New Frontier Party (Akashi)
New Frontier Party ๆฐๅข็ๅ
๐ฝ๐น๐ฟ๐พ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐น๐ปแด๐พ๐ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NFP |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Merged into | Future Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation |
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| Colours | Pink |
The Socialist Party (Miranian: ๆฐๅข็ๅ Shin kyลkaitล; Gothic: ๐ฝ๐น๐ฟ๐พ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐น๐ปแด๐พ๐ Niuja Marka Dailkjล) was a techno-progressive political party in Akashi.
Formed in 1989, it was a member of the pale crimson bloc for most of its existence. It was eclipsed by the Future Party in the late 1990s, and merged with it in 2000.
History
The party was founded in 1989, as an expression of techno-progressivism. Many of its founding members were centre-leftists disillusioned with the struggles of the Socialist Party who hoped that an emphasis on support for the high tech sector would boost the left after the progressive conservative dominance of the neondai.
The NFP entered its first general election with high hopes, but the neoliberal conspiracy caused it to be overshadowed by the "red wave". However, it still had a respectable debut in 1990, winning around 8% of the vote and 32 seats. It provided outside support to the Shinobu Furukawa government.
The party never improved on its debut, and throughout the 1990s its election results remained largely stagnant, as it found a solid core of support but was unable to expand beyond it.
Growing dissatisfaction with Shinobu's high-handed way of governing led the party to strongly hint during the 1998 campaign it would "reconsider" its relations with the government. This caused its support to plunge, and it was subsequently overshadowed by the new Future Party.
After further poor election results at the local and national level in 1999โ2000, the demoralised party voted to merge with the FP, which took place in 2000.
Platform
The NFP was a techno-progressive and social liberal party. Its platform emphasised use of technology to transform the Akashian economy and improve public services through decentralisation and e-governance.
Election results
National Assembly
| Election | Party list | Constituency | Seats | +/โ | Status | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR votes | % | STV votes | % | ||||
| 1990 | 535.641 | 8,5% | 509.874 | 8,1% | 32 / 400
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 32
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Outside support |
| 1994 | 525.379 | 8,2% | 484.753 | 7,6% | 30 / 400
|
 2
|
Outside support |
| 1998 | 263.652 | 4,0% | 362.562 | 5,5% | 18 / 400
|
12
|
Opposition |
| 1999 | 189.792 | 3,0% | 195.653 | 3,1% | 8 / 400
|
10
|
Outside support |
Presidency
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1990 | Nozomi Sugawara | 657.976 | 10,7% | Lost | ||
| 1995 | Sui Ebisawa | 653.274 | 10,3% | Lost | ||
