Chartist Bloc
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Chartist Bloc Bloc Chartistes | |
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| Leader | Lucatiel Lorett |
| Deputy Leader | Olwen Danielou |
| Senate Leader | Christian Boissieu |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Headquarters | Capetia, Lotrič |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Buff |
| Public Assembly | 266 / 572
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| Senate | 141 / 300
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The Chartist Bloc (Midrasian: Bloc Chartistes), is, along with the Reform Bloc one of the two political blocs which exist within the Midrasian political system. The bloc represents a broad spectrum of right-wing interests and currently consists of the Republican Party, The Democrats, the Alydian Democratic Union, Midrasia First, and Liberty.
The bloc's origins can be traced back to the original Chartist Party of 1791-1870 which was a classical liberal and conservative political party formed by a number of more liberal inclined politicians following the Midrasian Revolution.
With the onset of the Crisis of 1871 however, the Midrasian political system became divided with no one party able to produce a majority government, leading to a period of weak and divided governments which greatly hampered the strength of the Midrasian state, playing a role in the outbreak of the First Great War. Under the leadership of Jean-Paul Birou however, the political settlement of 1902 mandated that parties running in Midrasian elections affiliate themselves with one of two political blocs in the country which broadly represent the left and right of the political spectrum respectively. Under this system, the Chartist Bloc came to represent the country's political right-wing.
History
Chartism
Chartists were individuals who supported the creation of a constitutional charter to limit the power of the Midrasian Consul and codify a set of rights to be enjoyed by the citizens of the Midrasian Republic. The Chartist movement played an integral role in the outbreak of the Midrasian Revolution and the creation of the modern constitutional charter which governs the nation to this day. The Chartists were opposed to the Conservatives who supported a strong Consulship, with a social contract between the head-of-state and their subjects. The Conservatives also supported a greater role for the Alydian church in the Midrasian state, whilst the Chartists were initially pro-secularisation.
Chartists such as Henri de Châtelier were integral in drafting the post-revolution Constitution in 1791 and the institution of liberal democracy throughout the country. In the decades following the revolution, Chartists worked to advocate for a stronger Midrasian parliament with an emphasis on individual rights and liberties for citizens. The Chartists would govern Midrasia unopposed for twenty-four years when they were ousted by the Conservatives. The Chartists would regain the Consulship in 1816 leading to the development of the two-party system which dominated nineteenth-century Midrasian politics.
Chartist Party
The party was one of the two dominant political organisations within the Nineteenth Century, forming a number of successive governments along with the Conservative Party. In the early Twentieth Century however the party's vote base began to slip, with the party first suffering a split with a number of social liberals breaking off to form the Liberal League and secondly to the Social Democratic Party. The party was soon relegated to the tier of third-party, and was increasingly isolated during the tenure of the National Coalition government.
However, with the decline of the red scare and the increasingly authoritarian streak of the Coalition, the Chartists saw a revival in their fortunes. The party was bolstered by a number of defections from the Nationalists and the rise of neoliberal economics in the democratic world. The Chartists formed a majority government in 1973, governing successively until 1994. Despite defeat in two elections, the Chartists returned in 2002 under the leadership of Julia Le Bonn. The Chartists retained their position in 2013 when they lost out to the Social Democrats. Today the Chartists remain in opposition, however were able to make considerable gains in the 2017 election under the leadership of Lucatiel Lorett, winning 182 seats in the Public Assembly and 29 in the Senate.