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{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
| name = National Bloc
| name = National Bloc
| native_name = Nasjonaal blok <br> Nationaler Block <br> Theedish cleat <br> Rahvuslik blokk
| native_name = Nasjonaal blok <br> Rahvuslik blokk
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| abbreviation =      NB
| abbreviation =      NB <br> RB
| leader = [[Lilliana Elliott]] ([[List of political parties in Alsland|Sotirian Democratic Front]]) <br> [[Alsland|Karin Raupach]] ([[List of political parties in Alsland|Sotirian Union]]) <br> [[Alsland|Jolke Dekker]] ([[List of political parties in Alsland|Conservative Party]]) <br> [[Alsland|Ullo Mand]] ([[List of political parties in Alsland|Justice Party]]) <br> ''Collective leadership'' ([[List of political parties in Alsland|Liveable Yndyk]])
| leader =  
| president =
| president = [[Inka Mast]]
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| secretary_general = [[Its Zandstra]]
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| leader1_title = Deputy President
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| leader1_name = [[Felkert Smits]]
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| founder =          [[Erlend Peetre]]<br>[[Loof Schaafsma]]<br>[[Hans Essler]]<br>[[Villem Mand]]
| founded =          {{start date|1923|7|15}} (Alslandic Bloc) <br> {{start date|1957|1|12}} (National Bloc)
| founded =          {{start date and age|1924|6|11|df=yes}}
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| merger =  
| merger = [[Dellish People's Party]]<br>[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Social Democratic Party]]<br>[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Rjochts]]
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| successor =  
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| headquarters = [[Yndyk]]
| headquarters = 61U8 Jansenstrjitte [[Yndyk]]
| newspaper =  
| newspaper = ''New Republic''
| think_tank =  
| think_tank =  
| student_wing =  
| student_wing =  
| youth_wing =  
| youth_wing = [[National Bloc (Alsland)#Wings|Young Bloc]]
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| membership_year =  
| membership_year = 2021
| membership =  
| membership = 42,192
| ideology = {{wp|Liberal conservatism}} <br> {{wpl|Christian Democracy|Sotirian Democracy}} <br> {{wpl|Social Conservatism}} <br> {{wpl|Political parties of minorities|Minority politics}} <br> {{wpl|Eurofederalism|Euclofederalism}} <br> '''Factions:''' <br> {{wpl|Economic liberalism}} <br> {{wpl|National conservatism}}
| ideology = {{nowrap|{{wp|Liberal conservatism}} <br> {{wpl|Pro-Europeanism|Pro-Eucleanism}}<br>{{wpl|Civic nationalism}}<br>'''Formerly:'''<br>{{wpl|Big-tent|Catch-all party}}}}
| position = {{wpl|Centre-right politics|Centre-right}} to {{wpl|Right-wing politics|right wing}}
| position = {{wpl|Centre-right politics|Centre-right}}
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| affiliation1_title = [[Euclean Parliament]] group
| affiliation1_title = [[Euclean Parliament|Euclean Affiliation]]
| affiliation1 = [[Alliance of Conservatives and Democrats for Euclea|ACDE]] (SDF, SU, KP, LY) <br> [[Alliance for a Federal and Regionalist Euclea|AFRE]] (OP)
| affiliation1 = [[Modern Democrats - Euclean Centre Party|Modern Democrats]]
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| affiliation2_title = [[Euclean Parliament]] group
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| affiliation2 = [[Alliance of Conservatives and Democrats for Euclea]]
| colors =        {{color box|#1f46b3|border=darkgray}} {{wpl|Blue}}
| colors =        {{color box|#00ace8|border=darkgray}} {{wpl|Blue}} {{color box|#808080|border=darkgray}} {{wpl|Grey}}
| slogan = "With the people"
| slogan = "With the people"
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|[[List of political parties in Alsland|Sotirian Democratic Front]]
|[[List of political parties in Alsland|Sotirian Union]]
|[[List of political parties in Alsland|Conservative Party]]
|[[List of political parties in Alsland|Justice Party]]
|[[List of political parties in Alsland|Liveable Yndyk]]
}}
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| seats1_title = [[Folkssenaat]]
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| seats1 =            {{Infobox political party/seats|8|201|hex=#00ace8}}
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| seats2_title = [[Federal Council (Alsland)|Federal Council]]
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| seats3_title = [[Euclean Parliament]]
| seats3_title = Community Parliaments
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| website = {{url|nasjonaalblok.com}}
| website = {{url|nasjonaalblok.com}}
| state =            <!-- or | country = -->
| state =            <!-- or | country = -->
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| country =          Alsland
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The '''National Bloc''' ({{wpl|Frisian language|Dellish}}: Nasjonaal blok, {{wpl|German language|Weranian}}: Nationaler Block, {{wpl|Linguistic purism in English|Swathish}}: Theedish cleat, {{wpl|Estonian language|Kirenian}}: Rahvuslik blokk; '''NB''') is a {{wpl|Liberal conservatism|Liberal conservative}} {{wpl|Political alliance|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 '''National Bloc''' ({{wpl|Frisian language|Dellish}}: Nasjonaal Blok, {{wpl|Estonian language|Martish}}: Rahvuslik Blokk; '''NB/RB'''), also colloquially referred to as '''the Bloc''', is a {{wpl|Centre-right politics|centre-right}} [[List of political parties in Alsland|political party]] in [[Alsland]]. The Bloc was founded in 1924 and was in office continuously for 66 years, until 1990 when it lost power for the first time in its history. The Bloc has been a member of the governing coalition since it was founded with brief exceptions in 1992 to 1994, 2006 to 2010 and 2022 to the present. It has an official cooperation agreement with the [[Martish Democratic Party]] who sit as members of the Bloc's parliamentary faction in the Folkssenaat. The Bloc has 8 seats in the [[Folkssenaat]] since the [[2022 Alslandic legislative election|2022 legislative election]] and 3 [[List of members of the Euclean Parliament for Alsland, 2019–2024|Members of the Euclean Parliament]]. Since 2023 the Bloc has been led by [[Inka Mast]].


The bloc is traditionally a moderate, and conservative with connections to the [[Sotirianity|Sotirian Church]]. During the 20th century the bloc was a major proponent of [[Euclean Community|Euclean Integration]], {{wpl|Christian Democracy|Sotirian Democracy}}, {{wpl|Family values|Traditional family values}} and {{wpl|Economic liberalism}}. However since the beginning of the 21st century the bloc has moderated it's position and officially supports {{wpl|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 {{wpl|Liberal Conservatism|Liberal Conservative}} bloc based on protecting Alslandic values of Friendship, Democracy, tolerance and {{wpl|Internationalism (politics)|International cooperation}}."
The Bloc was founded in 1924 by a merger of the then governing [[Dellish People's Party]], [[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|National Progressive Party]] and [[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Rjochts]] under the leadership of [[Hans Elssler]]. The Bloc was founded to prevent either the {{wpl|Far-left politics|far-left}} or {{wpl|Far-right politics|far-right}} from gaining power as well as to protect Alslandic independence and [[Alslandic neutrality|neutrality]]. The Bloc's internal ideology changed dramatically under the leadership of [[Villem Mand]] who restructured the party into a more formalised political force. Subsequently the Bloc quickly developed into the dominant political force in Alsland following the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]]. Between 1929 and 1940 the Bloc's rule over Alsland was described as {{wpl|Authoritarian|authoritarian}} which led to the coinage of the term {{wpl|Illiberal democracy}} to describe its governance of Alsland during the post-war period. In the [[1942 Alslandic legislative election|1942 election]] many opposition parties had their campaigns hampered by the Bloc who enforced their control of the media resulting in a landslide victory, the election itself was seen as free but not fair and sparked widespread protests against the Bloc. After the [[ODRE movement]] the Bloc liberalised and committed itself towards retaining multi-party democracy. Between 1942 and 1990 the Bloc remained in power by becoming synonymous with Alslandic nationalism, introducing a {{wpl|Technocracy|technocratic}} government and forming a grand coalition with the [[Social Democratic Workers' Party (Alsland)|Social Democratic Workers' Party]] (SDAP) and [[Democratic Party of Alsland]] (DPA). The Bloc's rule was noted for its stability despite many internal changes in government as cabinet portfolios were largely shielded from the frequent changes in government. Its rule during the 20th century was described as a 1+ party system due to the existence of other parties but the continued dominance of the Bloc in politics. For a period during its rule it had one of the highest memberships of any party in east Euclea and had an expansive network of aligned organisations forming the backbone of the Alslandic [[Pillarisation in Alsland|division system]].


The bloc considers itself to be the official successor to the [[List of political parties in Alsland|Alslander Bloc]] which governed Alsland during the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]]. However the bloc was officially founded in 1957 by opposition members to the governing [[Progressive Alliance (Alsland)|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.
For much of its history the Bloc lacked an official ideology and instead was primarily a {{wpl|big tent}} movement encompassing several different political ideologies. The party's ideology was governed by the party's presidium which was composed of members from each ideological faction and selected by official party officials to maintain stability. Historically the party's only uniting ideology was of {{wpl|civic nationalism}}, [[Alslandic neutrality]] and opposition to extremism, populism and anti-establishmentarianism. The Bloc also adopted strongly {{wpl|Pro-europeanism|pro-Euclean}} views and strongly supported the development of the [[Euclean Community]]. The leadership of [[Illimar Rootare]] did irreparable damage to the party's status as a big tent movement as he attempted to direct the party to the {{wpl|right-wing politics|right}}, as a result many of the Bloc's liberals and socialists defected to differing parties. The Bloc was challenged at the [[1990 Alslandic legislative election|1990 election]] by the anti-elitist [[Humanist Sotirian Union]] (HSU) under [[Richard Hauschka]] which emerged victorious and the Bloc was reduced from 59 seats to 19, although the Bloc remained in government under a coalition agreement signed between the HSU and Bloc. The Bloc also lost many of its non-conservative members which cemented its status as the main party of the conservative wing of Alslandic politics. Since it lost power the Bloc has been heavily involved in the various coalition governments of the 21st century, it has only been excluded from the governing coalition three times since it lost power officially.


The Bloc's current policies states its support for: "upholding the values and principles of liberal democracy and working with all groups to ensure stability and a high standard of living for everyone." The Bloc's claims to support {{wpl|Realpolitik|pragmatism}} over ideology, favouring large and ideologically diverse coalitions over ideologically based coalitions. It refuses to cooperate with the [[Orange Party]] at any level of government for its supposed radicalism. It is sceptical of the [[Alslandic Section of the Workers' International]] (ASAY) although it has cooperated with the party in the past as both parties were historically the two dominant parties of Alslandic politics. At the Euclean level it is a member of the [[Modern Democrats - Euclean Centre Party]] of which it was a founding member. Historically it sat as unaligned in the [[Euclean Parliament]] but began to affiliate with the [[Alliance of Conservatives and Democrats for Euclea]] in 2010.
=History=
=History=
==Founding and government 1960-1973==
==Founding 1926-1929==
==Opposition to the Progressive Alliance 1976-1985==
==National Unity government and split 1929-1940==
==Grand coalition and opposition 1985-2004==
==ODRE movement and democratisation 1940-1946==
==Political dominance 1946-1962==
==Fracturing 1962-1985==
==End of the coalition and initial decline 1985-2004==
==Nieuwenhuis and 2008-09 political crisis 2004-2009==
==Nieuwenhuis and 2008-09 political crisis 2004-2009==
==Coalition governments 2009-Present==
==Coalition governments 2009-2022==
==Restructuring 2022-Present==
=Ideology=
=Ideology=
Historically the party claimed to be a secular {{wpl|big tent}} movement and had strong {{wpl|social democracy|social democratic}}, {{wpl|liberalism|liberal}} and {{wpl|conservatism|conservative}} factions. Its big tent status allowed the party to retain public support until much of the party's social democratic faction withdrew from the party.
==Policy overview==
==Policy overview==
* Economy and Finance  
* Economy and Finance  
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* Social and federal affairs
* Social and federal affairs
** Official language status for {{wpl|Estonian language|Kirenian}}
** Equal status for Dellish and Martish
** {{wpl|Home rule}} for the provinces
** {{wpl|Home rule}} for the communities
** Support for {{wpl|same-sex marriage}}
** Support for {{wpl|same-sex marriage}}
** {{wpl|Separation of church and state|Secularism}}
** {{wpl|Separation of church and state|Secularism}}
** Reduction in {{wpl|immigration}}
** Reduction in {{wpl|immigration}}
** Opposition to {{wpl|Euthanasia}}
** Opposition to {{wpl|Euthanasia}}
** {{wpl|Universal health care}}
** Universal Health Insurance
** {{wpl|Federalism}}


* Foreign affairs
* Foreign affairs
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** [[ECDTO]] membership
** [[ECDTO]] membership
** {{wpl|Internationalism (Politics)|Internationalism}}
** {{wpl|Internationalism (Politics)|Internationalism}}
**
** Pragmatic relationship with foreign partners
=Organisation=
==Leadership==
==Wings==
Throughout the National Bloc's history, the presence of Factions has featured heavily in the party's ideology. Whilst the party's constitution mandated that all major factions must be represented in its governing board it also heavily favoured the larger and established factions within the party. Under the leadership of [[Illimar Rootare]] the party's rules regarding factions were changed which allowed various minor right-wing factions to be elected to the governing board to the annoyance of the party's liberal and social democratic factions.
 
The party's current rules allow for factions to be formed with the support of 5% of the party's membership. To be represented in the Bloc's governing board it must have the support of at least 10% of the party's membership and 10% of the party's elected officials.
===Current factions===
As of the party's 2019 congress the party's current factional composition consists of the following factions:
 
===Historical factions===
The following factions were historically influential within the National Bloc or governed the party:
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Pole
! colspan="2" scope="col" |Member factions
! scope="col" |Ideology
|-
| rowspan="3" style="background-color:#d65893"|
| rowspan="3" scope="row" |'''Constitutional Progressive Pole'''
|style="background-color:#eb294b"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Progressive Bloc]] (PB)
| rowspan="3" |{{wpl|Progressivism}}<br>{{wpl|Social liberalism}}<br>{{wpl|Classical radicalism|Radicalism}}
|-
|style="background-color: #00008B"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Independent Radical Party]] (ORK)
|-
|style="background-color: #00CCCC"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Constitutional Progressive Party]] (GPP)
|-
| rowspan="5" style="background-color:#295beb"|
| rowspan="5" scope="row" |'''Independent Pole'''
|style="background-color:#5c84f6"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| rowspan="5" |{{wpl|Liberalism}}<br>{{wpl|Economic liberalism}}<br>{{wpl|Classical liberalism}}<br>{{wpl|Conservative liberalism}}
|-
|style="background-color: #2ea2ff"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Independent Party]] (UP)
|-
|style="background-color: #3eb43d"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Dellish People's Party]] (DFP)
|-
|style="background-color: #0627a8"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Centre Party]] (SP)
|-
|style="background-color: #43bc86"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Liberal Party]] (LB)
|-
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:#249715"|
| rowspan="4" scope="row" |'''Centre Pole'''
|style="background-color:#249715"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Agrarian Party of Alsland]] (APA)
| rowspan="4" |{{wpl|Conservatism}}<br>{{wpl|Liberal conservatism}}<br>{{wpl|Agrarianism}}
|-
|style="background-color: #11c3a4"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|National Coalition Party]] (KOA)
|-
|style="background-color: #3362cd"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Alslandic People's Party]] (AFP)
|-
|style="background-color: #000000"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Sotirian Social Party of the Herne]] (SSPH)
|-
| rowspan="1" style="background-color:#808080"|
| rowspan="1" scope="row" |'''Civic Pole'''
|style="background-color:#808080"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Radical Party of Alsland]] (RPA)
| rowspan="1" |{{wpl|National liberalism}}
|-
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:#ea6c10"|
| rowspan="2" scope="row" |'''Intransigent National Pole'''
|style="background-color:#ea6c10"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Young Alslanders]] (JA)
| rowspan="2" |{{wpl|National conservatism}}<br>{{wpl|Nationalism|Alslandic nationalism}}<br>{{wpl|Economic liberalism}}
|-
|style="background-color: #cbea10"|
|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Historical factions|Cisneevan Peasants Party]] (CBP)
|-
|}
=Electoral results=
=Electoral results=
==Folkssenaat==
==Folkssenaat==
==Euclean parliament==
==Euclean parliament==
=Representation=
==Federal level==
{{Gallery
|title=
|align=center
|File:AV0A3388 Dr. Frauke Gerlach, Armin Laschet Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (cropped).jpg|[[Lilliana Elliott]], leader of the [[List of political parties in Alsland|Sotirian Democratic Front]] and former [[List of Premiers of Alsland|Premier]] of Alsland.
|File:Danielle godderistjonck-1522509920.jpg|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Representation|Karin Raupach]], leader of the [[List of political parties in Alsland|Sotirian Union]].
|File:Groß, Michael-1515.jpg|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Representation|Jolke Dekker]], leader of the [[List of political parties in Alsland|Conservative Party]].
|File:Albrecht Glaser 2015.jpg|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Representation|Ullo Mand]], leader of the [[List of political parties in Alsland|Justice Party]].
|File:Frank Vandenbroucke (24331099307).jpg|[[Folkssenaat|Arved Levandi]], [[Folkssenaat#Procedure|President of the Folkssenaat]].
}}
==Provincial and municipal level==
{{Gallery
|title=
|align=center
|File:Alsland Generic Politician.png|[[National Bloc (Alsland)#Representation|Ryk Monteverde]], Mayor of [[Alsland|Wottested]].
|File:Alsland Generic Politician.png|[[Provinces of Alsland#List|Konrad Dünhaupt]], Minister-President of [[Provinces of Alsland|Zittau]].
|File:Alsland Generic Politician.png|[[Provinces of Alsland#List|Imma Hoogland]], Minister-President of [[Provinces of Alsland|Delland]].
|File:Alsland Generic Politician.png|[[Provinces of Alsland#List|Tristan Perry]], Minister-President of [[Provinces of Alsland|Fawkhamshire]].
}}
=Electorate=
=Electorate=
=Relationships to other parties and blocs=
[[Category:Alsland]]
[[Category:Alsland]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 8 February 2024

National Bloc

Nasjonaal blok
Rahvuslik blokk
AbbreviationNB
RB
PresidentInka Mast
Secretary-GeneralIts Zandstra
Deputy PresidentFelkert Smits
FounderErlend Peetre
Loof Schaafsma
Hans Essler
Villem Mand
Founded11 June 1924; 99 years ago (1924-06-11)
Merger ofDellish People's Party
Social Democratic Party
Rjochts
Headquarters61U8 Jansenstrjitte Yndyk
NewspaperNew Republic
Youth wingYoung Bloc
Membership (2021)42,192
IdeologyLiberal conservatism
Pro-Eucleanism
Civic nationalism
Formerly:
Catch-all party
Political positionCentre-right
Euclean AffiliationModern Democrats
Euclean Parliament groupAlliance of Conservatives and Democrats for Euclea
Colors  Blue   Grey
Slogan"With the people"
Folkssenaat
8 / 201
Federal Council
4 / 96
Community Parliaments
29 / 608
Euclean Parliament
3 / 24
Website
nasjonaalblok.com

The National Bloc (Dellish: Nasjonaal Blok, Martish: Rahvuslik Blokk; NB/RB), also colloquially referred to as the Bloc, is a centre-right political party in Alsland. The Bloc was founded in 1924 and was in office continuously for 66 years, until 1990 when it lost power for the first time in its history. The Bloc has been a member of the governing coalition since it was founded with brief exceptions in 1992 to 1994, 2006 to 2010 and 2022 to the present. It has an official cooperation agreement with the Martish Democratic Party who sit as members of the Bloc's parliamentary faction in the Folkssenaat. The Bloc has 8 seats in the Folkssenaat since the 2022 legislative election and 3 Members of the Euclean Parliament. Since 2023 the Bloc has been led by Inka Mast.

The Bloc was founded in 1924 by a merger of the then governing Dellish People's Party, National Progressive Party and Rjochts under the leadership of Hans Elssler. The Bloc was founded to prevent either the far-left or far-right from gaining power as well as to protect Alslandic independence and neutrality. The Bloc's internal ideology changed dramatically under the leadership of Villem Mand who restructured the party into a more formalised political force. Subsequently the Bloc quickly developed into the dominant political force in Alsland following the Great War. Between 1929 and 1940 the Bloc's rule over Alsland was described as authoritarian which led to the coinage of the term Illiberal democracy to describe its governance of Alsland during the post-war period. In the 1942 election many opposition parties had their campaigns hampered by the Bloc who enforced their control of the media resulting in a landslide victory, the election itself was seen as free but not fair and sparked widespread protests against the Bloc. After the ODRE movement the Bloc liberalised and committed itself towards retaining multi-party democracy. Between 1942 and 1990 the Bloc remained in power by becoming synonymous with Alslandic nationalism, introducing a technocratic government and forming a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP) and Democratic Party of Alsland (DPA). The Bloc's rule was noted for its stability despite many internal changes in government as cabinet portfolios were largely shielded from the frequent changes in government. Its rule during the 20th century was described as a 1+ party system due to the existence of other parties but the continued dominance of the Bloc in politics. For a period during its rule it had one of the highest memberships of any party in east Euclea and had an expansive network of aligned organisations forming the backbone of the Alslandic division system.

For much of its history the Bloc lacked an official ideology and instead was primarily a big tent movement encompassing several different political ideologies. The party's ideology was governed by the party's presidium which was composed of members from each ideological faction and selected by official party officials to maintain stability. Historically the party's only uniting ideology was of civic nationalism, Alslandic neutrality and opposition to extremism, populism and anti-establishmentarianism. The Bloc also adopted strongly pro-Euclean views and strongly supported the development of the Euclean Community. The leadership of Illimar Rootare did irreparable damage to the party's status as a big tent movement as he attempted to direct the party to the right, as a result many of the Bloc's liberals and socialists defected to differing parties. The Bloc was challenged at the 1990 election by the anti-elitist Humanist Sotirian Union (HSU) under Richard Hauschka which emerged victorious and the Bloc was reduced from 59 seats to 19, although the Bloc remained in government under a coalition agreement signed between the HSU and Bloc. The Bloc also lost many of its non-conservative members which cemented its status as the main party of the conservative wing of Alslandic politics. Since it lost power the Bloc has been heavily involved in the various coalition governments of the 21st century, it has only been excluded from the governing coalition three times since it lost power officially.

The Bloc's current policies states its support for: "upholding the values and principles of liberal democracy and working with all groups to ensure stability and a high standard of living for everyone." The Bloc's claims to support pragmatism over ideology, favouring large and ideologically diverse coalitions over ideologically based coalitions. It refuses to cooperate with the Orange Party at any level of government for its supposed radicalism. It is sceptical of the Alslandic Section of the Workers' International (ASAY) although it has cooperated with the party in the past as both parties were historically the two dominant parties of Alslandic politics. At the Euclean level it is a member of the Modern Democrats - Euclean Centre Party of which it was a founding member. Historically it sat as unaligned in the Euclean Parliament but began to affiliate with the Alliance of Conservatives and Democrats for Euclea in 2010.

History

Founding 1926-1929

National Unity government and split 1929-1940

ODRE movement and democratisation 1940-1946

Political dominance 1946-1962

Fracturing 1962-1985

End of the coalition and initial decline 1985-2004

Nieuwenhuis and 2008-09 political crisis 2004-2009

Coalition governments 2009-2022

Restructuring 2022-Present

Ideology

Historically the party claimed to be a secular big tent movement and had strong social democratic, liberal and conservative factions. Its big tent status allowed the party to retain public support until much of the party's social democratic faction withdrew from the party.

Policy overview

Organisation

Leadership

Wings

Throughout the National Bloc's history, the presence of Factions has featured heavily in the party's ideology. Whilst the party's constitution mandated that all major factions must be represented in its governing board it also heavily favoured the larger and established factions within the party. Under the leadership of Illimar Rootare the party's rules regarding factions were changed which allowed various minor right-wing factions to be elected to the governing board to the annoyance of the party's liberal and social democratic factions.

The party's current rules allow for factions to be formed with the support of 5% of the party's membership. To be represented in the Bloc's governing board it must have the support of at least 10% of the party's membership and 10% of the party's elected officials.

Current factions

As of the party's 2019 congress the party's current factional composition consists of the following factions:

Historical factions

The following factions were historically influential within the National Bloc or governed the party:

Pole Member factions Ideology
Constitutional Progressive Pole Progressive Bloc (PB) Progressivism
Social liberalism
Radicalism
Independent Radical Party (ORK)
Constitutional Progressive Party (GPP)
Independent Pole Free Democratic Party (FDP) Liberalism
Economic liberalism
Classical liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Independent Party (UP)
Dellish People's Party (DFP)
Centre Party (SP)
Liberal Party (LB)
Centre Pole Agrarian Party of Alsland (APA) Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Agrarianism
National Coalition Party (KOA)
Alslandic People's Party (AFP)
Sotirian Social Party of the Herne (SSPH)
Civic Pole Radical Party of Alsland (RPA) National liberalism
Intransigent National Pole Young Alslanders (JA) National conservatism
Alslandic nationalism
Economic liberalism
Cisneevan Peasants Party (CBP)

Electoral results

Folkssenaat

Euclean parliament

Electorate

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