New Alliance for the Future (Gylias)

New Alliance for the Future
Founded	1989
Ideology	Techno-progressivism Bright green environmentalism Syncretic politics
Political position	Centre to Centre-left
Colours	Mauve
Website
http://www.naf.gls/
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The New Alliance for the Future (French reformed: Nouvelle alliance pour l'avenir), abbreviated NAF (NAA), is a Gylian political party, part of the Non-inscrits bloc.

Established in 1989, the NAF is a largely centrist party whose agenda is based around techno-progressivism and syncretic politics.

History

Mielikki Salonen founded the party and shaped its identity

The NAF was founded by Mielikki Salonen in 1989. A successful businesswoman, she was a guest on an ATV discussion programme when she stated she was considering establising a political party. After receiving a positive reaction, she announced the creation of the NAF.

The party was a major beneficiary of the Non-inscrits' federal breakthrough in the 1990s. Channelling much of the dissatisfaction with established electoral blocs in the wake of the wretched decade, it finished third in the 1990 and 1995 federal elections, becoming the largest non-inscrit party. It joined the Mathilde Vieira government, where Mielikki served as Deputy Prime Minister and Mireille Boulanger as Minister of Finance.

It was notably stronger at the federal than local level. Starting in the 2000s, its popularity declined from the height of the 1990s, and it gradually receded to the status of a mid-sized party. It left government in 2008, and occasionally provided outside support for the Kaori Kawashima government and Toni Vallas government.

Ideology

The NAF is based on syncretic politics, and is seen by analysts as the closest Gylian equivalent to a Third Way formation. Its central issue is techno-progressivism, causing some to see it as a more "serious" version of the Pirate Party.

Notable platform elements include support for digital rights, open government, harnessing technology to aid decentralised planning, participatory budgeting and direct democracy, and bright green environmentalism. During its term in federal government, the party played a key role in devising economic reforms that preserved and adapted the Gylian consensus, contributing to ameliorating public attitudes towards enterprise and wealth.

The party is populist in orientation and presentation; Mielikki acknowledged inspiration from Maria Elena Durante in devising political strategy and pursuing syncretic politics.

Symbols

The NAF uses the colour mauve as its official colour.

Popular support

The NAF is generally a medium presence in federal elections, with somewhat poorer support locally. Its support is notably weak among young voters, who prefer the Pirate Party, and tends to be instead concentrated around liberal-minded georgettes and high-income professionally-qualified occupations.