New Liberal Party of Tarper

New Liberal Party of Tarper Nouveau Parti Libéral de Tarper
Abbreviation	NLP
Leader	Fiona Michel
President	Josiah N. Hargrave
General Secretary	Justine Sniegowski
Founded	2004
Preceded by	Democratic Party of the Republic
Newspaper	Citrone Central Journal
Think tank	New Democratic Council
Student wing	Collegiate Liberal Convention
Youth wing	Young Liberals of Tarper
Women's wing	Women for Liberty
LGBT wing	LIB LGBT
Membership (2017)	64,100
Ideology	Liberalism Social Liberalism Conservative Liberalism
Political position	Center to Center-right
International affiliation	Liberal International
Colors	Yellow   Red   Blue (customary)
Slogan	"For Liberty"
Federal Council	5 / 120
Federal Assembly	69 / 709
State legislatures	94 / 1,454
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The New Liberal Party of Tarper (NLP), or simply the Liberals, is a Liberal and Social Liberal party in Tarper.

The NLP was founded in 2004 by members of the former Democratic and Free Liberal Parties. It has operated outside of the parliament for most of its history within the Federal Republic. In the 2017 Tarperti federal election, the NLP managed to get elected into the Federal Assembly for the first time in its history, having surpassed the 5% requirement.

The NLP strongly supports human rights, civil liberties and internationalism. The party is traditionally considered centre-right. Since its inception, the party has firmly pushed economic liberalism and has aligned itself closely to the promotion of free markets and privatization. It is a member of Liberal International and the Covenant Liberal & Democratic Party (CLDP).

Party symbols

Colors

The NLP uses Yellow and Red as its official colors as a nod to liberal parties that preceded it, those being the Democratic Party of the Republic and the Free Liberal Party.

The NLP also makes use of the national shade of blue, known as Tarperti Blue, to represent itself in the Parliament and during election coverage. The use of the blue is a nod to the Radical Party of Tarper. The use of Tarperti Blue for political purposes is heavily restricted by the Federal Electoral Commission and a party must first prove it has no far-right ties or ideas then apply for a permit to use the color.

Federal election results

Election	Seats won	±	Position	Leader
2005	0 / 614	0	DNQ	Rex Neil
2009	0 / 622	0	DNQ	Rex Neil
2013	0 / 630	0	DNQ	Fiona Michel
2017	69 / 709	69	5th	Fiona Michel

Leaders of the NLP, 2004-present

Leader	Period
Rex Neil	2004–2012
Fiona Michel	2012-present