National Bloc (Alsland)

National Bloc Nasjonaal blok Nationaler Block Lėodsameln Rahvuslik blokk
Abbreviation	NB LS (Fawkhamshire and Hamptonshire)
Leader	Konrad Dünhaupt (Sotirian Union)
Founded	July 15, 1923 (1923-07-15) (Alslandic Bloc) January 12, 1957 (1957-01-12) (National Bloc)
Headquarters	Yndyk
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Sotirian Democracy Social Conservatism Minority politics Euclofederalism Ordoliberalism Factions: Conservative liberalism
Political position	Centre-right
Euclean Parliament group	ACDE (SDF, SU, KP, LY) AFRE (OP)
Colors	Blue
Slogan	"With the people"
Member parties	List Sotirian Democratic Front Sotirian Union Conservative Party Justice Party Liveable Yndyk
Folkssenaat	74 / 235
Members of the Federal Presidency	1 / 4
Euclean Parliament	11 / 24
Website
nasjonaalblok.com
Political parties

The National Bloc (Dellish: Nasjonaal blok, Weranian: Nationaler Block, Swathish: Lėodsameln, Kirenian: Rahvuslik blokk; NB) is a Liberal conservative political bloc in Alsland. The Bloc is the second largest bloc in Alsland and major participant in the country's 'Bloc system'. The bloc is a member of the Alliance of Conservatives and Democrats for Euclea.

The bloc is traditionally a moderate, and conservative with connections to the Sotirian Church. During the 20th century the bloc was a major proponent of Euclean Integration, Sotirian Democracy, Traditional family values and Ordoliberalism. However since the beginning of the 21st century the bloc has moderated it's position and officially supports LGBT rights and has ended all official connections to the Sotirian church and secularised, despite receiving backing from the church. The bloc defines itself as "a Liberal Conservative bloc based on protecting Alslandic values of Friendship, Democracy, tolerance and International cooperation."

The bloc considers itself to be the official successor to the Alslander Bloc which governed Alsland during the Great War. However the bloc was officially founded in 1957 by opposition members to the governing Progressive Alliance. Originally the Bloc functioned as a catch-all organisation for opposition figures but slowly transitioned into a centre-right dominated bloc and became the dominant force in Alslandic conservatism.

Ideology

Policy overview

• Economy and Finance
  • Support for a Market economy
  • Keeping a Balanced budget
  • Welfare state status quo

• Social and federal affairs
  • Official language status for Kirenian
  • Home rule for the communities
  • Support for same-sex marriage
  • Secularism
  • Reduction in immigration
  • Opposition to Euthanasia
  • Universal Health Insurance

• Foreign affairs
  • Euclofederalism
  • ECDTO membership
  • Internationalism

Member parties

Party		Scope	Folkssenaat	Euclean Parliament	Ideology
	Sotirian Democratic Front (SDF)	Hamptonshire, Fawkhamshire	28 / 231	3 / 24	Swathish minority politics Sotirian Democracy Pro-Eucleanism
	Sotirian Union (SU)	Garz, Zittau	23 / 231	5 / 24	Weranian minority politics Sotirian Democracy Pro-Eucleanism Social Conservatism
	Conservative Party (KP)	Delland, Middewald	20 / 231	2 / 24	Dellish minority politics Liberal conservatism Euclofederalism
	Justice Party (OP)	Martiland	3 / 231	0 / 24	Kirenian minority politics Social Conservatism Sotirian Democracy
	Liveable Yndyk (LY)	Yndyk	0 / 231	1 / 24	Yndyk regionalism Conservative liberalism Classical liberalism

Representation

Federal level

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  Achim Lehmann, member of the Federal Presidency

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  Griġm Vaġner, leader of the Sotirian Democratic Front

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  Andrej Kirschenbaum, leader of the Sotirian Union.

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  Jolke Dekker, leader of the Conservative Party.

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  Siimon Peebo, leader of the Justice Party.

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  Arved Levandi, President of the Folkssenaat.

Provincial and municipal level

• 

  Ryk Monteverde, Mayor of Wottested.

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  Konrad Dünhaupt, Minister-President of Zittau.

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  Imma Hoogland, Minister-President of Delland.

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  Arþur Troġġe, Minister-President of Fawkhamshire.

Electorate

Much of the party's support comes from the 'Sotirian Pillar' of Alsland. Many of it's supporters are members of the middle class or in rural areas. The Bloc has tried expanding it's support among the working class in the past.

Relationships to other parties and blocs

The National Bloc has cooperated on several occasions with the Progressive Alliance, the two have formed numerous coalition governments spanning from the collapse of the Alslander Bloc. The two Blocs are close regarding economic issues compared to the Centre Party which is substantially more economically liberal. However both blocs have ruled out entering a coalition with the other in the aftermath of the Brandsma government which had resulted in defections from both blocs to more radical political parties.

The National Bloc was critical of the establishment of Together for the Republic in 2021 which it considered as damaging to the pillarised system in Alsland as it combined elements of the Liberal, Sotirian and Socialist pillars.

The Bloc shared a close relationship with the United Democratic Union and it's successor the Orange Party. It's relationship with the Orange Party has been criticised by moderate members of the Bloc due to the Orange Party's ideology. The Bloc is the traditional enemy of Maitiid and it's predecessors. However Maitiid and the National Bloc formed a coalition in the Dellish Community to prevent a centre-left Progressive Alliance led government.