Political Parties of Ardalia

This article lists political parties in Ardalia. Ardalia has a multi-party system representing the full range of the political spectrum.

A Short Political History

Ardalia's Democratic Party commanded a resounding majority of the chamber from 1910-1935. During the Great War, a national unity government was formed to see the nation through the conflict. In the aftermath of the war, political instability and paralysis gripped the nation. Though the Democrats still had the highest number of seats, they had attempted to establish coalitions with the Moderates, only for those to break down a few months later. Frenlo Letzek would overthrow the First Republic in 1945 and democracy would not return until his ouster and execution in 1983.

The Democratic Party returned to their former dominance in the aftermath of Letzek's regime through the remainder of the 1980's, however, their long-standing supermajories were never to happen again. During this decade, nearly a dozen parties were seated in the Assembly. The nation's economic conditions were not improving and despite the party's efforts to rebuild relations with the Pontanore, they had lost a considerable amount of their support. The Moderates, built on the principles of the Caropsyne conservative liberalism prior to Fostana rule, forced the Premier to call early elections. Ardalians were presented with an aggressive manifesto and a firm promise to ensure Ardalian-Caropsyne relations were fully restored within five years. They were swept into power and the Democrats were put into opposition.

At first, the Moderates stumbled and the Democrats thought they could force another election to regain their control of the Premiership but their hopes were scrapped to pieces when the Moderate Government was able to deliver on their foreign policy promise with the signing of the Treaty of Taerisz in 1992. In the following months, the Fostana reintroduced democracy in the Pontanore and their affiliated colleagues in Carops were elected (abet with a tight coalition). For a few years, conditions improved dramatically and it was beginning to look like they would dominate the next several cycles without serious opposition. That all changed with the outbreak of the Ardalian Civil War in 1996. In the spirit of unity, the Moderates and the much weeker Democrats met, forming a coalition government to eliminate the Nationalist Front.

The Moderates in both Ardalia and the Pontanore would lose control in 2000 at the intersection of three major events in quick succession, all caused by or resulting from, the machinations of the now-banned Caropsyne intelligence service known as the Damosca. This organization had a dubious reputation when it came to being involved in the affairs of other nations, not to mention their own. In the weeks leading up to the conclusion of the Civil War, it was discovered that they had been secretly supporting the Ardalian Nationalist Front with financing and weaponry to fight the lawful Government. Ontop of this, the intelligence service had been influencing the Maldian Premiership and encouraged them to usurp power. The coup attempt failed but it permanently branded the Moderates of the Pontanore as nationalists. The Ardalian party managed to survive but most believed that their policies had weakened Ardalia. Between these, it was the subsequent election of the Pontanore's first-ever Socialist Premier that gave the Ardalian Socialists - who had been in the opposition forever - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take control.

The General elections within Ardalia were called for mid 2000. This gave the co-leaders of the Socialist Party, Leno Frikasz and Ardor Raszan, four months to get their message out. Their party staff would quietly work with Miria Seranoda's campaign team and policy writers to develop the most ambitious manifesto ever presented - with considerable reference to her own efforts - and within weeks, the Socialists were seeing positive response from the electorate. The Socialists would go on and win 51% of the vote and with it the Premiership. With Tereza Darvas now leading the party, she secured the second-largest majority in Ardalian history.

Parties Represented in the National Assembly

Party Name		Status	Party Leader	Seats in the National Assembly	Ideology
	Socialist Party	Government	Tereza Darvas	232 / 386	Democratic Socialism, Social Democracy, Pro-Theareanism
	Green Party	Supporting	Oszkar Botka	20 / 386	Eco-Socialism, Progressivism, Pro-Theareanism
	Democratic Party	Supporting	Petar Hanzo	11 / 386	Liberalism, Capitalism, Pro-Theareanism
	Moderate Party	Official Opposition	Lazar Soros	71 / 386	Conservative Liberalism, Civic Nationalism, Capitalism, Pro-Theareanism
	Conservative Party	Opposition	Aron Jost	34 / 386	Social Conservatism, Anti-Immigration, Catheric Democracy, Pro-Theareanism
	Our Homeland	Opposition	Krisztina Veres	15 / 386	Conservative, Nationalism, Anti-Theareanism, Anti-Immigration, Agrarianism, Cultural Conservatism
	Liberty Party	Opposition	Jan Mirga	3 / 386	Social Libertarianism, Laissez-faire Capitalism, Anti-Theareanism, Non-Interventionalism

Minor Political Parties

• Pirate Party (PPA)
• Fight Against Corruption
• Dracian People's Party (DPP)
• Prassian Unification Alliance (PUA)

Defunct or Banned Parties

• Communist Party of Ardalia (CPA): Dissolved in 1945 upon Letzek's usurption of power.
• Ardalian Restoration Movement (ARM): Dissolved in 1983 following the ouster and execution of Frenlo Letzek.
• Ardalian Nationalist Front (ANF): Banned in 2000 for insurrection against the Government (Ardalian Civil War). Less 'extreme' supporters go onto form "Our Homeland" Movement.
• Agrarian Party: Dissolved in 2005 and merged into "Our Homeland."
• Smallholders' Party: Dissolved in 2005 and merged into "Our Homeland."