National Republican Party (Austeria)
National Republican Party Partia Republikane Kombëtare Pärtitä Nasiunall Ripèblicanu | |
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| Abbreviation | PRK PNR |
| Leader | Gabriel Ndoka |
| Secretary-General | Georgios Lambros |
| Founder | Michel Avgeri |
| Founded | 14 July 1994 |
| Merger of | People's National Party Republican Party Freedom Party |
| Headquarters | Michel Avgeri Center, Kartha, Austeria |
| Ideology | Sotirian democracy Civic nationalism Unitarism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Sotirian (Majority) |
| National affiliation | July Bloc |
| Colors | Blue |
| Senate of Austeria | 20 / 131
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| Council of Ministers | 6 / 24
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The National Republican Party (Tethian: Partia Republikane Kombëtare; Montesurian: Pärtitä Nasiunall Ripèblicanu) is a right-wing political party in Austeria. In contemporary Austerian politics, it represents the conservative Sotirian population in the country and is one of two major parties along with its historic rival, the Kuvendi Party. It is currently the ruling party of the country, with 26 seats in the Senate of Austeria.
The National Republican Party was founded in 1994 as a merger of a several major Sotirian political parties in order to contest the 1994 general elections under Michel Avgeri. The party remained in opposition until the 2005 global financial crisis led to the party's emergence as a major political force in the 2006 elections, which saw the election of their presidential candidate Ramiz Kroqi and Premier Haxhi Lleshi. The party's first term in government was characterized by its post-crisis economic policies that saw the country's economic recovery while it drew criticism for its privatization policies and lack of transparency concerning financial data and resource utilization. Under Kroqi, the party also solidified its identity around Sotirianity and its place in the de facto two-party system within the July Bloc. The party lost the Premiership after the 2010 elections although Kroqi remained President until 2014. In the 2018 election, July Bloc won a majority in the Senate, allowing Alexandru Minovici to ascend to the Premiership.
The National Republican Party is centered around its Sotirian identity and its largely Sotirian practicing voter base, despite it officially remains a secular party. It is supported by a wide electorate base ranging from centrists to conservatives, and civic nationalists to Sotirian nationalists. The party generally supports social conservatism, economic liberalism, and opposes reforms to establish a federal state or the further devolution of powers to the counties. The party is divided on the accession of Austeria to the Euclean Community, although the current leadership is supportable of the country joining the union.