Freedom League (Akashi)

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Freedom League

自由連合
𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻ᚴ𐌾𐍉
AbbreviationFL
Founded1964
Dissolved1998
Merged intoConservative National Party
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationDark blue bloc
Colours  Light green

The Freedom League (Miranian: 自由連合 Jiyū rengō; Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻ᚴ𐌾𐍉 Frijeins Dailkjō) was a classical liberal political party in Akashi.

Founded in 1964 as a vehicle for classical liberals, it became one of the first parties to explicitly advocate deregulation, privatisation, and limited government. It was a founding member of the dark blue bloc, but never achieved much success due to its radical stance, and later merged with the Conservative National Party in 1998.

History

The party was founded in 1964. It was initially a classical liberal party, espousing the principles of deregulation, privatisation, and limited government. Its laissez-faire policies stood in opposition to the prevailing Yurikaran consensus, but its economic focus also separated it from the extreme stances of the Conservative National Party and Akashi Renewal Party.

It failed to reap much benefit from the "siege economy" of the 1970s. Its market-oriented program provoked opposition from the left, while its right-wing competitors such as the CNP proved to have a stronger, right-wing populist-tinged message.

The party's marginalisation was reflected in its best result: 3,2% of the party list vote and 8 seats in 1982. It fell below the electoral threshold in 1986, managing to hold only 2 constituency seats.

The FL played a central role in the neoliberal conspiracy, providing outside support to the Ichirō Kondō government. This discredited it among the public, and its support collapsed in 1990, being shut out of the National Assembly and never returning.

It merged with the now similarly marginalised CNP in 1998.

Ideology

The FL was a classical liberal and later neoliberal party. It stood for laissez-faire economics and promoted deregulation, privatisation, and limited government.

Election results

National Assembly

Election Party list Constituency Seats +/– Status
PR votes % STV votes %
1966 65.580 1,6%
0 / 245
Steady No seats
1970 119.711 2,5% 38.351 0,8%
1 / 200
Increase 1 Opposition
19721 110.127 2,2% 49.946 1,0%
2 / 200
Increase 1 Opposition
1974 92.961 1,8% 51.470 1,0%
2 / 200
Steady Opposition
1978 77.533 1,4% 94.568 1,7%
1 / 200
Decrease 1 Opposition
1980 135.399 2,4% 112.583 2,0%
3 / 200
Increase 2 Interim
1982 184.576 3,2% 120.865 2,1%
8 / 400
Increase 5 Opposition
1986 107.097 1,8% 154.867 2,6%
2 / 400
Decrease 6 Opposition (1986–1989)
Outside support (1989–1990)
1990 56.715 0,9% 75.537 1,2%
0 / 400
Decrease 2 No seats
1994 51.257 0,8% 44.648 0,7%
0 / 400
Steady No seats

1 Result for the FL–TCP unity list.

Presidency

Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
1965 Shinichi Hirai 55.570 1,4% Lost
1970 No candidate
19751 Ulfilas 308.067 5,9% Lost
1980 No candidate
1985 Shirai Juba 168.660 2,9% Lost
1990 No candidate
1995 No candidate

1 Jointly endorsed with the Tax Cuts Party.

Provincial assemblies

Prefectural assemblies