List of political parties in Hverland
This article contains a list of active political parties in Pharexia.
Conservative Party
The Conservative Party of Pharexia (Pharexian: Stéttarfélags), is the major contemporary party of the Pharexian centre-right, and the leading party in both of the federal legislative houses. It was established as the merger of the Liberal Democrats and the Ilyçisian Unity Party in 1961. Different factions have dominated the party at different times, although over the past 30 years, it has moved from the right-wing towards the centre.
A coalition of the Conservative Party, the Science–Moderate Party, and New Future entered office in 2018 based on promises of tax cuts, better public services and stricter rules on immigration, with the informal support of the Ilyçisian Democrats.
The party advocates economic liberalism, reduction of taxes, and individual rights, and defines itself as a "conservative party of progress". The party generally supports semi-privatization through state-funded private services, laissez-faire economics, LGBT rights, gun control, and tougher law and order measures. They oppose identity politics and abortion.
There have been in total 17 Conservative members of the Federal Council, the most from any one political party. It currently has 2 members, one of which is Head Councilor. As of 2019, the Conservatives leads the governmental coalition in both houses of the Síðari.
Science–Moderate Party
The Science–Moderate Party (Pharexian: Šísindasveit) is a major contemporary political party in Phareixa. It is classified as centre by the Pharexian Political Independent Research Association. It currently has the second and third most number of seats in the Síðari's Ward and National Assemblies, respectively. The Science–Moderate Party is built on the belief that scientific advancement has the potential to improve all aspects of public life in the country. They advocate for medical and scientific research, and education.
Liberal Party
The Liberal Party of Pharexia (Pharexian: Frjálslynda réttlæti) is a classically liberal political party in Pharexia. The Liberals are led by Petrína Áskelsdóttir. The party was founded in 1948 by members of former liberal political parties (primarily from the Liberal Democrats). It was in response to the 28 years of Conservative governance at the national level. The party strongly supports human rights, civil liberties, and internationalism. The party was traditionally considered left-wing, although it has drifted more towards the centre in recent years. Since the 2004, the party has firmly pushed economic liberalism and has aligned itself closely to the promotion of free markets and privatization. It is strongly opposed to political and internet censorship. The party also supports socially liberal policies like LGBT rights and loosening the country's abortion laws.
New Future
New Future (Pharexian: Framtíðinni) is a conservative agrarian political party in Pharexia. They hold socially conservative positions, opposing abortion, gun control, and euthanasia, while maintaining moderately progressive stances on agrarian, economic and environmental issues. The party self-describes itself as "centre".
Ilyçisian Democrats
Ilyçisian Democrats (Pharexian: Ilyçieoan aðila), also commonly referred to as the Ilyçisian Party, is a right-wing political party in Pharexia. The party was founded in 2000 as the result of the merger of the National Party and the Traditional Voice Party. The party is not officially affiliated with the Church of Pharexia, although members tend to advocate for church values.
The Ilyçisian Democrats exist to maintain Ilyçisian representation at both levels of government – federal and ward - and to promote "ethical values based on...Ilyçisian values". They support free speech, criminalizing pornographic distribution and ownership, mandatory religious instruction in public schools, automatic membership in the Church of Pharexia unless one opts out, gun rights, religious and cultural tests for immigrants. They oppose legalizing abortion, the country's loose substance laws, euthanasia, and the current government-run healthcare.
Greens–Left
Greens–Left (Pharexian: Græn-vinstri) is an active political party in Pharexia. It is a merger of the Pharexian Greens and the Left Party. The party's ideology combines environmentalism with left-wing and centre-left economic policies, such as supporting a state economy with regulated capitalism and increased taxes for the wealthy. Members support progressive social policies on civil liberties, LGBT rights, animal rights, and drug reform. The party supports non-violence, a universal basic income, and instituting a minimum, living wage across the country. In 2005, the party voted to remove explicitly socialist language from their party platform.
Dignity–Solidarity Party
The Dignity–Solidarity Party (Pharexian: Reisn–Verç) is a left-wing political party in Pharexia that has been described as an alliance of democratic socialists, communists, and secularists. The party's platform emphasizes greater state intervention, social justice, strengthening workers' rights, and, unlike most other political parties in Pharexia (including other left-wing parties) supports the formal separation of church and state. Since the 1990's the ideals of diversity and social justice have also taken a prominent role.
Strength of parties
| Party Name | Seats in the Ward Assembly | Seats in National Assembly | Seats on the Federal Council | Ward Executive Council Seats | Position | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party Stéttarfélags |
18 / 63
|
61 / 277
|
2 / 8
|
26 / 96
|
Centre-right | Liberal-conservatism, Economic liberalism | |
| Science–Moderate Party Šísindasveit |
15 / 63
|
42 / 277
|
2 / 8
|
17 / 96
|
Centre | Technocentrism, Third way | |
| Liberal Party Frjálslynda réttlæti |
9 / 63
|
33 / 277
|
1 / 8
|
13 / 96
|
Centre-left | Classical liberalism, Social progressivism | |
| Ilyçisian Democrats Ilyçieoan aðila |
6 / 63
|
28 / 277
|
1 / 8
|
10 / 96
|
Right-wing | National conservatism, Right-wing populism | |
| New Future Framtíðinni |
8 / 63
|
17 / 277
|
1 / 8
|
14 / 96
|
Centre-right | Agrarianism, Decentralization | |
| Greens–Left Græn-vinstri |
5 / 63
|
20 / 277
|
0 / 8
|
6 / 96
|
Centre-left to left-wing | Green politics, Social democracy | |
| Dignity–Solidarity Party Reisn–Verç |
2 / 63
|
8 / 277
|
0 / 8
|
4 / 96
|
Left-wing to far-left | Anti-capitalism, Secularism | |
| Moderate Party Hófleg |
0 / 63
|
22 / 277
|
0 / 8
|
2 / 96
|
Centre | Economic liberalism | |
| Forward Áfram |
0 / 63
|
11 / 277
|
0 / 8
|
1 / 96
|
Right-wing to far-right | Anti-immigration, Economic nationalism | |
| Lofogengenlok Independence Sjálfstæðismenn Lofogengenlok |
0 / 63
|
8 / 277
|
0 / 8
|
1 / 96
|
Left-wing | Regionalism | |
| Unaffiliated Óaðstoð |
0 / 63
|
27 / 277
|
1 / 8
|
2 / 96
|
N/A | N/A | |