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Future Citizens Party - Us!

Pai Tigetua'me Kenetasi - Ta!
AbbreviationTMK
LeaderKana Tenqel
Deputy leaderKiso Toma
Kivunna leaderSeime Ete
Founded12 March 2022 (2022-03-12)
HeadquartersKaimo Pakaragare Tainiwa, Sekapa
Youth wingFuture Youth (de facto)
IdeologyPopulism
Environmentalism
Libertarianism
Direct democracy
Riamese unionism
Factions:
Economic liberalism
Co-operatism
Political positionBig tent
Colours  Black (customary)
  Light blue
Kivunna
5 / 21
Cabinet of Freice
2 / 6
District authorities
37 / 118
Federal delegates[a]
0 / 3
Website
tmk.faio

Future Citizens Party - Us! (Freician: Pai Tigetua'me Kenetasi - Ta!; TMK), usually referred to as Future Citizens, is a political party in Freice. It was founded by public personality Kana Tenqel, developing out of the Freedom for Kana organisation set up to support him in his trial. It has been a member of the MURO Alliance-led coalition government of Prime Minister Aniara Neileka.

Kana has described TMK as a catch-all "popular organisation", but political scientists and observers have characterised it as a broadly populist, libertarian and civic nationalist party.[1] Members broadly belong to two different factions: the liberals (economically liberals) and the cooperativists (social democrats).[2] Broad consensus on Riamese unionism, environmentalism, and direct democracy unite these two factions.

The party is particularly popular amongst Hoterallians in Freice, with Kana maintaining a close relationship with former Hoterallian Head of Ministers Kono Takaida. In the June 2022 election, approximately 80 percent of Hoterallians in Freice voted for the party.[3]

History

Kana Tenqel in 2022

The party emerged out of the "Freedom for Kana" organisation set up in February 2022 in support of Kana Tenqel during his trial.[4] On the conclusion of his trial, Kana announced his intention to enter public life and to use his "new-found notoriety" to benefit the Freician people.[5]

On 12 March, three days after being released from custody, Kana formally registered Kana's Empowered Citizens with the Electoral Council.[6] Five days later, on 12 March, the party was formally launched at its inaugural conference and announced its intention to field candidates in the upcoming elections.[7] The founding of the party prompted Aniara Neileka to found the MURO Alliance in response to the growing enthusiasm surrounding Kana.[8]

In the June 2022 election to the Kivunna, the party won 44.8% of the vote and 5 of the 10 available seats.[9] Although the party won the election in a landslide, it became only the third-largest party in the Kivunna due to a number of independents elected in the January election joining other parties. Nonetheless, it became the kingmaker in the following government formation. On 17 June 2022, the party entered into a coalition government with the MURO Alliance, with two party MKs becoming ministers in Aniara Neileka's cabinet.[10]

In October 2022, the party renamed to Future Citizens - Us! and adopted a new party logo.[11]

Principles and policies

TMK is generally described as a centrist party, holding moderate positions in social and economic policy. At the party's founding conference, party leader Kana Tenqel declared:

We are a party of freedom, of live and let live, of people who want to get on with life without interference. We believe that people should decide their own future, whether it be what they have for breakfast or what flag flies over them."[12]

— Kana Tenqel

The party supports socially liberal policies, including a broadly pro-LGBT stance, the legalisation of abortion, and the decriminalisation of most drugs. According to Riamo News, most party members take a "thoroughly left-of-centre approach to most social issues", although there are a number of conservative members who are more hostile to certain progressive policies.[13] These policies are often grounded in traditional Freician practices, with their approach to drugs and LGBTQ+ rights justified on the basis of pre-colonial practices.[13][14]

The party is divided on economic policy. Some, including deputy leader Kiso Toma, support a more interventionist approach, whereas others, including Seime Etu (deputy prime minister and finance minister under Aniara Neileka advocate a laissez-faire agenda.[14] There is broad support for foreign direct investment, and for the diversification of the economy to rely less on tourism.

The party is explicitly unionist, advocating for the maintaining of Freice's current status as a subject of the Riamese Federation.[15] However, it maintains a strong emphasis on Hoterallia-Freice relations and actively promotes a more active and independent foreign policy in relation to Hoterallia and the Saltstil Pact.[16]

Party leadership

Leaders

Leader From To
1 Kana Tenqel 2022 Incumbent

Deputy leaders

Deputy Leader From To
1 Seime Etu 2022
2 Kiso Toma 2022[17] Incumbent

Party leader in the Kivunna

Leader From To
Seime Etu 2022[17] Incumbent

Electoral performance

Kivunna

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Rank Government
2022 (June) Kana Tenqel 2,374 44.77
5 / 21
New Increase 1st[b] Junior party in government coalition

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Logos

See also

Notes

  1. Positions not yet elected
  2. 10 seats of 21 were up for election. As such, although TMK won the election, it remains the third-largest party in the Kivunna.

References

  1. "Kana: Party 'not a joke'". Radio and Television Freice. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. "1 in 3 would consider Kana party". Radio and Television Freice. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022
  3. "Election 2022: KTP defies odds, takes first place". Radio and Television Freice. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. "Concrete Mixer Man Trial: Protest outside court". Radio and Television Freice. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022
  5. "Concrete Mixer Man Trial: Jury delivers mixed verdict". Radio and Television Freice. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022
  6. "Mixer Man Kana founds political party". Radio and Television Freice. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022
  7. "Mixer Man launches political party". Riamo News. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022
  8. "Neileka forms new party". Radio and Television Freice. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022
  9. "Results of the Kivunna Election, June 2022" (PDF). Electoral Council of Freice. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. "Election 2022: MURO, KTP, Napaqo form coalition govt." Radio and Television Freice. 17 June 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  11. "'TMK makes name amendment". Radio and Television Freice. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022
  12. "'Mixer Man' Kana Tenqel launches political party". Riamo News. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Kana party leads in Freice elections". Riamo News. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022
  14. 14.0 14.1 Thompson, John R. (2022) 'Kana's Empowered Citizens: The Left-Right Split in Freician Politics', Politics and Policy Review, 18(3), pp.99-113
  15. "Kana Tenqel: My party is a unionist one". Riamo News. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022
  16. "Kana party takes Hoterallian vote". HHK. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022
  17. 17.0 17.1 "TMK shuffles leadership". Radio and Television Freice. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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