National Party (Eldmark)
National Party Nationallt Parti | |
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| File:Eldmarsknationalltparti.png | |
| Abbreviation | NP |
| Leader | Tyra Brahe |
| General Secretary | Harald Olssen |
| Founder | Adolphus Lindholm |
| Founded | January 1, 1901 |
| Headquarters | Hammarvik |
| Newspaper | Bergen |
| Student wing | Federation of Eldmarsk Students |
| Youth wing | Young Nationals |
| Ideology | Nationalism Conservatism Neoliberalism |
| Political position | Right |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Slogan | '"Framåt, Eldmark!" Forward, Eldmark! |
| Anthem | Nämner du Eldmark If You Mention Eldmark |
| Riksdag | 82 / 345
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| Website | |
| nationalltparti.el | |
The National Party (Blostlandic: Nationallt Parti; NP), is a conservative political party in Eldmark. As of writing, the party holds the second largest amount of seats in the Riksdag, with 82 seats out of a possible 345, and is the de facto leader of the National Conservative Organization (Blostlandic: Konservativ Riksorganisation), a coalition formed between the National Party, Liberal Will, and Förbund. The National Party, often called the Nationals or simply the Conservatives outside of Eldmark, was founded on 1 January of 1901 by a coalition of politicians concerned about rapid unionization in the country, making it the oldest active party in Eldmarsk politics.
The National Party has been long a staunchly conservative party, their ideals shifting over time from being paternalistic conservatives to neoliberals to right-libertarians. Furthermore, the party is, as the name suggests, nationalist in nature, viewing Eldmark as a uniquely special nation in the Asterian continents. While initially being unable to hold back the government from the AFP, they managed to secure power and influence policy during the Great War, and later secured a majority from 1951 to 1981, known by scholars as The Elianoran Age, and later from 2001 to 2021, holding several coalitions to keep the party in power. As of recent, they have just lost that power to the AFP and the Ahaloke-Möllerite coaltion between AFP, Reformblock, ESA, Gahodi, and VK.
Since 2001, the party was led by Örjan Rehn, who had retired in 2020 due to health issues. His successor, Tyra Brahe, has been the sole executive of the party and, until recently, the Prime Minister of Eldmark.
History
Origins
- Formed in opposition to trade unions
- Favored by the King, unable to hold government for long even with his support
- loses power to AFP in 30s, but enters a king-induced coalition government known as the Krigsbyrå
Post-Great War
- Able to influence policy to ban vaguely-defined "extremism" from the country that just so happened to hurt both their right opposition and the AFP
- regains power in what is known as the Elianoran Age, social conservatisation of society using the Hellmann Codes, that censored media against "councilist" teachings such as women having jobs, racial equality, etc.
- Loses it in spectacular display in the 1979-1981 "Black Summer", a string of riots regarding LGBTQ liberation, income inequality, minority rights, the ravaging effects of the treatment the government gave to the Ayohli State, treatment of religious minorities, etc etc. Loses power to AFP spectacularly.
21st century
- Regains it in 2001 after Haillet's Crisis and formation of NVO revamped fears of councilism and Soravian influence on the continent. Also, Rehn was insanely popular for leading the fight as Attorney-General against high profile corruption and pedophilia cases in the nation.
- Was able to divide the AFP to centrists at times, had to coalition with these centrists
- centrist coalition collapsed in 2021
- now official opposition leader