Karl Skjeilby	0 / 300	0 / 60	0 / 250	0 / 42

Joke/satirical parties

Party		Date of foundation	Originated from	Political position	Leader	Folks Hus	Sammråd	Herrers Hus	Presidents
	Party of the Militant Penguin (Krigsfulding Pengvins Gille)	2007	N/A	Center	Simeon Erik Fjellborg, Bishop of der Vasterland; Kvitre Skjåf Pengvinssen, Earl of Snjøland	0 / 300	0 / 60	0 / 250	0 / 42

Party descriptions

Party		Description and ideology/ies
	Monarchic Party	A traditionalist, socially and fiscally conservative party that holds beliefs with elements of agrarianism and nationalism, and capitalism. It is strongly associated to the Emerstarian monarch, Lutheranism, and Emerstarian sovereignty.
	Vernon Party	A socially conservative party. It believes in agrarianism, nationalism, and capitalism. The Vernon Party is strongly associated with the state of Verni and traditional Emerstarian values. Historically, it was seen as the party of the people.
	Republican Party	The Republican Party is a socially conservative party, and it believes in nationalism and capitalism. It believes in repubicanism and is associated with limiting the powers of the monarchy, but associates itself with Lutheranism.
	Liberal Party	A socially liberal but fiscally conservative party. The Liberal Party believes in Pro-Scaniaism and states' rights, and it distances itself from the Church of Emerstari and religion.
	Socialist Party	The Socialist Party of Emerstari is a progressive party, and it believes in socialism, communism, and globalism. It is against the Emerstarian monarchy and the Church of Emerstari.
	Imperial Front	The Imperial Front Party is a far right party that is nationalist, and it believes in traditionalism, mercantilism, social conservatism, and Emerstarian imperialism. It is supportive of the Emerstarian monarchy and the Church of Emerstari.
	Green Party	The Green Party is an Emerstarian left wing party that believes in a mixed economy, Christian democracy, environmentalism, and agrarianism. It is supportive of the Church of Emerstari.
	For Emerstari	The For Emerstari movement is an ethnonationalist, populist, and capitalist party. It is against imperialism and immigration, and it supports traditional Emerstari values, the Emerstarian monarchy and the Church of Emerstari.
	Party of the Militant Penguin	The Party of the Militant Penguin is a satirical party that is nationalist and populist, and it believes in Emerstarianism. It also believes in environmentalism and Christian democracy. It believes that Kvitre Skjåf Pengvinssen, the mascot of the Kuinglig Livsvakts Marinregement, is Erik XII Georg's long-lost brother.